diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 881d45a..111fb28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>21</java.version>
+		<lombok.version>1.18.34</lombok.version> <!-- Latest version as of March 2025 -->
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
@@ -46,13 +48,12 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-		</dependency>
+<!--		<dependency>-->
+<!--			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>-->
+<!--			<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>-->
+<!--			<scope>runtime</scope>-->
+<!--			<optional>true</optional>-->
+<!--		</dependency>-->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
 			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+<!--			<version>1.18.34</version>-->
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -78,6 +80,25 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- JWT Dependencies -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-api</artifactId>
+			<version>0.11.5</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-impl</artifactId>
+			<version>0.11.5</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.jsonwebtoken</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jjwt-jackson</artifactId>
+			<version>0.11.5</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 3f2f9df..017be0c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 spring.application.name=blps
+
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://127.0.0.1:5432/youtube?stringtype=unspecified
 spring.datasource.username=admin
 spring.datasource.password=password
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
+spring.jpa.show-sql=true
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
+
 # 100 days
 jwt.expiration=8640000000
-jwt.secret=sosal
+jwt.secret=rashuyar_menya_metalolomom_umolyau-ihFpH2GtiE3Wc4JJEW94mPEBFexnPWWwScVi9Aym