diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0ceae4d..24c3e42 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ tasks.named("test") {
 bootBuildImage {
   builder = "paketobuildpacks/builder:$buildImageVersion"
   runImage = "agrancaric/nrich-run-native:$runImageVersion"
-  environment = ["BP_NATIVE_IMAGE": "true", "BP_NATIVE_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGUMENTS": "-H:+AddAllCharsets --initialize-at-build-time=org.apache.logging"]
+  environment = ["BP_NATIVE_IMAGE": "true", "BP_NATIVE_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGUMENTS": "-H:+AddAllCharsets"]
 }
 
 graalvmNative {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ graalvmNative {
 
 hibernate {
   enhancement {
-    lazyInitialization true
-    dirtyTracking true
-    associationManagement true
+    enableLazyInitialization.set(true)
+    enableDirtyTracking.set(true)
+    enableAssociationManagement.set(true)
   }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8eefbcd..982288a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-graalBuildToolsPluginVersion=0.9.19
+graalBuildToolsPluginVersion=0.9.27
 gradleJgitverPluginVersion=0.10.0-rc03
 hibernatePluginVersion=6.2.7.Final
 springBootVersion=3.1.3
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildImageVersion=0.2.304-full
 runImageVersion=1.0.0
 
 # aot metadata repository tag see https://github.com/oracle/graalvm-reachability-metadata
-metadataRepositoryVersion=0.2.6
+metadataRepositoryVersion=0.3.4
 
 # POM metadata
 developerEmail=nrich@croz.net