diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 868d37e..fe01ad1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,9 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                php: [7.4, '8.0', 8.1, 8.2]
+                php: [8.1, 8.2]
                 laravel: [8, 9, 10]
                 exclude:
-                    - php: 7.4
-                      laravel: 9
-                    - php: 7.4
-                      laravel: 10
-                    - php: 8.0
-                      laravel: 10
                     - php: 8.2
                       laravel: 8
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8098561..2a0a9c4 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ All notable changes to `laravel-config` will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [5.0.0] - 2024-03-05
+
+- Dropped support for PHP versions below 8.1.
+- Added dynamic casting support to the LaravelConfig class, enabling it to cast configuration values based on their types.
+- Added new enum `ConfigValueCast.php`
+
 ## [4.7.0] - 2023-05-11
 
 - PHP 8.2 support added.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34927de..c689166 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Create new config parameter:
 ``` php
 $factory = new ConfigFactory();
 $configItem = $factory->setName('key')
-    ->setType('boolean')
+    ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
     ->setValue('1')
     ->setTags(['system'])//optional
     ->setDescription('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet')
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Get value with config name:
 ``` php
 LaravelConfig::get('key');
 ```
+
 Set value with config name and value:
 
 ``` php
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ Update config with new values:
 ``` php
 $factory = new ConfigFactory($configId);
 $configItem = $factory->setName('updated-key')
-    ->setType('boolean')
+    ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
     ->setValue('0')
     ->setTags(['system'])//optional
     ->setDescription('updated description')
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ You can also use helper functions:
 // Creating config item
 $factory = new ConfigFactory();
 $configItem = $factory->setName('key')
-    ->setType('boolean')
+    ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
     ->setValue('1')
     ->setTags(['system'])//optional
     ->setDescription('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet')
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ set_config_value('key', 'value');
 // Updating config item
 $factory = new ConfigFactory($configId);
 $configItem = $factory->setName('updated-key')
-    ->setType('boolean')
+    ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
     ->setTags(['system'])//optional
     ->setValue('0')
     ->setDescription('updated description')
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index aca6b16..ba6f4a1 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         }
     ],
     "require": {
-        "php": "^7.4|^8.0|^8.1|^8.2",
+        "php": "^8.1|^8.2",
+        "ext-json": "*",
         "illuminate/support": "^8.49|^9.0|^10.0",
         "laravel/legacy-factories": "^1.0"
     },
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_02_29_111020_update_type_column_in_config_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_02_29_111020_update_type_column_in_config_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7f645d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_02_29_111020_update_type_column_in_config_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class UpdateTypeColumnInConfigTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table(config('laravel-config.table'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('type')->default('boolean')->change();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table(config('laravel-config.table'), function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->enum('type', ['boolean', 'text'])->default('boolean')->change();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Casts/ConfigValueCast.php b/src/Casts/ConfigValueCast.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c446cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Casts/ConfigValueCast.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Casts;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\CastsAttributes;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Enums\ConfigDataType;
+
+class ConfigValueCast implements CastsAttributes
+{
+    public function get(Model $model, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes)
+    {
+        return match ($attributes['type']) {
+            ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN->value => (bool) $value,
+            ConfigDataType::INTEGER->value => (int) $value,
+            ConfigDataType::DATE->value => Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $value),
+            ConfigDataType::DATE_TIME->value => Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i', $value),
+            ConfigDataType::JSON->value => json_decode($value, true),
+            default => $value,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public function set(Model $model, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes)
+    {
+        return $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Config/Config.php b/src/Config/Config.php
index 96e5534..6eb374d 100644
--- a/src/Config/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config/Config.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Config;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Casts\ConfigValueCast;
 
 class Config extends Model
 {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ class Config extends Model
 
     protected $casts = [
         'tags' => 'array',
+        'val' => ConfigValueCast::class,
     ];
 
     public function __construct($attributes = [])
diff --git a/src/Enums/ConfigDataType.php b/src/Enums/ConfigDataType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56b8d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Enums/ConfigDataType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Enums;
+
+enum ConfigDataType: string
+{
+    case INTEGER = 'integer';
+    case BOOLEAN = 'boolean';
+    case JSON = 'json';
+    case DATE = 'date';
+    case DATE_TIME = 'datetime';
+}
diff --git a/src/LaravelConfig.php b/src/LaravelConfig.php
index 1a8fe75..8cd9b7b 100755
--- a/src/LaravelConfig.php
+++ b/src/LaravelConfig.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public function getNested(string $namespace): Collection
             }
 
             $param->name = rtrim($name, '.');
+
             $config->push($param);
         }
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public function getNested(string $namespace): Collection
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $tags
+     * @param  $tags
      * @return Collection
      */
     public function getByTag($tags): ?Collection
diff --git a/tests/LaravelConfigTest.php b/tests/LaravelConfigTest.php
index bfe020e..714a139 100644
--- a/tests/LaravelConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/LaravelConfigTest.php
