diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0a9b7a4..f2e1de5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -105,3 +105,5 @@ venv.bak/
 
 
 test-reports/
+
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataclass_type_validator/__init__.py b/dataclass_type_validator/__init__.py
index 200111e..8281205 100644
--- a/dataclass_type_validator/__init__.py
+++ b/dataclass_type_validator/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import dataclasses
-import typing
 import functools
-from typing import Any
-from typing import Optional
+import logging
+import typing
+from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple, Type
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Extra
+from pydantic.error_wrappers import ErrorWrapper, ValidationError
+from pydantic.errors import ExtraError, MissingError
+from pydantic.utils import ROOT_KEY, GetterDict
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class TypeValidationError(Exception):
-    """Exception raised on type validation errors.
-    """
+    """Exception raised on type validation errors."""
 
     def __init__(self, *args, target: dataclasses.dataclass, errors: dict):
         super(TypeValidationError, self).__init__(*args)
@@ -16,28 +22,28 @@ def __init__(self, *args, target: dataclasses.dataclass, errors: dict):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         cls = self.class_
-        cls_name = (
-            f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}"
-            if cls.__module__ != "__main__"
-            else cls.__name__
-        )
+        cls_name = f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}" if cls.__module__ != "__main__" else cls.__name__
         attrs = ", ".join([repr(v) for v in self.args])
         return f"{cls_name}({attrs}, errors={repr(self.errors)})"
 
     def __str__(self):
         cls = self.class_
-        cls_name = (
-            f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}"
-            if cls.__module__ != "__main__"
-            else cls.__name__
-        )
+        cls_name = f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}" if cls.__module__ != "__main__" else cls.__name__
         s = cls_name
         return f"{s} (errors = {self.errors})"
 
 
+class EnforceError(Exception):
+    """Exception raised on enforcing validation errors."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        super(EnforceError, self).__init__(*args)
+        pass
+
+
 def _validate_type(expected_type: type, value: Any) -> Optional[str]:
     if not isinstance(value, expected_type):
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but received {type(value)}"
 
 
 def _validate_iterable_items(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -45,30 +51,30 @@ def _validate_iterable_items(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> O
     errors = [_validate_types(expected_type=expected_item_type, value=v, strict=strict) for v in value]
     errors = [x for x in errors if x]
     if len(errors) > 0:
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors: {errors}'
+        return f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors: {errors}"
 
 
 def _validate_typing_list(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
     if not isinstance(value, list):
-        return f'must be an instance of list, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of list, but received {type(value)}"
     return _validate_iterable_items(expected_type, value, strict)
 
 
 def _validate_typing_tuple(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
     if not isinstance(value, tuple):
-        return f'must be an instance of tuple, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of tuple, but received {type(value)}"
     return _validate_iterable_items(expected_type, value, strict)
 
 
 def _validate_typing_frozenset(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
     if not isinstance(value, frozenset):
-        return f'must be an instance of frozenset, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of frozenset, but received {type(value)}"
     return _validate_iterable_items(expected_type, value, strict)
 
 
 def _validate_typing_dict(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
     if not isinstance(value, dict):
-        return f'must be an instance of dict, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of dict, but received {type(value)}"
 
     expected_key_type = expected_type.__args__[0]
     expected_value_type = expected_type.__args__[1]
@@ -80,18 +86,20 @@ def _validate_typing_dict(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Opti
     val_errors = [v for v in val_errors if v]
 
     if len(key_errors) > 0 and len(val_errors) > 0:
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in keys and values. '\
-            f'key errors: {key_errors}, value errors: {val_errors}'
+        return (
+            f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in keys and values. "
+            f"key errors: {key_errors}, value errors: {val_errors}"
+        )
     elif len(key_errors) > 0:
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in keys: {key_errors}'
+        return f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in keys: {key_errors}"
     elif len(val_errors) > 0:
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in values: {val_errors}'
+        return f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but there are some errors in values: {val_errors}"
 
 
 def _validate_typing_callable(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
     _ = strict
     if not isinstance(value, type(lambda a: a)):
-        return f'must be an instance of {expected_type._name}, but received {type(value)}'
+        return f"must be an instance of {expected_type._name}, but received {type(value)}"
 
 
 def _validate_typing_literal(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -101,11 +109,11 @@ def _validate_typing_literal(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> O
 
 
 _validate_typing_mappings = {
-    'List': _validate_typing_list,
-    'Tuple': _validate_typing_tuple,
-    'FrozenSet': _validate_typing_frozenset,
-    'Dict': _validate_typing_dict,
-    'Callable': _validate_typing_callable,
+    "List": _validate_typing_list,
+    "Tuple": _validate_typing_tuple,
+    "FrozenSet": _validate_typing_frozenset,
+    "Dict": _validate_typing_dict,
+    "Callable": _validate_typing_callable,
 }
 
