diff --git a/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go b/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
index 3e6dd8e..b9041cc 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/literal/literal.go
@@ -27,13 +27,8 @@ func Null() ipld.Node {
 	return nb.Build()
 }
 
-// Map creates an IPLD node from a map[string]interface{}
-func Map(v interface{}) (ipld.Node, error) {
-	m, ok := v.(map[string]interface{})
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected map[string]interface{}, got %T", v)
-	}
-
+// Map creates an IPLD node from a map[string]any
+func Map(m map[string]any) (ipld.Node, error) {
 	nb := basicnode.Prototype.Map.NewBuilder()
 	ma, err := nb.BeginMap(int64(len(m)))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ func Map(v interface{}) (ipld.Node, error) {
 			if err := ma.AssembleValue().AssignString(x); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-		case []interface{}:
+		case []any:
 			lb := basicnode.Prototype.List.NewBuilder()
 			la, err := lb.BeginList(int64(len(x)))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -62,7 +57,7 @@ func Map(v interface{}) (ipld.Node, error) {
 			if err := ma.AssembleValue().AssignNode(lb.Build()); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-		case map[string]interface{}:
+		case map[string]any:
 			nestedNode, err := Map(x) // recursive call for nested maps
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/policy/match_test.go b/pkg/policy/match_test.go
index 559789a..5baab7e 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/match_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/match_test.go
@@ -518,61 +518,61 @@ func TestOptionalSelectors(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		policy   Policy
-		data     interface{}
+		data     map[string]any
 		expected bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "missing optional field returns true",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{},
+			data:     map[string]any{},
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "present optional field with matching value returns true",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"field": "value"},
+			data:     map[string]any{"field": "value"},
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "present optional field with non-matching value returns false",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"field": "other"},
+			data:     map[string]any{"field": "other"},
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "missing non-optional field returns false",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".field", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{},
+			data:     map[string]any{},
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "nested missing non-optional field returns false",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"outer": map[string]interface{}{}},
+			data:     map[string]any{"outer": map[string]interface{}{}},
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "completely missing nested optional path returns true",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{},
+			data:     map[string]any{},
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "partially present nested optional path with missing end returns true",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".outer?.inner?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"outer": map[string]interface{}{}},
+			data:     map[string]any{"outer": map[string]interface{}{}},
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "optional array index returns true when array is empty",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".array[0]?", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"array": []interface{}{}},
+			data:     map[string]any{"array": []interface{}{}},
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:     "non-optional array index returns false when array is empty",
 			policy:   MustConstruct(Equal(".array[0]", literal.String("value"))),
-			data:     map[string]interface{}{"array": []interface{}{}},
+			data:     map[string]any{"array": []interface{}{}},
 			expected: false,
 		},
 	}
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
 		policy        Policy
-		data          interface{}
+		data          map[string]any
 		expectedMatch bool
 		expectedStmt  Statement
 	}{
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 			policy: MustConstruct(
 				Equal(".field", literal.String("value")),
 			),
-			data:          map[string]interface{}{},
+			data:          map[string]any{},
 			expectedMatch: true,
 			expectedStmt:  nil,
 		},
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 				Equal(".foo", literal.String("correct")),
 				Equal(".missing", literal.String("whatever")),
 			),
-			data: map[string]interface{}{
+			data: map[string]any{
 				"foo": "correct",
 			},
 			expectedMatch: true,
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 				Equal(".foo", literal.String("value1")),
 				Equal(".bar", literal.String("value2")),
 			),
-			data: map[string]interface{}{
+			data: map[string]any{
 				"foo": "wrong",
 				"bar": "value2",
 			},
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func TestPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
 				Equal(".missing", literal.String("value")),
 				Equal(".present", literal.String("wrong")),
 			),
-			data: map[string]interface{}{
+			data: map[string]any{
 				"present": "actual",
 			},
 			expectedMatch: false,