diff --git a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/duckduckgo.benchmark.kts b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/duckduckgo.benchmark.kts
index 002286ab324..7fbd28c9e8a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/duckduckgo.benchmark.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/duckduckgo.benchmark.kts
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 @file:BenchmarkProject(
     name = "duckduckgo",
     gitUrl = "https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android.git",
-    gitCommitSha = "18e230fcefbefb4317c1fe128b4539a2315e7c0a",
-    stableKotlinVersion = "1.7.20",
+    gitCommitSha = "43bc063d9c044f2ca4a9eae1836cc783fcc7121c",
+    stableKotlinVersion = "1.8.0",
 )
 
 import java.io.File
 
 val repoPatch = {
-    "duckduckgo-kotlin-current.patch" to File("benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-current.patch")
+    "duckduckgo-kotlin-repo.patch" to File("benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-repo.patch")
         .readText()
         .run { replace("<kotlin_version>", currentKotlinVersion) }
         .byteInputStream()
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ runBenchmarks(
             useGradleArgs("--no-build-cache")
 
             runTasks(":app:assemblePlayDebug")
-            applyAbiChangeTo("app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/network/VpnNetworkModule.kt")
+            applyAbiChangeTo("app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/di/VpnModule.kt")
         }
 
         scenario {
-            title = "Incremental build with ABI change in Kapt component"
+            title = "Incremental build with non ABI change in Kapt component"
             useGradleArgs("--no-build-cache")
 
             runTasks(":app:assemblePlayDebug")
-            applyNonAbiChangeTo("app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/network/VpnNetworkModule.kt")
+            applyNonAbiChangeTo("app-tracking-protection/vpn-impl/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/mobile/android/vpn/di/VpnModule.kt")
         }
 
         scenario {
@@ -58,28 +58,25 @@ runBenchmarks(
 
             runTasks(":app:assemblePlayDebug")
 
-            applyAndroidResourceValueChange("common-ui/src/main/res/values/strings.xml")
+            applyAndroidResourceValueChange("common/src/main/res/values/strings-common.xml")
         }
 
         scenario {
             title = "Dry run configuration time"
             useGradleArgs("-m")
 
-            iterations = 20
             runTasks(":app:assemblePlayDebug")
         }
 
         scenario {
             title = "No-op configuration time"
 
-            iterations = 20
             runTasks("help")
         }
 
         scenario {
             title = "UP-TO-DATE configuration time"
 
-            iterations = 20
             runTasks(":app:assemblePlayDebug")
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-1.7.20.patch b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-1.7.20.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 478dbdb83de..00000000000
--- a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-1.7.20.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
-index be987782b..f59d7e0db 100644
---- a/build.gradle
-+++ b/build.gradle
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- buildscript {
-
-     ext {
--        kotlin_version = '1.7.10'
-+        kotlin_version = '1.7.20'
-         spotless = "6.1.2"
-         anvil_version = "2.4.1"
-         gradle_plugin = "7.2.2" // When updating, also update lint_version
-@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ fladle {
-     }
- }
-
--apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
-\ No newline at end of file
-+apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
-diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
-index 0bdde3fdb..c41dc1dc5 100644
---- a/versions.properties
-+++ b/versions.properties
-@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ version.jakewharton.rxrelay2=2.0.0
-
- version.jakewharton.timber=5.0.1
-
--version.kotlin=1.7.10
-+version.kotlin=1.7.20
-
- version.kotlinx.coroutines=1.6.4
-
diff --git a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-current.patch b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-current.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cd86401d989..00000000000
--- a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-current.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
-index be987782b..417b6c88d 100644
---- a/build.gradle
-+++ b/build.gradle
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
- buildscript {
-
-     ext {
--        kotlin_version = '1.7.10'
-+        kotlin_version = '<kotlin_version>'
-         spotless = "6.1.2"
-         anvil_version = "2.4.1"
-         gradle_plugin = "7.2.2" // When updating, also update lint_version
-@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ buildscript {
-     }
-
-     repositories {
-+        mavenLocal()
-         google()
-         mavenCentral()
-         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
-@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ plugins {
-
- allprojects {
-     repositories {
-+        mavenLocal()
-         google()
-         mavenCentral()
-     }
-@@ -120,4 +122,4 @@ fladle {
-     }
- }
-
--apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
-\ No newline at end of file
-+apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
-diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
-index 0bdde3fdb..dff5e798f 100644
---- a/versions.properties
-+++ b/versions.properties
-@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ version.jakewharton.rxrelay2=2.0.0
-
- version.jakewharton.timber=5.0.1
-
--version.kotlin=1.7.10
-+version.kotlin=<kotlin_version>
-
- version.kotlinx.coroutines=1.6.4
-
diff --git a/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-repo.patch b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-repo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8e0bfe2ec00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/tools/gradle/regression-benchmarks/benchmarkScripts/files/duckduckgo-kotlin-repo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
+index 738db1cd9..a79b8a479 100644
+--- a/build.gradle
++++ b/build.gradle
+@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
+ buildscript {
+
+     ext {
+-        kotlin_version = '1.7.10'
+         spotless = "6.1.2"
+-        anvil_version = "2.4.1"
++        anvil_version = "2.4.4"
+         gradle_plugin = "7.2.2" // When updating, also update lint_version
+         lint_version = "30.2.2" // This value must always be gradle_plugin + 23
+         min_sdk = 23
+@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ buildscript {
+     }
+
+     repositories {
++        mavenLocal()
+         google()
+         mavenCentral()
+         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildscript {
+         classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:$gradle_plugin"
+         classpath "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle:$spotless"
+         classpath "com.squareup.anvil:gradle-plugin:$anvil_version"
+-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
++        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
+
+         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
+         // in the individual module build.gradle files
+@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ plugins {
+
+ allprojects {
+     repositories {
++        mavenLocal()
+         google()
+         mavenCentral()
+     }
+@@ -139,4 +140,4 @@ fladle {
+     }
+ }
+
+-apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
+\ No newline at end of file
++apply plugin: 'android-reporting'
+diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
+index 709ee46cd..272c1dd8f 100644
+--- a/gradle.properties
++++ b/gradle.properties
+@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
+ org.gradle.parallel=true
+ org.gradle.configureondemand=true
+
++kotlinVersion=<current_version>
+diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
+index 8cdd45631..dd1f42aaf 100644
+--- a/versions.properties
++++ b/versions.properties
+@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ version.jakewharton.rxrelay2=2.0.0
+
+ version.jakewharton.timber=5.0.1
+
+-version.kotlin=1.7.10
++version.kotlin=1.8.0
++## # available=1.8.255-SNAPSHOT
+
+ version.kotlinx.coroutines=1.6.4
+