diff --git a/chopper/pubspec.yaml b/chopper/pubspec.yaml
index f71cfdbb..b1edccc5 100644
--- a/chopper/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/chopper/pubspec.yaml
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ dependencies:
   http: ^1.1.0
   logging: ^1.2.0
   meta: ^1.9.1
-  qs_dart: ^1.0.10
+  qs_dart: ^1.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.4.9
   build_test: ^2.2.2
   build_verify: ^3.1.0
   collection: ^1.18.0
-  coverage: ^1.7.2
+  coverage: ^1.8.0
   data_fixture_dart: ^2.2.0
   faker: ^2.1.0
   http_parser: ^4.0.2
-  lints: ^3.0.0
-  test: ^1.25.4
+  lints: ^4.0.0
+  test: ^1.25.5
   transparent_image: ^2.0.1
-  chopper_generator: ">=8.0.0-rc.2 <9.0.0" # will be replaced by ^8.0.0 in the next release
+  chopper_generator: ^8.0.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
   chopper_generator:
diff --git a/chopper/test/ensure_build_test.dart b/chopper/test/ensure_build_test.dart
index 77fb9a96..b7cba6fa 100644
--- a/chopper/test/ensure_build_test.dart
+++ b/chopper/test/ensure_build_test.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @TestOn('vm')
 @Timeout(Duration(seconds: 120))
+library;
+
 import 'package:build_verify/build_verify.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
diff --git a/chopper_built_value/pubspec.yaml b/chopper_built_value/pubspec.yaml
index d1303271..86a94cf9 100644
--- a/chopper_built_value/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/chopper_built_value/pubspec.yaml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ dependencies:
   http: ^1.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
-  test: ^1.25.4
+  test: ^1.25.5
   build_runner: ^2.4.9
   build_test: ^2.2.2
   built_value_generator: ^8.9.2
-  lints: ^3.0.0
+  lints: ^4.0.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
   chopper:
diff --git a/chopper_generator/pubspec.yaml b/chopper_generator/pubspec.yaml
index 92e14816..822b2ffb 100644
--- a/chopper_generator/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/chopper_generator/pubspec.yaml
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ dependencies:
   meta: ^1.9.1
   source_gen: ^1.5.0
   yaml: ^3.1.2
-  qs_dart: ^1.0.10
+  qs_dart: ^1.1.0
   collection: ^1.18.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.4.9
   build_verify: ^3.1.0
   http: ^1.1.0
-  lints: ^3.0.0
-  test: ^1.25.4
+  lints: ^4.0.0
+  test: ^1.25.5
 
 dependency_overrides:
   chopper:
diff --git a/chopper_generator/test/ensure_build_test.dart b/chopper_generator/test/ensure_build_test.dart
index 84c677fc..2133b15c 100644
--- a/chopper_generator/test/ensure_build_test.dart
+++ b/chopper_generator/test/ensure_build_test.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @TestOn('vm')
 @Timeout(Duration(seconds: 120))
+library;
+
 import 'package:build_verify/build_verify.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
diff --git a/example/bin/main_json_serializable_squadron_worker_pool.dart b/example/bin/main_json_serializable_squadron_worker_pool.dart
index f2e268cd..1ea09a4f 100644
--- a/example/bin/main_json_serializable_squadron_worker_pool.dart
+++ b/example/bin/main_json_serializable_squadron_worker_pool.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/// This example uses
-/// - https://github.com/google/json_serializable.dart
-/// - https://github.com/d-markey/squadron
-/// - https://github.com/d-markey/squadron_builder
+// This example uses
+// - https://github.com/google/json_serializable.dart
+// - https://github.com/d-markey/squadron
+// - https://github.com/d-markey/squadron_builder
 
 import 'dart:async' show FutureOr;
 import 'dart:convert' show jsonDecode;
diff --git a/example/lib/json_decode_service.dart b/example/lib/json_decode_service.dart
index 299b73c3..293f267e 100644
--- a/example/lib/json_decode_service.dart
+++ b/example/lib/json_decode_service.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// This example uses https://github.com/d-markey/squadron_builder
+// This example uses https://github.com/d-markey/squadron_builder
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert' show json;
diff --git a/example/pubspec.yaml b/example/pubspec.yaml
index df06f946..510c6c82 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   chopper_generator:
   json_serializable: ^6.8.0
   built_value_generator: ^8.9.2
-  lints: ^3.0.0
+  lints: ^4.0.0
   squadron_builder: ^2.4.5
 
 dependency_overrides: