diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 678c7e7..d5a2d8d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 plugins {
-    id "checkstyle"
-    id "pmd"
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'signing'
     id "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin" version "2.0.0-rc-1"
-   // id "com.github.spotbugs" version "6.0.0-beta.3"
-    id "org.cyclonedx.bom" version "1.7.4"
     id "org.xbib.gradle.plugin.asciidoctor" version "3.0.0"
 }
 
 wrapper {
     gradleVersion = libs.versions.gradle.get()
-    distributionType = Wrapper.DistributionType.ALL
+    distributionType = Wrapper.DistributionType.BIN
 }
 
 ext {
@@ -29,20 +25,16 @@ ext {
     licenseUrl = 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
 }
 
-//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/forgejo.gradle')
 apply from: rootProject.file('gradle/publish/sonatype.gradle')
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation libs.quartz
-    testImplementation libs.caliper
-    testImplementation libs.guava
+    testImplementation testLibs.quartz
+    testImplementation testLibs.caliper
+    testImplementation testLibs.guava
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e76a622..f7f3185 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = time
 version = 4.0.0
-
-org.gradle.warning.mode = ALL
diff --git a/gradle/test/junit5.gradle b/gradle/test/junit5.gradle
index 74ec48c..e785a8d 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 {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7f93135..e644113 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..e7646de 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-8.7-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 6689b85..7101f8e 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
 if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
 
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH. 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
 goto fail
 
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
 
 if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
 
-echo.
-echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
-echo.
-echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
-echo location of your Java installation.
+echo. 1>&2
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME% 1>&2
+echo. 1>&2
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
+echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
 goto fail
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index faa2759..4ecf12c 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral {
+            metadataSources {
+                mavenPom()
+                artifact()
+                ignoreGradleMetadataRedirection()
+            }
+        }
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+    }
+}
+
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     versionCatalogs {
         libs {
-            version('gradle', '8.4')
-            version('groovy', '3.0.17')
-            version('junit', '5.10.0')
+            version('gradle', '8.7')
+        }
+        testLibs {
+            version('junit', '5.10.2')
             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')