diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f405ea2b92c..ba899f372f4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         // https://github.com/melix/japicmp-gradle-plugin/issues/36
-        classpath 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre'
+        classpath 'com.google.guava:guava:33.7.1-jre'
         classpath 'com.github.tjni.captainhook:captain-hook:0.1.5'
     }
 }
 
 plugins {
     id 'io.franzbecker.gradle-lombok' version '5.0.0'
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '8.3.9'
-    id 'me.champeau.gradle.japicmp' version '0.4.3' apply false
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '8.3.11'
+    id 'me.champeau.gradle.japicmp' version '0.4.6' apply false
     id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.22.0' apply false
-    id 'org.jreleaser' version '1.20.0' apply false
+    id 'org.jreleaser' version '1.26.0' apply false
 }
 
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/ci-support.gradle"
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-        testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-        testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
+        testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+        testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+        testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
 
-        testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+        testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
     }
 
     checkstyle {
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index d7a54a26afe..e6eba753f1b 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ tasks.japicmp {
 
 configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy {
-        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.18.4'
+        force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.22.2'
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.18.4'
     }
 }
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ dependencies {
 
     api 'com.github.docker-java:docker-java-transport-zerodep'
 
-    shaded 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre'
-    shaded "org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.6"
+    shaded 'com.google.guava:guava:33.7.1-jre'
+    shaded "org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.7"
 
     shaded 'org.glassfish.main.external:trilead-ssh2-repackaged:4.1.2'
 
     shaded 'org.zeroturnaround:zt-exec:1.13.0'
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.3'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
     testImplementation('com.google.cloud.tools:jib-core:0.28.2')  {
         exclude group: 'com.google.guava', module: 'guava'
     }
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
-    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:7.4.1'
+    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
     testImplementation 'com.rabbitmq:amqp-client:5.35.0'
     testImplementation 'org.mongodb:mongo-java-driver:3.12.14'
 
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     jarFileTestCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
     jarFileTestAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
-    jarFileTestRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.3'
-    jarFileTestImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
+    jarFileTestRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
+    jarFileTestImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.ow2.asm:asm-debug-all:5.2'
 }
diff --git a/docs/examples/junit5/redis/build.gradle b/docs/examples/junit5/redis/build.gradle
index 277ec0b8ae5..92ee1621784 100644
--- a/docs/examples/junit5/redis/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/examples/junit5/redis/build.gradle
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 description = "Examples for docs"
 
 dependencies {
-    api "io.lettuce:lettuce-core:6.8.0.RELEASE"
+    api "io.lettuce:lettuce-core:7.7.0.RELEASE"
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.10.3'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
     testImplementation project(":testcontainers")
     testImplementation project(":testcontainers-junit-jupiter")
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/docs/examples/spock/redis/build.gradle b/docs/examples/spock/redis/build.gradle
index 30a5509929e..3955c91b85f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/spock/redis/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/examples/spock/redis/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api "io.lettuce:lettuce-core:6.8.0.RELEASE"
-    testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
+    api "io.lettuce:lettuce-core:7.7.0.RELEASE"
+    testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.4-groovy-4.0'
     testImplementation project(":testcontainers-spock")
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/cucumber/build.gradle b/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
index 84dbc39a85e..41934af8146 100644
--- a/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/cucumber/build.gradle
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation platform('org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-bom:4.35.0')
+    implementation platform('org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-bom:4.48.0')
     implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-remote-driver'
     implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-firefox-driver'
     implementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver'
 
