diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ec5ce79b..25b82ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
-          java-version: 17
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+          java-version: 21
+      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
 
       - name: Execute Gradle build
         run: ./gradlew build
diff --git a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
index b2484339..f7114084 100644
--- a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("com.gradle.publish:plugin-publish-plugin:1.2.0")
+    implementation("com.gradle.publish:plugin-publish-plugin:1.2.1")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 028dc4d8..7f74eed8 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 plugins {
     jacoco
     id("me.champeau.buildscan-recipes") version "0.2.3"
-    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.8.0"
+    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.8.1"
     id("net.nemerosa.versioning") version "3.0.0"
     id("com.github.kt3k.coveralls") version "2.12.2"
     id("me.champeau.convention-test")
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 62302cb6..bd4e2126 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ project_website=https://github.com/melix/jmh-gradle-plugin
 project_issues=https://github.com/melix/jmh-gradle-plugin/issues
 project_vcs=https://github.com/melix/jmh-gradle-plugin.git
 
-jacocoVersion      = 0.8.10
+jacocoVersion      = 0.8.11
 jmhVersion         = 1.37
 shadowVersion      = 7.1.2
-shadowForkVersion  = 8.1.3
+shadowForkVersion  = 8.1.5
 spockVersion       = 2.3-groovy-3.0
 
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 1af9e093..a80b22ce 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/samples/simple-java/groovy-dsl/build.gradle b/samples/simple-java/groovy-dsl/build.gradle
index c47192b7..a535502a 100644
--- a/samples/simple-java/groovy-dsl/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/simple-java/groovy-dsl/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 plugins {
     id 'java-library'
-    id "me.champeau.jmh" version "0.7.1"
+    id "me.champeau.jmh" version "0.7.2"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.2'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/simple-java/kotlin-dsl/build.gradle.kts b/samples/simple-java/kotlin-dsl/build.gradle.kts
index d4536668..aaec9bfe 100644
--- a/samples/simple-java/kotlin-dsl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/simple-java/kotlin-dsl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 plugins {
     `java-library`
-    id("me.champeau.jmh") version "0.7.1"
+    id("me.champeau.jmh") version "0.7.2"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.0")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.2")
     testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
 }
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 78076e76..7aab2572 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ pluginManagement {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.gradle.enterprise") version "3.14.1"
-    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.6.0"
+    id("com.gradle.enterprise") version "3.16.2"
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
 
 gradleEnterprise {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/AbstractFuncSpec.groovy b/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/AbstractFuncSpec.groovy
index c59bd12b..10dfa444 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/AbstractFuncSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/AbstractFuncSpec.groovy
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ abstract class AbstractFuncSpec extends Specification {
         testedGradleVersion = gradleVersion
     }
 
+    // TODO: We can remove this and fully enable CC in tests once bump the Shadow version to 8.1.1+.
+    // TODO: But Kotlin test still fails, it was suppressed in 1bab41646df6f47aea84ea3febeeec1c76cd2e79, need to investigate.
     protected void withoutConfigurationCache(String reason) {
         noConfigurationCacheReason = reason
     }
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ abstract class AbstractFuncSpec extends Specification {
                 .withPluginClasspath()
                 .withProjectDir(projectDir)
                 .withArguments(arguments)
+                .withTestKitDir(testKitDir)
     }
 
     protected BuildResult build(String... arguments) {
@@ -94,13 +97,17 @@ abstract class AbstractFuncSpec extends Specification {
     }
 
     private List<String> calculateArguments(String... arguments) {
-        def gradleVersionWithConfigurationCache = testedGradleVersion >= GradleVersion.version('6.6')
-        if (gradleVersionWithConfigurationCache && noConfigurationCacheReason) {
-            println("Configuration cache disabled: $noConfigurationCacheReason")
-        }
-        (gradleVersionWithConfigurationCache && !noConfigurationCacheReason
+        (!noConfigurationCacheReason
                 ? ['--stacktrace',
                    '--configuration-cache']
                 : ['--stacktrace']) + (arguments as List)
     }
+
+    private static File getTestKitDir() {
+        def gradleUserHome = System.getenv("GRADLE_USER_HOME")
+        if (!gradleUserHome) {
+            gradleUserHome = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".gradle").absolutePath
+        }
+        return new File(gradleUserHome, "testkit")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/ParameterSpec.groovy b/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/ParameterSpec.groovy
index 570fe6c7..23ccfde3 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/ParameterSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/funcTest/groovy/me/champeau/jmh/ParameterSpec.groovy
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ParameterSpec extends AbstractFuncSpec {
         usingSample("java-project")
 
         when:
-        def result = build("jmhJar", "--configuration-cache")
+        def result = build("jmhJar")
 
         then:
         result.task(":jmhJar").outcome == SUCCESS
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ParameterSpec extends AbstractFuncSpec {
                 result.output.contains("Calculating task graph as no cached configuration is available for tasks: jmhJar")
 
         when:
-        result = build("jmhJar", "--configuration-cache")
+        result = build("jmhJar")
 
         then:
         result.task(":jmhJar").outcome == UP_TO_DATE
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/groovy-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/groovy-project/build.gradle
index 2b270e4c..499dc621 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/groovy-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/groovy-project/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.18'
+    implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.20'
 }
 
 jmh {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/java-project-with-test-dependencies/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/java-project-with-test-dependencies/build.gradle
index fae7a807..5bc1127a 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/java-project-with-test-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/java-project-with-test-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.13.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.14.0'
 }
 
 jmh {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/kotlin-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/kotlin-project/build.gradle
index 72f7bec3..d18e460b 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/kotlin-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/kotlin-project/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.0'
+        classpath 'org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.22'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/mixed-language-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/mixed-language-project/build.gradle
index 2b270e4c..499dc621 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/mixed-language-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/mixed-language-project/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.18'
+    implementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.20'
 }
 
 jmh {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-forked-shadow-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-forked-shadow-project/build.gradle
index cdc16d86..73ca741a 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-forked-shadow-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-forked-shadow-project/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.11'
+    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.13'
 }
 
 jmh {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-project/build.gradle
index f7a3d71b..8a57729a 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-project/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.11'
+    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.13'
 }
 
 jmh {
diff --git a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-shadow-project/build.gradle b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-shadow-project/build.gradle
index 7faec017..19033395 100644
--- a/src/funcTest/resources/scala-shadow-project/build.gradle
+++ b/src/funcTest/resources/scala-shadow-project/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.11'
+    implementation 'org.scala-lang:scala-library:2.13.13'
 }
 
 jmh {