diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index 22ad0b09e..b6dba7f6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         java: [ '17' ]
-        maven: [ '3.8.6' ]
+        maven: [ '3.9.4' ]
         os: [ 'ubuntu-22.04' ]
     name: Build (Java ${{ matrix.java }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/bundles/pom.xml b/bundles/pom.xml
index 7ca14f22c..70000056d 100644
--- a/bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>unpack-eea</id>
diff --git a/itests/pom.xml b/itests/pom.xml
index 3045fa283..f6884de2a 100644
--- a/itests/pom.xml
+++ b/itests/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>unpack-eea</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c0904992..48eedd4f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <sat.version>0.15.0</sat.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.32</slf4j.version>
     <xtext.version>2.29.0</xtext.version>
-    <spotless.version>2.37.0</spotless.version>
+    <spotless.version>2.38.0</spotless.version>
     <!-- Eclipse Java formatter version 4.26+ does not check test files -->
     <spotless.eclipse.version>4.25</spotless.eclipse.version>
     <spotless.eclipse.wtp.version>4.21.0</spotless.eclipse.wtp.version>
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>3.3.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.10.1</version>
+          <version>3.11.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <compilerId>eclipse</compilerId>
             <compilerArgs>
@@ -308,19 +308,19 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
+          <version>3.4.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.2</version>
+          <version>3.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.0</version>
+          <version>3.9.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.2</version>
+          <version>3.0.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
           </configuration>
@@ -372,25 +372,25 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.3.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.1</version>
+          <version>3.12.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>3.1.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <argLine>
               --add-opens java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED
@@ -425,50 +425,55 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>3.4.0</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0</version>
+          <version>4.2</version>
           <configuration>
             <basedir>${basedir}</basedir>
-            <header>licenses/epl-2.0/header.txt</header>
             <quiet>false</quiet>
             <failIfMissing>true</failIfMissing>
             <strictCheck>true</strictCheck>
             <aggregate>true</aggregate>
             <mapping>
               <groovy>JAVADOC_STYLE</groovy>
+              <java>JAVADOC_STYLE</java>
               <mwe2>JAVADOC_STYLE</mwe2>
               <xtend>JAVADOC_STYLE</xtend>
               <xml>xml-header-style</xml>
             </mapping>
-            <headerDefinitions>
-              <headerDefinition>licenses/epl-2.0/xml-header-style.xml</headerDefinition>
-            </headerDefinitions>
-            <includes>
-              <include>**/archetype/**/*.groovy</include>
-              <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.java</include>
-              <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.mwe2</include>
-              <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.xtend</include>
-              <include>**/org/openhab/**/*.java</include>
-              <include>**/org.openhab.core.semantics/**/*.groovy</include>
-              <include>**/feature.xml</include>
-              <include>**/OSGI-INF/*.xml</include>
-            </includes>
-            <excludes>
-              <exclude>target/**</exclude>
-              <exclude>**/pom.xml</exclude>
-              <exclude>_*.java</exclude>
-              <exclude>**/archetype/**/feature.xml</exclude>
-            </excludes>
             <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
             <properties>
               <year>2023</year>
             </properties>
             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+            <licenseSets>
+              <licenseSet>
+                <header>licenses/epl-2.0/header.txt</header>
+                <headerDefinitions>
+                  <headerDefinition>licenses/epl-2.0/xml-header-style.xml</headerDefinition>
+                </headerDefinitions>
+                <includes>
+                  <include>**/archetype/**/*.groovy</include>
+                  <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.java</include>
+                  <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.mwe2</include>
+                  <include>**/org/openhab/core/**/*.xtend</include>
+                  <include>**/org/openhab/**/*.java</include>
+                  <include>**/org.openhab.core.semantics/**/*.groovy</include>
+                  <include>**/feature.xml</include>
+                  <include>**/OSGI-INF/*.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+                <excludes>
+                  <exclude>target/**</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/pom.xml</exclude>
+                  <exclude>_*.java</exclude>
+                  <exclude>**/archetype/**/feature.xml</exclude>
+                </excludes>
+              </licenseSet>
+            </licenseSets>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
             <execution>
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.openhab.core.tools</groupId>
           <artifactId>i18n-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3.0</version>
+          <version>4.0.2</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -512,7 +517,7 @@ Import-Package: \\
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.github.ekryd.sortpom</groupId>
           <artifactId>sortpom-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.10.0</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <predefinedSortOrder>recommended_2008_06</predefinedSortOrder>
             <createBackupFile>false</createBackupFile>