diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a33c22c..ef12e28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ Changelog
 4.x
 ===
 
+4.5.1
+-----
+
+* Use regular fixture loader with Symfony 7 rather than the dropped `ContainerAwareLoader`.
+  For fixtures with services, instantiate the fixture and pass the instance to `PHPCR::loadFixture`
+  instead of passing the class string.
+
 4.5.0
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/Functional/DbManager/PHPCR.php b/src/Functional/DbManager/PHPCR.php
index 5e3c4c6..0ae6622 100644
--- a/src/Functional/DbManager/PHPCR.php
+++ b/src/Functional/DbManager/PHPCR.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 use Doctrine\Bundle\PHPCRBundle\DataFixtures\PHPCRExecutor;
 use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\DependentFixtureInterface;
+use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\FixtureInterface;
 use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\Loader;
 use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\ProxyReferenceRepository;
 use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\Purger\PHPCRPurger;
@@ -64,30 +65,40 @@ public function purgeRepository(bool $initialize = false): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string[] $classNames Fixture classes to load
-     * @param bool     $initialize if the ODM repository initializers should be executed
+     * @param array<class-string|object> $classes    Fixture classes or class names to load
+     * @param bool                       $initialize Whether the ODM repository initializers should be executed
      */
-    public function loadFixtures(array $classNames, bool $initialize = false): void
+    public function loadFixtures(array $classes, bool $initialize = false): void
     {
-        $loader = new ContainerAwareLoader($this->container);
+        $loader = class_exists(ContainerAwareLoader::class)
+            ? new ContainerAwareLoader($this->container)
+            : new Loader()
+        ;
 
-        foreach ($classNames as $className) {
+        foreach ($classes as $className) {
             $this->loadFixtureClass($loader, $className);
         }
 
         $this->getExecutor($initialize)->execute($loader->getFixtures(), false);
     }
 
-    public function loadFixtureClass(Loader $loader, string $className)
+    /**
+     * @param class-string|FixtureInterface $class
+     */
+    public function loadFixtureClass(Loader $loader, $class)
     {
-        if (!class_exists($className)) {
-            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
-                'Fixture class "%s" does not exist.',
-                $className
-            ));
-        }
+        if (\is_object($class)) {
+            $fixture = $class;
+        } else {
+            if (!class_exists($class)) {
+                throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                    'Fixture class "%s" does not exist.',
+                    $class
+                ));
+            }
 
-        $fixture = new $className();
+            $fixture = new $class();
+        }
 
         if ($loader->hasFixture($fixture)) {
             unset($fixture);