diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index 2fe2e4d7cc7..f7a83f890df 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ kotlin {
         }
         jvmTest {
             dependencies {
-                implementation(libs.bson)
                 implementation(libs.kbson)
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/serialization/LongOrStringSerializerBsonTest.kt b/common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/serialization/LongOrStringSerializerBsonTest.kt
index 8de11b28628..7613ccd1d76 100644
--- a/common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/serialization/LongOrStringSerializerBsonTest.kt
+++ b/common/src/jvmTest/kotlin/serialization/LongOrStringSerializerBsonTest.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package dev.kord.common.serialization
 
-import com.github.jershell.kbson.KBson
 import dev.kord.common.entity.Permission.*
 import dev.kord.common.entity.Permissions
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import org.mongodb.kbson.ExperimentalKBsonSerializerApi
+import org.mongodb.kbson.serialization.EJson
 import kotlin.random.Random
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
@@ -23,16 +24,23 @@ class LongOrStringSerializerBsonTest {
         somePermissions = Permissions(DeafenMembers, ManageThreads, SendTTSMessages, ModerateMembers),
     )
 
+    @OptIn(ExperimentalKBsonSerializerApi::class)
     @Test
     fun `test Bson serialization and deserialization with LongOrStringSerializer`() {
-        val kBson = KBson.default
+        val kBson = EJson.Default
         assertEquals(
             expected = someObject,
-            actual = kBson.load(SomeObject.serializer(), kBson.stringify(SomeObject.serializer(), someObject)),
+            actual = kBson.decodeFromString(
+                SomeObject.serializer(),
+                kBson.encodeToString(SomeObject.serializer(), someObject)
+            ),
         )
         assertEquals(
             expected = someObject,
-            actual = kBson.load(SomeObject.serializer(), kBson.dump(SomeObject.serializer(), someObject)),
+            actual = kBson.decodeFromBsonValue(
+                SomeObject.serializer(),
+                kBson.encodeToBsonValue(SomeObject.serializer(), someObject)
+            ),
         )
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index c37329d7dd4..1371788e34c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -12,27 +12,26 @@ kord-cache = "0.5.4" # https://github.com/kordlib/cache
 kotlin-logging = "7.0.0" # https://github.com/oshai/kotlin-logging
 kotlin-logging-old = "3.0.5" # TODO remove after dependency is removed in rest, gateway, voice and core
 slf4j = "2.0.13" # https://www.slf4j.org
-kotlin-node = "20.11.30-pre.765" # https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-wrappers
-bignum = "0.3.9" # https://github.com/ionspin/kotlin-multiplatform-bignum
+kotlin-node = "20.14.10-pre.773" # https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-wrappers
+bignum = "0.3.10" # https://github.com/ionspin/kotlin-multiplatform-bignum
 stately = "2.0.7" # https://github.com/touchlab/Stately
 fastZlib = "2.0.1" # https://github.com/timotejroiko/fast-zlib
 
 # code generation
-ksp = "2.0.0-1.0.22" # https://github.com/google/ksp
-kotlinpoet = "1.17.0" # https://github.com/square/kotlinpoet
+ksp = "2.0.0-1.0.23" # https://github.com/google/ksp
+kotlinpoet = "1.18.0" # https://github.com/square/kotlinpoet
 
 # tests
 junit-jupiter = "5.10.3" # https://github.com/junit-team/junit5
 junit-platform = "1.10.3"
 mockk = "1.13.11" # https://github.com/mockk/mockk
-bson = "5.1.1" # https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-java-driver
-kbson = "0.5.0" # https://github.com/jershell/kbson
+kbson = "0.4.0" # https://github.com/mongodb/kbson
 
 # plugins
 dokka = "1.9.20" # https://github.com/Kotlin/dokka
 kotlinx-atomicfu = "0.25.0" # https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-atomicfu
-binary-compatibility-validator = "0.15.0-Beta.3" # https://github.com/Kotlin/binary-compatibility-validator
-buildconfig = "5.3.5" # https://github.com/gmazzo/gradle-buildconfig-plugin
+binary-compatibility-validator = "0.15.1" # https://github.com/Kotlin/binary-compatibility-validator
+buildconfig = "5.4.0" # https://github.com/gmazzo/gradle-buildconfig-plugin
 
 
 [libraries]
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ junit-jupiter-engine = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine", vers
 junit-platform-launcher = { module = "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher", version = "junit-platform" }
 mockk = { module = "io.mockk:mockk", version.ref = "mockk" }
 slf4j-simple = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-simple", version.ref = "slf4j" }
-bson = { module = "org.mongodb:bson", version.ref = "bson" }
-kbson = { module = "com.github.jershell:kbson", version.ref = "kbson" }
+kbson = { module = "org.mongodb.kbson:kbson", version.ref = "kbson" }
 
 # actually plugins, not libraries, but used is 'buildSrc/build.gradle.kts' as implementation dependencies:
 # https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/custom_plugins.html#applying_external_plugins_in_precompiled_script_plugins
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index e6441136f3d..2c3521197d7 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 8a1f6b97f47..68e8816d71c 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=a4b4158601f8636cdeeab09bd76afb640030bb5b144aafe261a5e8af027dc612
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=d725d707bfabd4dfdc958c624003b3c80accc03f7037b5122c4b1d0ef15cecab
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.9-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index b740cf13397..f5feea6d6b1 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
+' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 25da30dbdee..9d21a21834d 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################