diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 895a2ce..d1d49a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
     PHPUnit:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+        runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 include:
-                    - { php-version: 7.4, dependency-version: prefer-lowest }
-                    - { php-version: 7.4, dependency-version: prefer-stable }
-                    - { php-version: 8.1, dependency-version: prefer-stable }
+                    - { php-version: 8.1, dependency-version: prefer-lowest }
                     - { php-version: 8.2, dependency-version: prefer-stable }
                     - { php-version: 8.3, dependency-version: prefer-stable }
         name: PHPUnit (PHP ${{matrix.php-version}}, ${{ matrix.dependency-version }})
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7803dce..733362c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@
     },
 
     "require": {
-        "php": ">= 7.4, < 8.4",
+        "php": ">= 8.1",
         "doctrine/annotations": "^1.12",
         "jms/metadata": "^2.6.1",
-        "symfony/property-access": "^3.4|^4.0|^5.0|^6.0|^7.0"
+        "symfony/property-access": "^3.4|^4.0|^5.0|^6.0|^7.0",
+        "symfony/deprecation-contracts": "^3.4"
     },
 
     "require-dev": {
         "doctrine/common": "^2.2",
-        "phpunit/phpunit": "^8.5.26|^9.0",
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.6",
         "symfony/routing": "^2.2|^3.0|^4.0",
         "symfony/yaml": "^3.0|^4.0|^5.0",
-        "twig/twig": "^2.0|^3.0"
+        "twig/twig": "^2.0|^3.0",
+        "symfony/phpunit-bridge": ">5.0"
     },
 
     "conflict": {
diff --git a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Annotation/ObjectRoute.php b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Annotation/ObjectRoute.php
index f579623..7c86ae5 100644
--- a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Annotation/ObjectRoute.php
+++ b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Annotation/ObjectRoute.php
@@ -19,26 +19,16 @@
 namespace JMS\ObjectRouting\Annotation;
 
 /**
+ * @deprecated
  * @Annotation
  * @NamedArgumentConstructor
  * @Target("CLASS")
  */
-#[\Attribute(\Attribute::IS_REPEATABLE | \Attribute::TARGET_CLASS)]
-final class ObjectRoute
+final class ObjectRoute extends \JMS\ObjectRouting\Attribute\ObjectRoute
 {
-    /** @var string @Required */
-    public $type;
-
-    /** @var string @Required */
-    public $name;
-
-    /** @var array */
-    public $params = array();
-
     public function __construct(string $type, string $name, array $params = [])
     {
-        $this->type = $type;
-        $this->name = $name;
-        $this->params = $params;
+        trigger_deprecation('webfactory/object-routing', '1.7.0', 'Using annotations to configure object routes is deprecated. Use the %s attribute instead', \JMS\ObjectRouting\Attribute\ObjectRoute::class);
+        parent::__construct($type, $name, $params);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Attribute/ObjectRoute.php b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Attribute/ObjectRoute.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..433c5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Attribute/ObjectRoute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Johannes M. Schmitt <schmittjoh@gmail.com>
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+namespace JMS\ObjectRouting\Attribute;
+
+/** @final */
+#[\Attribute(\Attribute::IS_REPEATABLE | \Attribute::TARGET_CLASS)]
+class ObjectRoute
+{
+    /** @var string @Required */
+    public $type;
+
+    /** @var string @Required */
+    public $name;
+
+    /** @var array */
+    public $params = array();
+
+    public function __construct(string $type, string $name, array $params = [])
+    {
+        $this->type = $type;
+        $this->name = $name;
+        $this->params = $params;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
index 9ca01c7..803e501 100644
--- a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
+++ b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AnnotationDriver.php
@@ -23,12 +23,16 @@
 use JMS\ObjectRouting\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
 use Metadata\Driver\DriverInterface;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated
+ */
 class AnnotationDriver implements DriverInterface
 {
     private $reader;
 
     public function __construct(Reader $reader)
     {
+        trigger_deprecation('webfactory/object-routing', '1.7.0', 'The %s driver is deprecated. Use another configuration mechanism, or switch from annotations to PHP 8 attributes.', self::class);
         $this->reader = $reader;
     }
 