-    testImplementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4')
+    testImplementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.4')
     testImplementation 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-suite'
-    testImplementation platform('io.cucumber:cucumber-bom:7.30.0')
+    testImplementation platform('io.cucumber:cucumber-bom:7.34.7')
     testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-java'
     testImplementation 'io.cucumber:cucumber-junit-platform-engine'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-selenium'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.10.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 1b33c55baab..eddabd2eef8 100644
Binary files a/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 78cb6e16a49..fae6f659078 100644
--- a/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=bd71102213493060956ec229d946beee57158dbd89d0e62b91bca0fa2c5f3531
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=acd53f1edaf02f1a8ff99879f8a34b302661a057d9b063ae9e35b552f804d20a
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/gradlew b/examples/gradlew
index 23d15a93670..249efbb032c 100755
--- a/examples/gradlew
+++ b/examples/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/3d91ce3b8caaf77ad09f381f43615b715b53f72c/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
-        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
         -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
diff --git a/examples/gradlew.bat b/examples/gradlew.bat
index 5eed7ee8452..8508ef684d4 100644
--- a/examples/gradlew.bat
+++ b/examples/gradlew.bat
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+@rem Set local scope for the variables, and ensure extensions are enabled
+setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :findJavaFromJavaHome
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
@@ -65,30 +65,18 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+@rem Execute gradlew
+@rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
+@rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
+endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel
 
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
-if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
-exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
+:exitWithErrorLevel
+@rem Use "%COMSPEC%" /c exit to allow operators to work properly in scripts
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/examples/hazelcast/build.gradle b/examples/hazelcast/build.gradle
index c5086cc4d20..adfc418c060 100644
--- a/examples/hazelcast/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/hazelcast/build.gradle
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
     testImplementation 'com.hazelcast:hazelcast:5.3.8'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/immudb/build.gradle b/examples/immudb/build.gradle
index a4d656dd762..e079fc205c2 100644
--- a/examples/immudb/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/immudb/build.gradle
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.codenotary:immudb4j:1.0.1'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-junit-jupiter'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
index 67ca7e4e37c..e032d4145d0 100644
--- a/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/kafka-cluster/build.gradle
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38"
-    testAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38"
+    testCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.46"
+    testAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.46"
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-kafka'
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.1.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.3.1'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/nats/build.gradle b/examples/nats/build.gradle
index 5e63a2d33a0..e2010e79213 100644
--- a/examples/nats/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/nats/build.gradle
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'io.nats:jnats:2.23.0'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
+    testImplementation 'io.nats:jnats:2.26.2'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/neo4j-container/build.gradle b/examples/neo4j-container/build.gradle
index 7a6eed0016d..c29ebffd58f 100644
--- a/examples/neo4j-container/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/neo4j-container/build.gradle
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.neo4j.driver:neo4j-java-driver:4.4.20'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'org.neo4j.driver:neo4j-java-driver:4.4.27'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-neo4j'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-junit-jupiter'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/ollama-hugging-face/build.gradle b/examples/ollama-hugging-face/build.gradle
index 1d747834acc..0863ade17bd 100644
--- a/examples/ollama-hugging-face/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/ollama-hugging-face/build.gradle
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-ollama'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.6'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:6.0.1'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/build.gradle b/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/build.gradle
index f0d043ce978..bb0efdea748 100644
--- a/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/redis-backed-cache-testng/build.gradle
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36'
-    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:6.2.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.13.2'
+    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.14.0'
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
     testImplementation 'org.testng:testng:7.5.1'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/redis-backed-cache/build.gradle b/examples/redis-backed-cache/build.gradle
index 5d20b6175dc..699f3f87b7e 100644
--- a/examples/redis-backed-cache/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/redis-backed-cache/build.gradle
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36'
-    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:6.2.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.13.2'
+    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.14.0'
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-junit-jupiter'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/selenium-container/build.gradle b/examples/selenium-container/build.gradle
index f1a8058e304..e0bcac1b84b 100644
--- a/examples/selenium-container/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/selenium-container/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-selenium'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-junit-jupiter'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/sftp/build.gradle b/examples/sftp/build.gradle
index d7e2dee0f45..510c1dcab95 100644
--- a/examples/sftp/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/sftp/build.gradle
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation 'com.github.mwiede:jsch:2.27.2'
+    testImplementation 'com.github.mwiede:jsch:2.28.7'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/singleton-container/build.gradle b/examples/singleton-container/build.gradle
index 5db92c84a49..8a41f5489fc 100644
--- a/examples/singleton-container/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/singleton-container/build.gradle
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
 
-    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:6.2.0'
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.13.2'
+    implementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.14.0'
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
     compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.36'
 
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/solr-container/build.gradle b/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
index d0d3944cc0a..cd97595b10b 100644
--- a/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/solr-container/build.gradle
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38"
-    annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.38"
+    compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.46"
+    annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.46"
 
     implementation 'org.apache.solr:solr-solrj:8.11.4'
 
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-solr'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/spring-boot/build.gradle b/examples/spring-boot/build.gradle
index e3a40d27f06..b1490a8403c 100644
--- a/examples/spring-boot/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/spring-boot/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql'
     testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-postgresql'
-    testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.8.2"
+    testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/examples/zookeeper/build.gradle b/examples/zookeeper/build.gradle
index 4208f4ac266..20e9410818d 100644
--- a/examples/zookeeper/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/zookeeper/build.gradle
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.apache.curator:curator-framework:5.9.0'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 1b33c55baab..eddabd2eef8 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index dbc089ed3d7..201a9660c5b 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=ed1a8d686605fd7c23bdf62c7fc7add1c5b23b2bbc3721e661934ef4a4911d7c
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-all.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=92c1a136d76b5017732a66d2e0a648ebff00dd3687d8bff0d0047a1bd904fdf2
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index 23d15a93670..249efbb032c 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/3d91ce3b8caaf77ad09f381f43615b715b53f72c/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
-        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
         -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 5eed7ee8452..8508ef684d4 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+@rem Set local scope for the variables, and ensure extensions are enabled
+setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :findJavaFromJavaHome
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
@@ -65,30 +65,18 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+@rem Execute gradlew
+@rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
+@rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
+endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel
 
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
-if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
-exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
+:exitWithErrorLevel
+@rem Use "%COMSPEC%" /c exit to allow operators to work properly in scripts
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/modules/activemq/build.gradle b/modules/activemq/build.gradle
index c77b386698f..3dcca3d5d47 100644
--- a/modules/activemq/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/activemq/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: ActiveMQ"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation "org.apache.activemq:activemq-client:6.2.4"
-    testImplementation "org.apache.activemq:artemis-jakarta-client:2.55.0"
+    testImplementation "org.apache.activemq:activemq-client:6.3.1"
+    testImplementation "org.apache.activemq:artemis-jakarta-client:2.56.0"
 }
diff --git a/modules/azure/build.gradle b/modules/azure/build.gradle
index 167c0c26f1a..9e991e00547 100644
--- a/modules/azure/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/azure/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
     api project(':testcontainers-mssqlserver')
     // TODO use JDK's HTTP client and/or Apache HttpClient5
-    shaded 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.4.0'
+    shaded 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.5.0'
 
-    testImplementation platform("com.azure:azure-sdk-bom:1.2.32")
+    testImplementation platform("com.azure:azure-sdk-bom:1.3.8")
     testImplementation 'com.azure:azure-cosmos'
     testImplementation 'com.azure:azure-storage-blob'
     testImplementation 'com.azure:azure-storage-queue'
diff --git a/modules/cassandra/build.gradle b/modules/cassandra/build.gradle
index b0bea00226e..5626ae73a47 100644
--- a/modules/cassandra/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/cassandra/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ configurations.all {
 
 dependencies {
     api project(":testcontainers-database-commons")
-    api "com.datastax.cassandra:cassandra-driver-core:3.10.0"
+    api "com.datastax.cassandra:cassandra-driver-core:4.0.0"
 
     testImplementation 'com.datastax.oss:java-driver-core:4.17.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/clickhouse/build.gradle b/modules/clickhouse/build.gradle
index 59ea169583c..cbd55422bdf 100644
--- a/modules/clickhouse/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/clickhouse/build.gradle
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     compileOnly project(':testcontainers-r2dbc')
-    compileOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-r2dbc', version: '0.9.8', classifier: 'http')
+    compileOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-r2dbc', version: '0.10.0', classifier: 'http')
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-jdbc', version: '0.9.8', classifier: 'all')
+    testRuntimeOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-jdbc', version: '0.10.0', classifier: 'all')
 
-    testImplementation 'com.clickhouse:client-v2:0.9.8'
+    testImplementation 'com.clickhouse:client-v2:0.10.0'
     testImplementation testFixtures(project(':testcontainers-r2dbc'))
-    testRuntimeOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-r2dbc', version: '0.9.8', classifier: 'http')
+    testRuntimeOnly(group: 'com.clickhouse', name: 'clickhouse-r2dbc', version: '0.10.0', classifier: 'http')
 }
diff --git a/modules/cockroachdb/build.gradle b/modules/cockroachdb/build.gradle
index 275e69eef3d..38554941f34 100644
--- a/modules/cockroachdb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/cockroachdb/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: JDBC :: CockroachDB"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.10'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
 }
diff --git a/modules/couchbase/build.gradle b/modules/couchbase/build.gradle
index 068e334e2f1..035d4f925fc 100644
--- a/modules/couchbase/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/couchbase/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ dependencies {
     // TODO use JDK's HTTP client and/or Apache HttpClient5
     shaded 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.5.0'
 
-    testImplementation 'com.couchbase.client:java-client:3.11.2'
+    testImplementation 'com.couchbase.client:java-client:3.12.2'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/cratedb/build.gradle b/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
index 62405d559b2..d52ad546945 100644
--- a/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/cratedb/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: JDBC :: CrateDB"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.12'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
 
diff --git a/modules/databend/build.gradle b/modules/databend/build.gradle
index 7a779d3ca20..c2f53a96677 100644
--- a/modules/databend/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/databend/build.gradle
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.databend:databend-jdbc:0.4.6'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.databend:databend-jdbc:0.4.8'
 }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle b/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
index 7f57916e991..3134e201e02 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: elasticsearch"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client:9.4.3"
+    testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client:9.5.2"
     testImplementation "org.elasticsearch.client:transport:7.17.29"
 }
diff --git a/modules/gcloud/build.gradle b/modules/gcloud/build.gradle
index 3a020bdb759..8e925de9e40 100644
--- a/modules/gcloud/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/gcloud/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: GCloud"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation platform("com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.84.0")
+    testImplementation platform("com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.87.0")
     testImplementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-bigquery'
     testImplementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-datastore'
     testImplementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-firestore'
diff --git a/modules/grafana/build.gradle b/modules/grafana/build.gradle
index 93bae9750b4..d1d7d184b55 100644
--- a/modules/grafana/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/grafana/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.7'
-    testImplementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp:1.17.0'
+    testImplementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-otlp:1.17.1'
     testImplementation 'uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-jupiter:2.1.8'
 
     testImplementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.65.0')
diff --git a/modules/hivemq/build.gradle b/modules/hivemq/build.gradle
index 13ec90ff167..92d0d66cb7a 100644
--- a/modules/hivemq/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/hivemq/build.gradle
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ dependencies {
     api("org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0")
 
     shaded("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.20.0")
-    shaded("commons-io:commons-io:2.21.0")
-    shaded("org.javassist:javassist:3.32.0-GA")
+    shaded("commons-io:commons-io:2.22.0")
+    shaded("org.javassist:javassist:3.33.0-GA")
     shaded("org.jboss.shrinkwrap:shrinkwrap-api:1.2.6")
     shaded("org.jboss.shrinkwrap:shrinkwrap-impl-base:1.2.6")
     shaded("net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j:2.11.6")
 
     testImplementation(project(":testcontainers-junit-jupiter"))
-    testImplementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-extension-sdk:4.50.0")
-    testImplementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client:1.3.15")
+    testImplementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-extension-sdk:4.55.0")
+    testImplementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-mqtt-client:1.4.0")
     testImplementation("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14")
-    testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.37")
+    testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.6.3")
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/modules/influxdb/build.gradle b/modules/influxdb/build.gradle
index 145aa4aac52..e5c7c389ace 100644
--- a/modules/influxdb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/influxdb/build.gradle
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.influxdb:influxdb-java:2.25'
 
     testImplementation 'org.influxdb:influxdb-java:2.25'
-    testImplementation "com.influxdb:influxdb-client-java:7.5.0"
+    testImplementation "com.influxdb:influxdb-client-java:8.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle b/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
index 44fe705a255..c9645f937fd 100644
--- a/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
-    api 'com.google.guava:guava:33.5.0-jre'
+    api 'com.google.guava:guava:33.7.1-jre'
     api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.20.0'
     api 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP-java6:2.3.13'
     api 'commons-dbutils:commons-dbutils:1.8.1'
 
     api 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
 
-    api 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:11.0.23'
+    api 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:11.0.25'
     api 'org.vibur:vibur-dbcp:26.0'
-    api 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
-    api 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.3'
+    api 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
+    api 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
 }
diff --git a/modules/jdbc/build.gradle b/modules/jdbc/build.gradle
index 4d538fe2720..0d9c466647e 100644
--- a/modules/jdbc/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/jdbc/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
     testImplementation 'commons-dbutils:commons-dbutils:1.8.1'
     testImplementation 'org.vibur:vibur-dbcp:26.0'
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:11.0.21'
+    testImplementation 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:11.0.25'
     testImplementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP-java6:2.3.13'
     testImplementation ('org.mockito:mockito-core:4.11.0') {
         exclude(module: 'hamcrest-core')
diff --git a/modules/junit-jupiter/build.gradle b/modules/junit-jupiter/build.gradle
index b9ac700cea4..ad6449cc363 100644
--- a/modules/junit-jupiter/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/junit-jupiter/build.gradle
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: JUnit Jupiter Extension"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    implementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.3')
+    implementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.4')
     implementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-mysql')
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-postgresql')
-    testImplementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:7.0.2'
-    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:7.5.3'
+    testImplementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:7.1.0'
+    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
     testImplementation ('org.mockito:mockito-core:4.11.0') {
         exclude(module: 'hamcrest-core')
     }
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.12'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/localstack/build.gradle b/modules/localstack/build.gradle
index eca4aeaa27a..a2ff5e64e4c 100644
--- a/modules/localstack/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/localstack/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Localstack"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation platform("software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.46.20")
+    testImplementation platform("software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.54.9")
     testImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:s3'
     testImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:sqs'
     testImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:cloudwatchlogs'
diff --git a/modules/mariadb/build.gradle b/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
index 10086b4e058..7bc54431156 100644
--- a/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mariadb/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb:1.0.3'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testImplementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.5.9'
+    testImplementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.5.10'
 
     testImplementation testFixtures(project(':testcontainers-r2dbc'))
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.mariadb:r2dbc-mariadb:1.0.3'
diff --git a/modules/milvus/build.gradle b/modules/milvus/build.gradle
index 613971697b6..69bb7661e35 100644
--- a/modules/milvus/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/milvus/build.gradle
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Milvus"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'io.milvus:milvus-sdk-java:2.6.17'
+    testImplementation 'io.milvus:milvus-sdk-java:3.0.8'
 }
diff --git a/modules/mockserver/build.gradle b/modules/mockserver/build.gradle
index 2ff2e9f34c6..c1bdbc5e662 100644
--- a/modules/mockserver/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mockserver/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: MockServer"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'org.mock-server:mockserver-client-java:5.15.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.mock-server:mockserver-client-java:7.6.0'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.7'
 }
diff --git a/modules/mongodb/build.gradle b/modules/mongodb/build.gradle
index 8e9f1420ddf..9f0d92804b6 100644
--- a/modules/mongodb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mongodb/build.gradle
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: MongoDB"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation("org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync:5.1.4")
+    testImplementation("org.mongodb:mongodb-driver-sync:5.11.0")
 }
diff --git a/modules/mssqlserver/build.gradle b/modules/mssqlserver/build.gradle
index cb3e7a5b55e..d9ac9392710 100644
--- a/modules/mssqlserver/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mssqlserver/build.gradle
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     compileOnly project(':testcontainers-r2dbc')
-    compileOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-mssql:1.0.5.RELEASE'
+    compileOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-mssql:1.0.6.RELEASE'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
     testImplementation 'com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc:13.4.0.jre11'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-r2dbc')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-mssql:1.0.5.RELEASE'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-mssql:1.0.6.RELEASE'
 
     // MSSQL's wait strategy requires the JDBC driver
     testImplementation testFixtures(project(':testcontainers-r2dbc'))
diff --git a/modules/mysql/build.gradle b/modules/mysql/build.gradle
index 2cf8b17d64f..4951e42f495 100644
--- a/modules/mysql/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/mysql/build.gradle
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     compileOnly project(':testcontainers-r2dbc')
-    compileOnly 'io.asyncer:r2dbc-mysql:1.4.1'
+    compileOnly 'io.asyncer:r2dbc-mysql:1.4.3'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
 
     testImplementation testFixtures(project(':testcontainers-r2dbc'))
-    testRuntimeOnly 'io.asyncer:r2dbc-mysql:1.4.1'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'io.asyncer:r2dbc-mysql:1.4.3'
 
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/neo4j/build.gradle b/modules/neo4j/build.gradle
index 96f73b3bb81..2f378297ab0 100644
--- a/modules/neo4j/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/neo4j/build.gradle
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ dependencies {
 
     api project(":testcontainers")
 
-    testImplementation 'org.neo4j.driver:neo4j-java-driver:4.4.22'
+    testImplementation 'org.neo4j.driver:neo4j-java-driver:4.4.27'
 }
diff --git a/modules/oceanbase/build.gradle b/modules/oceanbase/build.gradle
index f570d741f7b..21a2e4f85e8 100644
--- a/modules/oceanbase/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/oceanbase/build.gradle
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/openfga/build.gradle b/modules/openfga/build.gradle
index b6bf9ff8e70..27c7909d181 100644
--- a/modules/openfga/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/openfga/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: OpenFGA"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'dev.openfga:openfga-sdk:0.9.9'
+    testImplementation 'dev.openfga:openfga-sdk:0.9.11'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/modules/oracle-free/build.gradle b/modules/oracle-free/build.gradle
index 935fe701f6f..e919299f563 100644
--- a/modules/oracle-free/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/oracle-free/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'com.oracle.database.r2dbc:oracle-r2dbc:1.3.0'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.26.2.0.0'
+    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.26.3.0.0'
 
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
 
diff --git a/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle b/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
index 1fb43310ae0..637399d1295 100644
--- a/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/oracle-xe/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'com.oracle.database.r2dbc:oracle-r2dbc:1.3.0'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.26.1.0.0'
+    testImplementation 'com.oracle.database.jdbc:ojdbc11:23.26.3.0.0'
 
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
 
diff --git a/modules/orientdb/build.gradle b/modules/orientdb/build.gradle
index 6d691b407ce..27d9fc56af8 100644
--- a/modules/orientdb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/orientdb/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Orientdb"
 dependencies {
     api project(":testcontainers")
 
-    api "com.orientechnologies:orientdb-client:3.2.53"
+    api "com.orientechnologies:orientdb-client:3.2.55"
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.tinkerpop:gremlin-driver:3.8.1'
-    testImplementation "com.orientechnologies:orientdb-gremlin:3.2.53"
+    testImplementation "com.orientechnologies:orientdb-gremlin:3.2.55"
 }
diff --git a/modules/postgresql/build.gradle b/modules/postgresql/build.gradle
index db7382f34d3..a1e06100e86 100644
--- a/modules/postgresql/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/postgresql/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-postgresql:0.8.13.RELEASE'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.12'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
 
