diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6526ee6..aec63c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.41.0]
+- Added rules for: Vercel
+
 ## [1.40.0]
 - Dropped the “prevalidated” flag from rule definitions and validation logic so every finding now flows through the standard active/inactive/unknown pipeline, simplifying rule configuration and preventing special‑case bypasses
 - Improved Tailscale api key detectors
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 15ad49a..db985c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [package]
 name = "kingfisher"
-version = "1.40.0"
+version = "1.41.0"
 description = "MongoDB's blazingly fast secret scanning and validation tool"
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
diff --git a/data/rules/airbrake.yml b/data/rules/airbrake.yml
index 9d55e24..d54d261 100644
--- a/data/rules/airbrake.yml
+++ b/data/rules/airbrake.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ rules:
       (?xi)
       \b
       airbrake
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,16}?
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,16}?
+      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       (
         [A-Z0-9-]{40}
       )
diff --git a/data/rules/aiven.yml b/data/rules/aiven.yml
index 0f4c727..19f449a 100644
--- a/data/rules/aiven.yml
+++ b/data/rules/aiven.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ rules:
   - name: Aiven API Key
     id: kingfisher.aiven.1
     pattern: |
-      (?xi)                
+      (?xi)
+      \b              
       aiven
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       \b
       (
         [a-z0-9/+=]{372}      
diff --git a/data/rules/asana.yml b/data/rules/asana.yml
index 0824711..85e30c5 100644
--- a/data/rules/asana.yml
+++ b/data/rules/asana.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ rules:
       \b                         
       asana
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       \b                         
       (
         [0-9]{16}
diff --git a/data/rules/atlassian.yml b/data/rules/atlassian.yml
index 6d4ac9c..32dccb2 100644
--- a/data/rules/atlassian.yml
+++ b/data/rules/atlassian.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ rules:
       \b                         
       atlassian
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       \b                         
       (
         [a-z0-9]{24}
diff --git a/data/rules/baremetrics.yml b/data/rules/baremetrics.yml
index 415731e..2036d18 100644
--- a/data/rules/baremetrics.yml
+++ b/data/rules/baremetrics.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ rules:
       \b                         
       baremetrics
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       \b                         
       (
         [a-z0-9_-]{25}
diff --git a/data/rules/fastly.yml b/data/rules/fastly.yml
index c5d4fcb..77618a6 100644
--- a/data/rules/fastly.yml
+++ b/data/rules/fastly.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ rules:
       (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
       \b
-      ([a-z0-9_-]{32})
+      (
+        [a-z0-9_-]{32}
+      )
       \b
     min_entropy: 3.5
     confidence: medium
diff --git a/data/rules/heroku.yml b/data/rules/heroku.yml
index 3686e7a..b06d58e 100644
--- a/data/rules/heroku.yml
+++ b/data/rules/heroku.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ rules:
   - name: Heroku API Key
     id: kingfisher.heroku.1
     pattern: |
-      (?xi)                                 
+      (?xi)
+      \b                                
       heroku
-      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?                 
-      (?:SECRET|PRIVATE|ACCESS|KEY|TOKEN)  
       (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?                  
       \b
       (                                    
diff --git a/data/rules/vercel.yml b/data/rules/vercel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d649b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/rules/vercel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+rules:
+  - name: Vercel API Token
+    id: kingfisher.vercel.1
+    pattern: |
+      (?xi)
+      \b
+      vercel
+      (?:.|[\n\r]){0,32}?
+      \b
+      (
+        [a-zA-Z0-9]{24}
+      )
+      \b
+    confidence: medium
+    min_entropy: 3.5
+    validation:
+      type: Http
+      content:
+        request:
+          method: GET
+          url: https://api.vercel.com/v2/user
+          headers:
+            Authorization: "Bearer {{TOKEN}}"
+          response_matcher:
+            - report_response: true
+            - type: StatusMatch
+              status: [200]
+            - type: WordMatch
+              words:
+                - '"user":'
+                - '"email":'
+              match_all_words: true
+    references:
+      - https://vercel.com/docs/rest-api#authentication
+    examples:
+      - "vercel-key = DdZV6ZDZW6Vpl7n7JqtrCE5i"
+      - "vercel_token = zyMBA1qVEMAf4UNNZtCAbg6u"
+      - "vercel_api_key = MTg0AW799OY1HmyDdn84or3C"
+      - "vercel_secret = A7n9Xfp3tBz7D0XpOTMWpiOM"