diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7e3e022..9c72167 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'application'
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '4.0.3'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.1'
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'com.sparkjava', name: 'spark-core', version: '2.9.1'
-    compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.30'
-    compile group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '8.0.19'
-    compile group: 'org.xerial', name: 'sqlite-jdbc', version: '3.30.1'
-    compile group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: '2.10.2'
-	testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13'
-	testCompile group: 'org.skyscreamer', name: 'jsonassert', version: '1.5.0'
-	testCompile group: 'com.mashape.unirest', name: 'unirest-java', version: '1.4.9'
+    implementation group: 'com.sparkjava', name: 'spark-core', version: '2.9.1'
+    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.30'
+    implementation group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '8.0.19'
+    implementation group: 'org.xerial', name: 'sqlite-jdbc', version: '3.30.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core', name: 'jackson-databind', version: '2.10.2'
+    testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.skyscreamer', name: 'jsonassert', version: '1.5.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'com.mashape.unirest', name: 'unirest-java', version: '1.4.9'
 }
 
 group = 'com.krusty'
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 29f1ec6..0bedc87 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#Mon Feb 17 13:38:19 CET 2020
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.2-all.zip
+#Mon Apr 15 18:23:12 CEST 2024
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists