diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index be6944bf..7c7cd6c5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ allprojects {
         dependencies {
             testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3'
 
-            testImplementation platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.2")
+            testImplementation platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3")
             testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api'
             testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine'
 
-            testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.9'
+            testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.11'
         }
 
         tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index df97d72b..94113f20 100644
--- 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-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/sass-embedded-android/build.gradle b/sass-embedded-android/build.gradle
index fbec42a6..886fc98d 100644
--- a/sass-embedded-android/build.gradle
+++ b/sass-embedded-android/build.gradle
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-android:1.7.36'
-    implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.8.2'
+    implementation 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.9.1'
 
     dartSass "sass:dart-sass:$dartSassVersion:android-x64@tar.gz"
     dartSass "sass:dart-sass:$dartSassVersion:android-ia32@tar.gz"
diff --git a/sass-embedded-host/build.gradle b/sass-embedded-host/build.gradle
index ed42f903..48b537eb 100644
--- a/sass-embedded-host/build.gradle
+++ b/sass-embedded-host/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies {
     api project(":sass-embedded-bundled")
     api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36"
 
-    compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.0'
+    compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.1'
     compileOnly 'androidx.annotation:annotation-jvm:1.8.2'
     compileOnly 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2'
     compileOnly 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:4.0.1'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
     springSupportApi "org.springframework:spring-core:$spring5Verison"
     springWebmvcSupportApi "org.springframework:spring-webmvc:$spring5Verison"
 
-    testCompileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.0'
+    testCompileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.1'
 
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.webjars:bootstrap:5.3.3'
 }
diff --git a/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/BundledPackageProvider.java b/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/BundledPackageProvider.java
index ad67c642..2a69bb45 100644
--- a/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/BundledPackageProvider.java
+++ b/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/BundledPackageProvider.java
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ protected URL getPackageUrl() {
 
         String resourcePath = String.format("/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/bundled/dart-sass-%s", dartSassPackageSuffix);
 
-        return this.getClass().getResource(resourcePath);
+        URL bundledResource = this.getClass().getResource(resourcePath);
+
+        if (bundledResource == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find resource: " + resourcePath);
+        }
+
+        return bundledResource;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/ConnectionFactory.java b/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/ConnectionFactory.java
index da40b730..a05efe39 100644
--- a/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/ConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/sass-embedded-host/src/main/java/de/larsgrefer/sass/embedded/connection/ConnectionFactory.java
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ public static ProcessConnection fromPackageProvider(DartSassPackageProvider dart
      * @throws IOException if the subprocess can not be started.
      */
     public static ProcessConnection ofExecutable(File executable) throws IOException {
-        if (executable == null || !executable.isFile()) {
+        if (executable == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("executable must not be null");
+        }
+
+        if (!executable.isFile()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(executable + " is not a file");
         }
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 196db896..df251d4a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ pluginManagement {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     plugins {
-        id "com.android.library" version "8.5.2"
-        id "com.android.application" version "8.5.2"
+        id "com.android.library" version "8.7.2"
+        id "com.android.application" version "8.7.2"
     }
 }
 
 plugins {
     id 'io.freefair.settings.plugin-versions' version '8.10.2'
     id 'org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention' version '0.8.0'
-    id "com.gradle.develocity" version "3.18.1"
+    id "com.gradle.develocity" version "3.18.2"
 }
 
 rootProject.name = 'dart-sass-java'