diff --git a/{{app_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml b/{{app_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4250193..c46d9a5 100644
--- a/{{app_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/{{app_name}}/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -6,27 +6,12 @@ updates:
       interval: daily
       time: "23:30"
     groups:
-      spring:
+      maven-minor-and-patch:
         patterns:
-          - "org.springframework:*"
-          - "org.springframework.boot:*"
-      testing:
-        patterns:
-          - "org.junit*:*"
-          - "org.mockito:*"
-          - "org.assertj:*"
-          - "org.testcontainers:*"
-          - "io.cucumber:*"
-      logging:
-        patterns:
-          - "org.slf4j:*"
-          - "ch.qos.logback:*"
-      jackson:
-        patterns:
-          - "com.fasterxml.jackson*:*"
-      apache:
-        patterns:
-          - "org.apache.*:*"
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - minor
+          - patch
     open-pull-requests-limit: 10
     commit-message:
       prefix: "build: "
@@ -34,20 +19,15 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
     groups:
-      actions-core:
-        patterns:
-          - "actions/checkout"
-          - "actions/cache"
-      language-setup:
+      github-actions:
         patterns:
-          - "actions/setup-java"
-          - "actions/setup-python"
-      reporting:
-        patterns:
-          - "actions/upload-artifact"
-          - "actions/download-artifact"
-          - "codecov/codecov-action"
-    open-pull-requests-limit: 5
+          - "*"
+    labels:
+      - ci
+      - automated
     commit-message:
-      prefix: "ci: "
\ No newline at end of file
+      prefix: "ci: "
+    assignees:
+      - paul58914080
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/{{app_name}}/acceptance-test/pom.xml.jinja b/{{app_name}}/acceptance-test/pom.xml.jinja
index 3e2c1f5..a66a3ac 100644
--- a/{{app_name}}/acceptance-test/pom.xml.jinja
+++ b/{{app_name}}/acceptance-test/pom.xml.jinja
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>acceptance-test</artifactId>
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
+        <artifactId>cucumber-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>{{group_id}}</groupId>
@@ -55,19 +66,16 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
       <artifactId>cucumber-java8</artifactId>
-      <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
       <artifactId>cucumber-junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
       <artifactId>cucumber-spring</artifactId>
-      <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/{{app_name}}/jpa-adapter/pom.xml.jinja b/{{app_name}}/jpa-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
index e66900c..fed9b91 100644
--- a/{{app_name}}/jpa-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
+++ b/{{app_name}}/jpa-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     <artifactId>{{artifact_id}}-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+  <properties>
+    <commons-collections4.version>4.6.0</commons-collections4.version>
+  </properties>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>jpa-adapter</artifactId>
   <dependencies>
@@ -28,8 +31,17 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
           <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+          <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
+      <version>${commons-collections4.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/{{app_name}}/pom.xml.jinja b/{{app_name}}/pom.xml.jinja
index e82d631..6f901bf 100644
--- a/{{app_name}}/pom.xml.jinja
+++ b/{{app_name}}/pom.xml.jinja
@@ -12,24 +12,24 @@
     <java.version>25</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <junit-jupiter.version>6.1.0</junit-jupiter.version>
-    <spring-boot.version>4.1.0</spring-boot.version>
-    <cucumber.version>7.34.3</cucumber.version>
-    <springdoc-openapi-starter.version>3.0.3</springdoc-openapi-starter.version>
+    <junit-jupiter.version>6.1.3</junit-jupiter.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>4.1.2</spring-boot.version>
+    <cucumber.version>8.0.4</cucumber.version>
+    <springdoc-openapi-starter.version>3.2.0</springdoc-openapi-starter.version>
     <pre-liquibase.version>2.0.0</pre-liquibase.version>
-    <otj-pg-embedded.version>1.1.1</otj-pg-embedded.version>
+    <otj-pg-embedded.version>1.1.3</otj-pg-embedded.version>
     <apache.commons.version>1.15.0</apache.commons.version>
     <!-- plugins -->
     <cukedoctor-maven-plugin.version>3.9.0</cukedoctor-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-    <maven-enforcer-plugin>3.6.3</maven-enforcer-plugin>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-enforcer-plugin>3.7.0</maven-enforcer-plugin>
     <arch-unit-maven-plugin.version>5.0.0</arch-unit-maven-plugin.version>
-    <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.15</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.15.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-    <jib-maven.plugin.version>3.5.1</jib-maven.plugin.version>
+    <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.16</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.16.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <jib-maven.plugin.version>3.5.2</jib-maven.plugin.version>
     <git-code-format-maven-plugin.version>5.4</git-code-format-maven-plugin.version>
     <githook-maven-plugin.version>1.0.5</githook-maven-plugin.version>
-    <pitest-maven-plugin.version>1.25.4</pitest-maven-plugin.version>
+    <pitest-maven-plugin.version>1.30.2</pitest-maven-plugin.version>
     <pitest-junit5-plugin.version>1.2.3</pitest-junit5-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <modules>
diff --git a/{{app_name}}/rest-adapter/pom.xml.jinja b/{{app_name}}/rest-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
index 6fe6221..183fc33 100644
--- a/{{app_name}}/rest-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
+++ b/{{app_name}}/rest-adapter/pom.xml.jinja
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
         <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>7.23.0</version>
+        <version>7.27.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>generate-open-api-source</id>