     testImplementation testFixtures(project(':testcontainers-r2dbc'))
     testRuntimeOnly 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-postgresql:0.8.13.RELEASE'
diff --git a/modules/qdrant/build.gradle b/modules/qdrant/build.gradle
index 98b8fc403fc..dcbb1d789c2 100644
--- a/modules/qdrant/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/qdrant/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Qdrant"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.17.0'
-    testImplementation platform('io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.80.0')
+    testImplementation 'io.qdrant:client:1.19.0'
+    testImplementation platform('io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.83.1')
     testImplementation 'io.grpc:grpc-stub'
     testImplementation 'io.grpc:grpc-protobuf'
     testImplementation 'io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded'
diff --git a/modules/questdb/build.gradle b/modules/questdb/build.gradle
index 04b714ff783..eb6e5bb8339 100644
--- a/modules/questdb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/questdb/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.12'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testImplementation 'org.questdb:questdb:9.2.2'
+    testImplementation 'org.questdb:questdb:10.0.1'
     testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
 }
diff --git a/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle b/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
index 9c93885fd6f..0abf550d28c 100644
--- a/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/r2dbc/build.gradle
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: R2DBC"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    api 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi:0.9.0.RELEASE'
+    api 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-spi:0.9.1.RELEASE'
 
     testImplementation 'io.r2dbc:r2dbc-postgresql:0.8.13.RELEASE'
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-postgresql')
 
-    testFixturesImplementation 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.8.6'
+    testFixturesImplementation 'io.projectreactor:reactor-core:3.8.7'
     testFixturesImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
-    testFixturesImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.3'
+    testFixturesImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
 }
diff --git a/modules/rabbitmq/build.gradle b/modules/rabbitmq/build.gradle
index 1b9cd99168b..14ba7c896dc 100644
--- a/modules/rabbitmq/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/rabbitmq/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: RabbitMQ"
 dependencies {
     api project(":testcontainers")
 
-    testImplementation 'com.rabbitmq:amqp-client:5.33.0'
+    testImplementation 'com.rabbitmq:amqp-client:5.35.0'
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
index 40c88ea347e..fc89cb5d60a 100644
--- a/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/redpanda/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Redpanda"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.34'
+    shaded 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.35'
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:4.3.1'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.7'
diff --git a/modules/scylladb/build.gradle b/modules/scylladb/build.gradle
index 480d1958609..225926cd7a1 100644
--- a/modules/scylladb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/scylladb/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: ScyllaDB"
 dependencies {
     api project(":testcontainers")
 
-    testImplementation 'com.scylladb:java-driver-core:4.19.0.8'
-    testImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb:2.46.20'
+    testImplementation 'com.scylladb:java-driver-core:4.19.2.1'
+    testImplementation 'software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb:2.54.9'
 }
diff --git a/modules/selenium/build.gradle b/modules/selenium/build.gradle
index 79b525b6185..2a207c33bbc 100644
--- a/modules/selenium/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/selenium/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Selenium"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    provided 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-remote-driver:4.10.0'
-    provided 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver:4.10.0'
+    provided 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-remote-driver:4.48.0'
+    provided 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-chrome-driver:4.48.0'
 
     testImplementation platform('org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-bom:4.13.0')
     testImplementation 'org.seleniumhq.selenium:selenium-firefox-driver'
diff --git a/modules/solr/build.gradle b/modules/solr/build.gradle
index 509bce7c66f..2f2fad2b92a 100644
--- a/modules/solr/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/solr/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Solr"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
     // TODO use JDK's HTTP client and/or Apache HttpClient5
-    shaded 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.4.0'
+    shaded 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:5.5.0'
 
     testImplementation 'org.apache.solr:solr-solrj:8.11.4'
 }
diff --git a/modules/spock/build.gradle b/modules/spock/build.gradle
index 2ff27ecbace..902e3a17983 100644
--- a/modules/spock/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/spock/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Spock-Extension"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
-    implementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
+    implementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.4-groovy-4.0'
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-selenium')
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-mysql')
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:7.1.0'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
 
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.12'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
-    testRuntimeOnly platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.3')
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.13'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.14.4')
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-testkit'
 
diff --git a/modules/tidb/build.gradle b/modules/tidb/build.gradle
index a59b1f6a84e..7404a3ca6a1 100644
--- a/modules/tidb/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/tidb/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers-jdbc')
 
     testImplementation project(':testcontainers-jdbc-test')
-    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
     compileOnly 'org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0'
 }
diff --git a/modules/toxiproxy/build.gradle b/modules/toxiproxy/build.gradle
index 3e3a63a1fca..9f7fa1c37a1 100644
--- a/modules/toxiproxy/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/toxiproxy/build.gradle
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
     api 'eu.rekawek.toxiproxy:toxiproxy-java:2.1.11'
 
