diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a82bee6..82cfce27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Example:
 ##### Download
 
 ```bash
-docker pull commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7
+docker pull commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8
 ```
 ##### Run
 
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ docker run \
 -e TARGET_PROJECT_KEY=xxxx \
 -e TARGET_CLIENT_ID=xxxx \
 -e TARGET_CLIENT_SECRET=xxxx \
-commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s all
+commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s all
 ```
 
 
 ### Examples
  - To run the all sync modules from a source project to a target project
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s all
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s all
    ```
    This will run the following sync modules in the given order:
  1. `Type` Sync and `ProductType` Sync and `States` Sync and `TaxCategory` Sync and `CustomObject` Sync in parallel.
@@ -232,68 +232,68 @@ commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s all
 
  - To run the type sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s types
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s types
    ```
 
  - To run the productType sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s productTypes
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s productTypes
    ```
 
 - To run the states sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s states
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s states
    ```
 - To run the taxCategory sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s taxCategories
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s taxCategories
    ```
 
 - To run the category sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s categories
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s categories
    ```
 
 - To run the product sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s products
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s products
    ```
 
 - To run the cartDiscount sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s cartDiscounts
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s cartDiscounts
    ```
 
 - To run the inventoryEntry sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s inventoryEntries
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s inventoryEntries
    ```
 
 - To run the customObject sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s customObjects
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s customObjects
    ```
 
 - To run the customer sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s customers
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s customers
    ```
   
 - To run the shoppingList sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s shoppingLists
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s shoppingLists
    ```
 - To run both products and shoppingList sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s products shoppingLists
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s products shoppingLists
    ```
   
 - To run type, productType and shoppingList sync
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s types productTypes shoppingLists
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s types productTypes shoppingLists
    ```
 
 - To run all sync modules using a runner name
    ```bash
-   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.7 -s all -r myRunnerName
+   docker run commercetools/commercetools-project-sync:4.0.8 -s all -r myRunnerName
    ```
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1159c9f0..6f5fa0ca 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle-scripts/set-library-version.gradle"
 
 
 ext {
-    commercetoolsJvmSdkVersion =  '2.0.0'
     mockitoVersion = '3.11.2'
     slf4jTestVersion = '1.2.0'
     assertjVersion = '3.20.2'
     pmdVersion = '5.6.1'
     jacocoVersion = '0.8.6'
     findbugsVersion = '3.0.1'
-    commercetoolsSyncJava = '6.0.0'
+    commercetoolsSyncJava = '7.0.0'
     apacheCliVersion = '1.4'
     jupiterApiVersion = '5.7.2'
     asyncHttpClientVersion = '2.12.3'
@@ -69,8 +68,6 @@ tasks.withType(SpotlessTask) {
 dependencies {
     implementation "com.commercetools:commercetools-sync-java:${commercetoolsSyncJava}"
 
-    implementation "com.commercetools.sdk.jvm.core:commercetools-models:${commercetoolsJvmSdkVersion}"
-    implementation "com.commercetools.sdk.jvm.core:commercetools-java-client-ahc-2_5:${commercetoolsJvmSdkVersion}"
     implementation "org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:${asyncHttpClientVersion}"
 
     implementation "commons-cli:commons-cli:${apacheCliVersion}"