diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b6394ec2..56508f33 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdk
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk 32 // leave at 32 for robolectric tests
+        minSdk rootProject.ext.minSdk
         targetSdk rootProject.ext.targetSdk
         versionNameSuffix "-$gitDescribe"
         testInstrumentationRunner "com.stevesoltys.seedvault.KoinInstrumentationTestRunner"
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ android {
         jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_17.toString()
         languageVersion = "1.8"
     }
+    packagingOptions {
+        exclude("META-INF/LICENSE.md")
+        exclude("META-INF/LICENSE-notice.md")
+    }
     testOptions {
         unitTests.all {
             useJUnitPlatform()
@@ -144,11 +148,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     // anything less than 'implementation' fails tests run with gradlew
     testImplementation rootProject.ext.aosp_libs
-    testImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
-    testImplementation('org.robolectric:robolectric:4.8.1') {
-        // https://github.com/robolectric/robolectric/issues/5245
-        exclude group: "com.google.auto.service", module: "auto-service"
-    }
+    testImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
+    testImplementation('org.robolectric:robolectric:4.10.3')
     testImplementation 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest:2.2'
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit5_version"
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit5_version"
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/metadata/MetadataManagerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/metadata/MetadataManagerTest.kt
index 9683ad06..661677ab 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/metadata/MetadataManagerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/metadata/MetadataManagerTest.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
 @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 @Config(
-    sdk = [32], // robolectric does not support 33, yet
+    sdk = [33], // robolectric does not support 34, yet
     application = TestApp::class
 )
 class MetadataManagerTest {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/plugins/saf/DocumentFileTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/plugins/saf/DocumentFileTest.kt
index bc3443c6..3fd6491b 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/plugins/saf/DocumentFileTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/plugins/saf/DocumentFileTest.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 @Config(
-    sdk = [32], // robolectric does not support 33, yet
+    sdk = [33], // robolectric does not support 34, yet
     application = TestApp::class
 )
 internal class DocumentFileTest {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/restore/install/DeviceInfoTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/restore/install/DeviceInfoTest.kt
index 8d93b053..2ee5f7c2 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/restore/install/DeviceInfoTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/stevesoltys/seedvault/restore/install/DeviceInfoTest.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import kotlin.random.Random
 
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
 @Config(
-    sdk = [32], // robolectric does not support 33, yet
+    sdk = [33], // robolectric does not support 34, yet
     application = TestApp::class
 )
 internal class DeviceInfoTest {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c6948989..13e210ec 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ plugins {
 
 ext {
     compileSdk = 34
-    minSdk = 32
+    minSdk = 33
     targetSdk = 34
 }
 
diff --git a/contactsbackup/build.gradle b/contactsbackup/build.gradle
index c00a4b40..e68d2df8 100644
--- a/contactsbackup/build.gradle
+++ b/contactsbackup/build.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ android {
         jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_17.toString()
     }
 
+    packagingOptions {
+        exclude("META-INF/LICENSE.md")
+        exclude("META-INF/LICENSE-notice.md")
+    }
+
     testOptions {
         unitTests.returnDefaultValues = true
     }
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:$mockk_version"
 
     androidTestImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlin_version"
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$espresso_version"
     androidTestImplementation "io.mockk:mockk-android:$mockk_version"
 }
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 34b00b9d..eca8573e 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ext {
 
     // test dependencies below - these do not care about AOSP and can be freely updated
     junit4_version = "4.13.2"
-    junit5_version = "5.7.2" // careful, upgrading this can change a Cipher's IV size in tests!?
-    mockk_version = "1.12.3"
+    junit5_version = "5.10.0" // careful, upgrading this can change a Cipher's IV size in tests!?
+    mockk_version = "1.13.4" // newer versions require kotlin > 1.8.10
     espresso_version = "3.4.0"
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/lib/build.gradle b/storage/lib/build.gradle
index 447b2849..c3bd1c98 100644
--- a/storage/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/storage/lib/build.gradle
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.mockk:mockk:$mockk_version"
     testImplementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit:$kotlin_version"
 
-    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
+    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.5'
     androidTestImplementation "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:$espresso_version"
 }