diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
index 9ae2f55..66b8940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: '11'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@56b90f209b02bf6d1deae490e9ef18b21a389cd4
       - name: Publish package
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@a4cf152f482c7ca97ef56ead29bf08bcd953284c
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@3bfe3a46584a206fb8361cdedd0647b0c4204232
         with:
           arguments: publishAllPublicationsToGitHubPackagesRepository
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index aa60d18..81afd1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@3df4ab11eba7bda6032a0b82a6bb43b11571feac # v4
     - name: Set up JDK 11
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: '11'
         distribution: 'liberica'
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@a4cf152f482c7ca97ef56ead29bf08bcd953284c
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@3bfe3a46584a206fb8361cdedd0647b0c4204232
       with:
         arguments: check assemble
diff --git a/aot-smoke-test/build.gradle.kts b/aot-smoke-test/build.gradle.kts
index c1aa0e3..5674736 100644
--- a/aot-smoke-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/aot-smoke-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     application
-    id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.9.24"
+    id("org.graalvm.buildtools.native") version "0.9.25"
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e306cfb..1847370 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint.KtlintExtension
 import java.util.*
 
 plugins {
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.0" apply false
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.10" apply false
     kotlin("libs.publisher") version "0.0.61-dev-34"
     id("org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint") version "11.5.1" apply false
-    id("org.owasp.dependencycheck") version "8.3.1" apply false // "dependencyCheckAnalyze"
+    id("org.owasp.dependencycheck") version "8.4.0" apply false // "dependencyCheckAnalyze"
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.47.0" apply false // "dependencyUpdates --refresh-dependencies"
     id("me.qoomon.git-versioning") version "6.4.2"
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 9f4197d..ac72c34 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.2.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.3-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/kirc-suspending/build.gradle.kts b/kirc-suspending/build.gradle.kts
index 33faefc..241ad34 100644
--- a/kirc-suspending/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kirc-suspending/build.gradle.kts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.github.microutils:kotlin-logging-jvm:3.0.5")
 
     // insecure connections
-    implementation("io.github.hakky54:sslcontext-kickstart:8.1.5")
+    implementation("io.github.hakky54:sslcontext-kickstart:8.1.6")
 
     // tests
     testImplementation(platform(tests.junit.bom))
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 6175670..ed0daab 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             library("junit-engine", "org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter-engine").withoutVersion()
             bundle("junit", listOf("junit-api", "junit-params", "junit-engine"))
 
-            version("kotest", "5.6.2")
+            version("kotest", "5.7.1")
             library("kotest-runner", "io.kotest", "kotest-runner-junit5").versionRef("kotest")
             library("kotest-assertions", "io.kotest", "kotest-assertions-core-jvm").versionRef("kotest")
             bundle("kotest", listOf("kotest-runner", "kotest-assertions"))