diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
index e3ce8bc60f4..f10c192525a 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 object Versions {
-    const val kotlin = "1.5.0"
+    const val kotlin = "1.5.10"
     const val kotlinxSerialization = "1.2.1"
-    const val ktor = "1.5.3"
-    const val kotlinxCoroutines = "1.5.0-RC"
-    const val kotlinLogging = "2.0.4"
-    const val dateTime = "0.2.0"
+    const val ktor = "1.5.4"
+    const val kotlinxCoroutines = "1.5.0"
+    const val kotlinLogging = "2.0.6"
+    const val dateTime = "0.2.1"
     const val atomicFu = "0.16.1"
-    const val binaryCompatibilityValidator = "0.4.0"
+    const val binaryCompatibilityValidator = "0.5.0"
 
     //test deps
     const val kotlinTest = kotlin
diff --git a/core/src/samples/kotlin/PingBot.kt b/core/src/samples/kotlin/PingBot.kt
index 2582b8c3b66..048abf4e1b5 100644
--- a/core/src/samples/kotlin/PingBot.kt
+++ b/core/src/samples/kotlin/PingBot.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 import dev.kord.core.Kord
-import dev.kord.core.behavior.channel.createStageInstance
-import dev.kord.core.behavior.channel.getStageInstance
-import dev.kord.core.behavior.getChannelOf
-import dev.kord.core.entity.channel.StageChannel
 import dev.kord.core.event.message.MessageCreateEvent
 import dev.kord.core.on