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Tests;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Config\Config;
 use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Config\ConfigFactory;
+use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\Enums\ConfigDataType;
 use TarfinLabs\LaravelConfig\LaravelConfig;
 
 class LaravelConfigTest extends TestCase
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ public function it_create_a_new_config_parameter(): void
     {
         $factory = new ConfigFactory();
         $configItem = $factory->setName(Str::random(5))
-                              ->setType('boolean')
+                              ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
                               ->setValue('1')
                               ->setDescription(Str::random(50))
                               ->get();
@@ -32,9 +34,9 @@ public function it_create_a_new_config_parameter(): void
         $this->laravelConfig->create($configItem);
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas(config('laravel-config.table'), [
-            'name'        => $configItem->name,
-            'val'         => $configItem->val,
-            'type'        => $configItem->type,
+            'name' => $configItem->name,
+            'val' => $configItem->val,
+            'type' => $configItem->type,
             'description' => $configItem->description,
         ]);
     }
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ public function it_create_a_new_config_parameter_with_tag(): void
     {
         $factory = new ConfigFactory();
         $configItem = $factory->setName(Str::random(5))
-            ->setType('boolean')
+            ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
             ->setValue('1')
             ->setTags(['system'])
             ->setDescription(Str::random(50))
@@ -53,9 +55,9 @@ public function it_create_a_new_config_parameter_with_tag(): void
         $this->laravelConfig->create($configItem);
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas(config('laravel-config.table'), [
-            'name'        => $configItem->name,
-            'val'         => $configItem->val,
-            'type'        => $configItem->type,
+            'name' => $configItem->name,
+            'val' => $configItem->val,
+            'type' => $configItem->type,
             'description' => $configItem->description,
         ]);
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ public function it_does_not_create_a_config_parameter_with_the_same_name(): void
 
         $factory = new ConfigFactory();
         $configItem = $factory->setName($config->name)
-                              ->setType('boolean')
+                              ->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
                               ->setValue('1')
                               ->setDescription(Str::random(50))
                               ->get();
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ public function it_updates_existing_config_parameter(): void
         $this->assertDatabaseHas(config('laravel-config.table'), ['name' => $config->name, 'val' => $config->val]);
 
         $factory = new ConfigFactory($config);
-        $configItem = $factory->setType('boolean')
+        $configItem = $factory->setType(ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN)
                               ->setValue('0')
                               ->setDescription('updated-description')
                               ->get();
@@ -95,9 +97,9 @@ public function it_updates_existing_config_parameter(): void
         $this->laravelConfig->update($config, $configItem);
 
         $this->assertDatabaseHas(config('laravel-config.table'), [
-            'name'        => $config->name,
-            'val'         => $configItem->val,
-            'type'        => $configItem->type,
+            'name' => $config->name,
+            'val' => $configItem->val,
+            'type' => $configItem->type,
             'description' => $configItem->description,
         ]);
     }
@@ -191,13 +193,13 @@ public function it_returns_all_config_parameters(): void
     public function it_returns_nested_config_parameters(): void
     {
         factory(Config::class)->create([
-            'name'  => 'foo.bar',
-            'val'   => true,
+            'name' => 'foo.bar',
+            'val' => true,
         ]);
 
         factory(Config::class)->create([
-            'name'  => 'foo.baz',
-            'val'   => false,
+            'name' => 'foo.baz',
+            'val' => false,
         ]);
 
         $response = $this->laravelConfig->getNested('foo');
@@ -206,4 +208,78 @@ public function it_returns_nested_config_parameters(): void
         $this->assertEquals('bar', $response->first()->name);
         $this->assertEquals('baz', $response->last()->name);
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_boolean_value_for_boolean_type_config_parameter_if_exists(): void
+    {
+        $config = factory(Config::class)->create([
+            'name' => 'yunus.was.here',
+            'val' => '1',
+            'type' => ConfigDataType::BOOLEAN,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->laravelConfig->get($config->name);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($response);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_integer_value_for_integer_type_config_parameter_if_exists(): void
+    {
+        $config = factory(Config::class)->create([
+            'name' => 'yunus.was.here',
+            'val' => '123456',
+            'type' => ConfigDataType::INTEGER,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->laravelConfig->get($config->name);
+
+        $this->assertIsInt($response);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_datetime_value_for_datetime_type_config_parameter_if_exists(): void
+    {
+        $config = factory(Config::class)->create([
+            'name' => 'yunus.was.here',
+            'val' => '2024-02-29 12:00',
+            'type' => ConfigDataType::DATE_TIME,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->laravelConfig->get($config->name);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Carbon::class, $response);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_date_value_for_date_type_config_parameter_if_exists(): void
+    {
+        $config = factory(Config::class)->create([
+            'name' => 'yunus.was.here',
+            'val' => '2024-02-29',
+            'type' => ConfigDataType::DATE,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->laravelConfig->get($config->name);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Carbon::class, $response);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_returns_json_value_for_json_type_config_parameter_if_exists(): void
+    {
+        $config = factory(Config::class)->create([
+            'name' => 'yunus.was.here',
+            'val' => '{"9":[7,8,9],"2":[7,8,9],"31":[10,11,12]}',
+            'type' => ConfigDataType::JSON,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->laravelConfig->get($config->name);
+
+        $this->assertIsArray($response);
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(9, $response);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(2, $response);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey(31, $response);
+    }
 }