diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
index a7a22e76..3df8fc07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
@@ -2,23 +2,13 @@ name: Publish bdk-android to Maven Central
 on: [workflow_dispatch]
 
 # The default Android NDK on the ubuntu-22.04 image is 25.2.9519653
-# We replace the default environment variable ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
-# with an older version of the NDK (21.4.7075529) using the fix proposed here: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/5930
-# For information on why this is needed at the moment see issues #242 and #243, and PR #282
 env:
-  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/21.4.7075529
+  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - name: "Install Android NDK 21.4.7075529"
-        run: |
-          ANDROID_ROOT=/usr/local/lib/android
-          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=${ANDROID_ROOT}/sdk
-          SDKMANAGER=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager
-          echo "y" | $SDKMANAGER "ndk;21.4.7075529"
-
       - name: "Check out PR branch"
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
index d15ff9db..a5438911 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-android.yaml
@@ -11,23 +11,13 @@ on:
       - "bdk-android/**"
 
 # The default Android NDK on the ubuntu-22.04 image is 25.2.9519653
-# We replace the default environment variable ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
-# with an older version of the NDK (21.4.7075529) using the fix proposed here: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/5930
-# For information on why this is needed at the moment see issues #242 and #243, and PR #282
 env:
-  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/21.4.7075529
+  ANDROID_NDK_ROOT: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/25.2.9519653
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - name: "Install Android NDK 21.4.7075529"
-        run: |
-          ANDROID_ROOT=/usr/local/lib/android
-          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=${ANDROID_ROOT}/sdk
-          SDKMANAGER=${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager
-          echo "y" | $SDKMANAGER "ndk;21.4.7075529"
-
       - name: "Check out PR branch"
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/bdk-android/README.md b/bdk-android/README.md
index d8c304a9..8cdfc452 100644
--- a/bdk-android/README.md
+++ b/bdk-android/README.md
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ dependencies {
 * [Padawan Wallet](https://github.com/thunderbiscuit/padawan-wallet)
 
 ### How to build
-_Note that Kotlin version `1.6.10` or later is required to build the library._
+_Note that Kotlin version `1.9.23` or later is required to build the library._
 
 1. Clone this repository.
 ```shell
 git clone https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk-ffi
 ```
 2. Follow the "General" bdk-ffi ["Getting Started (Developer)"] instructions. 
-3. Install Rust (note that we are currently building using Rust 1.67.0):
+3. Install Rust (note that we are currently building using Rust stable):
 ```shell
 curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
-rustup default 1.67.0
+rustup default stable
 ```
 4. Install required targets
 ```sh
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ rustup target add x86_64-linux-android aarch64-linux-android armv7-linux-android
 ```
 5. Install Android SDK and Build-Tools for API level 30+
 6. Setup `$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT` and `$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT` path variables (which are required by the
-   build tool), for example (note that currently, NDK version 21.4.7075529 is required):
+   build tool), for example (note that currently, NDK version 25.2.9519653 is required):
 ```shell
 export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=~/Android/Sdk
-export ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/ndk/21.4.7075529
+export ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/ndk/25.2.9519653
 ```
 7. Build kotlin bindings
  ```sh
diff --git a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 534930be..f194df7e 100644
--- a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ val libraryVersion: String by project
 
 plugins {
     id("com.android.library")
-    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android") version "1.6.10"
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android") version "1.9.23"
     id("maven-publish")
     id("signing")
 
diff --git a/bdk-android/plugins/src/main/kotlin/org/bitcoindevkit/plugins/UniFfiAndroidPlugin.kt b/bdk-android/plugins/src/main/kotlin/org/bitcoindevkit/plugins/UniFfiAndroidPlugin.kt
index 20200864..ea0e6911 100644
--- a/bdk-android/plugins/src/main/kotlin/org/bitcoindevkit/plugins/UniFfiAndroidPlugin.kt
+++ b/bdk-android/plugins/src/main/kotlin/org/bitcoindevkit/plugins/UniFfiAndroidPlugin.kt
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ internal class UniFfiAndroidPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             environment(
                 // add build toolchain to PATH
                 Pair("PATH", "${System.getenv("PATH")}:${System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_ROOT")}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$llvmArchPath/bin"),
-                Pair("CFLAGS", "-D__ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION__=21"),
+                Pair("CFLAGS", "-D__ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION__=24"),
                 Pair("AR", "llvm-ar"),
-                Pair("CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_LINUX_ANDROID_LINKER", "aarch64-linux-android21-clang"),
-                Pair("CC", "aarch64-linux-android21-clang")
+                Pair("CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_LINUX_ANDROID_LINKER", "aarch64-linux-android24-clang"),
+                Pair("CC", "aarch64-linux-android24-clang")
             )
 
             doLast {
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ internal class UniFfiAndroidPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             environment(
                 // add build toolchain to PATH
                 Pair("PATH", "${System.getenv("PATH")}:${System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK_ROOT")}/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$llvmArchPath/bin"),
-                Pair("CFLAGS", "-D__ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION__=21"),
+                Pair("CFLAGS", "-D__ANDROID_MIN_SDK_VERSION__=24"),
                 Pair("AR", "llvm-ar"),
-                Pair("CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_LINUX_ANDROID_LINKER", "x86_64-linux-android21-clang"),
-                Pair("CC", "x86_64-linux-android21-clang")
+                Pair("CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_LINUX_ANDROID_LINKER", "x86_64-linux-android24-clang"),
+                Pair("CC", "x86_64-linux-android24-clang")
             )
 
             doLast {
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/README.md b/bdk-jvm/README.md
index 8a282475..8d2720d2 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/README.md
+++ b/bdk-jvm/README.md
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ dependencies {
 * [Tatooine Faucet](https://github.com/thunderbiscuit/tatooine)
 
 ## How to build
-_Note that Kotlin version `1.6.10` or later is required to build the library._
+_Note that Kotlin version `1.9.23` or later is required to build the library._
 1. Install JDK 11. It must be version 11 (not 17), otherwise it won't build. For example, with SDKMAN!:
 ```shell
 curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
 source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
 sdk install java 11.0.19-tem
 ```
-2. Install Rust (note that we are currently building using Rust 1.67.0):
+2. Install Rust (note that we are currently building using Rust stable):
 ```shell
 curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
-rustup default 1.67.0
+rustup default stable
 ```
 3. Clone this repository.
 ```shell
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 31534ab6..9feaf365 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 val libraryVersion: String by project
 
 plugins {
-    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") version "1.6.10"
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") version "1.9.23"
     id("java-library")
     id("maven-publish")
     id("signing")
diff --git a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-linux.sh b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-linux.sh
index 1e4eebe6..96318995 100644
--- a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-linux.sh
+++ b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-linux.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cd ../bdk-ffi/
 cargo run --bin uniffi-bindgen generate src/bdk.udl --language python --out-dir ../bdk-python/src/bdkpython/ --no-format
 
 echo "Generating native binaries..."
-rustup default 1.67.0
+rustup default stable
 cargo build --profile release-smaller
 
 echo "Copying linux libbdkffi.so..."
diff --git a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
index 87a8c356..af783af6 100644
--- a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
+++ b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-macos-arm64.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cd ../bdk-ffi/
 cargo run --bin uniffi-bindgen generate src/bdk.udl --language python --out-dir ../bdk-python/src/bdkpython/ --no-format
 
 echo "Generating native binaries..."
-rustup default 1.67.0
+rustup default stable
 rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
 cargo build --profile release-smaller --target aarch64-apple-darwin
 
diff --git a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-windows.sh b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-windows.sh
index 16ec0aba..a705a8b8 100644
--- a/bdk-python/scripts/generate-windows.sh
+++ b/bdk-python/scripts/generate-windows.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cd ../bdk-ffi/
 cargo run --bin uniffi-bindgen generate src/bdk.udl --language python --out-dir ../bdk-python/src/bdkpython/ --no-format
 
 echo "Generating native binaries..."
-rustup default 1.67.0
+rustup default stable
 rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 cargo build --profile release-smaller --target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7369b4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+msrv="1.77.1"