diff --git a/samples/android/build.gradle b/samples/android/build.gradle
index 61d8653c1..88d4a4410 100644
--- a/samples/android/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "de.mannodermaus.gradle.plugins:android-junit5:$android_junit5_version"
         classpath "org.jacoco:org.jacoco.core:$jacoco_version"
diff --git a/samples/android/gradle.properties b/samples/android/gradle.properties
index 5aa3c98d6..50cad0671 100644
--- a/samples/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/android/gradle.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
-spek_version=2.1.0-alpha.0.5+1e19e95
-android_junit5_version=1.2.0.0
+spek_version=2.1.0-alpha.0.7+b081e15
+android_junit5_version=1.4.2.0
 junit5_runner=0.2.2
 jacoco_version=0.8.1
diff --git a/samples/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/samples/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ae25cae9e..14fa702d4 100644
--- a/samples/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/samples/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Sat Jan 26 10:24:15 AEDT 2019
+#Mon Apr 22 11:57:17 AEST 2019
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.10.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.1.1-all.zip
diff --git a/samples/jvm/build.gradle b/samples/jvm/build.gradle
index 602c27b64..b5fb922e8 100644
--- a/samples/jvm/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/jvm/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.20'
-    ext.spek_version = '2.1.0-alpha.0.5+1e19e95'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.30'
+    ext.spek_version = '2.1.0-alpha.0.7+b081e15'
 
     repositories {
         jcenter()
diff --git a/samples/jvm/settings.gradle b/samples/jvm/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/samples/maven/pom.xml b/samples/maven/pom.xml
index ff0546685..49f10cc01 100644
--- a/samples/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/maven/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
-        <kotlin.version>1.3.20</kotlin.version>
-        <spek.version>2.1.0-alpha.0.5+1e19e95</spek.version>
+        <kotlin.version>1.3.30</kotlin.version>
+        <spek.version>2.1.0-alpha.0.7+b081e15</spek.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/multiplatform/build.gradle b/samples/multiplatform/build.gradle
index 9c12cee12..abbca6474 100644
--- a/samples/multiplatform/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/multiplatform/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.20'
-    ext.spek_version = '2.1.0-alpha.0.5+1e19e95'
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.30'
+    ext.spek_version = '2.1.0-alpha.0.7+b081e15'
 
     repositories {
         jcenter()
diff --git a/spek-ide-plugin/android-studio/build.gradle b/spek-ide-plugin/android-studio/build.gradle
index 0dcbf2c3b..4484b3062 100644
--- a/spek-ide-plugin/android-studio/build.gradle
+++ b/spek-ide-plugin/android-studio/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ intellij {
     pluginName = "Spek Framework"
     version = settings['sdk']
     plugins = ['gradle', 'android'] + settings['deps']
-    if (hasProperty("local${sdkVersion}Path")) {
-        alternativeIdePath = getProperty("local${sdkVersion}Path")
+    if (project.hasProperty("local${sdkVersion}Path")) {
+        localPath = getProperty("local${sdkVersion}Path")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/spek-ide-plugin/interop-jvm/build.gradle b/spek-ide-plugin/interop-jvm/build.gradle
index 3c1dac424..36b795d7b 100644
--- a/spek-ide-plugin/interop-jvm/build.gradle
+++ b/spek-ide-plugin/interop-jvm/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate 'com.xenomachina', 'shadow.com.xenomachina'
 
     dependencies {
-        exclude(dependency('org.jetbrains.*:.*:.*'))
+        exclude(dependency('org.jetbrains.kotlin:.*:.*'))
     }
 }