diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f864ded..088822d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test OTP ${{matrix.otp_vsn}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        otp_vsn: ['28', '27', '26']
+        otp_vsn: ['29', '28', '27']
         rebar_vsn: ['3.27']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-24.04'
     env:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Benchmark suite execution OTP ${{matrix.otp_vsn}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        otp_vsn: ['28', '27']
+        otp_vsn: ['29', '28']
         elixir_vsn: ['1.19']
         rebar_vsn: ['3.27']
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-24.04'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ab30256..1463505 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
         with:
-          otp-version: "28"
+          otp-version: "29"
           rebar3-version: "3.27"
       - run: rebar3 compile
       - run: rebar3 hex publish -r hexpm --yes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/revert-release.yml b/.github/workflows/revert-release.yml
index 42f8770..165312d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/revert-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/revert-release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: erlef/setup-beam@v1
         with:
-          otp-version: "28"
+          otp-version: "29"
           rebar3-version: "3.27"
       - run: rebar3 hex publish --revert ${{ inputs.version }} -r hexpm --yes
         env:
diff --git a/src/exml.erl b/src/exml.erl
index c37626f..1e53575 100644
--- a/src/exml.erl
+++ b/src/exml.erl
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ to_iolist(Elements, Pretty) when is_list(Elements) ->
 
 -spec to_binary_nif(element(), prettify()) -> binary().
 to_binary_nif(#xmlel{} = Element, Pretty) ->
-    case catch exml_nif:to_binary(Element, Pretty) of
-        {'EXIT', Reason} -> erlang:error({badxml, Element, Reason});
+    try exml_nif:to_binary(Element, Pretty) of
         Result when is_binary(Result) -> Result
+    catch
+        _Class:Reason -> erlang:error({badxml, Element, Reason})
     end.