diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
index 4b4c634e946..1c32de13c01 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonRouterOutlet.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,15 @@ export const IonRouterOutlet = /*@__PURE__*/ defineComponent({
 
         previousMatchedRouteRef = currentMatchedRouteRef;
         previousMatchedPath = currentRoute.path;
-      }
+      },
+      /**
+       * Future versions of Vue may default watching nested
+       * reactive objects to "deep: false".
+       * We explicitly set this watcher to "deep: true" to
+       * account for that.
+       * https://github.com/vuejs/core/issues/9965#issuecomment-1875067499
+       */
+      { deep: true }
     );
 
     const canStart = () => {
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
index a2333695a30..432c2479b59 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ const DID_CHANGE = "ionTabsDidChange";
 
 // TODO(FW-2969): types
 
+/**
+ * Vue 3.2.38 fixed an issue where Web Component
+ * names are respected using kebab case instead of pascal case.
+ * As a result, we need to account for both here since we support
+ * versions of Vue < 3.2.38.
+ */
+// TODO FW-5904
+const isRouterOutlet = (node: VNode) => {
+  return (
+    node.type &&
+    ((node.type as any).name === "IonRouterOutlet" ||
+      node.type === "ion-router-outlet")
+  );
+};
+
+const isTabBar = (node: VNode) => {
+  return (
+    node.type &&
+    ((node.type as any).name === "IonTabBar" || node.type === "ion-tab-bar")
+  );
+};
+
 export const IonTabs = /*@__PURE__*/ defineComponent({
   name: "IonTabs",
   emits: [WILL_CHANGE, DID_CHANGE],
@@ -19,9 +41,8 @@ export const IonTabs = /*@__PURE__*/ defineComponent({
      * inside of ion-tabs.
      */
     if (slottedContent && slottedContent.length > 0) {
-      routerOutlet = slottedContent.find(
-        (child: VNode) =>
-          child.type && (child.type as any).name === "IonRouterOutlet"
+      routerOutlet = slottedContent.find((child: VNode) =>
+        isRouterOutlet(child)
       );
     }
 
@@ -57,13 +78,11 @@ export const IonTabs = /*@__PURE__*/ defineComponent({
        * since that needs to be inside of `.tabs-inner`.
        */
       const filteredContent = slottedContent.filter(
-        (child: VNode) =>
-          !child.type ||
-          (child.type && (child.type as any).name !== "IonRouterOutlet")
+        (child: VNode) => !child.type || !isRouterOutlet(child)
       );
 
-      const slottedTabBar = filteredContent.find(
-        (child: VNode) => child.type && (child.type as any).name === "IonTabBar"
+      const slottedTabBar = filteredContent.find((child: VNode) =>
+        isTabBar(child)
       );
       const hasTopSlotTabBar =
         slottedTabBar && slottedTabBar.props?.slot === "top";
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/apps/vue3/package.json b/packages/vue/test/apps/vue3/package.json
index 669d1600d8b..09e9b8fcdf6 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/apps/vue3/package.json
+++ b/packages/vue/test/apps/vue3/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     "@ionic/vue": "^6.0.12",
     "@ionic/vue-router": "^6.0.12",
     "ionicons": "^6.0.4",
-    "vue": "^3.2.31",
-    "vue-router": "^4.0.14"
+    "vue": "^3.4.14",
+    "vue-router": "^4.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.4.0",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "jsdom": "^20.0.0",
     "typescript": "~4.5.5",
     "vite": "^3.1.4",
-    "vitest": "^0.23.4",
+    "vitest": "^1.2.1",
     "wait-on": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/hooks.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/hooks.spec.ts
index b0ef23bed7a..d6657faa6bc 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/hooks.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/hooks.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
-import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, useIonRouter, createAnimation } from '@ionic/vue';
+import { IonicVue, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, useIonRouter } from '@ionic/vue';
 import { mockAnimation, waitForRouter } from './utils';
 
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
-
 const BasePage = {
   template: '<ion-page></ion-page>',
   components: { IonPage },
@@ -40,7 +35,7 @@ describe('useIonRouter', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -85,7 +80,7 @@ describe('useIonRouter', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -137,7 +132,7 @@ describe('useIonRouter', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -181,7 +176,7 @@ describe('useIonRouter', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -229,7 +224,7 @@ describe('useIonRouter', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/lifecycle.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/lifecycle.spec.ts
index f82106ccbe8..3c1996d5e74 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/lifecycle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/lifecycle.spec.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
-import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonTabs, IonPage } from '@ionic/vue';
+import { IonicVue, IonRouterOutlet, IonTabs, IonPage } from '@ionic/vue';
 import { defineComponent } from 'vue';
 import { waitForRouter } from './utils';
 
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
-
 const BasePage = {
   template: '<ion-page :data-pageid="name"></ion-page>',
   components: { IonPage },
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ describe('Lifecycle Events', () => {
     // Initial render
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -108,7 +103,7 @@ describe('Lifecycle Events', () => {
       template: `
         <ion-page>
           <ion-tabs>
-            <ion-router-outlet></ion-router-outlet>
+            <IonRouterOutlet />
           </ion-tabs>
         </ion-page>
       `,
@@ -148,7 +143,7 @@ describe('Lifecycle Events', () => {
     // Initial render
     router.push('/tab1');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/page.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/page.spec.ts
index cd8917c30bd..4fb0e985f25 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/page.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/page.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
-import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage } from '@ionic/vue';
-
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
+import { IonicVue, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage } from '@ionic/vue';
 
 describe('IonPage', () => {
   it('should add ion-page class', async () => {
@@ -25,7 +20,7 @@ describe('IonPage', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -50,7 +45,7 @@ describe('IonPage', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/router-outlet.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/router-outlet.spec.ts
index 89ee04bc559..f25490c2a21 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/router-outlet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/router-outlet.spec.ts
@@ -3,22 +3,14 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
 import {
   IonicVue,
-  IonApp,
   IonRouterOutlet,
   IonPage,
   useIonRouter,
-  createAnimation
 } from '@ionic/vue';
-import { onBeforeRouteLeave } from 'vue-router';
 import { mockAnimation, waitForRouter } from './utils';
 
 enableAutoUnmount(afterEach);
 
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
-
 const BasePage = {
   template: '<ion-page :data-pageid="name"></ion-page>',
   components: { IonPage },
@@ -60,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -122,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/routing.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/routing.spec.ts
index a4a8f55521a..3d1f50a428f 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/routing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/routing.spec.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ import { waitForRouter } from './utils';
 
 enableAutoUnmount(afterEach);
 
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
-
 const BasePage = {
   template: '<ion-page :data-pageid="name"></ion-page>',
   components: { IonPage },
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/myPath/123');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -147,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/myPath');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -182,7 +177,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -203,7 +198,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
       template: `
         <ion-page>
           <ion-tabs>
-            <ion-router-outlet></ion-router-outlet>
+            <IonRouterOutlet />
             <ion-tab-bar slot="top">
               <ion-tab-button tab="tab1" href="/tabs/tab1">
                 <ion-label>Tab 1</ion-label>
@@ -247,9 +242,9 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
       ]
     });
 
-    router.push('/');
+    router.push('/tabs/tab1');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -302,7 +297,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -355,7 +350,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -450,7 +445,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -618,7 +613,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -672,7 +667,7 @@ describe('Routing', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tab-bar.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tab-bar.spec.ts
index d1c1037a924..00ded7020b4 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tab-bar.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tab-bar.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
-import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar } from '@ionic/vue';
-
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
+import { IonicVue, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar } from '@ionic/vue';
 
 describe('ion-tab-bar', () => {
   it('should render in the top slot', async () => {
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ describe('ion-tab-bar', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(Tabs, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -67,7 +62,7 @@ describe('ion-tab-bar', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(Tabs, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ describe('ion-tab-bar', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(Tabs, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -141,16 +136,15 @@ describe('ion-tab-bar', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(Tabs, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
     });
 
-    const innerHTML = wrapper.find('ion-tabs').html();
-
-    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabBar);
-    const children = tabs.vm.$el.childNodes;
+    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabs);
+    const tabbar = tabs.vm.$el.children[1];
+    const children = tabbar.childNodes;
 
     // 8 is a comment node: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Node/nodeType
     expect(children[0].nodeType).toEqual(8);
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts
index 528386b8963..73a82bd8748 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/base/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
-import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonLabel } from '@ionic/vue';
+import { IonicVue, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonLabel } from '@ionic/vue';
 import { waitForRouter } from './utils';
 
-const App = {
-  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
-  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
-}
-
 const Tabs = {
   components: { IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonLabel, IonRouterOutlet },
   template: `
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ describe('ion-tabs', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -112,7 +107,7 @@ describe('ion-tabs', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@ describe('ion-tabs', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }
@@ -222,7 +217,7 @@ describe('ion-tabs', () => {
 
     router.push('/');
     await router.isReady();
-    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+    const wrapper = mount(IonRouterOutlet, {
       global: {
         plugins: [router, IonicVue]
       }