diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e302f0b..29adf3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
           SIGNING_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
         with:
-          arguments: -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=${{ github.workspace }}/secring.gpg publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+          arguments: -U -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=${{ github.workspace }}/secring.gpg publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
 
       - name: Generate Documentation
         if: success()
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3a9f9eb..d750456 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ plugins {
     id "idea"
 }
 
-
 version =  projectVersion
 group = 'org.grails.plugins'
 
@@ -25,9 +24,7 @@ apply plugin: "org.grails.grails-plugin"
 apply plugin: 'org.grails.grails-doc'
 apply plugin: 'org.grails.grails-publish'
 
-
 repositories {
-  mavenLocal()
   mavenCentral()
   maven { url = 'https://repo.grails.org/grails/core' }
 }
@@ -36,12 +33,8 @@ compileJava {
     options.release = 17
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
-}
-
 dependencies {
+    implementation platform("org.grails:grails-bom:$grailsVersion")
 
     api "org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:$quartzVersion"
 
@@ -56,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "org.spockframework:spock-core"
 
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.slf4j:slf4j-nop:$slf4jVersion" // Get rid of warning about missing slf4j implementation during test task
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.slf4j:slf4j-nop" // Get rid of warning about missing slf4j implementation during test task
 }
 
 jar {
@@ -68,7 +61,6 @@ test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
 
-
 configurations.register('groovydocConfiguration')
 configurations.register('guideConfiguration')
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7c9ae25..74e677b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 projectVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 
-grailsVersion=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
+grailsVersion=7.0.0-M1
 quartzVersion=2.5.0
-slf4jVersion =2.0.16
 
 slf4jPreventExclusion=true