diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
index d7a38b4..39612b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   linkChecker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: "bash"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
index 8886e10..e8302fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: "bash"
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      checks: write # Allow scacap/action-surefire-report
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -35,9 +34,3 @@ jobs:
           mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots clean package -DtrimStackTrace=false  \
               -Djava.version=17 \
               -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn
-      - name: Publish Test Report for Java 17
-        uses: scacap/action-surefire-report@v1
-        if: ${{ always() && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          fail_if_no_tests: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index f400651..399b9b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
       }
     permissions: {
-      contents: read,
-      checks: write
+      contents: read
     }
     concurrency: {
       group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ matrix.exasol_db_version }}',
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
index 9f536ee..0fa7180 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         env: {
           CREATED_ISSUES: '${{ inputs.vulnerability_issues }}'
         }
-      - name: Project Keeper Fix
-        id: project-keeper-fix
-        run: |
-          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:fix --projects .
-      - name: Project Keeper Fix for updated Project Keeper version
-        id: project-keeper-fix-2
-        run: |
-          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:fix --projects .
       - name: Generate Pull Request comment
         id: pr-comment
         run: |
@@ -81,7 +73,11 @@ jobs:
             echo 'It updates dependencies.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
           echo >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo '# ⚠️ This PR does not trigger CI workflows by default ⚠️' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo '# ⚠️ Notes ⚠️' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo '## Run PK fix manually' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'Due to restrictions workflow `dependencies_update.yml` cannot update other workflows, see https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/issues/578 for details.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'Please checkout this PR locally and run `mvn com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:fix --projects .`' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo '## This PR does not trigger CI workflows' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo 'Please click the **Close pull request** button and then **Reopen pull request** to trigger running checks.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo 'See https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/issues/534 for details.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/dependencies.md b/dependencies.md
index b17e806..2a1ae5d 100644
--- a/dependencies.md
+++ b/dependencies.md
@@ -42,36 +42,37 @@
 | [avro4s-core][43]                          | [MIT][22]                                                                               |
 | [Testcontainers :: Kafka][44]              | [MIT][45]                                                                               |
 | [Joda-Time][46]                            | [Apache License, Version 2.0][5]                                                        |
+| [ClassGraph][47]                           | [The MIT License (MIT)][45]                                                             |
 
 ### Plugin Dependencies
 
 | Dependency                                              | License                                       |
 | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
-| [SonarQube Scanner for Maven][47]                       | [GNU LGPL 3][48]                              |
-| [Apache Maven Toolchains Plugin][49]                    | [Apache License, Version 2.0][5]              |
-| [Apache Maven Compiler Plugin][50]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [Apache Maven Enforcer Plugin][51]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [Maven Flatten Plugin][52]                              | [Apache Software Licenese][5]                 |
-| [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][53] | [ASL2][14]                                    |
-| [scala-maven-plugin][54]                                | [Public domain (Unlicense)][55]               |
-| [ScalaTest Maven Plugin][56]                            | [the Apache License, ASL Version 2.0][19]     |
-| [Apache Maven Javadoc Plugin][57]                       | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [Maven Surefire Plugin][58]                             | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [Versions Maven Plugin][59]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][5]              |
-| [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][60]          | [Apache License 2.0][11]                      |
-| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][61]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][62]                           | [Apache License, Version 2.0][5]              |
-| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][63]            | [MIT License][64]                             |
-| [Maven Failsafe Plugin][65]                             | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
-| [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][66]                            | [EPL-2.0][67]                                 |
-| [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][68]                   | [MIT License][69]                             |
-| [Reproducible Build Maven Plugin][70]                   | [Apache 2.0][14]                              |
-| [Project Keeper Maven plugin][71]                       | [The MIT License][72]                         |
-| [OpenFastTrace Maven Plugin][73]                        | [GNU General Public License v3.0][74]         |
-| [Scalastyle Maven Plugin][75]                           | [Apache 2.0][11]                              |
-| [spotless-maven-plugin][76]                             | [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0][5] |
-| [scalafix-maven-plugin][77]                             | [BSD-3-Clause][78]                            |
-| [Exec Maven Plugin][79]                                 | [Apache License 2][5]                         |
+| [SonarQube Scanner for Maven][48]                       | [GNU LGPL 3][49]                              |
+| [Apache Maven Toolchains Plugin][50]                    | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Apache Maven Compiler Plugin][51]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Apache Maven Enforcer Plugin][52]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Maven Flatten Plugin][53]                              | [Apache Software Licenese][5]                 |
+| [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][54] | [ASL2][14]                                    |
+| [scala-maven-plugin][55]                                | [Public domain (Unlicense)][56]               |
+| [ScalaTest Maven Plugin][57]                            | [the Apache License, ASL Version 2.0][19]     |
+| [Apache Maven Javadoc Plugin][58]                       | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Maven Surefire Plugin][59]                             | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Versions Maven Plugin][60]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][5]              |
+| [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][61]          | [Apache License 2.0][11]                      |
+| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][62]                      | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][63]                           | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][64]            | [MIT License][65]                             |
+| [Maven Failsafe Plugin][66]                             | [Apache-2.0][5]                               |
+| [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][67]                            | [EPL-2.0][68]                                 |
+| [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][69]                   | [MIT License][70]                             |
+| [Reproducible Build Maven Plugin][71]                   | [Apache 2.0][14]                              |
+| [Project Keeper Maven plugin][72]                       | [The MIT License][73]                         |
+| [OpenFastTrace Maven Plugin][74]                        | [GNU General Public License v3.0][75]         |
+| [Scalastyle Maven Plugin][76]                           | [Apache 2.0][11]                              |
+| [spotless-maven-plugin][77]                             | [The Apache Software License, Version 2.0][5] |
+| [scalafix-maven-plugin][78]                             | [BSD-3-Clause][79]                            |
+| [Exec Maven Plugin][80]                                 | [Apache License 2][5]                         |
 
