diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 1381cb5..e0b0624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Check tag existence
-        uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.5.0
+        uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.6.0
         id: check-tag-exists
         with:
           tag: ${{ steps.version-step.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
index 94210c3..c1baafc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Check tag existence
-        uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.5.0
+        uses: mukunku/tag-exists-action@v1.6.0
         id: check-tag-exists
         with:
           tag: ${{ steps.version-step.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index d64cd49..a4b76b9 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a80b22c..94113f2 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-8.6-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index 1aa94a4..f5feea6 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
+' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 25da30d..9d21a21 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
diff --git a/model/build.gradle.kts b/model/build.gradle.kts
index 99d44ec..a3c3c96 100644
--- a/model/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/model/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // This dependency is exported to consumers, that is to say found on their compile classpath.
-    api("org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:5.2.0")
+    api("org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:5.2.2")
     // This dependency is used internally, and not exposed to consumers on their own compile classpath.
-    implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.21.1")
+    implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.24.1")
     //
-    implementation("org.springframework:spring-beans:6.1.11")
+    implementation("org.springframework:spring-beans:6.2.0")
 
     // Use JUnit Jupiter for testing.
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.3")
-    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.10.3")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.3")
+    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.3")
     // XMLUnit
     testImplementation("org.xmlunit:xmlunit-assertj3:2.10.0")
 }
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index c4bf87b..641d51d 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     // Apply the foojay-resolver plugin to allow automatic download of JDKs
-    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.7.0"
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
 
 rootProject.name = "DDI-Lifecycle-Java"