diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 459d05b..cad1251 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ own version is independent of Monnify's API versioning.
 * add paycode support — `CreatePaycodeAsync`, `GetPaycodesAsync`, `GetPaycodeAsync`, `CancelPaycodeAsync`, `GetUnmaskedPaycodeAsync` (`IMonnifyCollectionsClient`)
 * add customer wallet support — `CreateWalletAsync`, `GetWalletsAsync`, `GetCustomerWalletBalanceAsync`, `GetWalletTransactionsAsync` (`IMonnifyDisbursementsClient`)
 
+### Changed
+
+* `ValidateAccountNumberAsync` now calls `GET /api/v2/disbursements/account/validate` instead of the `v1` path — the `v1` path still responds identically in sandbox, but `v2` is the current documented path
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * envelope handling now tolerates endpoints (e.g. paycodes) that omit `requestSuccessful` from their response
diff --git a/docs/COMPATIBILITY.md b/docs/COMPATIBILITY.md
index 507389e..de21a46 100644
--- a/docs/COMPATIBILITY.md
+++ b/docs/COMPATIBILITY.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Status legend:
 | `IMonnifyDisbursementsClient.GetWalletsAsync` | `GET /api/v1/disbursements/wallet?pageNo=&pageSize=&walletReference=` | **Implemented** | 21 wallets in sandbox; `createdOn` is absent in list items but present on create response |
 | `IMonnifyDisbursementsClient.GetCustomerWalletBalanceAsync` | `GET /api/v1/disbursements/wallet/balance?accountNumber=` | **Implemented** 
 | `IMonnifyDisbursementsClient.GetWalletTransactionsAsync` | `GET /api/v1/disbursements/wallet/transactions?accountNumber=&pageNo=&pageSize=` | **Implemented** | Balance amounts sent as large integers (e.g. 5000000000); `AllowReadingFromString` applied defensively |
-| `IMonnifyVerificationClient.ValidateAccountNumberAsync` | `GET /api/v1/disbursements/account/validate?accountNumber=&bankCode=` | **Implemented** | Free on both sandbox and live |
+| `IMonnifyVerificationClient.ValidateAccountNumberAsync` | `GET /api/v2/disbursements/account/validate?accountNumber=&bankCode=` | **Implemented** | Free on both sandbox and live. Sandbox-confirmed the v1 path also still responds identically, but v2 is the current documented path |
 | `IMonnifyVerificationClient.MatchBvnDetailsAsync` | `POST /api/v1/vas/bvn-details-match` | **Implemented** | Bills the merchant wallet per request |
 | `IMonnifyVerificationClient.MatchBvnToAccountAsync` | `POST /api/v1/vas/bvn-account-match` | **Implemented** | Bills the merchant wallet per request |
 | `IMonnifyVerificationClient.VerifyNinAsync` | `POST /api/v1/vas/nin-details` | **Implemented** | Live environment only; bills the merchant wallet per request |
diff --git a/src/Monnify/Http/MonnifyApiPaths.cs b/src/Monnify/Http/MonnifyApiPaths.cs
index 65ad029..bc4c8ae 100644
--- a/src/Monnify/Http/MonnifyApiPaths.cs
+++ b/src/Monnify/Http/MonnifyApiPaths.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ internal static class Banks
 
     internal static class Verification
     {
-        public const string ValidateAccountNumber = "/api/v1/disbursements/account/validate";
+        public const string ValidateAccountNumber = "/api/v2/disbursements/account/validate";
         public const string BvnDetailsMatch = "/api/v1/vas/bvn-details-match";
         public const string BvnAccountMatch = "/api/v1/vas/bvn-account-match";
         public const string NinDetails = "/api/v1/vas/nin-details";
diff --git a/tests/Monnify.Tests/Verification/MonnifyVerificationClientTests.cs b/tests/Monnify.Tests/Verification/MonnifyVerificationClientTests.cs
index 3b03a5d..08f5810 100644
--- a/tests/Monnify.Tests/Verification/MonnifyVerificationClientTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Monnify.Tests/Verification/MonnifyVerificationClientTests.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public async Task ValidateAccountNumberAsync_SendsGetWithQueryParams_AndDeserial
         var result = await client.ValidateAccountNumberAsync("0123456789", "044");
 
         Assert.Equal(HttpMethod.Get, handler.Requests[0].Method);
-        Assert.Equal("/api/v1/disbursements/account/validate", handler.Requests[0].RequestUri!.AbsolutePath);
+        Assert.Equal("/api/v2/disbursements/account/validate", handler.Requests[0].RequestUri!.AbsolutePath);
         Assert.Equal("accountNumber=0123456789&bankCode=044", handler.Requests[0].RequestUri!.Query.TrimStart('?'));
         Assert.Equal("Ada Lovelace", result.AccountName);
         Assert.Equal("NGN", result.CurrencyCode);