-    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:7.5.3'
+    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:8.0.1'
 }
diff --git a/modules/weaviate/build.gradle b/modules/weaviate/build.gradle
index 404329b161f..d1bb29ace54 100644
--- a/modules/weaviate/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/weaviate/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description = "Testcontainers :: Weaviate"
 dependencies {
     api project(':testcontainers')
 
-    testImplementation 'io.weaviate:client6:6.3.0'
+    testImplementation 'io.weaviate:client6:6.3.1'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 374dbbb00dc..6cddde33be8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath "com.gradle:develocity-gradle-plugin:4.4.1"
-        classpath "com.gradle:common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin:2.6.0"
+        classpath "com.gradle:develocity-gradle-plugin:4.5.0"
+        classpath "com.gradle:common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin:2.8.0"
         classpath "org.gradle.toolchains:foojay-resolver:0.8.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 1b33c55baab..eddabd2eef8 100644
Binary files a/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 78cb6e16a49..fae6f659078 100644
--- a/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/smoke-test/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=bd71102213493060956ec229d946beee57158dbd89d0e62b91bca0fa2c5f3531
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=acd53f1edaf02f1a8ff99879f8a34b302661a057d9b063ae9e35b552f804d20a
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/smoke-test/gradlew b/smoke-test/gradlew
index 23d15a93670..249efbb032c 100755
--- a/smoke-test/gradlew
+++ b/smoke-test/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
-#   Gradle start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
+#   gradlew start up script for POSIX generated by Gradle.
 #
 #   Important for running:
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #       bash, then to run this script, type that shell name before the whole
 #       command line, like:
 #
-#           ksh Gradle
+#           ksh gradlew
 #
 #       Busybox and similar reduced shells will NOT work, because this script
 #       requires all of these POSIX shell features:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/3d91ce3b8caaf77ad09f381f43615b715b53f72c/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ fi
 # For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
 if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     APP_HOME=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME" )
-    CLASSPATH=$( cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH" )
 
     JAVACMD=$( cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD" )
 
@@ -212,7 +210,6 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
-        -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
         -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
diff --git a/smoke-test/gradlew.bat b/smoke-test/gradlew.bat
index 5eed7ee8452..8508ef684d4 100644
--- a/smoke-test/gradlew.bat
+++ b/smoke-test/gradlew.bat
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
-@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem  gradlew startup script for Windows
 @rem
 @rem ##########################################################################
 
-@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+@rem Set local scope for the variables, and ensure extensions are enabled
+setlocal EnableExtensions
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :findJavaFromJavaHome
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
@@ -65,30 +65,18 @@ echo. 1>&2
 echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the 1>&2
 echo location of your Java installation. 1>&2
 
-goto fail
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit 1
 
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=
 
 
-@rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
+@rem Execute gradlew
+@rem endlocal doesn't take effect until after the line is parsed and variables are expanded
+@rem which allows us to clear the local environment before executing the java command
+endlocal & "%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %* & call :exitWithErrorLevel
 
-:end
-@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
-
-:fail
-rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
-rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
-if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
-exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
-
-:mainEnd
-if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
-
-:omega
+:exitWithErrorLevel
+@rem Use "%COMSPEC%" /c exit to allow operators to work properly in scripts
+"%COMSPEC%" /c exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/smoke-test/turbo-mode/build.gradle b/smoke-test/turbo-mode/build.gradle
index fb3f09244fd..42e6de39f2e 100644
--- a/smoke-test/turbo-mode/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-test/turbo-mode/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.13.4'
-    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.15'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
-    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.13.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.4'
+    testImplementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.3.16'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
+    testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.4'
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/test-support/build.gradle b/test-support/build.gradle
index 56fcbd98a92..94638ecd273 100644
--- a/test-support/build.gradle
+++ b/test-support/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dependencies {
     implementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17'
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
+    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.18'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'
 }