diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+.PHONY: update-version increment-major increment-minor increment-patch test build clean install check
+
+# Version file location
+VERSION_FILE := VERSION
+BUILD_GRADLE_FILE := build.gradle.kts
+
+# Gradle commands
+GRADLE := ./gradlew
+
+update-version:
+	@echo "$(VERSION)" > $(VERSION_FILE)
+	@perl -pi -e 's|version = "[.\-\d\w]+"|version = "$(VERSION)"|' $(BUILD_GRADLE_FILE)
+	@echo "Updated version to $(VERSION)"
+
+increment-major:
+	$(eval CURRENT := $(shell cat $(VERSION_FILE)))
+	$(eval MAJOR := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f1))
+	$(eval NEW_VERSION := $(shell echo $$(($(MAJOR) + 1)).0.0))
+	@$(MAKE) update-version VERSION=$(NEW_VERSION)
+	@echo "Version bumped from $(CURRENT) to $(NEW_VERSION)"
+
+increment-minor:
+	$(eval CURRENT := $(shell cat $(VERSION_FILE)))
+	$(eval MAJOR := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f1))
+	$(eval MINOR := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f2))
+	$(eval NEW_VERSION := $(MAJOR).$(shell echo $$(($(MINOR) + 1))).0)
+	@$(MAKE) update-version VERSION=$(NEW_VERSION)
+	@echo "Version bumped from $(CURRENT) to $(NEW_VERSION)"
+
+increment-patch:
+	$(eval CURRENT := $(shell cat $(VERSION_FILE)))
+	$(eval MAJOR := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f1))
+	$(eval MINOR := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f2))
+	$(eval PATCH := $(shell echo $(CURRENT) | cut -d. -f3))
+	$(eval NEW_VERSION := $(MAJOR).$(MINOR).$(shell echo $$(($(PATCH) + 1))))
+	@$(MAKE) update-version VERSION=$(NEW_VERSION)
+	@echo "Version bumped from $(CURRENT) to $(NEW_VERSION)"
+
+install:
+	@echo "Installing dependencies..."
+	@$(GRADLE) dependencies
+
+test:
+	@echo "Running tests..."
+	@$(GRADLE) test
+
+test-coverage:
+	@echo "Running tests with coverage..."
+	@$(GRADLE) test jacocoTestReport
+	@echo "Coverage report generated in build/reports/jacoco/test/html/index.html"
+
+security-check:
+	@echo "Running OWASP dependency check..."
+	@$(GRADLE) dependencyCheckAnalyze
+
+check: test
+	@echo "All checks passed!"
+
+build: clean
+	@echo "Building project..."
+	@$(GRADLE) build
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning build artifacts..."
+	@$(GRADLE) clean
+	@rm -rf build/
+	@rm -rf dist/
+	@rm -rf target/
+	@find . -type f -name '.DS_Store' -delete
+
+javadoc:
+	@echo "Generating Javadoc..."
+	@$(GRADLE) javadoc
+
+jar:
+	@echo "Building JAR..."
+	@$(GRADLE) jar
+
+assemble:
+	@echo "Assembling artifacts..."
+	@$(GRADLE) assemble
+
+update:
+	@echo "Updating dependencies..."
+	@$(GRADLE) dependencies --refresh-dependencies
+
+outdated:
+	@echo "Checking for outdated dependencies..."
+	@$(GRADLE) dependencyUpdates
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+4.0.1
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