diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/help/viewmodel/HelpViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/help/viewmodel/HelpViewModel.kt
index dd484db7e..755a8c85b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/help/viewmodel/HelpViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/help/viewmodel/HelpViewModel.kt
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ class HelpViewModel @UiThread constructor() : GenericViewModel() {
         override fun onVersionUpdateCheckResultReceived(
             core: Core,
             result: VersionUpdateCheckResult,
-            version: String?,
+            version: String,
             url: String?
         ) {
             when (result) {
                 VersionUpdateCheckResult.NewVersionAvailable -> {
                     Log.i("$TAG Update available, version [$version], url [$url]")
-                    if (!version.isNullOrEmpty() && !url.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                    if (version.isNotEmpty() && !url.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                         newVersionAvailableEvent.postValue(Event(Pair(version, url)))
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 980a36cf9..2eab18942 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ firebaseCrashlytics = "3.0.2"
 firebaseBomVersion = "33.1.2"
 ktlint = "11.3.1"
 
-annotations = "1.8.0"
-activity = "1.9.0"
+annotations = "1.8.1"
+activity = "1.9.1"
 appcompat = "1.7.0"
 constraintLayout = "2.1.4"
 coreKtx = "1.13.1"