 
@@ -114,18 +122,17 @@ def _validate_sequential_types(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) ->
     if validate_func is not None:
         return validate_func(expected_type, value, strict)
 
-    if str(expected_type).startswith('typing.Literal'):
+    if str(expected_type).startswith("typing.Literal"):
         return _validate_typing_literal(expected_type, value, strict)
 
-    if str(expected_type).startswith('typing.Union'):
-        is_valid = any(_validate_types(expected_type=t, value=value, strict=strict) is None
-                       for t in expected_type.__args__)
+    if str(expected_type).startswith("typing.Union"):
+        is_valid = any(_validate_types(expected_type=t, value=value, strict=strict) is None for t in expected_type.__args__)
         if not is_valid:
-            return f'must be an instance of {expected_type}, but received {value}'
+            return f"must be an instance of {expected_type}, but received {value}"
         return
 
     if strict:
-        raise RuntimeError(f'Unknown type of {expected_type} (_name = {expected_type._name})')
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Unknown type of {expected_type} (_name = {expected_type._name})")
 
 
 def _validate_types(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -136,8 +143,11 @@ def _validate_types(expected_type: type, value: Any, strict: bool) -> Optional[s
         return _validate_sequential_types(expected_type=expected_type, value=value, strict=strict)
 
 
-def dataclass_type_validator(target, strict: bool = False):
-    fields = dataclasses.fields(target)
+def dataclass_type_validator(target, strict: bool = False, enforce: bool = False):
+    if isinstance(target, BaseModel):
+        fields = target.fields.values()
+    else:
+        fields = dataclasses.fields(target)
 
     errors = {}
     for field in fields:
@@ -148,14 +158,110 @@ def dataclass_type_validator(target, strict: bool = False):
         err = _validate_types(expected_type=expected_type, value=value, strict=strict)
         if err is not None:
             errors[field_name] = err
-
-    if len(errors) > 0:
-        raise TypeValidationError(
-            "Dataclass Type Validation Error", target=target, errors=errors
-        )
+            if enforce:
+                val = (
+                    field.default
+                    if not isinstance(field.default, (dataclasses._MISSING_TYPE, type(None)))
+                    else field.default_factory()
+                )
+                if isinstance(val, (dataclasses._MISSING_TYPE, type(None))):
+                    raise EnforceError("Can't enforce values as there is no default")
+                setattr(target, field_name, val)
+
+    if len(errors) > 0 and not enforce:
+        raise TypeValidationError("Dataclass Type Validation Error", target=target, errors=errors)
+
+    elif len(errors) > 0 and enforce:
+        cls = target.__class__
+        cls_name = f"{cls.__module__}.{cls.__name__}" if cls.__module__ != "__main__" else cls.__name__
+        logger.warning(f"Dataclass type validation failed, types are enforced. {cls_name} errors={repr(errors)})")
+
+
+def pydantic_type_validator(
+    model: Type[BaseModel], input_data: "DictStrAny", cls: "ModelOrDc" = None, enforce: bool = False
+) -> Tuple["DictStrAny", "SetStr", Optional[ValidationError]]:
+    """
+    validate data against a model.
+    """
+    _missing = object()
+    values = {}
+    errors = []
+    # input_data names, possibly alias
+    names_used = set()
+    # field names, never aliases
+    fields_set = set()
+    config = model.__config__
+    check_extra = config.extra is not Extra.ignore
+    cls_ = cls or model
+
+    for name, field in model.__fields__.items():
+        value = input_data.get(field.alias, _missing)
+        using_name = False
+        if value is _missing and config.allow_population_by_field_name and field.alt_alias:
+            value = input_data.get(field.name, _missing)
+            using_name = True
+
+        if value is _missing:
+            if field.required:
+                errors.append(ErrorWrapper(MissingError(), loc=field.alias))
+                continue
+
+            value = field.get_default()
+
+            if not config.validate_all and not field.validate_always:
+                values[name] = value
+                continue
+        else:
+            fields_set.add(name)
+            if check_extra:
+                names_used.add(field.name if using_name else field.alias)
+
+        v_, errors_ = field.validate(value, values, loc=field.alias, cls=cls_)
+        if errors_ and enforce:
+            values[name] = field.get_default()
+            errors_ = None
+        if isinstance(errors_, ErrorWrapper):
+            errors.append(errors_)
+        elif isinstance(errors_, list):
+            errors.extend(errors_)
+        else:
+            values[name] = v_
+
+    if check_extra:
+        if isinstance(input_data, GetterDict):
+            extra = input_data.extra_keys() - names_used
+        else:
+            extra = input_data.keys() - names_used
+        if extra:
+            fields_set |= extra
+            if config.extra is Extra.allow:
+                for f in extra:
+                    values[f] = input_data[f]
+            else:
+                for f in sorted(extra):
+                    errors.append(ErrorWrapper(ExtraError(), loc=f))
+
+    for skip_on_failure, validator in model.__post_root_validators__:
+        if skip_on_failure and errors:
+            continue
+        try:
+            values = validator(cls_, values)
+        except (ValueError, TypeError, AssertionError) as exc:
+            errors.append(ErrorWrapper(exc, loc=ROOT_KEY))
+
+    if errors:
+        return values, fields_set, ValidationError(errors, cls_)
+    else:
+        return values, fields_set, None
 
 
-def dataclass_validate(cls=None, *, strict: bool = False, before_post_init: bool = False):
+def dataclass_validate(
+    cls=None,
+    *,
+    strict: bool = False,
+    before_post_init: bool = False,
+    enforce: bool = False,
+):
     """Dataclass decorator to automatically add validation to a dataclass.
 
     So you don't have to add a __post_init__ method, or if you have one, you don't have
@@ -170,7 +276,12 @@ def dataclass_validate(cls=None, *, strict: bool = False, before_post_init: bool
         validation.  Default: False.
     """
     if cls is None:
-        return functools.partial(dataclass_validate, strict=strict, before_post_init=before_post_init)
+        return functools.partial(
+            dataclass_validate,
+            strict=strict,
+            before_post_init=before_post_init,
+            enforce=enforce,
+        )
 
     if not hasattr(cls, "__post_init__"):
         # No post-init method, so no processing.  Wrap the constructor instead.
@@ -186,15 +297,65 @@ def dataclass_validate(cls=None, *, strict: bool = False, before_post_init: bool
         # before the wrapped function.
         @functools.wraps(orig_method)
         def method_wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            dataclass_type_validator(self, strict=strict)
+            dataclass_type_validator(self, strict=strict, enforce=enforce)
             return orig_method(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
     else:
         # Normal case - call validator at the end of __init__ or __post_init__.
         @functools.wraps(orig_method)
         def method_wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
             x = orig_method(self, *args, **kwargs)
-            dataclass_type_validator(self, strict=strict)
+            dataclass_type_validator(self, strict=strict, enforce=enforce)
             return x
+
     setattr(cls, wrapped_method_name, method_wrapper)
 
     return cls
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # @dataclasses.dataclass
+    # class TestClass:
+    #    k: str = "key"
+    #    v: float = 1.2
+
+    # test_class = TestClass(k=1.2, v="key")
+
+    # @dataclasses.dataclass
+    # class TestClass:
+    #    k: str = "key"
+    #    v: float = 1.2
+
+    #    def __post_init__(self):
+    #        dataclass_type_validator(self, enforce=True)
+
+    # test_class = TestClass(k=1.2, v="key")
+    from pydantic import root_validator
+
+    class TestClass(BaseModel):
+        k: str = "key"
+        v: float = 1.2
+
+        @root_validator(pre=True)
+        def enforce_validator(cls, values):
+            values = pydantic_type_validator(cls, values, enforce=True)
+            return values
+
+        def validate_class(self):
+            from pydantic import validate_model
+
+            object_setattr = object.__setattr__
+            values, fields_set, validation_error = validate_model(self.__class__, self.dict())
+            if validation_error:
+                raise validation_error
+            object_setattr(self, "__dict__", values)
+            object_setattr(self, "__fields_set__", fields_set)
+            self._init_private_attributes()
+
+    test_class = TestClass(k=1.2, v="key")
+    print(test_class)
+    setattr(test_class, "v", "key")
+    print(test_class)
+    test_class.validate_class()
+    print(test_class)
+    TestClass()
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index e079f8a..1cc0826 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pytest
+pydantic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d76d9c4..d3513b6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 #
-# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile
-# To update, run:
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.9
+# by the following command:
 #
 #    pip-compile --output-file=requirements.txt requirements.in
 #
+annotated-types==0.7.0
+    # via pydantic
 attrs==20.3.0
     # via pytest
-importlib-metadata==4.0.1
-    # via
-    #   pluggy
-    #   pytest
 iniconfig==1.1.1
     # via pytest
 packaging==20.9
@@ -18,13 +16,17 @@ pluggy==0.13.1
     # via pytest
 py==1.10.0
     # via pytest
+pydantic==2.7.1
+    # via -r requirements.in
+pydantic-core==2.18.2
+    # via pydantic
 pyparsing==2.4.7
     # via packaging
 pytest==6.2.3
     # via -r requirements.in
 toml==0.10.2
     # via pytest
-typing-extensions==3.10.0.0
-    # via importlib-metadata
-zipp==3.4.1
-    # via importlib-metadata
+typing-extensions==4.11.0
+    # via
+    #   pydantic
+    #   pydantic-core