diff --git a/core/database/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/database/NewsRoomDatabase.kt b/core/database/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/database/NewsRoomDatabase.kt
index 5a9137a..ddd0a26 100644
--- a/core/database/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/database/NewsRoomDatabase.kt
+++ b/core/database/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/database/NewsRoomDatabase.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package dev.androidbroadcast.news.database
 
+import androidx.room.ConstructedBy
 import androidx.room.Database
 import androidx.room.RoomDatabase
+import androidx.room.RoomDatabaseConstructor
 import androidx.room.TypeConverters
 import dev.androidbroadcast.news.database.dao.ArticleDao
 import dev.androidbroadcast.news.database.models.ArticleDBO
@@ -17,10 +19,17 @@ class NewsDatabase internal constructor(private val database: NewsRoomDatabase)
 
 @Database(entities = [ArticleDBO::class], version = 2)
 @TypeConverters(Converters::class)
+@ConstructedBy(NewsRoomDatabaseConstructor::class)
 abstract class NewsRoomDatabase : RoomDatabase() {
     abstract fun articlesDao(): ArticleDao
 }
 
+// The Room compiler generates the `actual` implementations.
+@Suppress("NO_ACTUAL_FOR_EXPECT")
+expect object NewsRoomDatabaseConstructor : RoomDatabaseConstructor<NewsRoomDatabase> {
+    override fun initialize(): NewsRoomDatabase
+}
+
 fun NewsDatabase(
     databaseBuilder: RoomDatabase.Builder<NewsRoomDatabase>,
     dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
diff --git a/desktop/build.gradle.kts b/desktop/build.gradle.kts
index c761431..ce17218 100644
--- a/desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 java {
-    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/features/news-main/ui/build.gradle.kts b/features/news-main/ui/build.gradle.kts
index 06069a3..268089b 100644
--- a/features/news-main/ui/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/features/news-main/ui/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ plugins {
 kotlin {
     androidTarget {
         compilerOptions {
-            jvmTarget.set(JvmTarget.JVM_1_8)
+            jvmTarget.set(JvmTarget.JVM_21)
         }
     }
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ android {
     }
 
     compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
     }
 
     buildFeatures {
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ android {
 }
 
 composeCompiler {
-    enableStrongSkippingMode = true
     reportsDestination = layout.buildDirectory.dir("compose_compiler")
 }
 
@@ -86,11 +85,3 @@ dependencies {
     debugImplementation(libs.androidx.compose.ui.tooling)
     debugImplementation(libs.androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview)
 }
-
-compose {
-    resources {
-        publicResClass = false
-        packageOfResClass = "dev.androidbroadcast.news.main.ui"
-        generateResClass = always
-    }
-}
diff --git a/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml b/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index e579a58..0000000
--- a/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
-    <string name="content_desc_item_article_image">Article image</string>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/main/ArticleListContent.kt b/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/main/ArticleListContent.kt
index 476c7c9..a25d911 100644
--- a/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/main/ArticleListContent.kt
+++ b/features/news-main/ui/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/androidbroadcast/news/main/ArticleListContent.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridCells
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.LazyVerticalGrid
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import coil3.compose.AsyncImage
 import coil3.compose.AsyncImagePainter
 import dev.androidbroadcast.news.NewsTheme
-import dev.androidbroadcast.news.main.ui.Res
-import dev.androidbroadcast.news.main.ui.content_desc_item_article_image
-import org.jetbrains.compose.resources.stringResource
 
 @Composable
 internal fun ArticleList(
@@ -74,7 +70,7 @@ internal fun Article(
                                 isImageVisible = false
                             }
                         },
-                        contentDescription = stringResource(Res.string.content_desc_item_article_image),
+                        contentDescription = "",
                         contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
                         modifier = Modifier.size(150.dp)
                     )
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 11e4676..b10e363 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ junitVersion = "1.2.1"
 espressoCore = "3.6.1"
 androidx-lifecycle = "2.8.6"
 activityCompose = "1.9.2"
-composeBom = "2024.09.02"
-androidx-compose-runtime = "1.7.2"
+composeBom = "2024.09.03"
+androidx-compose-runtime = "1.7.3"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.9.0"
 appcompat = "1.7.0"
 material = "1.12.0"
-room = "2.7.0-alpha08"
+room = "2.7.0-alpha09"
 ksp = "2.0.20-1.0.25"
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 coil = "3.0.0-alpha06"
 detekt = "1.23.6"
 uiautomator = "2.3.0"
-benchmarkMacroJunit4 = "1.3.1"
-baselineprofile = "1.3.1"
-profileinstaller = "1.4.0"
+benchmarkMacroJunit4 = "1.3.2"
+baselineprofile = "1.3.2"
+profileinstaller = "1.4.1"
 androidSdk-target = "33"
 androidSdk-min = "24"
 androidSdk-compile = "34"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ compose-plugin = "1.6.11"
 ktor = "2.3.11"
 koin = "3.6.0-Beta4"
 koin-compose = "1.2.0-Beta4"
-sqlite = "2.5.0-alpha08"
+sqlite = "2.5.0-alpha09"
 
 [libraries]
 androidx-core-ktx = { group = "androidx.core", name = "core-ktx", version.ref = "coreKtx" }