diff --git a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
index 2aa991a..7fa3957 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
 plugins {
     id("application")
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.50.0"
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.21"
+    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.51.0"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.22"
 }
 
 defaultTasks(ApplicationPlugin.TASK_RUN_NAME)
diff --git a/examples/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f86..1af9e09 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a36584..eb1dc48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,25 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.21</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.21</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk7</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.21</version>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.21</version>
+      <version>1.9.22</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -60,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlinx</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlinx-serialization-json-jvm</artifactId>
-      <version>1.6.1</version>
+      <version>1.6.2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/AkismetBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/AkismetBuild.java
index 8e6febb..f35489f 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/AkismetBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/AkismetBuild.java
@@ -64,24 +64,21 @@ public class AkismetBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
         var okHttp = version(4, 12, 0);
-        final var kotlin = version(1, 9, 21);
+        final var kotlin = version(1, 9, 22);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib", kotlin))
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib-common", kotlin))
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib-jdk7", kotlin))
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib-jdk8", kotlin))
                 .include(dependency("com.squareup.okhttp3", "okhttp", okHttp))
                 .include(dependency("com.squareup.okhttp3", "logging-interceptor", okHttp))
                 .include(dependency("jakarta.servlet", "jakarta.servlet-api", version(6, 0, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlinx", "kotlinx-serialization-json-jvm", version(1, 6, 1)));
+                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlinx", "kotlinx-serialization-json-jvm", version(1, 6, 2)));
         scope(provided)
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-serialization-compiler-plugin", version(1, 9, 21)));
+                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-serialization-compiler-plugin", version(1, 9, 22)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.mockito", "mockito-core", version(5, 7, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-test-junit5", version(1, 9, 21)))
+                .include(dependency("org.mockito", "mockito-core", version(5, 10, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-test-junit5", version(1, 9, 22)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 1)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("com.willowtreeapps.assertk", "assertk-jvm", version(0, 27, 0)));
+                .include(dependency("com.willowtreeapps.assertk", "assertk-jvm", version(0, 28, 0)));
 
         publishOperation()
                 .repository(version.isSnapshot() ? repository(SONATYPE_SNAPSHOTS_LEGACY.location())