diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/2d6327017519d23b96af35865dc997fcb544fb40/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
diff --git a/gradle/common.versions.toml b/gradle/common.versions.toml
--- a/gradle/common.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/common.versions.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 compose = "1.10.2"
 
 # https://github.com/kotest/kotest/releases
-kotest = "6.1.3"
+kotest = "6.1.7"
 
 # https://github.com/infix-de/testBalloon/releases
 testBalloon = "0.8.3-K2.3.0"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 kotest-framework = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-framework-engine", version.ref = "kotest" }
 kotest-assertions = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-assertions-core", version.ref = "kotest" }
-kotest-assertions-collections = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-assertions-collections", version.ref = "kotest" }
+kotest-runner-junit5 = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5", version.ref = "kotest" }
 kotest-property = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-property", version.ref = "kotest" }
 
 testBalloon = { module = "de.infix.testBalloon:testBalloon-framework-core", version.ref = "testBalloon" }
diff --git a/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties b/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
--- a/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
+++ b/gradle/gradle-daemon-jvm.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #This file is generated by updateDaemonJvm
-toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/1630f7ebef05444cb27a2709ea0249b3/redirect
-toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/cd495626d2ee49a75447e3fdc6afb287/redirect
-toolchainUrl.LINUX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/1630f7ebef05444cb27a2709ea0249b3/redirect
-toolchainUrl.LINUX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/cd495626d2ee49a75447e3fdc6afb287/redirect
-toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/d4fd992c9557644e637ebe98263e0ae7/redirect
-toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/faa12903720d410b387cc69ccafb1a74/redirect
-toolchainUrl.UNIX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/1630f7ebef05444cb27a2709ea0249b3/redirect
-toolchainUrl.UNIX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/cd495626d2ee49a75447e3fdc6afb287/redirect
-toolchainUrl.WINDOWS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/8e1d9ee5d0f13e442218f6884a306da1/redirect
-toolchainVersion=25
+toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/bbf151ba33238542bb2416aea979346a/redirect
+toolchainUrl.FREE_BSD.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/49903e544c3cfaf55ce02130e6091f9c/redirect
+toolchainUrl.LINUX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/40e63d8ffab23bbce9fcbdbad921677b/redirect
+toolchainUrl.LINUX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/508a52e159add130a40c351c6547d91d/redirect
+toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/6e757c4898a77cb48eb4a880322304a4/redirect
+toolchainUrl.MAC_OS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/b3fcf0af717a31e723c956c903a040fa/redirect
+toolchainUrl.UNIX.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/bbf151ba33238542bb2416aea979346a/redirect
+toolchainUrl.UNIX.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/49903e544c3cfaf55ce02130e6091f9c/redirect
+toolchainUrl.WINDOWS.AARCH64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/4e908e5f4bae82cbac9353543e6ff370/redirect
+toolchainUrl.WINDOWS.X86_64=https\://api.foojay.io/disco/v3.0/ids/97d8a19d611c70686e5a6418403debf5/redirect
+toolchainVersion=26
diff --git a/docs/website/mkdocs.yml b/docs/website/mkdocs.yml
--- a/docs/website/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/docs/website/mkdocs.yml
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@
 # !!! EMBEDDED DOKKA START, DO NOT COMMIT !!! #
 # !!! EMBEDDED DOKKA END, DO NOT COMMIT !!! #
 
-  - Reference (external):
-      - reference.md
-
   - News:
       - news/index.md
       - news/tags.md
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
--- 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-9.3.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.4.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/docs/website/overrides/main.html b/docs/website/overrides/main.html
--- a/docs/website/overrides/main.html
+++ b/docs/website/overrides/main.html
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block announce %}
-	<b>Do you like our projects?</b>    We have been nominated to the Golden Kodee Awards.
-	  <b><a href="https://golden-kodee.awardsplatform.com/entry/vote/mNKjQxkX/zLgvbZlX?search=7930f0c9a0245ceb-25">Vote for us!</a></b>
-	    <span style="color: var(--md-default-fg-color--light)">(if you get a “Forbidden” error, <a href="https://golden-kodee.awardsplatform.com/auth/login/ElzeDyJV">click here</a>)</span>
+	<b>Do you like our projects?</b>    Support us by <a href="https://github.com/clovis-ai">following Ivan on GitHub!</a>
 {% endblock %}