diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 7b7a4b9..cc397af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [17, 21, 22]
-        kotlin-version: [1.9.24, 2.0.20]
+        java-version: [17, 21, 23]
+        kotlin-version: [1.9.24, 2.1.0]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
diff --git a/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
index f8467b4..a8d9757 100644
--- a/.idea/kotlinc.xml
+++ b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
-    <option name="version" value="1.9.10" />
+    <option name="version" value="2.1.0" />
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e618d1e..a45b49c 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-2.0.20-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-2.1.0-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 [![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.1.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/jokeapi.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/jokeapi/releases/latest)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/jokeapi?color=blue)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/net.thauvin.erik/jokeapi)
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index ee5e7de..04271d1 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.extension-detekt=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-detekt:0.9.7
-bld.extension-dokka=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-dokka:1.0.1
+bld.extension-dokka=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-dokka:1.0.2
 bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.8
-bld.extension-kotlin=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:1.0.2
+bld.extension-kotlin=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:1.0.3
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.sourceDirectories=
 bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1fd22ca..0d3d213 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.0</version>
+      <version>2.1.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder</groupId>
       <artifactId>urlencoder-lib-jvm</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.0</version>
+      <version>1.6.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
index fc53878..ec95df3 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ public class JokeApiBuild extends Project {
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        final var kotlin = version(2, 0, 20);
+        final var kotlin = version(2, 1, 0);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib", kotlin))
                 .include(dependency("org.json", "json", "20240303"))
-                .include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder", "urlencoder-lib-jvm", version(1, 5, 0)));
+                .include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder", "urlencoder-lib-jvm", version(1, 6, 0)));
         scope(test)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-test-junit5", kotlin))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 4)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 4)))
                 .include(dependency("com.willowtreeapps.assertk", "assertk-jvm", version(0, 28, 1)));
 
         publishOperation()