diff --git a/backend/build.gradle.kts b/backend/build.gradle.kts
index f0c1eb102..d4ecf512b 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
 
     // JVM dependency
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.6.3")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.7.2")
 
     // Web framework
     implementation("io.javalin:javalin:5.6.5")
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Testing
     testImplementation(kotlin("test-junit5"))
-    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter-engine", "5.10.3")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter-engine", "5.11.0")
 
     detektPlugins("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:1.23.7")
 }
diff --git a/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index e6441136f..a4b76b953 100644
Binary files a/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a4413138c..0aaefbcaf 100644
--- a/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/backend/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/backend/gradlew b/backend/gradlew
index b740cf133..f5feea6d6 100755
--- a/backend/gradlew
+++ b/backend/gradlew
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
+' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/backend/gradlew.bat b/backend/gradlew.bat
index 7101f8e46..9b42019c7 100755
--- a/backend/gradlew.bat
+++ b/backend/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################