diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c1795d9..4ab833b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           < "$logsPath" grep Launching
       - name: Archive server logs if failed
         if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: server-logs
           path: finish/target/liberty/wlp/usr/servers/defaultServer/logs/
diff --git a/finish/query/pom.xml b/finish/query/pom.xml
index 5791516..f999d7a 100644
--- a/finish/query/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/query/pom.xml
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.15.0</version>
+            <version>3.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- grpc compile dependencies; provided by Liberty at runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.10.3</version>
+            <version>5.11.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.9.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.10.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.9.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.10.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <http.port>${liberty.var.http.port}</http.port>
diff --git a/finish/system/pom.xml b/finish/system/pom.xml
index b02bee0..9f13acd 100644
--- a/finish/system/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/system/pom.xml
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.15.0</version>
+            <version>3.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- grpc compile dependencies; provided by Liberty at runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.10.3</version>
+            <version>5.11.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- tag::grpc-testing[] -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-testing</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::grpc-testing[] -->
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.12.0</version>
+            <version>5.13.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::mockito-core[] -->
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>       
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/finish/systemproto/pom.xml b/finish/systemproto/pom.xml
index 0872958..2b5d4e0 100644
--- a/finish/systemproto/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/systemproto/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::grpc[] -->
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::grpc-stub[] -->
diff --git a/start/query/pom.xml b/start/query/pom.xml
index 5791516..f999d7a 100644
--- a/start/query/pom.xml
+++ b/start/query/pom.xml
@@ -40,19 +40,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.15.0</version>
+            <version>3.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- grpc compile dependencies; provided by Liberty at runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.10.3</version>
+            <version>5.11.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.9.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.10.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.9.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.10.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <http.port>${liberty.var.http.port}</http.port>
diff --git a/start/system/pom.xml b/start/system/pom.xml
index 6a42dba..4698c7f 100644
--- a/start/system/pom.xml
+++ b/start/system/pom.xml
@@ -42,20 +42,20 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.15.0</version>
+            <version>3.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- grpc compile dependencies; provided by Liberty at runtime -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-testing</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::grpc-testing[] -->
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.12.0</version>
+            <version>5.13.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- end::mockito-core[] -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.10.3</version>
+            <version>5.11.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
             </plugin>       
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/start/systemproto/pom.xml b/start/systemproto/pom.xml
index 8e01eae..dadcdb9 100644
--- a/start/systemproto/pom.xml
+++ b/start/systemproto/pom.xml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-protobuf</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
             <artifactId>grpc-stub</artifactId>
-            <version>1.65.1</version>
+            <version>1.66.0</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>