diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 0276897..9a34c18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           arguments: shadowJar
       - name: Upload a Build Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.0
         with:
           name: 'Successfully build DiscordOfficer JDK${{ matrix.jdk }}'
           path: build/libs/*.jar
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 30c7a15..77b275d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 checkstyle {
-    toolVersion = "10.17.0"
+    toolVersion = "10.18.1"
 
     configFile = file("${rootDir}/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml")
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ configurations.named("checkstyle") {
     resolutionStrategy {
         capabilitiesResolution {
             withCapability("com.google.collections:google-collections") {
-                select("com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre")
+                select("com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre")
             }
         }
     }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ configurations.named("checkstyle") {
 
 dependencies {
     // JDA
-    implementation("net.dv8tion:JDA:5.0.2")  {
+    implementation("net.dv8tion:JDA:5.1.1")  {
         exclude("opus-java", "opus-java")
     }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("net.dzikoysk:cdn:1.14.5")
 
     // slf4j setup
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.7")
+    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.8")
 
     // new modern fork of jda-utilities
     implementation("pw.chew:jda-chewtils-command:2.0-SNAPSHOT")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-jdbc:6.1")
 
     // HikariCP
-    implementation("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:5.1.0")
+    implementation("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:6.0.0")
 
     // Database drivers
     implementation("com.h2database:h2:2.3.232")
@@ -72,19 +72,19 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0")
 
     // tests
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.0")
-    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.11.0")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.1")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.11.1")
 
     // mockwebserver
     testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:mockwebserver:4.12.0")
     testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0")
 
     // mockito
-    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.12.0")
-    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:5.12.0")
+    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:5.13.0")
+    testImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:5.13.0")
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3
-    implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.16.0")
+    implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0")
 }
 
 tasks.getByName<Test>("test") {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 9355b41..df97d72 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-8.10-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME