diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9c349992..844b46a0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.1.2'
     }
 }
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     repositories {
-        jcenter()
+        mavenCentral()
         google()
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
     }
diff --git a/chatkit/build.gradle b/chatkit/build.gradle
index ad99aae0..70bfeeeb 100644
--- a/chatkit/build.gradle
+++ b/chatkit/build.gradle
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 29
-    buildToolsVersion '29.0.2'
+    namespace 'com.stfalcon.chatkit'
+    compileSdkVersion 34
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
+        targetSdkVersion 34
         versionCode 1
         versionName '0.4.1'
         consumerProguardFiles 'proguard.txt'
@@ -18,33 +19,31 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-    }
-
-    afterEvaluate {
-        publishing {
-            publications {
-                // Creates a Maven publication called "release".
-                release(MavenPublication) {
-                    // Applies the component for the release build variant.
-                    from components.release
-
-                    // You can then customize attributes of the publication as shown below.
-                    groupId = 'com.github.stfalcon'
-                    artifactId = 'chatkit'
-                    version = '0.4.1'
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
 
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1'
-    implementation "com.google.android:flexbox:1.0.0"
-    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.10.0'
+    implementation "com.google.android:flexbox:3.0.0"
+    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.3.2'
+}
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        // Creates a Maven publication called "release".
+        release(MavenPublication) {
+            // Applies the component for the release build variant.
+            singleVariant("release")
+
+            // You can then customize attributes of the publication as shown below.
+            groupId = 'com.github.stfalcon'
+            artifactId = 'chatkit'
+            version = '0.4.1'
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b12ede36..2a8d8466 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-6.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-all.zip
diff --git a/sample/build.gradle b/sample/build.gradle
index ec6c1258..4824fa05 100644
--- a/sample/build.gradle
+++ b/sample/build.gradle
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 29
-    buildToolsVersion '29.0.2'
+    namespace 'com.stfalcon.chatkit.sample'
+    compileSdkVersion 34
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.stfalcon.chatkit.sample"
         minSdkVersion 14
+        targetSdkVersion 34
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner 'androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner'
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
     }
 }
 
@@ -32,23 +33,21 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':chatkit')
 
     implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
-    androidTestImplementation('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.0', {
-        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
-    })
-    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13'
+    androidTestImplementation('androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.5.1')
+    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
 
-    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.2.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1'
     implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.10.0'
 
     //Picasso
-    implementation "com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.71828"
+    implementation "com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.8"
 
     //ImageViews
-    implementation "de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.2.0"
+    implementation "de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:3.1.0"
     implementation "com.github.siyamed:android-shape-imageview:0.9.3"
 
     //Utils
-    implementation "me.relex:circleindicator:1.2.2@aar"
+    implementation "me.relex:circleindicator:2.1.6@aar"
 
 }