diff --git a/GloVeEmbeddings/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/GloVeEmbeddings/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index fd02b07..3378748 100644
--- a/GloVeEmbeddings/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/GloVeEmbeddings/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [versions]
-# Must match the Kotlin version SKaiNET was built with: SKaiNET 0.40.1 ships
-# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.10, and an older compiler cannot read them
+# Keep in step with the Kotlin version SKaiNET is built with: SKaiNET 0.61.0 ships
+# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.20 (readable by 2.4.10); an older compiler line cannot read them
 # (JS/wasm fail with "Symbol for Any not found").
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 # SKaiNET BOM version — published to Maven Central. The BOM pins every
 # sk.ainet.core:* artifact so individual libraries are declared without versions.
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 
 # Compose Multiplatform + Android. Must match the shared :skainet-ui design
 # system (included build) exactly: a mismatched Compose pulls two Skiko
diff --git a/GloVeEmbeddings/settings.gradle.kts b/GloVeEmbeddings/settings.gradle.kts
index 621c7ef..aae78d0 100644
--- a/GloVeEmbeddings/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/GloVeEmbeddings/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositories {
-        // Resolve everything from Maven Central (SKaiNET 0.40.1 is published there).
+        // Resolve everything from Maven Central (SKaiNET 0.61.0 is published there).
         // No mavenLocal: an unrestricted mavenLocal is consulted first and can contain
         // a partial kotlin-stdlib (JVM jar + POM, no klib variants) that shadows
         // Central's variant-aware metadata, breaking JS/wasm with "Missing stdlib class".
diff --git a/IrisDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/IrisDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index ae58e1e..15e1e40 100644
--- a/IrisDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/IrisDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.10.2"
 kotlinx-io = "0.8.2"
diff --git a/MNISTDemo/cli/src/test/kotlin/sk/ainet/cli/MnistAccuracyTest.kt b/MNISTDemo/cli/src/test/kotlin/sk/ainet/cli/MnistAccuracyTest.kt
index 6a988cb..8707b85 100644
--- a/MNISTDemo/cli/src/test/kotlin/sk/ainet/cli/MnistAccuracyTest.kt
+++ b/MNISTDemo/cli/src/test/kotlin/sk/ainet/cli/MnistAccuracyTest.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import sk.ainet.lang.model.classifyImage
 import sk.ainet.lang.model.classifyImageCNN
 import sk.ainet.lang.model.createMNISTMLP
 import sk.ainet.lang.model.createMNISTCNN
-import sk.ainet.lang.model.loadGgufWeights
+import sk.ainet.lang.model.loadWeightsFromBytes
 import java.io.DataInputStream
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class MnistAccuracyTest {
         // Create model and load GGUF weights directly
         val model = createMNISTMLP()
         val modelBytes = modelFile.readBytes()
-        loadGgufWeights(model, modelBytes)
+        loadWeightsFromBytes(model, modelBytes)
         println("Model loaded from ${modelFile.absolutePath}: ${modelBytes.size} bytes")
 
         // Classify all test images
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class MnistAccuracyTest {
         // Create model and load GGUF weights
         val model = createMNISTMLP()
         val modelBytes = modelFile.readBytes()
-        loadGgufWeights(model, modelBytes)
+        loadWeightsFromBytes(model, modelBytes)
 
         var correct = 0
         for (i in images.indices) {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class MnistAccuracyTest {
 
         // Load GGUF weights
         val modelBytes = modelFile.readBytes()
-        loadGgufWeights(model, modelBytes)
+        loadWeightsFromBytes(model, modelBytes)
         println("CNN model loaded from ${modelFile.absolutePath}: ${modelBytes.size} bytes")
 
