diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
index 5962f1ca..dcc605cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-application.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     php:
-        name: 'Run tests with php ${{ matrix.php-version }}'
+        name: 'Run tests with php ${{ matrix.php-version }} Symfony ${{ matrix.symfony-version }}'
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
         strategy:
diff --git a/src/Serializer/Normalizer/CustomReferencedNormalizer.php b/src/Serializer/Normalizer/CustomReferencedNormalizer.php
index 0d84dd84..1c628bb9 100644
--- a/src/Serializer/Normalizer/CustomReferencedNormalizer.php
+++ b/src/Serializer/Normalizer/CustomReferencedNormalizer.php
@@ -11,18 +11,35 @@
 
 namespace ONGR\ElasticsearchDSL\Serializer\Normalizer;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\CustomNormalizer;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizableInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DenormalizerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizableInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\ObjectToPopulateTrait;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerAwareInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerAwareTrait;
 
 /**
  * Normalizer used with referenced normalized objects.
  */
-class CustomReferencedNormalizer extends CustomNormalizer
+class CustomReferencedNormalizer implements NormalizerInterface, DenormalizerInterface, SerializerAwareInterface
 {
+    use ObjectToPopulateTrait;
+    use SerializerAwareTrait;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
     private $references = [];
 
+    public function getSupportedTypes(?string $format): array
+    {
+        return [
+            NormalizableInterface::class => true,
+            DenormalizableInterface::class => true,
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -32,9 +49,40 @@ public function normalize(
         array $context = []
     ): array|string|int|float|bool|\ArrayObject|null {
         $object->setReferences($this->references);
-        $data = parent::normalize($object, $format, $context);
+        $data = $object->normalize($this->serializer, $format, $context);
         $this->references = array_merge($this->references, $object->getReferences());
 
         return $data;
     }
+
+    public function denormalize(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): mixed
+    {
+        $object = $this->extractObjectToPopulate($type, $context) ?? new $type();
+        $object->denormalize($this->serializer, $data, $format, $context);
+
+        return $object;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given class implements the NormalizableInterface.
+     *
+     * @param mixed       $data   Data to normalize
+     * @param string|null $format The format being (de-)serialized from or into
+     */
+    public function supportsNormalization(mixed $data, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return $data instanceof NormalizableInterface;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given class implements the DenormalizableInterface.
+     *
+     * @param mixed       $data   Data to denormalize from
+     * @param string      $type   The class to which the data should be denormalized
+     * @param string|null $format The format being deserialized from
+     */
+    public function supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, ?string $format = null, array $context = []): bool
+    {
+        return is_subclass_of($type, DenormalizableInterface::class);
+    }
 }