diff --git a/assets/group.go b/assets/group.go
index d520aa283..7a7806147 100644
--- a/assets/group.go
+++ b/assets/group.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package assets
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/uuids"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/assets/label.go b/assets/label.go
index 3978f8684..9a34d1dea 100644
--- a/assets/label.go
+++ b/assets/label.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package assets
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/uuids"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/assets/user.go b/assets/user.go
index b8c07b385..898e82002 100644
--- a/assets/user.go
+++ b/assets/user.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package assets
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/jsonx"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/envs/country.go b/envs/country.go
index 90036d821..aed90cdc4 100644
--- a/envs/country.go
+++ b/envs/country.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package envs
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 
-	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dbutil"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/null/v2"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/phonenumbers"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ func DeriveCountryFromTel(number string) Country {
 	return Country(phonenumbers.GetRegionCodeForNumber(parsed))
 }
 
-// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database
-func (c *Country) Scan(v any) error            { return dbutil.ScanNullString(v, c) }
-func (c Country) Value() (driver.Value, error) { return dbutil.NullStringValue(c) }
+// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database or JSON
+func (c *Country) Scan(value any) error         { return null.ScanString(value, c) }
+func (c Country) Value() (driver.Value, error)  { return null.StringValue(c) }
+func (c Country) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)  { return null.MarshalString(c) }
+func (c *Country) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error { return null.UnmarshalString(b, c) }
diff --git a/envs/dates.go b/envs/dates.go
index 162e96f95..28b571545 100644
--- a/envs/dates.go
+++ b/envs/dates.go
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dates"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/envs/language.go b/envs/language.go
index 2ac884768..1e381c753 100644
--- a/envs/language.go
+++ b/envs/language.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package envs
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 
-	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dbutil"
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/null/v2"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
-	"gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func ParseLanguage(lang string) (Language, error) {
 	return Language(base.ISO3()), nil
 }
 
-// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database
-func (l *Language) Scan(v any) error            { return dbutil.ScanNullString(v, l) }
-func (l Language) Value() (driver.Value, error) { return dbutil.NullStringValue(l) }
+// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database or JSON
+func (l *Language) Scan(value any) error         { return null.ScanString(value, l) }
+func (l Language) Value() (driver.Value, error)  { return null.StringValue(l) }
+func (l Language) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)  { return null.MarshalString(l) }
+func (l *Language) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error { return null.UnmarshalString(b, l) }
diff --git a/envs/locale.go b/envs/locale.go
index 889267cc6..a47c250c0 100644
--- a/envs/locale.go
+++ b/envs/locale.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dbutil"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/null/v2"
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"
 )
 
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ func (l Locale) ToParts() (Language, Country) {
 
 var NilLocale = Locale("")
 
-// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database
-func (l *Locale) Scan(v any) error            { return dbutil.ScanNullString(v, l) }
-func (l Locale) Value() (driver.Value, error) { return dbutil.NullStringValue(l) }
+// Place nicely with NULLs if persisting to a database or JSON
+func (l *Locale) Scan(value any) error         { return null.ScanString(value, l) }
+func (l Locale) Value() (driver.Value, error)  { return null.StringValue(l) }
+func (l Locale) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error)  { return null.MarshalString(l) }
+func (l *Locale) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error { return null.UnmarshalString(b, l) }
diff --git a/flows/contact.go b/flows/contact.go
index 8e22bc4d8..ca6ebc548 100644
--- a/flows/contact.go
+++ b/flows/contact.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/dates"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/jsonx"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/urns"
@@ -15,10 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/envs"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/excellent/types"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-	"github.com/shopspring/decimal"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
+	"github.com/shopspring/decimal"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/flows/flows.go b/flows/flows.go
index b2b62d47d..21dc8e6e1 100644
--- a/flows/flows.go
+++ b/flows/flows.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package flows
 
 import (
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/flows/ivr.go b/flows/ivr.go
index 48a7f2341..db7944de5 100644
--- a/flows/ivr.go
+++ b/flows/ivr.go
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package flows
 
