diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70b5f62..b4835c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ To use it in your project, add the following to your project
 - Gradle:
 
 ```groovy
-compile 'com.savvasdalkitsis:json-merge:0.0.5'
+implementation 'com.savvasdalkitsis:json-merge:0.0.6'
 ```
 
 - Maven:
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ compile 'com.savvasdalkitsis:json-merge:0.0.5'
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.savvasdalkitsis</groupId>
   <artifactId>json-merge</artifactId>
-  <version>0.0.5</version>
+  <version>0.0.6</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b47c411..4c11e15 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     ext.project_description = 'json-merge is a library for merging json files for the JVM written in Kotlin'
     ext.project_group = 'com.savvasdalkitsis'
     ext.project_artifact = 'json-merge'
-    ext.project_version = '0.0.5'
+    ext.project_version = '0.0.6'
     ext.project_license = 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
     ext.project_license_tag = 'Apache-2.0'
     ext.project_license_url = 'https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation (
+    api (
             "org.json:json:20180130",
     )
     testImplementation (