diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
index a5d456928..f39734eb4 100644
--- a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
+++ b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/Project_Default.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 
   
     
-    
-    
     
     
       
     
     
-    
     
-    
     
       
       
@@ -25,13 +21,11 @@
       
     
     
-    
     
     
       
       
     
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@@ -47,6 +41,5 @@
     
     
     
-    
   
 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index a9c0c498c..7d0e3b04e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ android {
         compose true
     }
     composeOptions {
-        kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion '1.3.2'
+        kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion '1.5.8'
     }
     namespace 'fr.free.nrw.commons'
     lint {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/NotForUploadStatusDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/NotForUploadStatusDao.kt
index b75a6e1d4..872388f40 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/NotForUploadStatusDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/NotForUploadStatusDao.kt
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ abstract class NotForUploadStatusDao {
      * Insert into Not For Upload status.
      */
     @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
-    abstract suspend fun insert(notForUploadStatus: NotForUploadStatus)
+    abstract fun insert(notForUploadStatus: NotForUploadStatus)
 
     /**
      * Delete Not For Upload status entry.
      */
     @Delete
-    abstract suspend fun delete(notForUploadStatus: NotForUploadStatus)
+    abstract fun delete(notForUploadStatus: NotForUploadStatus)
 
     /**
      * Query Not For Upload status with image sha1.
      */
     @Query("SELECT * FROM images_not_for_upload_table WHERE imageSHA1 = (:imageSHA1) ")
-    abstract suspend fun getFromImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String): NotForUploadStatus?
+    abstract fun getFromImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String): NotForUploadStatus?
 
     /**
      * Asynchronous image sha1 query.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ abstract class NotForUploadStatusDao {
      * Deletion Not For Upload status with image sha1.
      */
     @Query("DELETE FROM images_not_for_upload_table WHERE imageSHA1 = (:imageSHA1) ")
-    abstract suspend fun deleteWithImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String)
+    abstract fun deleteWithImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String)
 
     /**
      * Asynchronous image sha1 deletion.
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ abstract class NotForUploadStatusDao {
      * Check whether the imageSHA1 is present in database
      */
     @Query("SELECT COUNT() FROM images_not_for_upload_table WHERE imageSHA1 = (:imageSHA1) ")
-    abstract suspend fun find(imageSHA1: String): Int
+    abstract fun find(imageSHA1: String): Int
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/UploadedStatusDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/UploadedStatusDao.kt
index 378af5b8d..03cbb176f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/UploadedStatusDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/customselector/database/UploadedStatusDao.kt
@@ -17,31 +17,31 @@ abstract class UploadedStatusDao {
      * Insert into uploaded status.
      */
     @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
-    abstract suspend fun insert(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
+    abstract fun insert(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
 
     /**
      * Update uploaded status entry.
      */
     @Update
-    abstract suspend fun update(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
+    abstract fun update(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
 
     /**
      * Delete uploaded status entry.
      */
     @Delete
-    abstract suspend fun delete(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
+    abstract fun delete(uploadedStatus: UploadedStatus)
 
     /**
      * Query uploaded status with image sha1.
      */
     @Query("SELECT * FROM uploaded_table WHERE imageSHA1 = (:imageSHA1) ")
-    abstract suspend fun getFromImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String): UploadedStatus?
+    abstract fun getFromImageSHA1(imageSHA1: String): UploadedStatus?
 
     /**
      * Query uploaded status with modified image sha1.
      */
     @Query("SELECT * FROM uploaded_table WHERE modifiedImageSHA1 = (:modifiedImageSHA1) ")
-    abstract suspend fun getFromModifiedImageSHA1(modifiedImageSHA1: String): UploadedStatus?
+    abstract fun getFromModifiedImageSHA1(modifiedImageSHA1: String): UploadedStatus?
 
     /**
      * Asynchronous insert into uploaded status table.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class UploadedStatusDao {
      * Check whether the imageSHA1 is present in database
      */
     @Query("SELECT COUNT() FROM uploaded_table WHERE imageSHA1 = (:imageSHA1) AND imageResult = (:imageResult) ")
-    abstract suspend fun findByImageSHA1(
+    abstract fun findByImageSHA1(
         imageSHA1: String,
         imageResult: Boolean,
     ): Int
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ abstract class UploadedStatusDao {
     @Query(
         "SELECT COUNT() FROM uploaded_table WHERE modifiedImageSHA1 = (:modifiedImageSHA1) AND modifiedImageResult = (:modifiedImageResult) ",
     )
-    abstract suspend fun findByModifiedImageSHA1(
+    abstract fun findByModifiedImageSHA1(
         modifiedImageSHA1: String,
         modifiedImageResult: Boolean,
     ): Int
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/categories/BaseDelegateAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/categories/BaseDelegateAdapter.kt
index f1e4917a0..d20129475 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/categories/BaseDelegateAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/categories/BaseDelegateAdapter.kt
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ abstract class BaseDelegateAdapter(
     areContentsTheSame: (T, T) -> Boolean = { old, new -> old == new },
 ) : AsyncListDifferDelegationAdapter(
         object : DiffUtil.ItemCallback() {
-            override fun areItemsTheSame(
-                oldItem: T,
-                newItem: T,
-            ) = areItemsTheSame(oldItem, newItem)
+            override fun areItemsTheSame(oldItem: T & Any, newItem: T & Any): Boolean {
+                return areItemsTheSame(oldItem, newItem)
+            }
 
-            override fun areContentsTheSame(
-                oldItem: T,
-                newItem: T,
-            ) = areContentsTheSame(oldItem, newItem)
-        },
+            override fun areContentsTheSame(oldItem: T & Any, newItem: T & Any): Boolean {
+                return areContentsTheSame(oldItem, newItem)
+            }
+            },
         *delegates,
     ) {
     fun addAll(newResults: List) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsDao.kt
index 684400301..c20d65abf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/depicts/DepictsDao.kt
@@ -22,16 +22,16 @@ abstract class DepictsDao {
     private val maxItemsAllowed = 10
 
     @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
-    abstract suspend fun insert(depictedItem: Depicts)
+    abstract fun insert(depictedItem: Depicts)
 
     @Query("Select * From depicts_table order by lastUsed DESC")
-    abstract suspend fun getAllDepicts(): List
+    abstract fun getAllDepicts(): List
 
     @Query("Select * From depicts_table order by lastUsed DESC LIMIT :n OFFSET 10")
-    abstract suspend fun getDepictsForDeletion(n: Int): List
+    abstract fun getDepictsForDeletion(n: Int): List
 
     @Delete
-    abstract suspend fun delete(depicts: Depicts)
+    abstract fun delete(depicts: Depicts)
 
     /**
      * Gets all Depicts objects from the database, ordered by lastUsed in descending order.
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ecfe43a80..9ca154b75 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
 org.gradle.caching=true
 android.enableR8.fullMode=false
 
-KOTLIN_VERSION=1.7.20
+KOTLIN_VERSION=1.9.22
 LEAK_CANARY_VERSION=2.10
 DAGGER_VERSION=2.23
 ROOM_VERSION=2.5.0