diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 072e6a4ec..a6be44292 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/com.neovisionaries/nv-i18n/1.29, Apache-2.0, approved, clearl
 maven/mavencentral/com.nimbusds/content-type/2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.nimbusds/lang-tag/1.7, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.nimbusds/nimbus-jose-jwt/9.37.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11701
-maven/mavencentral/com.nimbusds/oauth2-oidc-sdk/9.43.4, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/com.nimbusds/oauth2-oidc-sdk/9.43.6, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.ninja-squad/springmockk/4.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.opencsv/opencsv/5.10, Apache-2.0, approved, #18664
 maven/mavencentral/com.sun.istack/istack-commons-runtime/4.1.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, #15290
@@ -63,35 +63,35 @@ maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/query/13.2.0, MIT, approved, #19291
 maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/tag-expressions/6.1.2, MIT AND (BSD-3-Clause AND MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #14277
 maven/mavencentral/io.cucumber/testng-xml-formatter/0.3.1, MIT, approved, #19292
 maven/mavencentral/io.github.microutils/kotlin-logging-jvm/3.0.5, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.14.3, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #17272
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-core/1.14.3, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #17271
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-jakarta9/1.14.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17531
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.14.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17270
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.14.4, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #17272
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-core/1.14.4, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #17271
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-jakarta9/1.14.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #17531
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.14.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #17270
 maven/mavencentral/io.mockk/mockk-agent-api-jvm/1.13.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.mockk/mockk-agent-jvm/1.13.3, MIT, approved, #10192
 maven/mavencentral/io.mockk/mockk-core-jvm/1.13.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.mockk/mockk-dsl-jvm/1.13.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.mockk/mockk-jvm/1.13.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-buffer/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ21842
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-dns/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-http2/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-socks/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-buffer/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ21842
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-dns/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-http/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-http2/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec-socks/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-codec/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
 maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-common/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND CC0-1.0, approved, CQ21843
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-handler-proxy/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-handler-proxy/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
 maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-handler/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns-classes-macos/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #6367
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns-native-macos/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #7004
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-classes-epoll/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #6366
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-native-epoll/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-native-unix-common/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport/4.1.117.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
-maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-core/1.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/1.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.7.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17529
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns-classes-macos/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #6367
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns-native-macos/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #7004
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver-dns/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-resolver/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-classes-epoll/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #6366
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-native-epoll/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport-native-unix-common/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport/4.1.118.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
+maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-core/1.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/1.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.7.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17529
 maven/mavencentral/io.quarkus/quarkus-junit4-mock/3.2.0.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.smallrye/jandex/3.2.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-annotations-jakarta/2.2.28, Apache-2.0, approved, #5947
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-dom/0.8.9, Apache-2.0, approve
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.james/apache-mime4j-storage/0.8.9, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-api/2.24.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #16095
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.logging.log4j/log4j-to-slf4j/2.24.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #16094
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.34, Apache-2.0 AND (EPL-2.0 OR (GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)) AND CDDL-1.0 AND (CDDL-1.1 OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)) AND EPL-2.0, approved, #15195
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.34, Apache-2.0, approved, #6997
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.34, Apache-2.0, approved, #7920
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.36, Apache-2.0 AND (EPL-2.0 OR (GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)) AND CDDL-1.0 AND (CDDL-1.1 OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0)) AND EPL-2.0, approved, #15195
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.36, Apache-2.0, approved, #6997
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.36, Apache-2.0, approved, #7920
 maven/mavencentral/org.apiguardian/apiguardian-api/1.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17641
 maven/mavencentral/org.aspectj/aspectjweaver/1.9.22.1, EPL-1.0, approved, tools.aspectj
 maven/mavencentral/org.assertj/assertj-core/3.24.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6161
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.hamcrest/hamcrest-core/2.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, clear
 maven/mavencentral/org.hamcrest/hamcrest/2.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, #17677
 maven/mavencentral/org.hdrhistogram/HdrHistogram/2.2.2, BSD-2-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND CC0-1.0, approved, #14828
 maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/7.0.3.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.orm/hibernate-core/6.6.5.Final, (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause) AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT, approved, #17553
+maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.orm/hibernate-core/6.6.8.Final, (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause) AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT, approved, #17553
 maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.validator/hibernate-validator/8.0.2.Final, Apache-2.0 AND CC-PDDC, approved, #18198
 maven/mavencentral/org.jboss.logging/jboss-logging/3.6.1.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.jboss.resteasy/resteasy-client-api/6.2.4.Final, Apache-2.0, approved, #10223
@@ -200,53 +200,53 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.slf4j/slf4j-api/2.0.16, MIT, approved, #5915
 maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-common/2.8.5, Apache-2.0, approved, #18209
 maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-api/2.8.5, Apache-2.0, approved, #18210
 maven/mavencentral/org.springdoc/springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui/2.8.5, Apache-2.0, approved, #18211
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17576
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17574
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17570
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-configuration-processor/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17565
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17575
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17552
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17564
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-json/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17549
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-logging/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17573
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-client/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17563
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17556
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-reactor-netty/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17527
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-security/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17561
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17541
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17526
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-validation/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17562
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17569
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-webflux/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17525
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17538
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17555
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17566
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17534
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-commons/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17546
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-jpa/3.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17568
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17578
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17557
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-crypto/6.4.2, Apache-2.0 AND ISC, approved, #17533
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-client/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17539
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-core/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17551
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-jose/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17577
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-resource-server/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17548
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-test/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17537
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/6.4.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17560
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aop/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17530
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aspects/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17550
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-beans/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17528
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-context/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17554
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-core/6.2.2, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #17535
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-expression/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17544
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jcl/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17571
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jdbc/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17543
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-orm/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17572
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-test/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17559
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-tx/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17547
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-web/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17558
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webflux/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17567
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #17532
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17576
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17574
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17570
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-configuration-processor/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17565
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17575
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17552
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17564
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-json/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17549
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-logging/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17573
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-client/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17563
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17556
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-reactor-netty/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17527
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-security/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17561
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17541
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17526
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-validation/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17562
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17569
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-webflux/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17525
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17538
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17555
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17566
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17534
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-commons/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17546
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-jpa/3.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17568
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17578
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17557
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-crypto/6.4.3, Apache-2.0 AND ISC, approved, #17533
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-client/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17539
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-core/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17551
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-jose/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17577
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-resource-server/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17548
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-test/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17537
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/6.4.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17560
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aop/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17530
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aspects/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17550
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-beans/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17528
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-context/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17554
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-core/6.2.3, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #17535
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-expression/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17544
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jcl/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17571
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jdbc/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17543
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-orm/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17572
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-test/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17559
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-tx/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17547
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-web/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17558
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webflux/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17567
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #17532
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/database-commons/1.20.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #16630
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/jdbc/1.20.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #16621
 maven/mavencentral/org.testcontainers/junit-jupiter/1.20.4, MIT, approved, #16552
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2aad9e91..6230819e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.2</version>
+        <version>3.4.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modules>
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
         <flatten-maven.version>1.6.0</flatten-maven.version>
         <license-tool.version>1.1.0</license-tool.version>
         <assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
-        <json-smart.version>2.5.2</json-smart.version>
     </properties>
 
     <pluginRepositories>
@@ -167,25 +166,6 @@
                 <artifactId>opencsv</artifactId>
                 <version>${opencsv.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <!-- overwrite with newer version to fix vulnerability  -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.118.Final</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- overwrite with newer version to fix vulnerability  -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-                <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.118.Final</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- overwrite with newer version to fix vulnerability  -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
-                <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-                <version>${json-smart.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-
 
             <!-- Test -->
             <dependency>