diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index af35096..adc4107 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out source
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Java 17
+      - name: Set up Java 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: "17"
+          java-version: "25"
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Build and test
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index af91b83..e518d42 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-FROM maven:3.9.9-eclipse-temurin-17 AS build
+FROM maven:3.9.9-eclipse-temurin-25 AS build
 
 WORKDIR /workspace
 COPY pom.xml .
 COPY src ./src
 RUN mvn -B -DskipTests package
 
-FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre-alpine AS runtime
+FROM eclipse-temurin:25-jre-alpine AS runtime
 
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN addgroup -S spring && adduser -S spring -G spring
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52db31f..b8d0dc5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Task Manager API
 
 A Spring Boot REST API for managing tasks, with JWT-based authentication. It uses
-Java 17, Maven, Spring Web, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Lombok, and H2 for
+Java 25, Maven, Spring Web, Spring Data JPA, Spring Security, Lombok, and H2 for
 local development. Docker Compose runs the application with PostgreSQL.
 
 ## Run locally
 
-With Java 17 and Maven installed, start the application from the project root:
+With Java 25 and Maven installed, start the application from the project root:
 
 ```sh
 mvn spring-boot:run
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 778c659..f8e2b89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <version>3.5.16</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <description>Spring Boot Task Manager API</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+        <java.version>25</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
             <artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.0</version>
+            <version>2.8.17</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- H2 Database (dev) -->
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
+            <version>42.7.12</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -110,6 +111,19 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/TaskManagerApplication.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/TaskManagerApplication.class
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/config/RequestLoggingConfig$1.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/config/RequestLoggingConfig$1.class
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index 6181943..6702432 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/health/DatabaseHealthIndicator.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/health/DatabaseHealthIndicator.class
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index bcf0d4d..b1bcf76 100644
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index 204314d..4ce3845 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/security/JwtUtil.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/security/JwtUtil.class
index a056411..7e41531 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/service/TaskService.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/service/TaskService.class
index d268441..563d653 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/service/UserService.class b/target/classes/com/example/taskmanager/service/UserService.class
index 9029070..8373fbf 100644
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diff --git a/target/direct-dependencies.txt b/target/direct-dependencies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95bb886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/direct-dependencies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+The following files have been resolved:
+   org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:jar:3.5.16:compile -- module spring.boot.starter.web [auto]
+   org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa:jar:3.5.16:compile -- module spring.boot.starter.data.jpa [auto]
+   org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security:jar:3.5.16:compile -- module spring.boot.starter.security [auto]
+   org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:jar:3.5.16:compile -- module spring.boot.starter.actuator [auto]
+   io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus:jar:1.15.12:runtime -- module micrometer.registry.prometheus [auto]
+   net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder:jar:8.0:compile -- module logstash.logback.encoder [auto]
+   org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:jar:2.8.17:compile -- module org.springdoc.openapi.ui [auto]
+   com.h2database:h2:jar:2.3.232:runtime -- module com.h2database [auto]
+   org.postgresql:postgresql:jar:42.7.11:runtime -- module org.postgresql.jdbc [auto]
+   io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api:jar:0.12.5:compile -- module jjwt.api (auto)
+   io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-impl:jar:0.12.5:runtime -- module jjwt.impl (auto)
+   io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-jackson:jar:0.12.5:runtime -- module jjwt.jackson (auto)
+   org.projectlombok:lombok:jar:1.18.46:compile (optional) -- module lombok
+   org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:jar:3.5.16:test -- module spring.boot.starter.test [auto]
+