diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f6a5dab..8e75302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
   release:
     types: 
       - created
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   publish-artifacts:
diff --git a/kafka-event-listener/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-event-listener/build.gradle.kts
index cb1ac2c..29a095f 100644
--- a/kafka-event-listener/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-event-listener/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
-  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
+  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
+  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
 
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
   api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients")
diff --git a/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
index 69db434..cc9fd3d 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ tasks.test {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
-  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
+  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
+  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
 
   api(project(":kafka-streams-serdes"))
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("org.hypertrace.core.serviceframework:platform-service-framework:0.1.89")
   implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0")
 
-  testCompileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
-  testAnnotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
+  testCompileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
+  testAnnotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
   testImplementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams-test-utils")
   testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.2")
   testImplementation("org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer:2.0.0")
diff --git a/kafka-streams-partitioners/avro-partitioners/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-partitioners/avro-partitioners/build.gradle.kts
index e704eb8..c23b8ea 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-partitioners/avro-partitioners/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-partitioners/avro-partitioners/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ tasks.test {
 dependencies {
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
 
-  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.24")
-  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.24")
+  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
+  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
 
   implementation("com.google.guava:guava:32.0.1-jre")
   implementation("org.apache.avro:avro")
diff --git a/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
index 350b407..572cd71 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ tasks.test {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.24")
-  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.24")
+  annotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
+  compileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38")
 
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
   api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams")