diff --git a/.scalafmt.conf b/.scalafmt.conf
index d968e23..e8f25b7 100644
--- a/.scalafmt.conf
+++ b/.scalafmt.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 runner.dialect = "scala213"
-version=3.7.3
+version = 3.8.1
 binPack.parentConstructors = true
 maxColumn = 128
 includeCurlyBraceInSelectChains = false
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1ef8113..533ea8b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import Dependencies._
+import Dependencies.*
 //import org.galaxio.performance.avro.RegistrySubject
 
-val scalaV      = "2.13.10"
+val scalaV      = "2.13.14"
 val avroSchemas = Seq() // for example Seq(RegistrySubject("test-hello-schema", 1))
 
 lazy val root = (project in file("."))
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index c148af0..21daefb 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import sbt._
+import sbt.*
 
 object Dependencies {
   private object Versions {
-    val kafka   = "7.4.0-ce"
-    val gatling = "3.9.5"
-    val avro4s  = "4.1.1"
-    val avro    = "1.11.1"
+    val kafka   = "7.6.0-ce"
+    val gatling = "3.10.5"
+    val avro4s  = "4.1.2"
+    val avro    = "1.11.3"
   }
 
   lazy val gatling: Seq[ModuleID] = Seq(
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ object Dependencies {
   lazy val avroCompiler: ModuleID = "org.apache.avro" % "avro-compiler" % Versions.avro
   lazy val avroCore: ModuleID     = "org.apache.avro" % "avro"          % Versions.avro
   lazy val avroSerdes: ModuleID   =
-    ("io.confluent" % "kafka-streams-avro-serde" % "7.4.0").exclude("org.apache.kafka", "kafka-streams-scala")
-  lazy val avroSerializers: ModuleID = "io.confluent" % "kafka-avro-serializer" % "7.4.0"
+    ("io.confluent" % "kafka-streams-avro-serde" % "7.6.0").exclude("org.apache.kafka", "kafka-streams-scala")
+  lazy val avroSerializers: ModuleID = "io.confluent" % "kafka-avro-serializer" % "7.6.0"
 
 }
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index 35b53c3..7d5f1d8 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # suppress inspection "UnusedProperty"
-sbt.version=1.8.2
\ No newline at end of file
+sbt.version=1.9.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 0325dec..a050c10 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
 )
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-ci-release"             % "1.5.12")
-addSbtPlugin("io.gatling"     % "gatling-sbt"                % "4.3.2")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"  % "sbt-scalafmt"               % "2.5.0")
-addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-avro"                   % "3.4.2")
-addSbtPlugin("org.galaxio"    % "sbt-schema-registry-plugin" % "0.3.0")
-addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage"  % "sbt-scoverage"              % "2.0.7")
+addSbtPlugin("io.gatling"     % "gatling-sbt"                % "4.9.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"  % "sbt-scalafmt"               % "2.5.2")
+addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-avro"                   % "3.4.3")
+addSbtPlugin("org.galaxio"    % "sbt-schema-registry-plugin" % "0.4.0")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage"  % "sbt-scoverage"              % "2.0.12")
 
-libraryDependencies += "org.apache.avro" % "avro-compiler" % "1.11.1"
+libraryDependencies += "org.apache.avro" % "avro-compiler" % "1.11.3"
diff --git a/publish.sbt b/publish.sbt
index e583286..8de3b38 100644
--- a/publish.sbt
+++ b/publish.sbt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ ThisBuild / scmInfo              := Some(
   ),
 )
 
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.13.14"
+
 ThisBuild / developers := List(
   Developer(
     id = "jigarkhwar",