diff --git a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
index 0e1909b..ae6a622 100644
--- a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,16 +19,7 @@ plugins {
     application
     kotlin("multiplatform")
     kotlin("plugin.serialization")
-    id("com.monkopedia.ksrpc.plugin")
-}
-
-repositories {
-    jcenter()
-    mavenCentral()
-    mavenLocal()
-    maven(url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-dev/")
-    maven(url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap/")
-    maven(url = "https://kotlinx.bintray.com/kotlinx/")
+    alias(libs.plugins.ksrpc)
 }
 
 application {
@@ -65,42 +56,41 @@ kotlin {
     }
 
     sourceSets["commonMain"].dependencies {
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-core:0.7.1")
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-sockets:0.7.1")
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-ktor-client:0.7.1")
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-ktor-websocket-client:0.7.1")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.3.3")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.3")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime:0.4.0")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-websockets:2.0.2")
+        api(libs.ksrpc)
+        api(libs.ksrpc.sockets)
+        api(libs.ksrpc.ktor.client)
+        api(libs.ksrpc.ktor.websocket.client)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization.json)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.coroutines)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.datetime)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.client)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.client.websockets)
         implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
         api(project(":hauler"))
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-io:2.0.2")
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.io)
     }
     sourceSets["jvmMain"].dependencies {
         implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
         implementation(kotlin("reflect"))
-        implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.6")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-core:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-host-common:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:2.0.2")
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-sockets:0.7.1")
-
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.0.0")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.0.0")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.6.4")
-        implementation("com.github.ajalt:clikt:2.8.0")
+        implementation(libs.slf4j.api)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server.host.common)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server.netty)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.client)
+        compileOnly(libs.ksrpc.sockets)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization.json)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.coroutines)
+        implementation(libs.clikt)
         implementation(kotlin("test-junit"))
         implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3")
     }
     sourceSets["jsMain"].dependencies {
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-sockets:0.7.1")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-js:2.0.2")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-nodejs:0.0.7")
+        api(libs.ksrpc.sockets)
+        api(libs.ktor.client)
+        api(libs.ktor.client.js)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.nodejs)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/JvmHarnessRule.kt b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/JvmHarnessRule.kt
index c483e64..cfcf49c 100644
--- a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/JvmHarnessRule.kt
+++ b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/JvmHarnessRule.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import java.io.PipedOutputStream
 
 class JvmHarnessRule : BeforeAfterRule() {
     private var harnessImpl: HarnessProtocol? = null
-    private var conn1: Connection? = null
-    private var conn2: Connection? = null
+    private var conn1: Connection<String>? = null
+    private var conn2: Connection<String>? = null
     private var scope: CoroutineScope? = null
 
     val harness: HarnessProtocol
diff --git a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NativeHarnessRule.kt b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NativeHarnessRule.kt
index c4caccc..73ffb66 100644
--- a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NativeHarnessRule.kt
+++ b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NativeHarnessRule.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 
 class NativeHarnessRule : BeforeAfterRule() {
     private var harnessImpl: HarnessProtocol? = null
-    private var connection: Connection? = null
+    private var connection: Connection<String>? = null
 
     val harness: HarnessProtocol
         get() = harnessImpl ?: error("harness can only be accessed within a test")
diff --git a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NodeHarnessRule.kt b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NodeHarnessRule.kt
index 80bf064..b11e36d 100644
--- a/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NodeHarnessRule.kt
+++ b/benchmark/src/jvmMain/kotlin/NodeHarnessRule.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
 
 class NodeHarnessRule : BeforeAfterRule() {
     private var harnessImpl: HarnessProtocol? = null
-    private var connection: Connection? = null
+    private var connection: Connection<String>? = null
 
     val harness: HarnessProtocol
         get() = harnessImpl ?: error("harness can only be accessed within a test")
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d0ebcf8..33dadc4 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 buildscript {
-    val kotlin_version by extra("1.8.0")
     repositories {
-        mavenCentral()
         mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
         gradlePluginPortal()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version")
-        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:$kotlin_version")
-        classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.7.20")
-        classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-base:1.7.20")
-        classpath("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-gradle-plugin:0.7.2")
+        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${libs.versions.kotlin.asProvider().get()}")
+        classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:${libs.versions.kotlin.asProvider().get()}")
+        classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:${libs.versions.dokka.get()}")
+        classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-base:${libs.versions.dokka.get()}")
+        classpath("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-gradle-plugin:${libs.versions.ksrpc.get()}")
         classpath("gradle.plugin.com.github.johnrengelman:shadow:7.1.2")
     }
 }
+
 plugins {
     id("org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint") version "11.0.0"
     id("com.github.hierynomus.license") version "0.16.1"
+    id("com.monkopedia.ksrpc.plugin") version libs.versions.ksrpc.get() apply false
 }
 
