diff --git a/bencode b/bencode
index 245bb8b1..38c55698 160000
--- a/bencode
+++ b/bencode
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 245bb8b155fc2164dc0b42e222f1a9169e966ed3
+Subproject commit 38c556987e0779ab60ed44c2a8d51dd7bcab9796
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 850c2b27..22e74f89 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ sdk-platform-min = "26"
 sdk-platform-target = "34"
 
 coroutines = "1.8.1"
-serialization = "1.6.3"
+serialization = "1.7.0"
 
 androidx-activity = "1.9.0"
 androidx-annotation = "1.8.0"