diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 60f2008..c65f77d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Use Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '23.x'
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -33,3 +38,15 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Generate SBOM with cdxgen
+        run: |
+          npm install -g @cyclonedx/cdxgen
+          cdxgen -t sbt -o bom.json . -p --no-recurse
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create Release
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            bom.json
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ba0b980..1fdfbed 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name := "overflowdb2"
 ThisBuild / organization := "io.appthreat"
-ThisBuild / version      := "1.0.0"
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "3.3.1"
+ThisBuild / version      := "1.0.1"
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "3.5.2"
 publish / skip := true
 
 lazy val core = project.in(file("core"))
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lazy val coreTests = project.in(file("core-tests")).dependsOn(formats, testdomai
 lazy val traversalTests = project.in(file("traversal-tests")).dependsOn(formats)
 
 ThisBuild / libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.17" % Test
+  "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "3.2.19" % Test
 )
 
 ThisBuild / scalacOptions ++= Seq(
diff --git a/core/build.sbt b/core/build.sbt
index aecf9e7..8d0957c 100644
--- a/core/build.sbt
+++ b/core/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name := "odb2-core"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "net.sf.trove4j" % "core" % "3.1.0",
-  "org.msgpack" % "msgpack-core" % "0.9.1",
+  "org.msgpack" % "msgpack-core" % "0.9.8",
   "com.h2database" % "h2-mvstore" % "1.4.200"
 )
 githubOwner := "appthreat"
diff --git a/formats/build.sbt b/formats/build.sbt
index fae2fed..2da4227 100644
--- a/formats/build.sbt
+++ b/formats/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name := "odb2-formats"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-  "com.github.tototoshi" %% "scala-csv" % "1.3.10",
-  "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "2.2.0",
+  "com.github.tototoshi" %% "scala-csv" % "2.0.0",
+  "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % "2.3.0",
   "com.github.pathikrit" %% "better-files" % "3.9.2" % Test,
   "com.github.scopt" %% "scopt" % "4.1.0",
   "io.spray" %% "spray-json" % "1.3.6"
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ExporterMain.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ExporterMain.scala
index fc4bfc9..481a677 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ExporterMain.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ExporterMain.scala
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import scala.util.Using
 object ExporterMain:
 
     def apply(
-      nodeFactories: Seq[NodeFactory[_]],
-      edgeFactories: Seq[EdgeFactory[_]]
+      nodeFactories: Seq[NodeFactory[?]],
+      edgeFactories: Seq[EdgeFactory[?]]
     ): Array[String] => Unit = args =>
         OParser
             .parse(parser, args, Config(Paths.get("/dev/null"), null, Paths.get("/dev/null")))
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ImporterMain.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ImporterMain.scala
index b6c8a81..fc25811 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ImporterMain.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/ImporterMain.scala
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import scala.util.Using
 object ImporterMain extends App:
 
     def apply(
-      nodeFactories: Seq[NodeFactory[_]],
-      edgeFactories: Seq[EdgeFactory[_]],
+      nodeFactories: Seq[NodeFactory[?]],
+      edgeFactories: Seq[EdgeFactory[?]],
       convertPropertyForPersistence: Any => Any = identity
     ): Array[String] => Unit = args =>
         OParser
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/GraphSONProtocol.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/GraphSONProtocol.scala
index 429ad41..61fa0e2 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/GraphSONProtocol.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/GraphSONProtocol.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ object GraphSONProtocol extends DefaultJsonProtocol:
                     )
                 case x => serializationError(s"unsupported propertyValue: $x")
 
-        def read(value: JsValue): PropertyValue with Product =
+        def read(value: JsValue): PropertyValue & Product =
             value match
                 case JsString(v)  => return StringValue(v)
                 case JsBoolean(v) => return BooleanValue(v)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ object GraphSONProtocol extends DefaultJsonProtocol:
                 case x: Seq[?]                    => readNonList(x)
                 case null                         => deserializationError("PropertyValue expected")
 
-        def readNonList(value: Seq[?]): PropertyValue with Product = value match
+        def readNonList(value: Seq[?]): PropertyValue & Product = value match
             case Seq(JsNumber(v), JsString(typ)) =>
                 if typ.equals(Type.Long.typ) then LongValue(v.toLongExact)
                 else if typ.equals(Type.Int.typ) then IntValue(v.toIntExact)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ object GraphSONProtocol extends DefaultJsonProtocol:
     implicit object LongValueFormat extends RootJsonFormat[LongValue]:
         def write(c: LongValue): JsValue = PropertyValueJsonFormat.write(c)
 
