diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fb3cb2e..edec9e1 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,43 +3,50 @@ plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'groovy'
     id 'application'
-    id 'org.openjfx.javafxplugin' version '0.0.10'
+    id 'org.openjfx.javafxplugin' version '0.0.14'
+    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.48.0'
 }
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    jcenter()
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
-sourceCompatibility = 17
-targetCompatibility = 17
+
+java {
+    toolchain {
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(25)
+    }
+}
 
 javafx {
-    version = "17"
+    version = "25"
     modules = [ 'javafx.controls', 'javafx.fxml' ]
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api
-    testImplementation  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: '5.8.2'
-    testRuntimeOnly  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-engine', version: '5.8.2'
-    testImplementation  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-params', version: '5.8.2'
-    testImplementation  group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-library', version: '2.2'
-    testImplementation  group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version:'3.1.0'
-    implementation  group: 'org.apache.groovy', name: 'groovy', version: '4.0.0-rc-1'
-    implementation  group: 'org.springframework', name:'spring-context', version: '5.3.13'
-    implementation  group: 'de.siegmar', name: 'fastcsv', version: '2.1.0'
-    implementation  group: 'commons-validator', name: 'commons-validator', version: '1.7'
-    implementation  group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-commons', version: '11.0'
-    implementation  group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-fontawesome', version: '4.7.0-11'
-    implementation  group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-materialdesignfont', version: '1.7.22-11'
-    implementation  group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-materialicons', version: '2.2.0-11'
-    implementation  group: 'org.controlsfx', name: 'controlsfx', version: '11.1.0'
-    implementation  group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.9'
-    implementation  group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.14.1'
-    implementation  group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.14.1'
-    implementation  group: 'org.fxmisc.richtext', name: 'richtextfx', version: '0.10.7'
+    // updated testing libraries
+    testImplementation group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-launcher', version: '6.0.0'
+    testImplementation  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: '6.0.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-engine', version: '6.0.0'
+    testImplementation  group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-params', version: '6.0.0'
+    testImplementation group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest', version: '3.0'
+    testImplementation  group: 'org.mockito', name: 'mockito-core', version:'5.20.0'
+
+    // runtime libraries - bumped to recent stable versions where compatible
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.groovy', name: 'groovy', version: '5.0.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.springframework', name: 'spring-context', version: '6.2.12'
+    implementation group: 'de.siegmar', name: 'fastcsv', version: '4.1.0'
+    implementation group: 'commons-validator', name: 'commons-validator', version: '1.10.0'
+    implementation group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-commons', version: '9.1.2'
+    implementation group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-fontawesome', version: '4.7.0-9.1.2'
+    implementation group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-materialdesignfont', version: '2.0.26-9.1.2'
+    implementation group: 'de.jensd', name: 'fontawesomefx-materialicons', version: '2.2.0-9.1.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.controlsfx', name: 'controlsfx', version: '11.2.2'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.13.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.25.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.25.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.fxmisc.richtext', name: 'richtextfx', version: '0.11.6'
 
 }
 
@@ -48,5 +55,9 @@ test {
 }
 
 group 'ninja.javafx'
-version '1.4.0'
-mainClassName = 'ninja.javafx.smartcsv.Main'
+version '1.5.0'
+
+application {
+    mainClass = 'ninja.javafx.smartcsv.Main'
+    applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ["--enable-native-access=javafx.graphics"]
+}
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ffed3a2..d706aba 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.1.0-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileReader.java b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileReader.java
index 6108537..5cffa7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileReader.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 package ninja.javafx.smartcsv.csv;
 
-import de.siegmar.fastcsv.reader.NamedCsvReader;
+import de.siegmar.fastcsv.reader.CsvReader;
+import de.siegmar.fastcsv.reader.NamedCsvRecord;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.FileReader;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVModel;
 
@@ -49,7 +50,13 @@ public class CSVFileReader extends CSVConfigurable implements FileReader<CSVMode
             model = new CSVModel();
 
             // the header columns are used as the keys to the Map
-            var header = csv.getHeader().toArray(new String[csv.getHeader().size()]);
+            var firstRow = csv.stream().findFirst();
+
+            if (firstRow.isEmpty()) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var header = firstRow.get().getHeader().toArray(String[]::new);
             model.setHeader(header);
 
             csv.forEach(csvRow -> {
@@ -66,14 +73,14 @@ public class CSVFileReader extends CSVConfigurable implements FileReader<CSVMode
         }
     }
 
-    private NamedCsvReader getNamedCsvReader(File file) throws IOException {
-        var builder = NamedCsvReader.builder()
+    private CsvReader<NamedCsvRecord> getNamedCsvReader(File file) throws IOException {
+        var builder = CsvReader.builder()
                 .fieldSeparator(csvPreference.delimiterChar());
         if (csvPreference.quoteChar() != null) {
             builder.quoteCharacter(csvPreference.quoteChar());
         }
 
-        return builder.build(file.toPath(), Charset.forName(fileEncoding));
+        return builder.ofNamedCsvRecord(file.toPath(), Charset.forName(fileEncoding));
     }
 
     public CSVModel getContent() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileWriter.java b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileWriter.java
index 4ee71cb..fc69aff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ninja/javafx/smartcsv/csv/CSVFileWriter.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 package ninja.javafx.smartcsv.csv;
 
 import de.siegmar.fastcsv.writer.CsvWriter;
-import de.siegmar.fastcsv.writer.QuoteStrategy;
+import de.siegmar.fastcsv.writer.QuoteStrategies;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVModel;
 import ninja.javafx.smartcsv.fx.table.model.CSVRow;
 
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public class CSVFileWriter extends CSVConfigurable implements ninja.javafx.smart
     @Override
     public void write(File filename) throws IOException {
         try (var writer = getCsvWriter(filename)){
-            writer.writeRow(model.getHeader());
+            writer.writeRecord(model.getHeader());
             for(CSVRow row: model.getRows()) {
-                writer.writeRow(convertMapFromModel(row));
+                writer.writeRecord(convertMapFromModel(row));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CSVFileWriter extends CSVConfigurable implements ninja.javafx.smart
         var writer = CsvWriter.builder().fieldSeparator(csvPreference.delimiterChar());
         if (csvPreference.quoteChar() != null) {
             writer.quoteCharacter(csvPreference.quoteChar());
-            writer.quoteStrategy(QuoteStrategy.ALWAYS);
+            writer.quoteStrategy(QuoteStrategies.ALWAYS);
         }
 
         return writer.build(filename.toPath(), Charset.forName(fileEncoding));