diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 885e6a5..6a3d31f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ kotlin = "1.9.10"
 compose = "1.5.4"
 compose-compiler = "1.5.3"
 compose-material3 = "1.1.2"
-androidx-activityCompose = "1.8.0"
+androidx-activityCompose = "1.8.1"
 kotlinxCoroutinesCore = "1.7.1"
 kotlinxDatetime = "0.4.0"
 ktorVersion = "2.3.2"
 animationCoreAndroid = "1.5.4"
 animationAndroid = "1.5.4"
 uiToolingPreviewAndroid = "1.5.4"
-uiToolingPreviewDesktop = "1.6.0-alpha08"
+uiToolingPreviewDesktop = "1.6.0-beta01"
 appcompat = "1.6.1"
 mockk = "1.12.4"
 
@@ -46,4 +46,5 @@ androidLibrary = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "android-gradle-plu
 kotlinAndroid = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlinMultiplatform = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlinCocoapods = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.cocoapods", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-compose = {id = "org.jetbrains.compose", version.ref = "compose-compiler"}
\ No newline at end of file
+compose = {id = "org.jetbrains.compose", version.ref = "compose-compiler"}
+serialization = {id = "plugin.serialization", version.ref = "kotlin"}
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index fbb4608..e0e127e 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Sun Oct 22 16:56:53 CDT 2023
+#Sat Nov 25 19:59:47 CST 2023
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-rc-2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/shared/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.android.kt b/shared/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.android.kt
index adba748..ec8542c 100644
--- a/shared/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.android.kt
+++ b/shared/src/androidUnitTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.android.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AndroidGreetingTest {
     @Test
     fun testExample() {
         runTest{
-            val mockEngine = MockEngine { request ->
+            val mockEngine = MockEngine { _ ->
                 respond(
                     content = ByteReadChannel("""[{"name":"CTS21","flight_number":42,"success":true,"date_utc":"2021-09-15T00:00:00Z"}]"""),
                     status = HttpStatusCode.OK,
diff --git a/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.kt b/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.kt
index 4453209..0198831 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CommonGreetingTest {
 
     fun testExample() {
         runTest{
-            val mockEngine = MockEngine { request ->
+            val mockEngine = MockEngine { _ ->
                 respond(
                     content = ByteReadChannel("""[{"name":"CTS21","flight_number":42,"success":true,"date_utc":"2021-09-15T00:00:00Z"}]"""),
                     status = HttpStatusCode.OK,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CommonGreetingTest {
                 }
             }
             assertTrue {
-                "Check 2021-09 is mentioned".equals( Greeting(mockHttpClient).greet().contains("Greetings!"))
+                Greeting(mockHttpClient).greet().contains("Greetings!")
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/shared/src/iosTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.ios.kt b/shared/src/iosTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.ios.kt
index f5ca35b..aaa8c63 100644
--- a/shared/src/iosTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.ios.kt
+++ b/shared/src/iosTest/kotlin/com/example/kmptemplate/Test.ios.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IosGreetingTest {
                 }
             }
             assertTrue {
-                "Check 2021-09 is mentioned".equals( Greeting(mockHttpClient).greet().contains("Greetings!"))
+              Greeting(mockHttpClient).greet().contains("Greetings!")
             }
 
         }