diff --git a/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
index 2b8a50f..0fc3113 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="1.8.0" />
+    <option name="version" value="1.8.10" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 604ff10..b8b1849 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.45.0"
+    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.46.0"
     id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.22.0"
     id("java")
     id("maven-publish")
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(platform(kotlin("bom")))
-    
+
+    implementation("net.thauvin.erik:urlencoder:1.3.0")
     implementation("org.json:json:20220924")
 
     testImplementation(kotlin("test"))
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    toolchain {
+        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(11))
+    }
     withSourcesJar()
 }
 
@@ -66,10 +67,6 @@ tasks {
         useJUnitPlatform()
     }
 
-    withType<KotlinCompile>().configureEach {
-        kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = java.targetCompatibility.toString()
-    }
-
     withType<Test> {
         testLogging {
             exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.FULL
@@ -77,14 +74,6 @@ tasks {
         }
     }
 
-    withType<io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.Detekt>().configureEach {
-        this.jvmTarget = java.targetCompatibility.toString()
-    }
-
-    withType<io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.DetektCreateBaselineTask>().configureEach {
-        this.jvmTarget = java.targetCompatibility.toString()
-    }
-
     withType<GenerateMavenPom> {
         destination = file("$projectDir/pom.xml")
     }
@@ -149,8 +138,8 @@ publishing {
                     }
                 }
                 scm {
-                    connection.set("scm:git://github.com/$gitHub.git")
-                    developerConnection.set("scm:git@github.com:$gitHub.git")
+                    connection.set("scm:git:https://github.com/$gitHub.git")
+                    developerConnection.set("scm:git:git@github.com:$gitHub.git")
                     url.set(mavenUrl)
                 }
                 issueManagement {
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d314f31..d809b72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     </developer>
   </developers>
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:git://github.com/ethauvin/jokeapi.git</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git@github.com:ethauvin/jokeapi.git</developerConnection>
+    <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/ethauvin/jokeapi.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ethauvin/jokeapi.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/ethauvin/jokeapi</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.8.10</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -50,9 +50,15 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
       <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.0</version>
+      <version>1.8.10</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>net.thauvin.erik</groupId>
+      <artifactId>urlencoder</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.0</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.json</groupId>
       <artifactId>json</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeApi.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeApi.kt
index 22f20a1..05b1bb1 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeApi.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeApi.kt
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ import net.thauvin.erik.jokeapi.models.Joke
 import net.thauvin.erik.jokeapi.models.Language
 import net.thauvin.erik.jokeapi.models.Parameter
 import net.thauvin.erik.jokeapi.models.Type
+import net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder.UrlEncoder
 import org.json.JSONObject
-import java.net.URLEncoder
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 import java.util.logging.Logger
 import java.util.stream.Collectors
 
@@ -86,10 +85,7 @@ object JokeApi {
                 val param = it.next()
                 urlBuilder.append(param.key)
                 if (param.value.isNotEmpty()) {
-                    urlBuilder.append("=").append(
-                        URLEncoder.encode(param.value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).replace("+", "%20")
-                            .replace("*", "%2A").replace("%7E", "~")
-                    )
+                    urlBuilder.append("=").append(UrlEncoder.encode(param.value))
                 }
                 if (it.hasNext()) {
                     urlBuilder.append("&")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeConfig.kt
index 8378e23..544383c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/jokeapi/JokeConfig.kt
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ class JokeConfig private constructor(
         var idRange: IdRange = IdRange(),
         var amount: Int = 1,
         var safe: Boolean = false,
-        var auth: String = "",
-        var splitNewLine: Boolean = false
+        var splitNewLine: Boolean = false,
+        var auth: String = ""
     ) {
         fun categories(categories: Set<Category>) = apply { this.categories = categories }
         fun lang(language: Language) = apply { lang = language }
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ class JokeConfig private constructor(
         fun idRange(idRange: IdRange) = apply { this.idRange = idRange }
         fun amount(amount: Int) = apply { this.amount = amount }
         fun safe(safe: Boolean) = apply { this.safe = safe }
-        fun auth(auth: String) = apply { this.auth = auth }
         fun splitNewLine(splitNewLine: Boolean) = apply { this.splitNewLine = splitNewLine }
+        fun auth(auth: String) = apply { this.auth = auth }
 
         fun build() = JokeConfig(
             categories, lang, blacklistFlags, type, format, contains, idRange, amount, safe, splitNewLine, auth