 import (
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/envs"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/excellent/types"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/flows/modifiers/testdata/language.json b/flows/modifiers/testdata/language.json
index e9afbfa51..761ba9269 100644
--- a/flows/modifiers/testdata/language.json
+++ b/flows/modifiers/testdata/language.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         },
         "modifier": {
             "type": "language",
-            "language": ""
+            "language": null
         },
         "contact_after": {
             "uuid": "5d76d86b-3bb9-4d5a-b822-c9d86f5d8e4f",
diff --git a/flows/msg.go b/flows/msg.go
index f15c7e157..41388b915 100644
--- a/flows/msg.go
+++ b/flows/msg.go
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ package flows
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/urns"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/uuids"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/assets"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/envs"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/flows/urn.go b/flows/urn.go
index aea6188a3..37eca7451 100644
--- a/flows/urn.go
+++ b/flows/urn.go
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/urns"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/assets"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/envs"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/excellent/types"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-
-	validator "gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 var redacted = "********"
@@ -38,10 +37,9 @@ func ValidateURNScheme(fl validator.FieldLevel) bool {
 // ContactURN represents a destination for an outgoing message or a source of an incoming message. It is string composed of 3
 // components: scheme, path, and display (optional). For example:
 //
-//  - _tel:+16303524567_
-//  - _twitterid:54784326227#nyaruka_
-//  - _telegram:34642632786#bobby_
-//
+//   - _tel:+16303524567_
+//   - _twitterid:54784326227#nyaruka_
+//   - _telegram:34642632786#bobby_
 type ContactURN struct {
 	urn     urns.URN
 	channel *Channel
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ba123876a..c7ab5bfff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,35 +6,36 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/Shopify/gomail v0.0.0-20220729171026-0784ece65e69
 	github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr v0.0.0-20220527190237-ee62e23da966
-	github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.0
+	github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.1
 	github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1
-	github.com/nyaruka/gocommon v1.34.0
-	github.com/nyaruka/phonenumbers v1.1.4
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.11.2
+	github.com/nyaruka/gocommon v1.34.1
+	github.com/nyaruka/null/v2 v2.0.0
+	github.com/nyaruka/phonenumbers v1.1.5
 	github.com/olivere/elastic/v7 v7.0.32
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
-	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0
+	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.3.1
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20221126150942-6ab00d035af9
-	golang.org/x/net v0.2.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.4.0
-	gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9 v9.31.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230131160201-f062dba9d201
+	golang.org/x/net v0.5.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.6.0
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.2+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.4.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/alexcesaro/quotedprintable.v3 v3.0.0-20150716171945-2caba252f4dc // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bac8c0fa2..d38a3eb71 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ github.com/Shopify/gomail v0.0.0-20220729171026-0784ece65e69 h1:gPoXdwo3sKq8qcfM
 github.com/Shopify/gomail v0.0.0-20220729171026-0784ece65e69/go.mod h1:RS+Gaowa0M+gCuiFAiRMGBCMqxLrNA7TESTU/Wbblm8=
 github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr v0.0.0-20220527190237-ee62e23da966 h1:mEzJ8SH4M5wDL8C4a17yX2YeD/FIXV5w8FJekByaBi0=
 github.com/antlr/antlr4/runtime/Go/antlr v0.0.0-20220527190237-ee62e23da966/go.mod h1:F7bn7fEU90QkQ3tnmaTx3LTKLEDqnwWODIYppRQ5hnY=
-github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.0 h1:5lG7yBCx98or7gK2cHMKPukPZ/31Kag7nONpoBt22Ac=
-github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.0/go.mod h1:9PfHYUdQCgHktBgvtUOF4x+pc4/l8rdH0u5spnW85UQ=
+github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.1 h1:+dThDy+Lvgj5JMxhmOVlgFfkUtZV2kw49xax4+jTfSU=
