diff --git a/.github/workflows/analyze.yaml b/.github/workflows/analyze.yaml
index de581d784..e852dc73d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analyze.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analyze.yaml
@@ -10,23 +10,27 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # for local run --  $ act -j build -P ubuntu-latest=nektos/act-environments-ubuntu:18.04
     steps:
-      # Clone repository with all branches and tags into github virtual machine 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # Clone repository with all branches and tags into GitHub virtual machine
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
         
+      # see https://github.com/actions/setup-java
       # Download and Install specific JDK version
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          java-version: 1.11
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 21
+
          # for act caching download https://static.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu11.43.21-ca-jdk11.0.9-linux_x64.tar.gz
          # to root workdir an uncomment
          # jdkFile: zulu11.43.21-ca-jdk11.0.9-linux_x64.tar.gz
 
       # Load packages from cache if present
+      # see https://github.com/actions/cache
       - name: Cache Maven packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -61,17 +65,17 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         config-file: ./.github/codeql/js-config.yml
         languages: javascript
         queries: security-and-quality
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
 
   # CodeQL analyzes Java code in repository
   codeql_java:
@@ -80,36 +84,39 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     # exclude html directory from java analysis
     - name: Remove HTML directory
       run: rm -rf html
 
     # Download and Install specific JDK version
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        java-version: 1.11
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: 21
+
          # for act caching download https://static.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu11.43.21-ca-jdk11.0.9-linux_x64.tar.gz
-         # to root workdir an uncomment
+         # to root workdir uncomment
          # jdkFile: zulu11.43.21-ca-jdk11.0.9-linux_x64.tar.gz
 
     # Load packages from cache if present
+    # see https://github.com/actions/cache
     - name: Cache Maven packages
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/.m2
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
         restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
 
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: java
         queries: security-and-quality
     # Automatically builds project with maven 
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
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+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9f6df42e..3ae277561 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 	</modules>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>11</java.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<org.mapstruct.version>1.4.1.Final</org.mapstruct.version>
-		<lombok.version>1.18.16</lombok.version>
+		<lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>
 		<lombok-mapstruct-binding.version>0.2.0</lombok-mapstruct-binding.version>
 		<freemarker.version>2.3.30</freemarker.version>
 		<springboot.version>2.4.1</springboot.version>
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 		<swagger-annotations-version>1.5.8</swagger-annotations-version>
 
 		<!-- plugin versions -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<maven-source-plugin.version>2.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.1.1</maven-war-plugin.version>
+		<maven-war-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>2.9.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
 		<maven-shade-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-shade-plugin.version>
 		<openapi-generator-maven-plugin.version>5.0.0</openapi-generator-maven-plugin.version>
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>11</source>  <!-- same as <java.version> -->
-					<target>11</target>
+					<source>${java.version}</source>  <!-- same as <java.version> -->
+					<target>${java.version}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>