diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6fff67ae..c31f3e22 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext {
-        kotlin_version = '1.9.22'
-        androidx_appcompat_version = "1.6.1"
-        androidx_core_version = '1.12.0'
-        androidx_exifinterface_version = "1.3.6"
-        androidx_transition_version = "1.4.1"
-        constraintlayout_version = "1.1.3"
-    }
     repositories {
         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
         google()
@@ -25,5 +17,5 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 tasks.register('clean', Delete) {
-    delete rootProject.buildDir
+    delete rootProject.layout.buildDirectory
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ffdfae03..975c1f81 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Wed Feb 08 15:37:10 CET 2023
+#Sat Jan 20 15:49:05 CET 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.2-bin.zip
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/sample/build.gradle b/sample/build.gradle
index 4681de87..5255a1c5 100644
--- a/sample/build.gradle
+++ b/sample/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ android {
         versionCode 14
         versionName '1.2.6'
     }
-    flavorDimensions "default"
+    flavorDimensions = ["default"]
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:${androidx_appcompat_version}"
-    implementation "androidx.core:core-ktx:${androidx_core_version}"
+    implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1"
+    implementation "androidx.core:core-ktx:1.12.0"
     implementation "androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4"
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0'
     implementation project(':ucrop')
diff --git a/ucrop/publish.gradle b/ucrop/publish.gradle
index dbdbf5c5..dd840709 100644
--- a/ucrop/publish.gradle
+++ b/ucrop/publish.gradle
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ tasks.register('androidSourcesJar', Jar) {
     }
 }
 
-group = PUBLISH_GROUP_ID
-version = PUBLISH_VERSION
-
 publishing {
     publications {
         release(MavenPublication) {
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@ publishing {
                 licenses {
                     license {
                         name = 'uCrop\'n\'Edit License'
-                        url = 'https://github.com/jens-muenker/uCrop-n-Edit'
+                        url = 'https://github.com/jens-muenker/uCrop-n-Edit#license'
                     }
                 }