+github.com/blevesearch/segment v0.9.1/go.mod h1:zN21iLm7+GnBHWTao9I+Au/7MBiL8pPFtJBJTsk6kQw=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1 h1:2PnMjfWD7wBILjqQbt530v576A/cAbQvEW9gGIpYMUs=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1/go.mod h1:6RYKKt7H4d4+iWqouImQ9R2FZql3VbhNgx27UK13J/0=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -16,49 +16,48 @@ github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.1 h1:TRWk7se+TOjCYgRth7+1/OYLNiRNIotknkF
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.1/go.mod h1:05Vi0w3Y9c/lNvJOdmIwvrrAhX3rYhfQQCaf9VJcv7M=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.2+incompatible h1:fGFk2Gmi/YKXk0OmGfBh0WgmN3XB8lVnEyNz34tQRec=
 github.com/go-chi/chi v4.1.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:eB3wogJHnLi3x/kFX2A+IbTBlXxmMeXJVKy9tTv1XzQ=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.0 h1:u50s323jtVGugKlcYeyzC0etD1HifMjqmJqb8WugfUU=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.0/go.mod h1:sawfccIbzZTqEDETgFXqTho0QybSa7l++s0DH+LDiLs=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.0 h1:82dyy6p4OuJq4/CByFNOn/jYrnRPArHwAcmLoJZxyho=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.0/go.mod h1:UvRDBj+xPUEGrFYl+lu/H90nyDXpg0fqeB/AQUGNTVA=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
-github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible h1:0/KbAdpx3UXAx1kEOWHJeOkpbgRFGHVgv+CFIY7dBJI=
-github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=
+github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0 h1:JvknZsQTYeFEAhQwI4qEt9cyV5ONwRHC+lYKSsYSR8s=
+github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/oXslEjJA=
+github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1/go.mod h1:hxrqLVvrK65+Rwrd5Fc6F2O76J/NuW9t0sjnWqG1slY=
+github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 h1:Bcnm0ZwsGyWbCzImXv+pAJnYK9S473LQFuzCbDbfSFY=
+github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91TpwSH2VMlDf28Uj24BCp08ZFTUY=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.11.2 h1:q3SHpufmypg+erIExEKUmsgmhDTyhcJ38oeKGACXohU=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.11.2/go.mod h1:NieE624vt4SCTJtD87arVLvdmjPAeV8BQlHtMnw9D7s=
+github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible h1:3qXRTX8/NbyulANqlc0lchS1gqAVxRgsuW1YrTJupqA=
+github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:b2aQJv3Z4Fp6yNu3cdSllBxTCLRxnplIgP/c0N/04lM=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaSAoJOfIk=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 h1:ROPKBNFfQgOUMifHyP+KYbvpjbdoFNs+aK7DXlji0Tw=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5 h1:vFFPA71p1o5gAeqtEAwLU4dnX2napprKtHr7PYIcN3g=
-github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.3.5/go.mod h1:nRVWtLre0KfCLJvgxzCsLVMogSvQ1zNJtpYr2Ccp0mQ=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 h1:vlS4z54oSdjm0bgjRigI+G1HpF+tI+9rE5LLzOg8HmY=
 github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5DoeVV0s6jJacbCEi61lwdGj/aVlrQvzHFFd8Hwg//Y=
-github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0 h1:L/CwN0zerZDmRFUapSPitk6f+Q3+0za1rQkzVuMiMFI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0 h1:WgNl7dwNpEZ6jJ9k1snq4pZsg7DOEN8hP9Xw0Tsjwk0=
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
-github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.2.1 h1:BqpAaACuzVSgi/VLzGZIobT2z4v53pjosyNd9Yv6n/w=
 github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.2.1/go.mod h1:zt4jvISO2HfUBqxjfIshjdMTYS56ZS/qv49ictyFfxY=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.7 h1:p7ZhMD+KsSRozJr34udlUrhboJwWAgCg34+/ZZNvZZw=
-github.com/lib/pq v1.10.7/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6 h1:dNPt6NO46WmLVt2DLNpwczCmdV5boIZ6g/tlDrlRUbg=
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diff --git a/utils/validator.go b/utils/validator.go
index ae3d8cf15..a62832e22 100644
--- a/utils/validator.go
+++ b/utils/validator.go
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/jsonx"
-
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
 )
 
 // our system validator, it can be shared across threads
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ func (e ValidationErrors) Error() string {
 // field <fieldname> <tag specific message>
 //
 // For example: "field 'flows' is required"
-//
 func Validate(obj interface{}) error {
 	var err error
 
diff --git a/utils/validator_test.go b/utils/validator_test.go
index 32e45150d..7b6ac4aa6 100644
--- a/utils/validator_test.go
+++ b/utils/validator_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/go-playground/validator/v10"
 	_ "github.com/nyaruka/goflow/envs"
 	_ "github.com/nyaruka/goflow/flows"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/goflow/utils"
-	"gopkg.in/go-playground/validator.v9"
-
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )