diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82718d3..82e0ae7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,14 +1,35 @@
 ## Copyright 2024, Usman Saleem.
 ## SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-# Ignore Gradle project-specific cache directory
 .gradle
+**/build/
+!src/**/build/
 
-# Ignore Gradle build output directory
-build
+# Ignore Gradle GUI config
+gradle-app.setting
 
-.idea
+# Avoid ignoring Gradle wrapper jar file (.jar files are usually ignored)
+!gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Avoid ignore Gradle wrappper properties
+!gradle-wrapper.properties
+
+# Cache of project
+.gradletasknamecache
+
+# Eclipse Gradle plugin generated files
+# Eclipse Core
+.project
+# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
+.classpath
+
+# IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/
+
+# Mac
+.DS_Store
 
 # Ignore data and tokens in volume directory
 docker/volumes/data
 docker/volumes/tokens
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ec150a..cb7cbd1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ or build it yourself.
 
 ```toml
 [versions]
-besu = "24.6.0"
+besu = "24.8.0"
 ```
 
 - Build the plugin:
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f12ca91..74a1923 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/platforms.html#sub::toml-dependencies-format
 
 [versions]
-besu = "24.6.0"
+besu = "24.8.0"
 picocli = "4.7.5" # same version as in Besu
 google-auto-service = "1.1.1"
 junit-jupiter = "5.10.2"