diff --git a/gradle-plugins/builder-plugins/build.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/builder-plugins/build.gradle.kts
index bd5b119..9708397 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/builder-plugins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/builder-plugins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(platform(libs.kotest.bom))
   implementation("io.kotest:kotest-framework-multiplatform-plugin-gradle")
 
-  implementation("io.kvision:io.kvision.gradle.plugin:${libs.versions.kvision.get()}")
+  implementation(libs.gradlePlugin.kvision)
 
-  implementation("net.swiftzer.semver:semver:${libs.versions.semver.get()}")
+  implementation(libs.semver)
 
   implementation(platform(libs.okio.bom))
   implementation(libs.okio.core)
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(libs.kotlinx.cli)
 }
 
+
+tasks.withType<KotlinCompile>().configureEach {
+  kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += listOf(
+    "-opt-in=kotlin.ExperimentalStdlibApi",
+    "-opt-in=kotlin.time.ExperimentalTime",
+    "-opt-in=kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi",
+  )
+}
+
 //val gradleJvmTarget = "11"
 //
 //kotlin {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 1a52747..52dc66c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ kotlin     = "1.7.20"
 ## libs ##
 camel-kafkaConnectors = "0.11.0"
 http4k                = "4.25.16.2"
-kafka                 = "3.2.3"         # https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
-kvision               = "5.15.2"        # https://github.com/rjaros/kvision/releases
+kafka                 = "3.3.1"         # https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
+kvision               = "5.15.3"        # https://github.com/rjaros/kvision/releases
 log4j2                = "2.17.2"
 okio                  = "3.2.0"         # https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.squareup.okio/okio
 qosLogback            = "1.2.11"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ kxs-charleskornKaml   = "0.44.0"
 kxs-mamoeYamlkt       = "0.12.0"
 kxs-kxsTsGen          = "0.2.1"
 
-kotlinJsWrappers      = "1.0.0-pre.387" # https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.jetbrains.kotlin-wrappers/kotlin-wrappers-bom
+kotlinJsWrappers      = "1.0.0-pre.399" # https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.jetbrains.kotlin-wrappers/kotlin-wrappers-bom
 
 kotlinx-cli           = "0.3.4"
 kotlinx-coroutines    = "1.6.4"         # https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/releases
@@ -35,38 +35,37 @@ kotlinx-nodejs        = "0.0.7"
 
 kSvgDsl               = "v2.2.0"
 
-ktor                  = "2.1.1"         # https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/releases
+ktor                  = "2.1.2"         # https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/releases
 
-hoplite               = "2.6.2"         # https://github.com/sksamuel/hoplite/releases
+hoplite               = "2.6.4"         # https://github.com/sksamuel/hoplite/releases
 
 simpleSyslogParser    = "1.0.0"         # https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.github.palindromicity/simple-syslog
 
 kotkaStreams          = "22.08.06"
 
-marykRocksDb          = "7.3.1-1"       # https://search.maven.org/artifact/io.maryk.rocksdb/rocksdb-multiplatform
+marykRocksDb          = "7.3.1-2"       # https://search.maven.org/artifact/io.maryk.rocksdb/rocksdb-multiplatform
 
 klogging              = "0.4.9"
 
-nimbusJoseJwt         = "9.25"          # https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt
+nimbusJoseJwt         = "9.25.4"          # https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt
 
 ## npm ##
 
 npm-luaTypes        = "2.13.0"   # https://www.npmjs.com/package/lua-types
-npm-typescriptToLua = "1.10.0"   # https://www.npmjs.com/package/typescript-to-lua
-npm-typedFactorio   = "1.7.5"    # https://www.npmjs.com/package/typed-factorio
-npm-typescript      = "4.8.3"    # https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/releases
+npm-typescriptToLua = "1.10.1"   # https://www.npmjs.com/package/typescript-to-lua
+npm-typedFactorio   = "1.8.1"    # https://www.npmjs.com/package/typed-factorio
+npm-typescript      = "4.8.4"    # https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/releases
 
-npm-bootswatch      = "5.2.1"   # https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/bootswatch
+npm-bootswatch      = "5.2.1"    # https://www.jsdelivr.com/package/npm/bootswatch
 
 ## test ##
-junit      = "5.9.0"              # https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/releases
-#kotest     = "5.4.2"
-kotest     = "5.5.0-LOCAL"
-mockk      = "1.12.8"             # https://github.com/mockk/mockk/releases/
+junit      = "5.9.1"             # https://github.com/junit-team/junit5/releases
+kotest     = "5.5.0"             # https://github.com/kotest/kotest/releases
+mockk      = "1.13.2"            # https://github.com/mockk/mockk/releases/
 
 
 ## infra ##
-factorio               = "1.1.68"
+factorio               = "1.1.69"    # https://www.factorio.com/download
 confluent-kafkaConnect = "7.0.1"
 grafana                = "8.5.0"
 prometheus             = "v2.34.0"
@@ -278,6 +277,11 @@ http4k-test-chaos    = { group = "org.http4k",  name = "http4k-testing-chaos",
 http4k-test-approval = { group = "org.http4k",  name = "http4k-testing-approval",  version.ref = "http4k"  }
 http4k-test-kotest   = { group = "org.http4k",  name = "http4k-testing-kotest",    version.ref = "http4k"  }
 
+################
+### plugins  ###
+################
+
+gradlePlugin-kvision = { module = "io.kvision:io.kvision.gradle.plugin", version.ref = "kvision" }
 
 #########
 [bundles]