diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f8858d..2a9d9e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.0</version>
+      <version>2.1.10</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-      <version>20240303</version>
+      <version>20250107</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
index 3cc16f4..be69f63 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/JokeApiBuild.java
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public class JokeApiBuild extends Project {
         pomRoot();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void publishLocal() throws Exception {
+        super.publishLocal();
+        pomRoot();
+    }
+
     @BuildCommand(value = "pom-root", summary = "Generates the POM file in the root directory")
     public void pomRoot() throws FileUtilsErrorException {
         PomBuilder.generateInto(publishOperation().fromProject(this).info(), dependencies(),