-        def read(value: JsValue): LongValue with Product =
+        def read(value: JsValue): LongValue & Product =
             value.asJsObject.getFields("@value", "@type") match
                 case Seq(JsNumber(v), JsString(typ)) if typ.equals(Type.Long.typ) =>
                     LongValue(v.toLongExact)
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/package.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/package.scala
index ac6a9ac..5f16838 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/package.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/graphson/package.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ package object graphson:
                 Type.Double
             else if clazz.isAssignableFrom(classOf[String]) then
                 Type.String
-            else if clazz.isAssignableFrom(classOf[List[_]]) then
+            else if clazz.isAssignableFrom(classOf[List[?]]) then
                 Type.List
             else
                 throw new AssertionError(
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/neo4jcsv/ColumnDefinitions.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/neo4jcsv/ColumnDefinitions.scala
index a8b1273..12cb001 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/neo4jcsv/ColumnDefinitions.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/neo4jcsv/ColumnDefinitions.scala
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ class ColumnDefinitions(propertyNames: Iterable[String]):
 
         value match
             case _: Iterable[?] =>
-                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[Iterable[_]])
+                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[Iterable[?]])
             case _: IterableOnce[?] =>
-                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[IterableOnce[_]].iterator.toSeq)
+                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[IterableOnce[?]].iterator.toSeq)
             case _: java.lang.Iterable[?] =>
-                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Iterable[_]].asScala)
+                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(_.asInstanceOf[java.lang.Iterable[?]].asScala)
             case _: Array[?] =>
-                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(x => ArraySeq.unsafeWrapArray(x.asInstanceOf[Array[_]]))
+                deriveNeo4jTypeForArray(x => ArraySeq.unsafeWrapArray(x.asInstanceOf[Array[?]]))
             case scalarValue =>
                 ScalarColumnDef(deriveNeo4jTypeForScalarValue(scalarValue.getClass))
     end deriveNeo4jType
diff --git a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/package.scala b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/package.scala
index 07b7b26..d8a6a7b 100644
--- a/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/package.scala
+++ b/formats/src/main/scala/overflowdb/formats/package.scala
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ package object formats:
       */
     def isList(clazz: Class[?]): Boolean =
         clazz.isArray ||
-            classOf[java.lang.Iterable[_]].isAssignableFrom(clazz) ||
-            classOf[IterableOnce[_]].isAssignableFrom(clazz)
+            classOf[java.lang.Iterable[?]].isAssignableFrom(clazz) ||
+            classOf[IterableOnce[?]].isAssignableFrom(clazz)
 
-    val iterableForList: PartialFunction[Any, Iterable[_]] = {
+    val iterableForList: PartialFunction[Any, Iterable[?]] = {
         case it: Iterable[?]           => it
         case it: IterableOnce[?]       => it.iterator.toSeq
         case it: java.lang.Iterable[?] => it.asScala
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index abbbce5..db1723b 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.9.8
+sbt.version=1.10.5
diff --git a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/algorithm/LowestCommonAncestorsTests.scala b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/algorithm/LowestCommonAncestorsTests.scala
index 0917924..1d736b6 100644
--- a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/algorithm/LowestCommonAncestorsTests.scala
+++ b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/algorithm/LowestCommonAncestorsTests.scala
@@ -44,27 +44,27 @@ class LowestCommonAncestorsTests extends AnyWordSpec {
 
   "empty set" in {
     val relevantNodes = Set.empty[Node]
-    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(_.parents) shouldBe Set.empty
+    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(using _.parents) shouldBe Set.empty
   }
 
   "one node" in {
     val relevantNodes = Set(D)
-    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(_.parents) shouldBe relevantNodes
+    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(using _.parents) shouldBe relevantNodes
   }
 
   "node E and H" in {
     val relevantNodes = Set(E, H)
-    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(_.parents) shouldBe Set(B, C)
+    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(using _.parents) shouldBe Set(B, C)
   }
 
   "node B,E,H" in {
     val relevantNodes = Set(B, E, H)
-    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(_.parents) shouldBe Set(A)
+    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(using _.parents) shouldBe Set(A)
   }
 
   "node A,B,E,H" in {
     val relevantNodes = Set(A, B, E, H)
-    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(_.parents) shouldBe Set.empty
+    LowestCommonAncestors(relevantNodes)(using _.parents) shouldBe Set.empty
   }
 
   "cyclic dependencies" in {
diff --git a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathTraversalTests.scala b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathTraversalTests.scala
index 995cd42..4e6fe52 100644
--- a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathTraversalTests.scala
+++ b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathTraversalTests.scala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class PathTraversalTests extends AnyWordSpec with ExampleGraphSetup {
         verifyResults(center.start.enablePathTracking.both.both.dedup.path.toSetMutable)
         verifyResults(center.start.enablePathTracking.both.both.dedupBy(_.hashCode).path.toSetMutable)
 
-        def verifyResults(paths: collection.Set[Vector[_]]) = {
+        def verifyResults(paths: collection.Set[Vector[?]]) = {
           paths should contain(Vector(center, l1, l2))
           paths should contain(Vector(center, r1, r2))
           //        paths.should(contain(oneOf(Seq(center, l1, center), Seq(center, r1, center))))
diff --git a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatTraversalTests.scala b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatTraversalTests.scala
index a2904a7..180c836 100644
--- a/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatTraversalTests.scala
+++ b/traversal-tests/src/test/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatTraversalTests.scala
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class RepeatTraversalTests extends AnyWordSpec with ExampleGraphSetup {
   "traverses all nodes to outer limits exactly once, emitting and returning nothing, by default" in {
     val traversedNodes = mutable.ListBuffer.empty[Any]
 
-    def test(traverse: => Iterable[_]) = {
+    def test(traverse: => Iterable[?]) = {
       traversedNodes.clear()
       val results = traverse
       traversedNodes.size shouldBe 9
diff --git a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/SyntacticSugar.scala b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/SyntacticSugar.scala
index 814d442..6a9120e 100644
--- a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/SyntacticSugar.scala
+++ b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/SyntacticSugar.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class GraphSugar(val graph: Graph) extends AnyVal:
     def `+`(label: String, id: Long, properties: Property[?]*): Node =
         graph.addNode(id, label, keyValuesAsSeq(properties)*)
 
-    private def keyValuesAsSeq(properties: Seq[Property[_]]): Seq[?] =
+    private def keyValuesAsSeq(properties: Seq[Property[?]]): Seq[?] =
         val builder = Seq.newBuilder[Any]
         builder.sizeHint(properties.size * 2)
         properties.foreach { kv =>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class NodeSugar(val node: Node) extends AnyVal:
     def ---(label: String, properties: Property[?]*): SemiEdge =
         new SemiEdge(node, label, properties)
 
-private[overflowdb] class SemiEdge(outNode: Node, label: String, properties: Seq[Property[_]]):
+private[overflowdb] class SemiEdge(outNode: Node, label: String, properties: Seq[Property[?]]):
     def -->(inNode: Node): Edge =
         val keyValues = new Array[Any](properties.size * 2)
         var i: Int    = 0
diff --git a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathAwareTraversal.scala b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathAwareTraversal.scala
index 487cb43..9a83606 100644
--- a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathAwareTraversal.scala
+++ b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/PathAwareTraversal.scala
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class PathAwareTraversal[A](val wrapped: Iterator[(A, Vector[Any])]) extends Ite
                 .getOrElse(Iterator.empty)
         })
 
-    private[traversal] def _sideEffect(f: A => _): PathAwareTraversal[A] =
+    private[traversal] def _sideEffect(f: A => ?): PathAwareTraversal[A] =
         new PathAwareTraversal(wrapped.map {
             case (a, p) => f(a); (a, p)
         })
diff --git a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatBehaviour.scala b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatBehaviour.scala
index 3113836..df92211 100644
--- a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatBehaviour.scala
+++ b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/RepeatBehaviour.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import RepeatBehaviour.*
 
 trait RepeatBehaviour[A]:
     val searchAlgorithm: SearchAlgorithm.Value
-    val untilCondition: Option[A => Iterator[_]]
-    val whileCondition: Option[A => Iterator[_]]
+    val untilCondition: Option[A => Iterator[?]]
+    val whileCondition: Option[A => Iterator[?]]
     val maxDepth: Option[Int]
     val dedupEnabled: Boolean
 
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ object RepeatBehaviour:
     def noop[A](builder: RepeatBehaviour.Builder[A]): Builder[A] = builder
 
     class Builder[A]:
-        private[this] var _shouldEmit: (A, Int) => Boolean                      = (_, _) => false
-        private[this] var _untilCondition: Option[Traversal[A] => Traversal[_]] = None
-        private[this] var _whileCondition: Option[Traversal[A] => Traversal[_]] = None
-        private[this] var _maxDepth: Option[Int]                                = None
-        private[this] var _dedupEnabled: Boolean                                = false
-        private[this] var _searchAlgorithm: SearchAlgorithm.Value = SearchAlgorithm.DepthFirst
+        private var _shouldEmit: (A, Int) => Boolean                      = (_, _) => false
+        private var _untilCondition: Option[Traversal[A] => Traversal[?]] = None
+        private var _whileCondition: Option[Traversal[A] => Traversal[?]] = None
+        private var _maxDepth: Option[Int]                                = None
+        private var _dedupEnabled: Boolean                                = false
+        private var _searchAlgorithm: SearchAlgorithm.Value = SearchAlgorithm.DepthFirst
 
         /** configure search algorithm to go "breadth first", rather than the default "depth first"
           */
diff --git a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/Traversal.scala b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/Traversal.scala
index 50b7cc1..6f7e9f5 100644
--- a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/Traversal.scala
+++ b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/Traversal.scala
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class TraversalLogicExt[A](val iterator: Iterator[A]) extends AnyVal:
 
     /** perform side effect without changing the contents of the traversal */
     @Doc(info = "perform side effect without changing the contents of the traversal")
-    def sideEffect(fun: A => _): Traversal[A] =
+    def sideEffect(fun: A => ?): Traversal[A] =
         iterator match
             case pathAwareTraversal: PathAwareTraversal[A] => pathAwareTraversal._sideEffect(fun)
             case _ =>
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class TraversalTrackingExt[A](val iterator: Iterator[A]) extends AnyVal:
                 pathAwareTraversal.wrapped.map { _._1 }
             case _ => iterator
 
-    def isPathTracking: Boolean = iterator.isInstanceOf[PathAwareTraversal[_]]
+    def isPathTracking: Boolean = iterator.isInstanceOf[PathAwareTraversal[?]]
 
     /** retrieve entire path that has been traversed thus far prerequisite: enablePathTracking has
       * been called previously
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class TraversalRepeatExt[A](val trav: Iterator[A]) extends AnyVal:
       repeatTraversal: Traversal[A] => Traversal[B]
     )(implicit
       behaviourBuilder: RepeatBehaviour.Builder[B] => RepeatBehaviour.Builder[B] =
-          RepeatBehaviour.noop[B] _
+          RepeatBehaviour.noop[B]
     ): Traversal[B] =
         val behaviour = behaviourBuilder(new RepeatBehaviour.Builder[B]).build
         val _repeatTraversal =
diff --git a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/help/TraversalHelp.scala b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/help/TraversalHelp.scala
index 1a5416d..ecee70d 100644
--- a/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/help/TraversalHelp.scala
+++ b/traversal/src/main/scala/overflowdb/traversal/help/TraversalHelp.scala
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class TraversalHelp(searchPackages: DocSearchPackages):
 
     def forElementSpecificSteps(elementClass: Class[?], verbose: Boolean): String =
         val isNode    = classOf[NodeDb].isAssignableFrom(elementClass)
-        val isNodeRef = classOf[NodeRef[_]].isAssignableFrom(elementClass)
+        val isNodeRef = classOf[NodeRef[?]].isAssignableFrom(elementClass)
 
         val stepDocs =
-            def parentTraitsRecursively(clazz: Class[?]): List[Class[_]] =
+            def parentTraitsRecursively(clazz: Class[?]): List[Class[?]] =
                 val parents = clazz.getInterfaces.to(List)
                 parents ++ parents.flatMap(parentTraitsRecursively)
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class TraversalHelp(searchPackages: DocSearchPackages):
       * to then extract the \@Doc annotations for all steps, and group them by the elementType (e.g.
       * node.Method).
       */
-    lazy val stepDocsByElementType: Map[Class[_], List[StepDoc]] = {
+    lazy val stepDocsByElementType: Map[Class[?], List[StepDoc]] = {
         for
             packageName <- packageNamesToSearch
             traversal   <- findClassesAnnotatedWith(packageName, classOf[help.Traversal])
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ class TraversalHelp(searchPackages: DocSearchPackages):
     private def findClassesAnnotatedWith[Annotation <: JAnnotation](
       packageName: String,
       annotationClass: Class[Annotation]
-    ): Iterator[Class[_]] =
+    ): Iterator[Class[?]] =
         new Reflections(packageName).getTypesAnnotatedWith(annotationClass).asScala.iterator
 
     lazy val genericStepDocs: Iterable[StepDoc] =
-        findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalSugarExt[_]]) ++ findStepDocs(
-          classOf[traversal.TraversalFilterExt[_]]
-        ) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalLogicExt[_]]) ++ findStepDocs(
-          classOf[traversal.TraversalTrackingExt[_]]
-        ) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalRepeatExt[_]])
+        findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalSugarExt[?]]) ++ findStepDocs(
+          classOf[traversal.TraversalFilterExt[?]]
+        ) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalLogicExt[?]]) ++ findStepDocs(
+          classOf[traversal.TraversalTrackingExt[?]]
+        ) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[traversal.TraversalRepeatExt[?]])
 
     lazy val genericNodeStepDocs: Iterable[StepDoc] =
-        findStepDocs(classOf[NodeTraversal[_]]) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[ElementTraversal[_]])
+        findStepDocs(classOf[NodeTraversal[?]]) ++ findStepDocs(classOf[ElementTraversal[?]])
 
     protected def findStepDocs(traversal: Class[?]): Iterable[StepDoc] =
         DocFinder