diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cb5a55f..86cc043 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 plugins {
-	id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "4.24.20" //artifactory support
+	id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "4.28.3" //artifactory support
 	id 'groovy' // groovy support
 	id 'java' // java support
 	id 'application' // creates a JVM executable
 	id 'maven-publish' // publish to a maven repo (local or mvn central, has to be defined)
 	id 'pmd' // code check, working on source code
-	id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '4.7.8' // code check, working on byte code
-	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '5.17.0'// code format
+	id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '5.0.6' // code check, working on byte code
+	id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.6.1'// code format
 	id 'com.simonharrer.modernizer' version '2.1.0-1' // detect deprecated APIs
 	id 'com.github.onslip.gradle-one-jar' version '1.0.6' // pack a self contained jar
 	id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ plugins {
 ext {
 	//version (changing these should be considered thoroughly!)
 	hibernateVersion = '5.3.3.Final'
-	log4jVersion = '2.17.1'
-	picoliVersion = '4.6.1'
+	log4jVersion = '2.17.2'
+	picoliVersion = '4.6.3'
 	javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 
 	scriptsLocation = 'gradle' + File.separator + 'scripts' + File.separator //location of script plugins
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'javax.activation:activation:1.1.1'
 
 	//database
-	implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.2.24'
+	implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.3.4'
 	implementation 'javax.persistence:javax.persistence-api:2.2'
 
 	// logging
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'org.jetbrains:annotations:23.0.0'
 	annotationProcessor "info.picocli:picocli-codegen:$picoliVersion"
 	implementation "info.picocli:picocli:$picoliVersion"
-	implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.0'
+	implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.2.2'
 
 	//tests
 	testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.+'
-	testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:postgresql:1.16.0'
+	testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:postgresql:1.17.1'
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Converter.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Converter.java
index e85d7bc..9a396f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Converter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Converter.java
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public class Converter implements Runnable {
   private final ExecutorService fileEraserExecutor =
       Executors.newFixedThreadPool((int) Math.ceil(noOfProcessors / 3d));
 
-  /** @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 - TS 01 | ") */
+  /**
+   * @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 - TS 01 | ")
+   */
   public static String getFormattedTimestep(@NotNull ZonedDateTime modelrun, int timestep) {
     return "MR "
         + MODEL_RUN_FORMATTER.format(modelrun)
@@ -59,12 +61,16 @@ public static String getFormattedTimestep(@NotNull ZonedDateTime modelrun, int t
         + " |    ";
   }
 
-  /** @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 | ") */
+  /**
+   * @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 | ")
+   */
   public static String getFormattedModelrun(@NotNull ZonedDateTime modelrun) {
     return "MR " + MODEL_RUN_FORMATTER.format(modelrun) + "         |    ";
   }
 
-  /** @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 - TS 01 | ") */
+  /**
+   * @return timestamp for logging output (e.g "MR 09.10.2018 18:00 - TS 01 | ")
+   */
   public static String getFormattedTimestep(@NotNull FileModel file) {
     return getFormattedTimestep(file.getModelrun(), file.getTimestep());
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Downloader.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Downloader.java
index 735c121..b9f8c2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Downloader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/tools/Downloader.java
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ public Downloader() {
     dbController = new DatabaseController(PERSISTENCE_UNIT_NAME, validateConnectionProperties());
   }
 
-  /** @return if a connection to given url could be established */
+  /**
+   * @return if a connection to given url could be established
+   */
   public static boolean isUrlReachable(String url) {
     HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(false);
     HttpURLConnection con;