 group = "com.monkopedia"
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
-        mavenCentral()
         mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
+        jcenter()
     }
     apply(plugin = "org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint")
     apply(plugin = "com.github.hierynomus.license")
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6efe78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+[versions]
+kotlin = "1.9.10"
+kotlin-coroutines = "1.7.3"
+kotlin-serialization = "1.6.0"
+kotlin-datetime = "0.4.0"
+kotlin-nodejs = "0.0.7"
+ktor = "2.3.4"
+slf4j = "2.0.9"
+clikt = "4.2.0"
+gradleplugin = "8.1.1"
+kotlin-atomicfu = "0.22.0"
+kotlin-compiletesting = "1.5.0"
+dokka = "1.9.0"
+googleautoservice = "1.1.1"
+jnanoid = "2.0.0"
+nanoid = "3.1.22"
+ksrpc = "0.8.0"
+
+[libraries]
+dokka-base = { module = "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-base", version.ref = "dokka" }
+dokka-gradle = { module = "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "dokka" }
+kotlin-gradle = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+autoservice = { module = "com.google.auto.service:auto-service", version.ref = "googleautoservice" }
+autoservice-annotations = { module = "com.google.auto.service:auto-service-annotations", version.ref = "googleautoservice" }
+kotlin-compiletesting = { module = "com.github.tschuchortdev:kotlin-compile-testing", version.ref = "kotlin-compiletesting"}
+ktor-io = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-io", version.ref = "ktor" }
+kotlinx-serialization = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core", version.ref = "kotlin-serialization"}
+kotlinx-serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version.ref = "kotlin-serialization"}
+kotlinx-coroutines = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core", version.ref = "kotlin-coroutines"}
+kotlinx-datetime = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime", version.ref = "kotlin-datetime"}
+kotlinx-atomicfu = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:atomicfu", version.ref = "kotlin-atomicfu"}
+kotlinx-nodejs = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-nodejs", version.ref = "kotlin-nodejs"}
+jnanoid = { module = "com.aventrix.jnanoid:jnanoid", version.ref = "jnanoid" }
+slf4j-api = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api", version.ref = "slf4j"}
+ktor-client = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-core", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-client-js = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-js", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-client-curl = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-curl", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-client-okhttp = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-okhttp", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-client-websockets = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-client-websockets", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-core", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server-websockets = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-websockets", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server-cors = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-cors", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server-host-common = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-host-common", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server-netty = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-server-cio = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-cio", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-http = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-http", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-kotlinx-serialization = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-jackson-serialization = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-serialization-jackson", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-websockets = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-websockets", version.ref = "ktor" }
+ktor-websockets-serialization = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-websocket-serialization", version.ref = "ktor" }
+clikt = { module = "com.github.ajalt.clikt:clikt", version.ref = "clikt"}
+ksrpc = { module = "com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-core", version.ref = "ksrpc"}
+ksrpc-sockets = { module = "com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-sockets", version.ref = "ksrpc"}
+ksrpc-ktor-client = { module = "com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-ktor-client", version.ref = "ksrpc"}
+ksrpc-ktor-websocket-client = { module = "com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-ktor-websocket-client", version.ref = "ksrpc"}
+
+[bundles]
+dokka = ["dokka-base", "dokka-gradle"]
+
+[plugins]
+ksrpc = { id = "com.monkopedia.ksrpc.plugin", version.ref = "ksrpc"}
+android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "gradleplugin" }
+android-library = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "gradleplugin" }
+kotlin = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+kotlin-android = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+kotlin-kapt = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.kapt", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+kotlin-serialization = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+dokka = { id = "org.jetbrains.dokka", version.ref = "dokka" }
+hierynomus-license = { id = "com.github.hierynomus.license", version = "0.16.1" }
+jlleitschuh-ktlint = { id = "org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint", version = "11.0.0" }
+gmazzo-buildconfig = { id = "com.github.gmazzo.buildconfig", version = "3.1.0" }
diff --git a/hauler/build.gradle.kts b/hauler/build.gradle.kts
index d09ea44..b860460 100644
--- a/hauler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hauler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,21 +18,12 @@ plugins {
     java
     kotlin("multiplatform")
     kotlin("plugin.serialization")
-    id("com.monkopedia.ksrpc.plugin")
+    alias(libs.plugins.ksrpc)
     id("org.jetbrains.dokka")
     id("org.gradle.maven-publish")
     id("org.gradle.signing")
 }
 
-repositories {
-    jcenter()
-    mavenCentral()
-    mavenLocal()
-    maven(url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-dev/")
-    maven(url = "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap/")
-    maven(url = "https://kotlinx.bintray.com/kotlinx/")
-}
-
 group = "com.monkopedia"
 
 kotlin {
@@ -60,31 +51,30 @@ kotlin {
         }
     }
     sourceSets["commonMain"].dependencies {
-        api("com.monkopedia.ksrpc:ksrpc-core:0.7.1")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.3.3")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.3")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime:0.4.0")
+        api(libs.ksrpc)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization.json)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.coroutines)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.datetime)
         implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-io:2.0.2")
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.io)
     }
     sourceSets["jvmMain"].dependencies {
         implementation(kotlin("stdlib"))
         implementation(kotlin("reflect"))
-        implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.6")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-core:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-host-common:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:2.0.2")
-
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.0.0")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.0.0")
-        implementation("com.github.ajalt:clikt:2.8.0")
+        implementation(libs.slf4j.api)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server.host.common)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.server.netty)
+        compileOnly(libs.ktor.client)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization)
+        implementation(libs.kotlinx.serialization.json)
+        implementation(libs.clikt)
         implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3")
     }
     sourceSets["jsMain"].dependencies {
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:2.0.2")
-        compileOnly("io.ktor:ktor-client-js:2.0.2")
+        api(libs.ktor.client)
+        api(libs.ktor.client.js)
     }
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +88,7 @@ tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile>().all {
 
 val dokkaJavadoc = tasks.create("dokkaJavadocCustom", DokkaTask::class) {
     project.dependencies {
-        plugins("org.jetbrains.dokka:kotlin-as-java-plugin:1.7.20")
+        plugins("org.jetbrains.dokka:kotlin-as-java-plugin:1.9.0")
     }
     // outputFormat = "javadoc"
     outputDirectory.set(File(project.buildDir, "javadoc"))
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 6dc0bfa..3818dca 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ include(":hauler")
 include(":benchmark")
 
 pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
     resolutionStrategy {
         eachPlugin {
             if (requested.id.id == "kotlin-multiplatform") {