diff --git a/.github/workflows/nvd_scanner.yml b/.github/workflows/nvd_scanner.yml
index a4c1d5d..6f35dfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nvd_scanner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nvd_scanner.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         java-version: 21
 
     - name: Install Clojure Tools
-      uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
+      uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@13.0
       with:
         cli: 'latest'
         bb: 'latest'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-setup/action.yml b/.github/workflows/shared-setup/action.yml
index 758ea7a..d4ba2aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-setup/action.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runs:
       if: inputs.jdk != 'skip'
 
     - name: Install Clojure Tools
-      uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
+      uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@13.0
       with:
         cli: 'latest'
         bb: 'latest'
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 9b256f2..2096c48 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@
    :extra-deps {com.github.clj-easy/graal-build-time {:mvn/version "1.0.5"}}}
   :build
   {:extra-paths ["build"]
-   :deps {io.github.clojure/tools.build {:mvn/version "0.10.5"}
+   :deps {io.github.clojure/tools.build {:mvn/version "0.10.6"}
           slipset/deps-deploy {:mvn/version "0.2.2"}
           babashka/fs {:mvn/version "0.5.22"}}
    :ns-default build}
   ;; for consistent linting we use a specific version of clj-kondo through the jvm
-  :clj-kondo {:extra-deps {clj-kondo/clj-kondo {:mvn/version "2024.09.27"}}
+  :clj-kondo {:extra-deps {clj-kondo/clj-kondo {:mvn/version "2024.11.14"}}
               :override-deps {org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.12.0"}}
               :main-opts ["-m" "clj-kondo.main"]}
   :eastwood {:extra-deps {jonase/eastwood {:mvn/version "1.4.3"}}
              :main-opts ["-m" "eastwood.lint" {:source-paths ["src/clojure"]
                                                :test-paths ["test"]
                                                :add-linters [:performance]}]}
-  :outdated {:extra-deps {com.github.liquidz/antq {:mvn/version  "2.10.1241"}
+  :outdated {:extra-deps {com.github.liquidz/antq {:mvn/version  "2.11.1250"}
                           org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.12.0"}
                           org.slf4j/slf4j-simple {:mvn/version "2.0.16"} ;; to rid ourselves of logger warnings
                           }
diff --git a/script/publish.clj b/script/publish.clj
index 90a8d1a..2d5d3b0 100644
--- a/script/publish.clj
+++ b/script/publish.clj
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
                  ;; followed by any attributes
                  "$1"
                   ;; followed by datestamp (local time is fine)
-                 (str " - " (yyyy-mm-dd-now-utc))
+                 " - " (yyyy-mm-dd-now-utc)
                   ;; followed by an AsciiDoc anchor for easy referencing
-                 (str " [[v" version  "]]")
+                 " [[v" version  "]]"
                   ;; followed by section content
                  "$2"
                   ;; followed by link to commit log