diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d184cdf..47db229 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2022 AlertAvert.com.  All rights reserved.
 // Author: Marco Massenzio (marco@alertavert.com)
 
-// Minimalist build file just to get things going.
-// See jwt-opa/build.gradle for the "real" build.
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'jacoco'
 }
+
+ext {
+    // For the most recent version of the JWT-OPA library see:
+    // https://github.com/massenz/jwt-opa/releases
+    // This is likely to be the development, unreleased version.
+    jwtOpaVersion = "0.12.0"
+
+    awsSdkVersion = '2.17.102'
+    jsonpathVersion = "2.5.0"
+    lombokVersion = "1.18.30"
+    minCoverageRatio = 0.80
+    mockitoVersion = "3.6.0"
+    tcVersion = "1.19.1"
+}
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 2c8ff96..66c4a3c 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
   opa:
     container_name: "opa"
     hostname: opa
-    image: openpolicyagent/opa:0.42.2
+    image: openpolicyagent/opa:0.58.0
     command: run --server --addr :8181
     ports:
       - "8181:8181"
diff --git a/jwt-opa/build.gradle b/jwt-opa/build.gradle
index 2d046d4..f30e670 100644
--- a/jwt-opa/build.gradle
+++ b/jwt-opa/build.gradle
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.3'
     id 'java'
     id 'jacoco'
+    id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.3'
     id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.5'
 
     // To upload the Artifact to Maven Central
@@ -28,17 +28,9 @@ plugins {
     id 'signing'
 }
 
-ext {
-    awsSdkVersion = '2.17.102'
-    jsonpathVersion = "2.5.0"
-    lombokVersion = "1.18.22"
-    minCoverageRatio = 0.80
-    mockitoVersion = "3.6.0"
-    tcVersion = "1.15.1"
-}
 
 group 'com.alertavert'
-version '0.11.0'
+version "${jwtOpaVersion}"
 
 // OpenJDK 17 LTS is the only Java version supported
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
diff --git a/run-example.sh b/run-example.sh
index a10b84b..d267687 100755
--- a/run-example.sh
+++ b/run-example.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 AlertAvert.com.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 AlertAvert.com.  All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 #
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ OPA_SERVER=http://localhost:${OPA_PORT}
 POLICY_API=${OPA_SERVER}/v1/policies/userauth
 
 docker compose --project-name jwt-opa up -d
+
+# Sometimes the OPA server takes a while to start, so we wait for it to be ready
+READY=""
+while [[ -z ${READY} ]]; do
+    echo "Waiting for OPA server to start..."
+    sleep 1
+    READY=$(docker logs opa 2>&1 | grep "Initializing server.")
+done
 if [[ $(curl -s ${POLICY_API} | jq .result.id) != "userauth" ]]; then
     echo "Uploading userauth Policy"
     curl -T "${WORKDIR}/webapp-example/src/main/rego/jwt_auth.rego" -X PUT ${POLICY_API}
diff --git a/webapp-example/build.gradle b/webapp-example/build.gradle
index c13259a..5129a31 100644
--- a/webapp-example/build.gradle
+++ b/webapp-example/build.gradle
@@ -19,40 +19,29 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'jacoco'
-    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.5'
     id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.3'
+    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.1.5'
 }
 
-group 'com.alertavert.opademo'
-version = "0.4.0"
+group 'com.alertavert'
+version = "0.5.0"
 
 repositories {
-    // Adding local repository for Gradle to find jwt-opa before it gets published.
-    // Use: ./gradlew :jwt-opa:publishToMavenLocal
-    //  mavenLocal()
+    mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-ext {
-    // This can be changed to an yet-unpublished version by using mavenLocal()
-    // for local tests.
-    jwtOpaVersion = "0.10.0"
-    lombokVersion = "1.18.22"
-    tcVersion = "1.15.1"
-    awsSdkVersion = '2.17.102'
-}
-
 bootJar {
     mainClass.set('com.alertavert.opademo.JwtDemoApplication')
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    // We use the actual dependency here, instead of depending on the module in the repository so
-    // as to emulate an actual project using jwt-opa externally.
-    // Uncomment the following line (and comment out the one below) to use the local version
-    // while developing.
-         implementation project (':jwt-opa')
-//    implementation "com.alertavert:jwt-opa:${jwtOpaVersion}"
+    // ----- IMPORTANT -----
+    // If you modify the following line, make sure to also update the `build.gradle` file in the
+    // `test-released` branch, so that the CI tests can run against the released version.
+    // We depend here on the the local version here, so we can verify changes while developing:
+    implementation project (':jwt-opa')
+    // ----- SECTION ENDS -----
 
     // For the @PostConstruct annotation
     implementation 'javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.3.2'
diff --git a/webapp-example/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/webapp-example/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index d65f3d2..1bbf6ad 100644
--- a/webapp-example/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/webapp-example/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ keys:
   #       For a PASSPHRASE, the secret is simply read from SecretsManager/Vault
   #       The keypair is stored as a JSON-formatted secret, with two keys: "priv" and "pub".
   location: keypair
-  name: private/ec-key
+  name: ../private/ec-key
 
 logging:
   level: