diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/to_json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/to_json.hpp
index f3b4994f1..d75f34bb8 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/to_json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/conversions/to_json.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ namespace detail
  * j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type) to avoid a memory leak in case j contains an
  * allocated value (e.g., a string). See bug issue
  * https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2865 for more information.
+ *
+ * A value that has to be allocated is created before the old one is destroyed:
+ * were it the other way around, an exception while creating the new value would
+ * leave j with the type of the new value, but the pointer to the destroyed old one.
  */
 
 template<value_t> struct external_constructor;
@@ -66,18 +70,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(s);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = s;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::string_t&& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(s));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(s);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -86,9 +92,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
                              int > = 0 >
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleStringType& str)
     {
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value.string = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
+        j.m_data.m_value.string = created;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -99,18 +106,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::binary>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::binary_t& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(b);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(b);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::binary_t&& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(b));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(std::move(b));
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -160,9 +169,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(arr);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = arr;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -170,9 +180,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t&& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(arr);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -188,9 +199,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
+        j.m_data.m_value.array = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -198,15 +210,17 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->reserve(arr.size());
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
+        elements.reserve(arr.size());
         for (const bool x : arr)
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -214,11 +228,12 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::valarray<T>& arr)
     {
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements(arr.size());
+        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), elements.begin());
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->resize(arr.size());
-        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), j.m_data.m_value.array->begin());
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -228,13 +243,15 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<is_compatible_range_view<std::remove_cvref_t<CompatibleArrayType>>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType && arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
         for (auto&& x : std::forward<CompatibleArrayType>(arr))
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         // set the parents only once all elements are in place: a push_back
         // that reallocates moves the earlier elements, which does not keep
         // their parent pointers
@@ -250,9 +267,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::object_t& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(obj);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = obj;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -260,9 +278,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::object_t&& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(obj);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -274,9 +293,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value.object = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
+        j.m_data.m_value.object = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 6f6bb8d04..10ceb6100 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -2056,8 +2056,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         if (is_an_object)
         {
             // the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create an object
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
 
             for (auto& element_ref : init)
             {
@@ -2079,8 +2079,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             }
 #endif
             // the initializer list describes an array -> create an array
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>(init.begin(), init.end());
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
         }
 
         set_parents();
@@ -2093,8 +2093,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = init;
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -2104,8 +2104,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(init, subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -2115,8 +2115,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = std::move(init);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -2126,8 +2126,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(std::move(init), subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index d0a651093..5d6f6e360 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -6837,6 +6837,10 @@ namespace detail
  * j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type) to avoid a memory leak in case j contains an
  * allocated value (e.g., a string). See bug issue
  * https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/2865 for more information.
+ *
+ * A value that has to be allocated is created before the old one is destroyed:
+ * were it the other way around, an exception while creating the new value would
+ * leave j with the type of the new value, but the pointer to the destroyed old one.
  */
 
 template<value_t> struct external_constructor;
@@ -6860,18 +6864,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::string_t& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(s);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = s;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::string_t&& s)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(s));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(s);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -6880,9 +6886,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::string>
                              int > = 0 >
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const CompatibleStringType& str)
     {
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::string;
-        j.m_data.m_value.string = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::string_t>(str);
+        j.m_data.m_value.string = created;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -6893,18 +6900,20 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::binary>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::binary_t& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(b);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(b);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::binary_t&& b)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(b));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
-        j.m_data.m_value = typename BasicJsonType::binary_t(std::move(b));
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 };
@@ -6954,9 +6963,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::array_t& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(arr);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = arr;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6964,9 +6974,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::array_t&& arr)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(arr);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6982,9 +6993,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::array_t>(begin(arr), end(arr));
+        j.m_data.m_value.array = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -6992,15 +7004,17 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::vector<bool>& arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->reserve(arr.size());
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
+        elements.reserve(arr.size());
         for (const bool x : arr)
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
-            j.set_parent(j.m_data.m_value.array->back());
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
+        j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
 
@@ -7008,11 +7022,12 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<std::is_convertible<T, BasicJsonType>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const std::valarray<T>& arr)
     {
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements(arr.size());
+        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), elements.begin());
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value.array->resize(arr.size());
-        std::copy(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr), j.m_data.m_value.array->begin());
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -7022,13 +7037,15 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::array>
              enable_if_t<is_compatible_range_view<std::remove_cvref_t<CompatibleArrayType>>::value, int> = 0>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, CompatibleArrayType && arr)
     {
-        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
-        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
-        j.m_data.m_value = value_t::array;
+        typename BasicJsonType::array_t elements;
         for (auto&& x : std::forward<CompatibleArrayType>(arr))
         {
-            j.m_data.m_value.array->push_back(x);
+            elements.push_back(x);
         }
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(elements));
+        j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
+        j.m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         // set the parents only once all elements are in place: a push_back
         // that reallocates moves the earlier elements, which does not keep
         // their parent pointers
@@ -7044,9 +7061,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, const typename BasicJsonType::object_t& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(obj);
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = obj;
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -7054,9 +7072,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
     template<typename BasicJsonType>
     static void construct(BasicJsonType& j, typename BasicJsonType::object_t&& obj)
     {
+        const typename BasicJsonType::json_value value(std::move(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value = std::move(obj);
+        j.m_data.m_value = value;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -7068,9 +7087,10 @@ struct external_constructor<value_t::object>
         using std::begin;
         using std::end;
 
+        auto* created = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
         j.m_data.m_value.destroy(j.m_data.m_type);
         j.m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
-        j.m_data.m_value.object = j.template create<typename BasicJsonType::object_t>(begin(obj), end(obj));
+        j.m_data.m_value.object = created;
         j.set_parents();
         j.assert_invariant();
     }
@@ -29236,8 +29256,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         if (is_an_object)
         {
             // the initializer list is a list of pairs -> create an object
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
             m_data.m_value = value_t::object;
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::object;
 
             for (auto& element_ref : init)
             {
@@ -29259,8 +29279,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             }
 #endif
             // the initializer list describes an array -> create an array
-            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
             m_data.m_value.array = create<array_t>(init.begin(), init.end());
+            m_data.m_type = value_t::array;
         }
 
         set_parents();
@@ -29273,8 +29293,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = init;
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -29284,8 +29304,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(const typename binary_t::container_type& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(init, subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -29295,8 +29315,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = std::move(init);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -29306,8 +29326,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
     static basic_json binary(typename binary_t::container_type&& init, typename binary_t::subtype_type subtype)
     {
         auto res = basic_json();
-        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         res.m_data.m_value = binary_t(std::move(init), subtype);
+        res.m_data.m_type = value_t::binary;
         return res;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 8735934de..ef806892e 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ json_test_set_test_options(test-unicode4 TEST_PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 3000)
 # only the #972 regression test needs thirdparty/fifo_map on its include path
 json_test_set_test_options(test-regression1 LINK_LIBRARIES fifo_map_include)
 
+# GCC's false -Warray-bounds error with JSON_DIAGNOSTICS only shows up when optimizing (#5742)
+json_test_set_test_options(test-diagnostics-optimized
+    COMPILE_OPTIONS $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-O3 -Werror=array-bounds>
+)
+
 #############################################################################
 # add unit tests
 #############################################################################
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-allocator.cpp b/tests/src/unit-allocator.cpp
index a358e75f9..647748678 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit-allocator.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/unit-allocator.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 using nlohmann::json;
 
+#include <valarray>
+#if JSON_HAS_RANGES
+    #include <ranges>
+#endif
+
 namespace
 {
 // special test case to check if memory is leaked if constructor throws
@@ -607,3 +612,173 @@ TEST_CASE("bad my_allocator::construct")
         j["test"].push_back("should not leak");
     }
 }
+
+// the no-exceptions CI job skips every CHECK_THROWS_AS, which would leave
+// next_construct_fails set for the next allocation outside a check
+#if !defined(JSON_NOEXCEPTION)
+TEST_CASE("a failed allocation leaves the value unchanged")
+{
+    // create JSON type using the throwing allocator
+    using my_json = nlohmann::basic_json<std::map,
+          std::vector,
+          std::string,
+          bool,
+          std::int64_t,
+          std::uint64_t,
+          double,
+          my_allocator>;
+
+    // Each of these creates a string, array, object, or binary value. The
+    // value must be created before the type is changed: otherwise, a failed
+    // creation left a value of the new type without anything behind it (an
+    // assertion in its destructor, a null pointer everywhere else) or, when
+    // an old value was destroyed first, with a pointer to that destroyed one.
+
+    SECTION("creating a binary value")
+    {
+        const std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes = {1, 2, 3};
+        my_json _;
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(bytes), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(bytes, 42), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(std::vector<std::uint8_t>(bytes)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(_ = my_json::binary(std::vector<std::uint8_t>(bytes), 42), std::bad_alloc&);
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+    }
+
+    SECTION("turning a null value into an array or object")
+    {
+        my_json j;
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j[0], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j["key"], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+#ifdef JSON_HAS_CPP_17
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j[std::string_view("key")], std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+#endif
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(my_json(1)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        const my_json one = 1;
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(one), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.push_back(my_json::object_t::value_type("key", 1)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.emplace_back(1), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.emplace("key", 1), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        const my_json object = {{"key", 1}};
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.update(object), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j.is_null());
+
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+    }
+
+    // With iterator debugging, VS 2015's containers construct a proxy with the
+    // allocator in constructors that cannot report its failure, so a failing
+    // allocator crashes this section there (SIGSEGV with VS 2015 Debug x86).
+#if !(defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1910 && defined(_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL) && _ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0)
+    SECTION("converting into an existing value")
+    {
+        // to_json replaces the value it is given; the old one must survive a
+        // failed creation of the new one
+        my_json j = "old";
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::string("new")), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<int> {1, 2}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<bool> {true, false}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::map<std::string, int> {{"a", 1}}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, my_json::binary_t({1, 2})), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        // the overloads for lvalues of the value types, for the value types
+        // themselves, and for the remaining compatible types
+        const std::string string = "new";
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, string), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, "new"), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        // to_json only moves a binary value that it converted from another
+        // container type, which my_json's std::vector<std::uint8_t> is not
+        using binary_constructor = nlohmann::detail::external_constructor<nlohmann::detail::value_t::binary>;
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(binary_constructor::construct(j, my_json::binary_t({1, 2})), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        my_json::array_t array = {1, 2};
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, array), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::move(array)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        my_json::object_t object = {{"a", 1}};
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, object), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::move(object)), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, std::valarray<int> {1, 2}), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+
+#if JSON_HAS_RANGES && !defined(__MINGW32__)
+        const std::vector<int> numbers = {1, 2};
+        next_construct_fails = true;
+        CHECK_THROWS_AS(nlohmann::to_json(j, numbers | std::views::filter([](int /*unused*/)
+        {
+            return true;
+        })), std::bad_alloc&);
+        CHECK(j == "old");
+#endif
+
+        next_construct_fails = false;
+        nlohmann::to_json(j, std::vector<int> {1, 2});
+        CHECK(j == my_json({1, 2}));
+    }
+#endif
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/src/unit-diagnostics-optimized.cpp b/tests/src/unit-diagnostics-optimized.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a020c2fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/unit-diagnostics-optimized.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//     __ _____ _____ _____
+//  __|  |   __|     |   | |  JSON for Modern C++ (supporting code)
+// |  |  |__   |  |  | | | |  version 3.12.0
+// |_____|_____|_____|_|___|  https://github.com/nlohmann/json
+//
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013-2026 Niels Lohmann <https://nlohmann.me>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/5742: with
+// JSON_DIAGNOSTICS, GCC (12 to at least 16) reported a false -Warray-bounds
+// error in the inlined set_parents() at -O3. The type of a new string was set
+// before the string was allocated, so GCC had to assume that operator new
+// could change it again and checked the object branch of set_parents()
+// against the string's allocation. Setting the type after creating the value
+// avoids this. The warning depends on GCC's inlining decisions, so the
+// sections cover two patterns that trigger it on different GCC versions
+// (#4819 and #5742).
+// On GCC, this file is compiled with -O3 -Werror=array-bounds (see
+// tests/CMakeLists.txt), so the test fails to build if the warning returns.
+
+#include "doctest_compatibility.h"
+
+#ifdef JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
+    #undef JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
+#endif
+
+#define JSON_DIAGNOSTICS 1
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+using nlohmann::json;
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace
+{
+enum class diag_color
+{
+    red,
+    green,
+    blue
+};
+
+void to_json(json& j, const diag_color& c)
+{
+    static const std::pair<diag_color, json> m[] = // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
+    {
+        {diag_color::red, "r"},
+        {diag_color::green, "g"},
+        {diag_color::blue, "b"},
+    };
+    const auto* it = std::find_if(std::begin(m), std::end(m), [c](const std::pair<diag_color, json>& p)
+    {
+        return p.first == c;
+    });
+    j = it->second;
+}
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_CASE("diagnostics with optimization")
+{
+    SECTION("issue #4819 - object in vector")
+    {
+        std::vector<json> jsons{};
+        jsons.emplace_back(json({{"key", "value"}}));
+        CHECK(jsons.back()["key"] == "value");
+    }
+
+    SECTION("issue #5742 - string values from a static table")
+    {
+        json j = json::array();
+        j.push_back(diag_color::red);
+        j.push_back(diag_color::green);
+        j.push_back(diag_color::blue);
+        CHECK(j.dump() == R"(["r","g","b"])");
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(j[1].get<int>(), "[json.exception.type_error.302] (/1) type must be number, but is string", json::type_error);
+    }
+}