diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a40ad888..202a95b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Kim - Kotlin Image Metadata
 
-[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.23-blue.svg?logo=kotlin)](httpw://kotlinlang.org)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.24-blue.svg?logo=kotlin)](httpw://kotlinlang.org)
 ![JVM](https://img.shields.io/badge/-JVM-gray.svg?style=flat)
 ![Android](https://img.shields.io/badge/-Android-gray.svg?style=flat)
 ![iOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/-iOS-gray.svg?style=flat)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ of Ashampoo Photo Organizer, which, in turn, is driven by user community feedbac
 ## Installation
 
 ```
-implementation("com.ashampoo:kim:0.18")
+implementation("com.ashampoo:kim:0.18.1")
 ```
 
 For the targets `wasmJs` & `js` you also need to specify this:
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f4793f47..c6951b04 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.XCFramework
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.dsl.ExperimentalWasmDsl
 
 plugins {
-    kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.9.23"
+    kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.9.24"
     id("com.android.library") version "8.2.2"
     id("maven-publish")
     id("signing")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ val ktorVersion: String = "2.3.10"
 val xmpCoreVersion: String = "1.3.0"
 val dateTimeVersion: String = "0.5.0"
 val testRessourcesVersion: String = "0.4.0"
-val kotlinxIoVersion: String = "0.3.3"
+val kotlinxIoVersion: String = "0.3.4"
 
 description = productName
 group = "com.ashampoo"
diff --git a/src/ktorMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/common/KotlinIoExtensions.kt b/src/ktorMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/common/KotlinIoExtensions.kt
index f5e74207..506d8ed1 100644
--- a/src/ktorMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/common/KotlinIoExtensions.kt
+++ b/src/ktorMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/common/KotlinIoExtensions.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public fun Path.readBytes(): ByteArray =
         .buffered()
         .use { it.readByteArray() }
 
-@OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
 public fun Path.exists(): Boolean =
     SystemFileSystem.exists(this)
+
+public fun Path.list(): Collection<Path> =
+    SystemFileSystem.list(this)
+