diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a3602b7..0be5284 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 kotlin = "2.4.0"
-kotest = "6.2.0"
+kotest = "6.2.1"
 ktlint = "12.1.2"
 exposed = "1.3.0"
 jackson = "2.22.0"
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ liquibase = "5.0.3"
 testcontainers = "1.21.4"
 postgresql = "42.7.11"
 mysql = "9.7.0"
-kafkaClients = "4.3.0"
+kafkaClients = "4.3.1"
 spring = "7.0.8"
 springBoot = "4.1.0"
-vanniktechPublish = "0.36.0"
+vanniktechPublish = "0.37.0"
 wiremock = "3.13.2"
 slf4j = "2.0.18"
-logback = "1.5.34"
+logback = "1.5.35"
 assertj = "3.27.7"
 h2 = "2.4.240"
 micrometer = "1.17.0"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pitestTool = "1.17.0"
 pitestJunit5Plugin = "1.2.1"
 # Hibernate ORM 7.x (the line Spring Framework 7.x targets); integration-tests only, to exercise
 # JpaTransactionManager fail-fast extraction.
-hibernate = "7.4.1.Final"
+hibernate = "7.4.2.Final"
 
 [libraries]
 kotlinGradlePlugin = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "kotlin" }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 4dcb842..7430a33 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-9.5.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 retries=0
 retryBackOffMs=500
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index b9bb139..249efbb 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index aa5f10b..8508ef6 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
+@rem Execute gradlew
 @rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
 @rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
 endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel