diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ce6f265..121f14e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'com.android.application'
     id 'kotlin-android'
-    id 'kotlin-kapt'
+    id 'com.google.devtools.ksp'
 }
 
 android {
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ dependencies {
     def room_version = '2.6.1'
 
     implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:$room_version"
-    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version"
-    //ksp("androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version")
+    //kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version"
+    ksp("androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version")
 
     // optional - Kotlin Extensions and Coroutines support for Room
     implementation "androidx.room:room-ktx:$room_version"
 
-    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.4'
+    implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.9.0'
     implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.15.0'
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.12.0'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/sqlbasics/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/sqlbasics/MainActivity.kt
index 398fce5..0b5c07f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/sqlbasics/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/sqlbasics/MainActivity.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
+        // Don't do this in a production app
         GlobalScope.launch {
             AppDatabase.getDatabase(applicationContext).californiaParkDao().getAll()
         }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4798813..af28638 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = "1.7.10"
+    ext.kotlin_version = "2.1.0"
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.9.21' apply false
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '2.1.0' apply false
+    id 'com.google.devtools.ksp' version '2.1.0-1.0.29' apply false
 }
 
 allprojects {