diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/CompilerSettings.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/CompilerSettings.kt
index 3e0d79551..ff2d443e8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/CompilerSettings.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/CompilerSettings.kt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ package configurations
 
 object CompilerSettings {
     const val KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET = "1.8"
+    const val KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER = true
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/Languages.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/Languages.kt
index 1453a9862..91d74698f 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/Languages.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/configurations/Languages.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package configurations
 
-import org.gradle.api.JavaVersion
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.maven
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.repositories
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Versions.kt
index ac77ab3a8..ce15b808c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies/Versions.kt
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ package dependencies
 object Versions {
     val JUNIT_JUPITER = "5.7.1"
     val BATIK = "1.14"
-    val KOTLIN = "1.4.30"
-    val KTOR = "1.5.1"
+    val KOTLIN = "1.4.31"
+    val KTOR = "1.5.2"
     val PROGUARD = "7.0.1"
     val KOTLESS = "0.1.6"
 
     val MARKDOWNJ_CORE = "0.4"
-    val ZIP4J = "2.6.4"
+    val ZIP4J = "2.7.0"
     val ITEXTPDF = "5.5.13.2"
     val BATIK_TRANSCODER = BATIK
     val BATIK_CODEC = BATIK
-    val SNAKEYAML = "1.27"
+    val SNAKEYAML = "1.28"
     val SYSTEM_TRAY = "3.17"
     val BOUNCYCASTLE = "1.68"
     val JUNIT_JUPITER_API = JUNIT_JUPITER
     val JUNIT_JUPITER_ENGINE = JUNIT_JUPITER
-    val KOTLIN_SERIALIZATION_JSON = "1.0.1"
+    val KOTLIN_SERIALIZATION_JSON = "1.1.0"
     val KOTLIN_COROUTINES_CORE = "1.4.2"
     val KTOR_SERVER_NETTY = KTOR
     val KTOR_SERVER_SERVLET = KTOR
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ object Versions {
     val PROGUARD_GRADLE = PROGUARD
     val WCA_I18N = "0.4.3"
     val GOOGLE_APPENGINE_GRADLE = "2.4.1"
-    val GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE = "1.113.9"
+    val GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE = "1.113.11"
     val TNOODLE_SCRAMBLES = "0.18.0"
     val APACHE_COMMONS_LANG3 = "3.11"
     val KOTLESS_KTOR = KOTLESS
-    val TESTING_MOCKK = "1.10.5"
+    val TESTING_MOCKK = "1.10.6"
     val KOTLINX_ATOMICFU_GRADLE = "0.15.1"
 
     object Plugins {
         val SHADOW = "6.1.0"
-        val NODEJS = "3.0.0"
+        val NODEJS = "3.0.1"
         val DEPENDENCY_VERSIONS = "0.36.0"
         val GIT_VERSION_TAG = "0.12.3"
 
diff --git a/cloudscrambles/build.gradle.kts b/cloudscrambles/build.gradle.kts
index 9bfc2a054..37608e213 100644
--- a/cloudscrambles/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cloudscrambles/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 import configurations.Languages.attachRemoteRepositories
 import configurations.ProjectVersions.tNoodleImplOrDefault
 import configurations.ProjectVersions.tNoodleVersionOrDefault
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+    kotlinOptions.useIR = KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 }
 
 appengine {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 330c692c5..9c6c01be3 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.8.3-all.zip
diff --git a/tnoodle-server/build.gradle.kts b/tnoodle-server/build.gradle.kts
index 149845e6c..5227c251c 100644
--- a/tnoodle-server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tnoodle-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 import configurations.Languages.attachRemoteRepositories
 
 import crypto.BuildVerification.SIGNATURE_PACKAGE
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+    kotlinOptions.useIR = KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 }
 
 tasks.create("deleteSignatures") {
diff --git a/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts b/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
index 62eb3eabf..5545071a3 100644
--- a/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/webscrambles/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+import configurations.CompilerSettings.KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 import configurations.FileUtils.symlink
 import configurations.Frameworks.configureJUnit5
 import configurations.Languages.attachRemoteRepositories
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ configureJUnit5()
 
 tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET
+    kotlinOptions.useIR = KOTLIN_USE_IR_COMPILER
 }
 
 application {