From a49e4d25e7bb7d51b6a3c582280b9938a9e3951a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Rastelli <michele@arangodb.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:21:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] CI: Jackson 2.20

---
 .circleci/config.yml | 7 +++----
 pom.xml              | 4 ++--
 test-parent/pom.xml  | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8f8680a1a..002e16ff8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -515,16 +515,15 @@ workflows:
           matrix:
             parameters:
               args:
-                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.19.0'
-                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.18.3'
+                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.20.0'
+                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.19.2'
+                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.18.4'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.17.3'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.16.2'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.15.4'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.14.3'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.13.5'
                 - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.12.7'
-                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.11.4'
-                - '-Dadb.jackson.version=2.10.5'
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /^v.*/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a5f4d191..fa8021ada 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.0</version>
+                <version>2.20.0</version>
                 <scope>import</scope>
                 <type>pom</type>
             </dependency>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-velocypack</artifactId>
-                <version>4.6.1</version>
+                <version>4.6.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.arangodb</groupId>
diff --git a/test-parent/pom.xml b/test-parent/pom.xml
index 51da228d6..f7b96acc7 100644
--- a/test-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/test-parent/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven.build.cache.enabled>false</maven.build.cache.enabled>
-        <adb.jackson.version>2.19.0</adb.jackson.version>
+        <adb.jackson.version>2.20.0</adb.jackson.version>
         <sonar.skip>true</sonar.skip>
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>

From 8f054fd81b4c88a57d226767f06eb3683bf36e98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Rastelli <michele@arangodb.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:23:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] CI: test with Java 25

---
 .circleci/config.yml | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 002e16ff8..64f4ab4a8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ executors:
   j21:
     docker:
       - image: 'cimg/openjdk:21.0'
-  j23:
+  j25:
     docker:
-      - image: 'cimg/openjdk:23.0'
+      - image: 'cimg/openjdk:25.0'
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         default: 'single'
       jdk:
         type: 'string'
-        default: 'j21'
+        default: 'j25'
       args:
         type: 'string'
         default: ''
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         default: 'single'
       jdk:
         type: 'string'
-        default: 'j21'
+        default: 'j25'
       args:
         type: 'string'
         default: ''
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   test-non-func:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     steps:
       - timeout
       - checkout
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jobs:
   # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-206
   # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5899
   test-non-func-shaded:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     steps:
       - timeout
       - checkout
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   sonar:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     resource_class: 'large'
     steps:
       - timeout
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   tutorial:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     steps:
       - timeout
       - checkout
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   resilience-test:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     resource_class: 'large'
     steps:
       - timeout
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ jobs:
   # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MSHADE-206
   # https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5899
   resilience-test-shaded:
-    executor: 'j21'
+    executor: 'j25'
     resource_class: 'large'
     steps:
       - timeout
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ workflows:
               jdk:
                 - 'j17'
                 - 'j21'
-                - 'j23'
+                - 'j25'
           filters:
             tags:
               only: /^v.*/

From 2efd8bbf3ac087bdd50b945a2bc3001358e07110 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Rastelli <michele@arangodb.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:30:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] CI: test with Java 25

---
 .circleci/config.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 64f4ab4a8..1f63027f7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   sonar:
-    executor: 'j25'
+    executor: 'j21'
     resource_class: 'large'
     steps:
       - timeout
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
       - store_cache
 
   tutorial:
-    executor: 'j25'
+    executor: 'j21'
     steps:
       - timeout
       - checkout

From 163f86657a166612fa0be13e5f8966b81e3edbc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Rastelli <michele@arangodb.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:49:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] updated plugin versions

---
 pom.xml                 | 18 +++++++++---------
 release-parent/pom.xml  |  6 +++---
 test-functional/pom.xml |  2 +-
 test-parent/pom.xml     |  4 ++--
 test-resilience/pom.xml |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa8021ada..c0905b99d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce</id>
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.18.0</version>
+                <version>2.19.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <ruleSet>
                         <rules>
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.14.0</version>
+                    <version>3.14.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <compilerArgs>
                             <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.5.4</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <skip>true</skip>
                     </configuration>
@@ -322,12 +322,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1.0.4751</version>
+                    <version>5.2.0.4988</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
@@ -337,17 +337,17 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.5.4</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.7.0</version>
+                    <version>1.7.3</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.2</version>
+                    <version>3.12.0</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/release-parent/pom.xml b/release-parent/pom.xml
index ceed2a11b..06c63fccd 100644
--- a/release-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/release-parent/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.7</version>
+                <version>3.2.8</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <gpgArguments>
                         <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                 <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.0</version>
+                <version>0.9.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                         <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>4.9.3.0</version>
+                        <version>4.9.6.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <excludeFilterFile>spotbugs/spotbugs-exclude.xml</excludeFilterFile>
                         </configuration>
diff --git a/test-functional/pom.xml b/test-functional/pom.xml
index 3266e7db0..03e969039 100644
--- a/test-functional/pom.xml
+++ b/test-functional/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
                         <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.10.6</version>
+                        <version>0.11.1</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
diff --git a/test-parent/pom.xml b/test-parent/pom.xml
index f7b96acc7..7ba26a30a 100644
--- a/test-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/test-parent/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
                 <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.27.3</version>
+                <version>3.27.6</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.3</version>
+                <version>3.5.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
                         <junit.platform.listeners.uid.tracking.enabled>true</junit.platform.listeners.uid.tracking.enabled>
diff --git a/test-resilience/pom.xml b/test-resilience/pom.xml
index c97fec0a0..6a48e2c7e 100644
--- a/test-resilience/pom.xml
+++ b/test-resilience/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>eu.rekawek.toxiproxy</groupId>
             <artifactId>toxiproxy-java</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.7</version>
+            <version>2.1.11</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>