diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 970ad3cd..ae0ae2c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ jobs:
             stability: "stable"
             remove-orm: true
 
+          # DBAL 4
+          - php-version: "8.2"
+            dependencies: "highest"
+            stability: "dev"
+            remove-orm: true
+
           # Bleeding edge
           - php-version: "8.2"
             dependencies: "highest"
diff --git a/ConnectionFactory.php b/ConnectionFactory.php
index f8d65029..158fecc6 100644
--- a/ConnectionFactory.php
+++ b/ConnectionFactory.php
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\EventManager;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Configuration;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection\StaticServerVersionProvider;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\ConnectionException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager;
-use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception as DBALException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DriverException;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\DriverRequired;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\InvalidWrapperClass;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\MalformedDsnException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractMySQLPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Tools\DsnParser;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 use Doctrine\Deprecations\Deprecation;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 
 use function array_merge;
+use function class_exists;
 use function is_subclass_of;
+use function method_exists;
 use function trigger_deprecation;
 
 use const PHP_EOL;
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ public function __construct(array $typesConfig, ?DsnParser $dsnParser = null)
      */
     public function createConnection(array $params, ?Configuration $config = null, ?EventManager $eventManager = null, array $mappingTypes = [])
     {
+        if (! method_exists(Connection::class, 'getEventManager') && $eventManager !== null) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Passing an EventManager instance is not supported with DBAL > 3');
+        }
+
         if (! $this->initialized) {
             $this->initializeTypes();
         }
@@ -92,6 +102,10 @@ public function createConnection(array $params, ?Configuration $config = null, ?
 
             if (isset($params['wrapperClass'])) {
                 if (! is_subclass_of($params['wrapperClass'], Connection::class)) {
+                    if (class_exists(InvalidWrapperClass::class)) {
+                        throw InvalidWrapperClass::new($params['wrapperClass']);
+                    }
+
                     throw DBALException::invalidWrapperClass($params['wrapperClass']);
                 }
 
@@ -99,10 +113,12 @@ public function createConnection(array $params, ?Configuration $config = null, ?
                 $params['wrapperClass'] = null;
             }
 
-            $connection = DriverManager::getConnection($params, $config, $eventManager);
+            $connection = DriverManager::getConnection(...array_merge([$params, $config], $eventManager ? [$eventManager] : []));
             $params     = $this->addDatabaseSuffix(array_merge($connection->getParams(), $overriddenOptions));
             $driver     = $connection->getDriver();
-            $platform   = $driver->getDatabasePlatform();
+            $platform   = $driver->getDatabasePlatform(
+                ...(class_exists(StaticServerVersionProvider::class) ? [new StaticServerVersionProvider($params['serverVersion'] ?? '')] : [])
+            );
 
             if (! isset($params['charset'])) {
                 if ($platform instanceof AbstractMySQLPlatform) {
@@ -134,7 +150,7 @@ public function createConnection(array $params, ?Configuration $config = null, ?
 
             $connection = new $wrapperClass($params, $driver, $config, $eventManager);
         } else {
-            $connection = DriverManager::getConnection($params, $config, $eventManager);
+            $connection = DriverManager::getConnection(...array_merge([$params, $config], $eventManager ? [$eventManager] : []));
         }
 
         if (! empty($mappingTypes)) {
@@ -162,7 +178,9 @@ private function getDatabasePlatform(Connection $connection): AbstractPlatform
         try {
             return $connection->getDatabasePlatform();
         } catch (DriverException $driverException) {
-            throw new DBALException(
+            $class = class_exists(DBALException::class) ? DBALException::class : ConnectionException::class;
+
+            throw new $class(
                 'An exception occurred while establishing a connection to figure out your platform version.' . PHP_EOL .
                 "You can circumvent this by setting a 'server_version' configuration value" . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL .
                 'For further information have a look at:' . PHP_EOL .
@@ -226,7 +244,7 @@ private function addDatabaseSuffix(array $params): array
      *                 URL extracted into individual parameter parts.
      * @psalm-return Params
      *
-     * @throws Exception
+     * @throws DBALException
      */
     private function parseDatabaseUrl(array $params): array
     {
@@ -237,7 +255,7 @@ private function parseDatabaseUrl(array $params): array
         try {
             $parsedParams = $this->dsnParser->parse($params['url']);
         } catch (MalformedDsnException $e) {
-            throw new Exception('Malformed parameter "url".', 0, $e);
+            throw new MalformedDsnException('Malformed parameter "url".', 0, $e);
         }
 
         if (isset($parsedParams['driver'])) {
@@ -251,7 +269,11 @@ private function parseDatabaseUrl(array $params): array
         // If a schemeless connection URL is given, we require a default driver or default custom driver
         // as connection parameter.
         if (! isset($params['driverClass']) && ! isset($params['driver'])) {
-            throw Exception::driverRequired($params['url']);
+            if (class_exists(DriverRequired::class)) {
+                throw DriverRequired::new($params['url']);
+            }
+
+            throw DBALException::driverRequired($params['url']);
         }
 
         unset($params['url']);
diff --git a/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
index ec6dc79f..0fe693f2 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/DoctrineExtension.php
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ protected function loadDbalConnection($name, array $connection, ContainerBuilder
             ->setArguments([
                 $options,
                 new Reference(sprintf('doctrine.dbal.%s_connection.configuration', $name)),
-                new Reference(sprintf('doctrine.dbal.%s_connection.event_manager', $name)),
+                // event manager is only supported on DBAL < 4
+                method_exists(Connection::class, 'getEventManager') ? new Reference(sprintf('doctrine.dbal.%s_connection.event_manager', $name)) : null,
                 $connection['mapping_types'],
             ]);
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index b211702a..2286e54b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.4 || ^8.0",
         "doctrine/cache": "^1.11 || ^2.0",
-        "doctrine/dbal": "^3.7.0",
+        "doctrine/dbal": "^3.7.0 || ^4.0",
         "doctrine/persistence": "^2.2 || ^3",
         "doctrine/sql-formatter": "^1.0.1",
         "symfony/cache": "^5.4 || ^6.0 || ^7.0",