diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index efd4024..99b1967 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import com.github.benmanes.gradle.versions.updates.DependencyUpdatesTask
 import com.jfrog.bintray.gradle.BintrayExtension
 import com.jfrog.bintray.gradle.tasks.BintrayUploadTask
 import org.jetbrains.dokka.gradle.DokkaTask
@@ -8,9 +9,9 @@ description = "A Result monad for modelling success or failure operations."
 
 plugins {
     `maven-publish`
-    kotlin("jvm") version ("1.3.41")
+    kotlin("jvm") version ("1.3.50")
     id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version ("0.9.18")
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version ("0.21.0")
+    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version ("0.22.0")
     id("com.jfrog.bintray") version ("1.8.4")
     id("net.researchgate.release") version ("2.8.1")
 }
@@ -45,6 +46,22 @@ fun BintrayExtension.pkg(configure: BintrayExtension.PackageConfig.() -> Unit) {
     pkg(delegateClosureOf(configure))
 }
 
+tasks.named<DependencyUpdatesTask>("dependencyUpdates") {
+    resolutionStrategy {
+        componentSelection {
+            all {
+                val rejected = listOf("alpha", "beta", "rc", "cr", "m", "eap").any {
+                    candidate.version.contains(it, ignoreCase = true)
+                }
+
+                if (rejected) {
+                    reject("Release candidate")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 val dokka by tasks.existing(DokkaTask::class) {
     sourceDirs = sourceSets["main"].kotlin.srcDirs
     outputFormat = "javadoc"
diff --git a/example/build.gradle.kts b/example/build.gradle.kts
index 6f112de..446563e 100644
--- a/example/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/example/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    val ktorVersion = "1.2.2"
+    val ktorVersion = "1.2.3"
 
     implementation(rootProject)
     implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8"))