diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 330570e..65f2ee1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Gradle Groovy DSL
 ```groovy
 plugins {
       id "org.springframework.boot" version "2.7.0"
-      id "org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin" version "1.4.0"
+      id "org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin" version "1.5.0"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Gradle Kotlin DSL
 ```groovy
 plugins {
     id("org.springframework.boot") version "2.7.0"
-    id("org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin") version "1.4.0"
+    id("org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin") version "1.5.0"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ The `groupedApiMappings` customization allows you to specify multiple URLs/file
 2. Update the version for the plugin to match the current version found in `build.gradle.kts`
 
     ```
-    id("org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin") version "1.4.0"
+    id("org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin") version "1.5.0"
     ```
 
 3. Add the following to the spring boot apps `settings.gradle`
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ca6a6f0..f35ed5c 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "org.springdoc"
-version = "1.4.0"
+version = "1.5.0"
 
 sonarqube {
 	properties {
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ publishing {
 
 dependencies {
 	implementation(kotlin("reflect"))
-	implementation("khttp:khttp:1.0.0")
 	implementation("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6")
 	implementation("org.awaitility:awaitility-kotlin:4.0.3")
 	implementation("com.github.psxpaul:gradle-execfork-plugin:0.2.0")
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorTask.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorTask.kt
index 19ab113..957ff86 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorTask.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorTask.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.springdoc.openapi.gradle.plugin
 
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
-import khttp.responses.Response
 import org.awaitility.Durations
 import org.awaitility.core.ConditionTimeoutException
 import org.awaitility.kotlin.*
@@ -15,6 +14,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 import java.net.ConnectException
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+import java.net.URL
 import java.time.Duration
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.SECONDS
 
@@ -63,19 +64,26 @@ open class OpenApiGeneratorTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     private fun generateApiDocs(url: String, fileName: String) {
         try {
+            val isYaml = url.toLowerCase().matches(Regex(".+[./]yaml(/.+)*"))
             await ignoreException ConnectException::class withPollInterval Durations.ONE_SECOND atMost Duration.of(
                 waitTimeInSeconds.get().toLong(),
                 SECONDS
             ) until {
-                val statusCode = khttp.get(url).statusCode
+                val connection: HttpURLConnection = URL(url).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+                connection.requestMethod = "GET"
+                connection.connect()
+                val statusCode = connection.responseCode
                 logger.trace("apiDocsUrl = {} status code = {}", url, statusCode)
                 statusCode < MAX_HTTP_STATUS_CODE
             }
             logger.info("Generating OpenApi Docs..")
-            val response: Response = khttp.get(url)
+            val connection: HttpURLConnection = URL(url).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+            connection.requestMethod = "GET"
+            connection.connect()
 
-            val isYaml = url.toLowerCase().matches(Regex(".+[./]yaml(/.+)*"))
-            val apiDocs = if (isYaml) response.text else prettifyJson(response)
+            val response = String(connection.inputStream.readBytes(), Charsets.UTF_8)
+
+            val apiDocs = if (isYaml) response else prettifyJson(response)
 
             val outputFile = outputDir.file(fileName).get().asFile
             outputFile.writeText(apiDocs)
@@ -85,9 +93,9 @@ open class OpenApiGeneratorTask : DefaultTask() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun prettifyJson(response: Response): String {
+    private fun prettifyJson(response: String): String {
         val gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
-        val googleJsonObject = gson.fromJson(response.text, JsonObject::class.java)
+        val googleJsonObject = gson.fromJson(response, JsonObject::class.java)
         return gson.toJson(googleJsonObject)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGradlePluginTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGradlePluginTest.kt
index 1d5f5e9..4aae9dd 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGradlePluginTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/springdoc/openapi/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGradlePluginTest.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class OpenApiGradlePluginTest {
         
         dependencies {
             implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
-            implementation 'org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-webmvc-core:1.4.0'
+            implementation 'org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-webmvc-core:1.6.12'
         }
     """.trimIndent()