diff --git a/java-sdk/build.gradle.kts b/java-sdk/build.gradle.kts
index bb1c88b9..ac68d0ff 100644
--- a/java-sdk/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java-sdk/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ val githubIssueUrl = "https://github.com/$githubRepoName/issues"
 subprojects {
     apply(plugin = "org.radarbase.radar-kotlin")
 
+    repositories{
+        mavenCentral()
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        maven(url = "https://jitpack.io")
+    }
+
     radarKotlin {
         javaVersion.set(Versions.java)
         kotlinVersion.set(Versions.kotlin)
@@ -64,9 +70,9 @@ configure(listOf(
         githubUrl.set("https://github.com/$githubRepoName")
         developers {
             developer {
-                id.set("blootsvoets")
-                name.set("Joris Borgdorff")
-                email.set("joris@thehyve.nl")
+                id.set("bdegraaf1234")
+                name.set("Bastiaan de Graaf")
+                email.set("bastiaan@thehyve.nl")
                 organization.set("The Hyve")
             }
             developer {
diff --git a/java-sdk/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/java-sdk/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index 500a6baa..3da93e40 100644
--- a/java-sdk/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/java-sdk/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ object Versions {
     const val java = 17
     const val avroGenerator = "1.9.1"
 
-    const val radarCommons = "1.1.2"
+    const val radarCommons = "1.1.3-SNAPSHOT"
     const val avro = "1.11.3"
     const val jackson = "2.16.1"
     const val argparse = "0.9.0"
diff --git a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/build.gradle.kts b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/build.gradle.kts
index e70db27b..8d398e6a 100644
--- a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 description = "RADAR Schemas specification and validation tools"
 
-repositories {
-    maven(url = "https://jitpack.io")
-}
-
 dependencies {
     api(project(":radar-schemas-commons"))
     api(project(":radar-schemas-core"))
diff --git a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/src/main/java/org/radarbase/schema/registration/SchemaRegistry.kt b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/src/main/java/org/radarbase/schema/registration/SchemaRegistry.kt
index 3728f5e5..ede1c83a 100644
--- a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/src/main/java/org/radarbase/schema/registration/SchemaRegistry.kt
+++ b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-registration/src/main/java/org/radarbase/schema/registration/SchemaRegistry.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.radarbase.schema.registration
 
+import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
+import io.ktor.client.engine.cio.CIO
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.auth.Auth
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.auth.providers.BasicAuthCredentials
 import io.ktor.client.plugins.auth.providers.basic
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ import org.radarcns.kafka.ObservationKey
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.net.MalformedURLException
+import java.net.URI
 import java.time.Duration
 import kotlin.streams.asSequence
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ class SchemaRegistry(
     private val topicConfiguration: Map<String, TopicConfig> = emptyMap(),
 ) {
     private val schemaClient: SchemaRetriever = schemaRetriever(baseUrl) {
-        httpClient {
+        httpClient = HttpClient(CIO) {
             timeout(10.seconds)
             if (apiKey != null && apiSecret != null) {
                 install(Auth) {
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ class SchemaRegistry(
                 .mapNotNull {
                     try {
                         httpClient.request<List<String>> {
-                            url("subjects")
+                            url(URI(baseUrl).resolve("subjects").toString())
                             if (apiKey != null && apiSecret != null) {
                                 basicAuth(apiKey, apiSecret)
                             }
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ class SchemaRegistry(
         logger.info("Setting compatibility to {}", compatibility)
         return try {
             httpClient.requestEmpty {
-                url("config")
+                url(URI(baseUrl).resolve("config").toString())
                 method = HttpMethod.Put
                 contentType(ContentType("application", "vnd.schemaregistry.v1+json"))
                 setBody("{\"compatibility\": \"${compatibility.name}\"}")
diff --git a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-tools/build.gradle.kts b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-tools/build.gradle.kts
index e48fd8e1..03904060 100644
--- a/java-sdk/radar-schemas-tools/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java-sdk/radar-schemas-tools/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 description = "RADAR Schemas specification and validation tools."
 
-repositories {
-    maven(url = "https://jitpack.io")
-}
-
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":radar-schemas-registration"))
     implementation(platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:${Versions.jackson}"))