diff --git a/booklore-api/build.gradle b/booklore-api/build.gradle
index d45283a8..0eacb93a 100644
--- a/booklore-api/build.gradle
+++ b/booklore-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
-    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.5.8'
+    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '4.0.1'
     id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.7'
-    id 'org.hibernate.orm' version '6.6.36.Final'
+    id 'org.hibernate.orm' version '7.2.0.Final'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.53.0'
 }
 
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-oauth2-client'
 
     // --- Database & Migration ---
-    implementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.5.6'
-    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql:11.19.0'
+    implementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.5.7'
+    implementation 'org.flywaydb:flyway-mysql:11.19.1'
 
     // --- Security & Authentication ---
     implementation 'io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:0.13.0'
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor 'org.mapstruct:mapstruct-processor:1.6.3'
 
     // --- API Documentation ---
-    implementation 'org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:2.8.14'
+    implementation 'org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:3.0.0'
     implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.28.0'
     implementation 'org.tukaani:xz:1.11'  // Required by commons-compress for 7z support
     implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.15.0'