diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 36e3f2b..64fbb4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         java-version: [17, 21, 24]
-        kotlin-version: [1.9.25, 2.1.10]
+        kotlin-version: [1.9.25, 2.1.20]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1047e0..7bff2fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [![License (3-Clause BSD)](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
-[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.10-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.20-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 [![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.2.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/isgd-shorten.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/isgd-shorten/releases/latest)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/isgd-shorten.svg?color=blue)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/net.thauvin.erik/isgd-shorten)
diff --git a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
index fcdbf8b..4154822 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 plugins {
     id("application")
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.51.0"
-    kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.10"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.1.20"
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88cfd2e..33a16b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>net.thauvin.erik</groupId>
   <artifactId>isgd-shorten</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.0</version>
+  <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>isgd-shorten</name>
   <description>A simple implementation of the is.gd URL shortening and lookup APIs</description>
   <url>https://github.com/ethauvin/isgd-shorten</url>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.10</version>
+      <version>2.1.20</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/IsgdShortenBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/IsgdShortenBuild.java
index dfe576a..e7f33fc 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/IsgdShortenBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/IsgdShortenBuild.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import rife.bld.extension.DokkaOperation;
 import rife.bld.extension.JacocoReportOperation;
 import rife.bld.extension.dokka.LoggingLevel;
 import rife.bld.extension.dokka.OutputFormat;
+import rife.bld.extension.kotlin.CompileOptions;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 import rife.bld.publish.PomBuilder;
 import rife.bld.publish.PublishDeveloper;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class IsgdShortenBuild extends Project {
     public IsgdShortenBuild() {
         pkg = "net.thauvin.erik";
         name = "isgd-shorten";
-        version = version(1, 1, 0);
+        version = version(1, 1, 1, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         javaRelease = 11;
         downloadSources = true;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public class IsgdShortenBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        final var kotlin = version(2, 1, 10);
+        final var kotlin = version(2, 1, 20);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib", kotlin))
                 .include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder", "urlencoder-lib-jvm", version(1, 6, 0)));
@@ -118,8 +119,11 @@ public class IsgdShortenBuild extends Project {
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Compiles the Kotlin project")
     @Override
     public void compile() throws Exception {
+        final var options = new CompileOptions();
+        options.jvmOptions().add("--enable-native-access=ALL-UNNAMED");
         new CompileKotlinOperation()
                 .fromProject(this)
+                .compileOptions(options)
                 .execute();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/isgd/Isgd.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/isgd/Isgd.kt
index c48609c..9157567 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/isgd/Isgd.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/isgd/Isgd.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ package net.thauvin.erik.isgd
 
 import net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder.UrlEncoderUtil
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection
-import java.net.URL
+import java.net.URI
 
 /**
  * See the [is.gd API](https://is.gd/apishorteningreference.php).
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fun String.encode(): String = UrlEncoderUtil.encode(this)
 class Isgd private constructor() {
     companion object {
         private fun callApi(url: String): String {
-            val connection = URL(url).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+            val connection = URI(url).toURL().openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
             try {
                 connection.setRequestProperty(
                     "User-Agent",