@@ -51,14 +55,16 @@ private function buildAnnotations(\ReflectionClass $class): array
     {
         $annots = [];
 
-        if (PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 8) {
-            foreach ($class->getAttributes() as $attr) {
-                if (str_starts_with($attr->getName(), 'JMS\\ObjectRouting\\Annotation\\')) {
-                    $annots[] = $attr->newInstance();
-                }
+        foreach ($class->getAttributes() as $attr) {
+            if (str_starts_with($attr->getName(), 'JMS\\ObjectRouting\\Annotation\\')) {
+                $annots[] = $attr->newInstance();
             }
         }
 
+        if ($annots) {
+            trigger_deprecation('webfactory/object-routing', '1.7.0', 'Discovering object route attributes through the %s driver is deprecated. Make sure the %s driver is used with a higher priority.', self::class, AttributeDriver::class);
+        }
+
         return $annots;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriver.php b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriver.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a74288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JMS/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriver.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 Johannes M. Schmitt <schmittjoh@gmail.com>
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+namespace JMS\ObjectRouting\Metadata\Driver;
+
+use JMS\ObjectRouting\Attribute\ObjectRoute;
+use JMS\ObjectRouting\Metadata\ClassMetadata;
+use Metadata\Driver\DriverInterface;
+
+class AttributeDriver implements DriverInterface
+{
+    public function loadMetadataForClass(\ReflectionClass $class): ?ClassMetadata
+    {
+        $metadata = new ClassMetadata($class->name);
+
+        $hasMetadata = false;
+        foreach ($this->fetchAttributes($class) as $attribute) {
+            $hasMetadata = true;
+            $metadata->addRoute($attribute->type, $attribute->name, $attribute->params);
+        }
+
+        return $hasMetadata ? $metadata : null;
+    }
+
+    private function fetchAttributes(\ReflectionClass $class): array
+    {
+        $attributes = [];
+
+        foreach ($class->getAttributes(ObjectRoute::class) as $attr) {
+            $attributes[] = $attr->newInstance();
+        }
+
+        return $attributes;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriverTest.php b/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriverTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7755b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/AttributeDriverTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace JMS\Tests\ObjectRouting\Metadata\Driver;
+
+use JMS\ObjectRouting\Metadata\Driver\AttributeDriver;
+use JMS\Tests\ObjectRouting\Metadata\Driver\Fixture\BlogPostWithAttributes;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AttributeDriverTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private readonly AttributeDriver $driver;
+
+    public function testLoad()
+    {
+        $metadata = $this->driver->loadMetadataForClass(new \ReflectionClass(BlogPostWithAttributes::class));
+        $this->assertCount(2, $metadata->routes);
+
+        $routes = [
+            'view' => ['name' => 'blog_post_view', 'params' => ['slug' => 'slug']],
+            'edit' => ['name' => 'blog_post_edit', 'params' => ['slug' => 'slug']],
+        ];
+        $this->assertEquals($routes, $metadata->routes);
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadReturnsNullWhenNoRoutes()
+    {
+        $this->assertNull($this->driver->loadMetadataForClass(new \ReflectionClass('stdClass')));
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->driver = new AttributeDriver();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/Fixture/BlogPostWithAttributes.php b/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/Fixture/BlogPostWithAttributes.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c61be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/JMS/Tests/ObjectRouting/Metadata/Driver/Fixture/BlogPostWithAttributes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace JMS\Tests\ObjectRouting\Metadata\Driver\Fixture;
+
+use JMS\ObjectRouting\Attribute\ObjectRoute;
+
+#[ObjectRoute(type: "view", name: "blog_post_view", params: ['slug' => 'slug'])]
+#[ObjectRoute(type: "edit", name: "blog_post_edit", params: ['slug' => 'slug'])]
+class BlogPostWithAttributes
+{
+    private $slug;
+
+    public function __construct($slug)
+    {
+        $this->slug = $slug;
+    }
+
+    public function getSlug()
+    {
+        return $this->slug;
+    }
+}