diff --git a/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml b/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
index 0a4959ecd..596410bfd 100644
--- a/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/kotlinx.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 kotlin_version = "1.8.10"
+# TODO: 1.4.1 introduces an issue with cached serializers; see https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/issues/2065
 serialization_version = "1.4.0"
 xml_serialization_version = "0.84.3"
 
@@ -11,10 +12,10 @@ coroutines-bom = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-bom", vers
 coroutines-core = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core" }
 coroutines-android = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android" }
 
-# TODO: 1.4.1 introduces an issue with cached serializers; see https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/issues/2065
-serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version = "1.4.0" }
-serialization-json-okio = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json-okio", version = "1.4.0" }
+serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version.ref = "serialization_version" }
+serialization-json-okio = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json-okio", version.ref = "serialization_version" }
 serialization-protobuf = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-protobuf", version.ref = "serialization_version" }
+
 serialization-xml-core = { module = "io.github.pdvrieze.xmlutil:core-android", version.ref = "xml_serialization_version" }
 serialization-xml = { module = "io.github.pdvrieze.xmlutil:serialization-android", version.ref = "xml_serialization_version" }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5849a33a0..b2e9d0234 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ flexible-adapter-ui = "com.github.arkon.FlexibleAdapter:flexible-adapter-ui:c801
 photoview = "com.github.chrisbanes:PhotoView:2.3.0"
 directionalviewpager = "com.github.tachiyomiorg:DirectionalViewPager:1.0.0"
 insetter = "dev.chrisbanes.insetter:insetter:0.6.1"
-cascade = "me.saket.cascade:cascade-compose:2.0.0-beta1"
+cascade = "me.saket.cascade:cascade-compose:2.0.0-rc01"
 wheelpicker = "com.github.commandiron:WheelPickerCompose:1.0.11"
 materialmotion-core = "io.github.fornewid:material-motion-compose-core:0.10.4"