diff --git a/.github/workflows/fix-php-code-style-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/fix-php-code-style-issues.yml
index 6c5929e..94265f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fix-php-code-style-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fix-php-code-style-issues.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: "Fix PHP Code Styling"
 
 on:
-  push:
+  pull_request:
     paths:
       - '**.php'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
index fb47267..80eaeb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpstan.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ name: PHPStan
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '**.php'
+      - 'phpstan.neon.dist'
+  pull_request:
     paths:
       - '**.php'
       - 'phpstan.neon.dist'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index d80f4ac..530e951 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: List Installed Dependencies
         run: composer show -D
 
+      - name: Check code style
+        run: vendor/bin/pint --test
+
       - name: Execute tests
         run: vendor/bin/pest --ci --coverage --min=0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
index 0ae452d..dd191d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 
 jobs:
   update:
@@ -23,9 +24,12 @@ jobs:
           latest-version: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
           release-notes: ${{ github.event.release.body }}
 
-      - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
-        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
         with:
-          branch: main
-          commit_message: Update CHANGELOG
-          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md
+          commit-message: Update CHANGELOG
+          title: Update CHANGELOG for ${{ github.event.release.name }}
+          body: |
+            Automated changelog update for release ${{ github.event.release.name }}.
+          branch: changelog/${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/config/flatpickr.php b/config/flatpickr.php
index fb31c62..4510a1d 100644
--- a/config/flatpickr.php
+++ b/config/flatpickr.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Coolsam\Flatpickr\Enums\FlatpickrTheme;
+
 return [
-    'theme' => \Coolsam\Flatpickr\Enums\FlatpickrTheme::DEFAULT, // Recommended: Use DEFAULT theme for better compatibility with Filament Styling and dark mode
+    'theme' => FlatpickrTheme::DEFAULT, // Recommended: Use DEFAULT theme for better compatibility with Filament Styling and dark mode
 ];
diff --git a/src/Forms/Components/Flatpickr.php b/src/Forms/Components/Flatpickr.php
index f69e74c..bccb863 100644
--- a/src/Forms/Components/Flatpickr.php
+++ b/src/Forms/Components/Flatpickr.php
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ public function hydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): void
         }
     }
 
-    public static function dehydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): array|CarbonInterface|null
+    public static function dehydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): array | CarbonInterface | null
     {
         if (blank($state)) {
             return null;
@@ -532,11 +532,11 @@ public static function dehydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): array|C
 
         $component->rule(
             'date',
-            static fn(Flatpickr $component): bool => $component->isMultiplePicker() && !$component->isRangePicker() && $component->hasDate(),
+            static fn (Flatpickr $component): bool => $component->isMultiplePicker() && ! $component->isRangePicker() && $component->hasDate(),
         );
 
         // try to convert the state to a Carbon instance
-        if (!($component->isMultiplePicker() || $component->isRangePicker())) {
+        if (! ($component->isMultiplePicker() || $component->isRangePicker())) {
             try {
                 $res = $component->parseToCarbon($state);
                 if ($res) {
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public static function dehydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): array|C
             }
         }
 
-        if (!$state instanceof CarbonInterface) {
+        if (! $state instanceof CarbonInterface) {
             if (is_string($state)) {
                 if ($component->isRangePicker()) {
                     $range = self::splitRangeString($state, $component);
@@ -560,23 +560,23 @@ public static function dehydrateFlatpickr(Flatpickr $component, $state): array|C
                 return collect($range)->map(function ($date) use ($component) {
                     $parsed = $component->parseToCarbon($date);
 
-                    if (!$parsed) {
+                    if (! $parsed) {
                         return null;
                     }
 
                     $parsed = $parsed->setTimezone($component->getTimezone());
 
-                    if (!$component->isNative()) {
+                    if (! $component->isNative()) {
                         return $parsed->format($component->getFormat());
                     }
 
-                    if (!$component->hasTime()) {
+                    if (! $component->hasTime()) {
                         return $parsed->toDateString();
                     }
 
                     $precision = $component->hasSeconds() ? 'second' : 'minute';
 
-                    if (!$component->hasDate()) {
+                    if (! $component->hasDate()) {
                         return $parsed->toTimeString($precision);
                     }
 
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ protected static function extractDateMatches(string $state, Flatpickr $component
 
         return [];
     }
+
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
diff --git a/tests/FlatpickrDehydrationTest.php b/tests/FlatpickrDehydrationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0f3a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/FlatpickrDehydrationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+use Carbon\CarbonInterface;
+use Coolsam\Flatpickr\Forms\Components\Flatpickr;
+
+it('returns null when dehydrating blank state', function () {
+    $component = Flatpickr::make('date');
+
+    expect(Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, null))->toBeNull()
+        ->and(Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, ''))->toBeNull();
+});
+
+it('dehydrates a single date string to a carbon instance', function () {
+    $component = Flatpickr::make('date')->format('Y-m-d');
+
+    $result = Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, '2024-06-15');
+
+    expect($result)->toBeInstanceOf(CarbonInterface::class)
+        ->and($result->format('Y-m-d'))->toBe('2024-06-15');
+});
+
+it('dehydrates a range with dates separated by whitespace', function () {
+    $component = Flatpickr::make('range')->rangePicker()->format('Y-m-d');
+
+    $result = Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, '2024-06-01 to 2024-06-15');
+
+    expect($result)->toBe(['2024-06-01', '2024-06-15']);
+});
+
+it('dehydrates a range by dynamically splitting concatenated dates', function () {
+    $component = Flatpickr::make('range')->rangePicker()->format('Y-m-d');
+
+    $result = Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, '2024-06-012024-06-15');
+
+    expect($result)->toBe(['2024-06-01', '2024-06-15']);
+});
+
+it('dehydrates multiple dates separated by the configured conjunction', function () {
+    $component = Flatpickr::make('dates')
+        ->multiplePicker()
+        ->format('Y-m-d')
+        ->conjunction(',');
+
+    $result = Flatpickr::dehydrateFlatpickr($component, '2024-06-01,2024-06-15,2024-06-30');
+
+    expect($result)->toBe(['2024-06-01', '2024-06-15', '2024-06-30']);
+});