         // Classify all test images using CNN
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class MnistAccuracyTest {
         // Create CNN model and load GGUF weights
         val model = createMNISTCNN()
         val modelBytes = modelFile.readBytes()
-        loadGgufWeights(model, modelBytes)
+        loadWeightsFromBytes(model, modelBytes)
 
         var correct = 0
         for (i in images.indices) {
diff --git a/MNISTDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/MNISTDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b0a6e80..6bba61d 100644
--- a/MNISTDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/MNISTDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ kotlin = "2.4.10"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.10.2"
 ktor = "3.1.3"
 logback = "1.5.18"
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 kotlinxIo = "0.8.2"
 ktorClientCore = "3.3.3"
 ktorClientPlugins = "3.1.1"
diff --git a/MnistJavaDemo/README.md b/MnistJavaDemo/README.md
index d1f62d3..52822dc 100644
--- a/MnistJavaDemo/README.md
+++ b/MnistJavaDemo/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A CLI MNIST digit detector written in Java 21, demonstrating JVM interoperabilit
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - **Java 21+** (with preview features)
-- **SKaiNET 0.40.1** -- resolved directly from Maven Central, no local publish needed
+- **SKaiNET 0.61.0** -- resolved directly from Maven Central, no local publish needed
 - **GGUF model file** -- a trained MNIST CNN model in GGUF format
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/MnistJavaDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/MnistJavaDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d593767..4b67529 100644
--- a/MnistJavaDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/MnistJavaDemo/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.10.2"
 kotlinx-io = "0.8.2"
diff --git a/SinusApproximator/CHANGELOG.md b/SinusApproximator/CHANGELOG.md
index 24731a2..d5b10a1 100644
--- a/SinusApproximator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/SinusApproximator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.60.0] - 2026-10-16
+
+### Changed
+- Update to SKaiNET 0.60.0 from Maven Central (Kotlin stays at 2.4.10; the 0.60.0 klibs are built with 2.4.20 and load fine).
+
 ## [0.40.1] - 2026-08-12
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/SinusApproximator/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/SinusApproximator/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 537ff41..3fa08f2 100644
--- a/SinusApproximator/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/SinusApproximator/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ kotlin = "2.4.10"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.10.2"
 ktor = "3.1.3"
 logback = "1.5.18"
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 kotlinxIo = "0.8.2"
 
 [libraries]
diff --git a/TDALab/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/TDALab/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index fd02b07..3378748 100644
--- a/TDALab/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/TDALab/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [versions]
-# Must match the Kotlin version SKaiNET was built with: SKaiNET 0.40.1 ships
-# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.10, and an older compiler cannot read them
+# Keep in step with the Kotlin version SKaiNET is built with: SKaiNET 0.61.0 ships
+# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.20 (readable by 2.4.10); an older compiler line cannot read them
 # (JS/wasm fail with "Symbol for Any not found").
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 # SKaiNET BOM version — published to Maven Central. The BOM pins every
 # sk.ainet.core:* artifact so individual libraries are declared without versions.
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 
 # Compose Multiplatform + Android. Must match the shared :skainet-ui design
 # system (included build) exactly: a mismatched Compose pulls two Skiko
diff --git a/TDALab/settings.gradle.kts b/TDALab/settings.gradle.kts
index ff02e66..9f1ea9a 100644
--- a/TDALab/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/TDALab/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositories {
-        // Resolve everything from Maven Central (SKaiNET 0.40.1 is published there).
+        // Resolve everything from Maven Central (SKaiNET 0.61.0 is published there).
         // No mavenLocal: an unrestricted mavenLocal is consulted first and can contain
         // a partial kotlin-stdlib (JVM jar + POM, no klib variants) that shadows
         // Central's variant-aware metadata, breaking JS/wasm with "Missing stdlib class".
diff --git a/TinyTransformer/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/TinyTransformer/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2557e6b..e264fcb 100644
--- a/TinyTransformer/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/TinyTransformer/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ composeHotReload = "1.0.0"
 # render on macOS/Metal. AGP must also match skainet-ui's — Gradle composite
 # builds reject mixed AGP versions.
 composeMultiplatform = "1.11.1"
-# Must match the Kotlin version SKaiNET was built with: SKaiNET 0.40.1 ships
-# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.10, and an older compiler cannot read them.
+# Keep in step with the Kotlin version SKaiNET is built with: SKaiNET 0.61.0 ships
+# klibs compiled with Kotlin 2.4.20 (readable by 2.4.10); an older compiler line cannot read them.
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 kotlinx-coroutines = "1.10.2"
 # SKaiNET BOM version — published to Maven Central. The BOM pins every
 # sk.ainet.core:* artifact so individual libraries are declared without versions.
-skainet = "0.40.1"
+skainet = "0.61.0"
 
 [libraries]
 kotlin-test = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test", version.ref = "kotlin" }