diff --git a/authx/schema.py b/authx/schema.py
index 0de95645..2cea37b3 100644
--- a/authx/schema.py
+++ b/authx/schema.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _additional_fields(self):
 
     @property
     def extra_dict(self):
-        return self.dict(include=self._additional_fields)
+        return self.model_dump(include=self._additional_fields)
 
     @property
     def issued_at(self) -> datetime.datetime:
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@ def decode(
         cls,
         token: str,
         key: str,
-        algorithms: Sequence[AlgorithmType] = None,
+        algorithms: Sequence[AlgorithmType] = ["HS256"],
         audience: Optional[StringOrSequence] = None,
         issuer: Optional[str] = None,
         verify: bool = True,
     ) -> "TokenPayload":
-        if algorithms is None:
-            algorithms = ["HS256"]
         payload = decode_token(
             token=token,
             key=key,
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ class RequestToken(BaseModel):
     def verify(
         self,
         key: str,
-        algorithms: Sequence[AlgorithmType] = None,
+        algorithms: Sequence[AlgorithmType] = ["HS256"],
         audience: Optional[StringOrSequence] = None,
         issuer: Optional[str] = None,
         verify_jwt: bool = True,
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ def verify(
         verify_csrf: bool = True,
         verify_fresh: bool = False,
     ) -> TokenPayload:
-        if algorithms is None:
-            algorithms = ["HS256"]
         # JWT Base Verification
         try:
             decoded_token = decode_token(