diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 39f1792..5a11aa9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ ext {
 }
 
 subprojects {
-    //apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/ide/idea.gradle')
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/repositories/maven.gradle')
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/compile/java.gradle')
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/test/junit5.gradle')
-    apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/quality/checkstyle.gradle')
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/quality/pmd.gradle')
-    //apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/quality/spotbugs.gradle')
     apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/publish/maven.gradle')
 }
 apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/publish/sonatype.gradle')
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 473f25b..f484d46 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = elx
-version = 7.10.2.34
+version = 7.10.2.35
 
 org.gradle.warning.mode = ALL
diff --git a/gradle/test/junit5.gradle b/gradle/test/junit5.gradle
index 32a5cdc..e728205 100644
--- a/gradle/test/junit5.gradle
+++ b/gradle/test/junit5.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation libs.junit.jupiter.api
-    testImplementation libs.junit.jupiter.params
-    testImplementation libs.hamcrest
-    testRuntimeOnly libs.junit.jupiter.engine
-    testRuntimeOnly libs.junit.jupiter.platform.launcher
+    testImplementation testLibs.junit.jupiter.api
+    testImplementation testLibs.junit.jupiter.params
+    testImplementation testLibs.hamcrest
+    testRuntimeOnly testLibs.junit.jupiter.engine
+    testRuntimeOnly testLibs.junit.jupiter.platform.launcher
 }
 
 test {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test {
     systemProperty 'java.util.logging.manager', 'org.apache.logging.log4j.jul.LogManager'
     systemProperty 'io.netty.tryReflectionSetAccessible', 'false'
     systemProperty 'jna.debug_load', 'true'
-    systemProperty 'path.home', "${project.buildDir}/"
+    systemProperty 'path.home', "${project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().get().toString()}/"
     failFast = false
     testLogging {
         events 'STARTED', 'PASSED', 'FAILED', 'SKIPPED'
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7f93135..d64cd49 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 8838ba9..e6aba25 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 2b4290a..b48267a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     versionCatalogs {
         libs {
-            version('gradle', '8.4')
-            version('junit', '5.10.0')
+            version('gradle', '8.5')
             version('elasticsearch', '7.10.2')
             // ES 7.10.2 uses lucene 8.7.0
             version('lucene', '8.7.0')
             // ES 7.10.2 uses log4j2 2.11.1
-            version('log4j', '2.20.0')
+            version('log4j', '2.22.0')
             // ES 7.10.2 uses netty 4.1.49
-            version('netty', '4.1.100.Final')
+            version('netty', '4.1.101.Final')
             // ES 7.10.2 uses Jackson 2.10.4
             version('jackson', '2.15.2')
-            version('net-http', '4.0.2') // must match netty version
-            library('junit-jupiter-api', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-api').versionRef('junit')
-            library('junit-jupiter-params', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-params').versionRef('junit')
-            library('junit-jupiter-engine', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-engine').versionRef('junit')
-            library('junit-jupiter-platform-launcher', 'org.junit.platform', 'junit-platform-launcher').version('1.10.0')
-            library('hamcrest', 'org.hamcrest', 'hamcrest-library').version('2.2')
-            library('junit4', 'junit', 'junit').version('4.13.2')
+            version('net-http', '4.0.6') // must match netty version
             library('log4j-api', 'org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-api').versionRef('log4j')
             library('log4j-core', 'org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-core').versionRef('log4j')
             library('log4j-slf4j', 'org.apache.logging.log4j', 'log4j-slf4j-impl').versionRef('log4j')
@@ -45,6 +38,15 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             library('time', 'org.xbib', 'time').version('3.0.0')
             library('jna', 'net.java.dev.jna', 'jna').version('5.13.0')
         }
+        testLibs {
+            version('junit', '5.10.0')
+            library('junit-jupiter-api', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-api').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit-jupiter-params', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-params').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit-jupiter-engine', 'org.junit.jupiter', 'junit-jupiter-engine').versionRef('junit')
+            library('junit-jupiter-platform-launcher', 'org.junit.platform', 'junit-platform-launcher').version('1.10.0')
+            library('hamcrest', 'org.hamcrest', 'hamcrest-library').version('2.2')
+            library('junit4', 'junit', 'junit').version('4.13.2')
+        }
     }
 }