diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_master.yml b/.github/workflows/build_master.yml
index 456e6dd..e406443 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_master.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 17
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Gradle caches
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_standard.yml b/.github/workflows/build_standard.yml
index 08e0b4c..05a8211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_standard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_standard.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 17
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Gradle caches  
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index aea45aa..f618840 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 17
+        distribution: 'temurin'
     - name: Gradle caches  
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 72daee9..370f846 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'jacoco'
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'signing'
-    id 'nebula.release' version '13.0.0'
+    id 'nebula.release' version '20.2.0'
 }
 
 group 'org.contextmapper'
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:${assertJVersion}"
     testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${jUnitVersion}"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
 }
 
 sourceSets.test.java.srcDirs = ['src/test/java','src/test/cml']
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ test {
 
 jacocoTestReport {
     reports {
-        xml.enabled true
-        html.enabled true
+        xml.required = true
+        html.required = true
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ab60efc..8cea257 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ ossSnapshotRepository=https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/
 ossReleaseStagingRepository=https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/
 
 # dependency versions
-jUnitVersion=5.9.2
-assertJVersion=3.24.2
-archUnitVersion=1.0.1
+jUnitVersion=5.12.2
+assertJVersion=3.27.3
+archUnitVersion=1.4.1
 cmlVersion=6.7.0
-jmoleculesVersion=1.6.0
+jmoleculesVersion=1.10.0
 xtendLibVersion=2.19.0
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 8049c68..5c82cb0 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists