diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 07a33cb6d..a192a6942 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${GLES_VERSION})
 set(AQUAMARINE_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.9.3)
 set(HYPRLANG_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.6.7)
 set(HYPRCURSOR_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.1.7)
-set(HYPRUTILS_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.10.2)
+set(HYPRUTILS_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.11.0)
 set(HYPRGRAPHICS_MINIMUM_VERSION 0.1.6)
 
 pkg_check_modules(aquamarine_dep REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET aquamarine>=${AQUAMARINE_MINIMUM_VERSION})
diff --git a/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp b/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
index b01dcabc0..2fc15566a 100644
--- a/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/view/Window.cpp
@@ -639,14 +639,13 @@ void CWindow::onMap() {
 }
 
 void CWindow::onBorderAngleAnimEnd(WP<CBaseAnimatedVariable> pav) {
-    const auto PAV = pav.lock();
-    if (!PAV)
+    if (!pav)
         return;
 
-    if (PAV->getStyle() != "loop" || !PAV->enabled())
+    if (pav->getStyle() != "loop" || !pav->enabled())
         return;
 
-    const auto PANIMVAR = dc<CAnimatedVariable<float>*>(PAV.get());
+    const auto PANIMVAR = dc<CAnimatedVariable<float>*>(pav.get());
 
     PANIMVAR->setCallbackOnEnd(nullptr); // we remove the callback here because otherwise setvalueandwarp will recurse this
 
@@ -1912,16 +1911,14 @@ std::optional<Vector2D> CWindow::calculateExpression(const std::string& s) {
 }
 
 static void setVector2DAnimToMove(WP<CBaseAnimatedVariable> pav) {
-    const auto PAV = pav.lock();
-    if (!PAV)
+    if (!pav)
         return;
 
-    CAnimatedVariable<Vector2D>* animvar = dc<CAnimatedVariable<Vector2D>*>(PAV.get());
+    CAnimatedVariable<Vector2D>* animvar = dc<CAnimatedVariable<Vector2D>*>(pav.get());
     animvar->setConfig(g_pConfigManager->getAnimationPropertyConfig("windowsMove"));
 
-    const auto PHLWINDOW = animvar->m_Context.pWindow.lock();
-    if (PHLWINDOW)
-        PHLWINDOW->m_animatingIn = false;
+    if (animvar->m_Context.pWindow)
+        animvar->m_Context.pWindow->m_animatingIn = false;
 }
 
 void CWindow::mapWindow() {
diff --git a/src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp b/src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp
index e7d5fd8cd..f0bdc5a81 100644
--- a/src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/AnimatedVariable.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ template <Animable VarType>
 using CAnimatedVariable = Hyprutils::Animation::CGenericAnimatedVariable<VarType, SAnimationContext>;
 
 template <Animable VarType>
-using PHLANIMVAR = SP<CAnimatedVariable<VarType>>;
+using PHLANIMVAR = UP<CAnimatedVariable<VarType>>;
 
 template <Animable VarType>
 using PHLANIMVARREF = WP<CAnimatedVariable<VarType>>;
diff --git a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
index a09f391b0..b4255a33c 100644
--- a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.cpp
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ void CHyprAnimationManager::tick() {
 
     static auto PANIMENABLED = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("animations:enabled");
 
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_vActiveAnimatedVariables.size(); i++) {
-        const auto PAV = m_vActiveAnimatedVariables[i].lock();
+    for (const auto& PAV : m_vActiveAnimatedVariables) {
         if (!PAV)
             continue;
 
diff --git a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
index 2f411879b..b8acc53e7 100644
--- a/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/animation/AnimationManager.hpp
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ class CHyprAnimationManager : public Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager {
     template <Animable VarType>
     void createAnimation(const VarType& v, PHLANIMVAR<VarType>& pav, SP<SAnimationPropertyConfig> pConfig, eAVarDamagePolicy policy) {
         constexpr const eAnimatedVarType EAVTYPE = typeToeAnimatedVarType<VarType>;
-        const auto                       PAV     = makeShared<CAnimatedVariable<VarType>>();
+        pav                                      = makeUnique<CAnimatedVariable<VarType>>();
 
-        PAV->create(EAVTYPE, sc<Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager*>(this), PAV, v);
-        PAV->setConfig(pConfig);
-        PAV->m_Context.eDamagePolicy = policy;
-
-        pav = std::move(PAV);
+        pav->create2(EAVTYPE, sc<Hyprutils::Animation::CAnimationManager*>(this), pav, v);
+        pav->setConfig(pConfig);
+        pav->m_Context.eDamagePolicy = policy;
     }
 
     template <Animable VarType>