diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/com/ionic/plugin/android/core/utils/BundleUtils.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/ionic/plugin/android/core/utils/BundleUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11757e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/com/ionic/plugin/android/core/utils/BundleUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.ionic.plugin.android.core.utils
+
+import android.os.Bundle
+
+fun Bundle.optStringSafely(key: String): String? {
+    if (!containsKey(key)) return null
+    return getString(key)
+}
+
+fun Bundle.getStringSafely(key: String): String {
+    return optStringSafely(key) ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("String with '$key' not found in the bundle")
+}
+
+fun Bundle.optIntSafely(key: String): Int? {
+    if (!containsKey(key)) return null
+    return getInt(key)
+}
+
+fun Bundle.getIntSafely(key: String): Int {
+    return optIntSafely(key) ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Int with '$key' not found in the bundle")
+}
+
+fun Bundle.optBooleanSafely(key: String): Boolean? {
+    if (!containsKey(key)) return null
+    return getBoolean(key)
+}
+
+fun Bundle.getBooleanSafely(key: String): Boolean {
+    return optBooleanSafely(key) ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Boolean with '$key' not found in the bundle")
+}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 994fb23..88b5c9a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
         classpath(kotlin("gradle-plugin", version = kotlinVersion))
         classpath(kotlin("serialization", version = kotlinVersion))
 
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.2")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.2")
     }
 }
 
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ allprojects {
 
 extra.apply {
     set("kotlinxCoroutinesCoreVersion", "1.7.3")
-    set("kotlinxSerializationJsonVersion", "1.6.1")
-    set("kotlinxAtomicfuVersion", "0.23.1")
+    set("kotlinxSerializationJsonVersion", "1.6.2")
+    set("kotlinxAtomicfuVersion", "0.23.2")
     set("androidxAppcompatVersion", "1.6.1")
     set("mavenGroup", "com.github.SpryRocks.ionic-plugin-core")
-    set("mavenVersion", "0.1.13-alpha.0")
+    set("mavenVersion", "0.1.14-alpha.3")
 }