diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 908b6bc7..20e79ec4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Kim - Kotlin Image Metadata
 
-[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.10-blue.svg?logo=kotlin)](httpw://kotlinlang.org)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.20-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)
 ![macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/-macOS-gray.svg?style=flat)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ of Ashampoo Photos, which, in turn, is driven by user community feedback.
 ## Installation
 
 ```
-implementation("com.ashampoo:kim:0.5.4")
+implementation("com.ashampoo:kim:0.5.5")
 ```
 
 ## Sample usages
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1685b943..c29aac1f 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.NativeBuildType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.XCFramework
 
 plugins {
-    kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.9.10"
+    kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.9.20"
     id("com.android.library") version "7.4.2"
     id("maven-publish")
     id("signing")
-    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.23.1"
+    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.23.3"
     id("org.sonarqube") version "4.3.1.3277"
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover") version "0.6.1"
     id("com.asarkar.gradle.build-time-tracker") version "4.3.0"
     id("me.qoomon.git-versioning") version "6.4.2"
     id("com.goncalossilva.resources") version "0.4.0"
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.48.0"
+    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.49.0"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ repositories {
 
 val productName = "Ashampoo Kim"
 
-val ktorVersion: String = "2.3.4"
-val xmpCoreVersion: String = "0.1.6"
+val ktorVersion: String = "2.3.5"
+val xmpCoreVersion: String = "0.1.7"
 val dateTimeVersion: String = "0.4.1"
 val testRessourcesVersion: String = "0.4.0"
 val ioCoreVersion: String = "0.3.0"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ koverMerged {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    detektPlugins("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:1.23.1")
+    detektPlugins("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:1.23.3")
 }
 
 kotlin {
diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/format/jpeg/JpegOrientationOffsetFinder.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/format/jpeg/JpegOrientationOffsetFinder.kt
index 5a995ce4..bea33e9b 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/format/jpeg/JpegOrientationOffsetFinder.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/ashampoo/kim/format/jpeg/JpegOrientationOffsetFinder.kt
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ object JpegOrientationOffsetFinder {
             "JPEG magic number mismatch: ${magicNumberBytes.toByteArray().toSingleNumberHexes()}"
         }
 
-        var orientationOffset: Long? = null
-
         var positionCounter: Long = ImageFormatMagicNumbers.jpegShort.size.toLong()
 
         @Suppress("LoopWithTooManyJumpStatements")
@@ -135,12 +133,12 @@ object JpegOrientationOffsetFinder {
 
                 if (tag == TiffTag.TIFF_TAG_ORIENTATION.tag) {
 
-                    orientationOffset = positionCounter + 8
+                    positionCounter += 8
 
                     if (exifByteOrder == ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN)
-                        orientationOffset++
+                        positionCounter++
 
-                    return orientationOffset
+                    return positionCounter
 
                 } else {