diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 908921c..d655745 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2404.102336
+0.2404.102340
diff --git a/src/Cache/Valkey/ValkeyProvider.php b/src/Cache/Valkey/ValkeyProvider.php
index 6dbcf20..367cb30 100644
--- a/src/Cache/Valkey/ValkeyProvider.php
+++ b/src/Cache/Valkey/ValkeyProvider.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ namespace Index\Cache\Valkey;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Redis;
-use RedisException;
 use Index\Cache\ICacheProvider;
 use Index\Net\{DnsEndPoint,IPEndPoint,UnixEndPoint};
 
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ class ValkeyProvider implements ICacheProvider {
         $this->persist = $providerInfo->isPersistent();
         $this->redis = new Redis;
         $this->redis->setOption(Redis::OPT_PREFIX, $providerInfo->getPrefix());
+        $this->redis->setOption(Redis::OPT_SERIALIZER, Redis::SERIALIZER_PHP);
 
         if($this->persist)
             $this->redis->pconnect($providerInfo->getServerHost(), $providerInfo->getServerPort());