diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 18ae93fd..0fde85ba 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ android.defaults.buildfeatures.shaders=false
 # https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin#4.1-nontransitive-r-class
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
 
-# Maven publication
+## Maven Central Publication ##
+systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
+
+# Increase timeout when pushing to Sonatype (otherwise we get timeouts)
+systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=120000
+
+GROUP=com.github.skydoves
+
 POM_URL=https://github.com/skydoves/balloon/
 POM_SCM_URL=https://github.com/skydoves/balloon/
 POM_SCM_CONNECTION=scm:git:git://github.com/skydoves/balloon.git
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 0f25b78b..bdcf228d 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [versions]
 agp = "8.1.1"
 dokka = "1.8.20"
-kotlin = "1.9.0"
+kotlin = "1.9.10"
 kotlinBinaryCompatibility = "0.13.2"
 jvmTarget = "11"
 nexusPlugin = "0.25.3"
 androidxComposeBom = "2023.09.00"
-androidxComposeCompiler = "1.5.1"
+androidxComposeCompiler = "1.5.3"
 androidxComposeConstraintLayout = "1.0.1"
 androidxMaterial = "1.9.0"
 androidxAppcompat = "1.6.1"