 ## Extension
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
 
 | Dependency                                | License |
 | ----------------------------------------- | ------- |
-| [@exasol/extension-manager-interface][80] | MIT     |
+| [@exasol/extension-manager-interface][81] | MIT     |
 
 [0]: https://www.scala-lang.org/
 [1]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
@@ -128,37 +129,38 @@
 [44]: https://java.testcontainers.org
 [45]: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 [46]: https://www.joda.org/joda-time/
-[47]: http://sonarsource.github.io/sonar-scanner-maven/
-[48]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
-[49]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-toolchains-plugin/
-[50]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
-[51]: https://maven.apache.org/enforcer/maven-enforcer-plugin/
-[52]: https://www.mojohaus.org/flatten-maven-plugin/
-[53]: https://sonatype.github.io/ossindex-maven/maven-plugin/
-[54]: http://github.com/davidB/scala-maven-plugin
-[55]: http://unlicense.org/
-[56]: https://www.scalatest.org/user_guide/using_the_scalatest_maven_plugin
-[57]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/
-[58]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/
-[59]: https://www.mojohaus.org/versions/versions-maven-plugin/
-[60]: https://basepom.github.io/duplicate-finder-maven-plugin
-[61]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
-[62]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
-[63]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
-[64]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
-[65]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/
-[66]: https://www.jacoco.org/jacoco/trunk/doc/maven.html
-[67]: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
-[68]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/
-[69]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
-[70]: http://zlika.github.io/reproducible-build-maven-plugin
-[71]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/
-[72]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/LICENSE
-[73]: https://github.com/itsallcode/openfasttrace-maven-plugin
-[74]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
-[75]: http://www.scalastyle.org
-[76]: https://github.com/diffplug/spotless
-[77]: https://github.com/evis/scalafix-maven-plugin
-[78]: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
-[79]: https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin
-[80]: https://registry.npmjs.org/@exasol/extension-manager-interface/-/extension-manager-interface-0.4.1.tgz
+[47]: https://github.com/classgraph/classgraph
+[48]: http://sonarsource.github.io/sonar-scanner-maven/
+[49]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
+[50]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-toolchains-plugin/
+[51]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
+[52]: https://maven.apache.org/enforcer/maven-enforcer-plugin/
+[53]: https://www.mojohaus.org/flatten-maven-plugin/
+[54]: https://sonatype.github.io/ossindex-maven/maven-plugin/
+[55]: http://github.com/davidB/scala-maven-plugin
+[56]: http://unlicense.org/
+[57]: https://www.scalatest.org/user_guide/using_the_scalatest_maven_plugin
+[58]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/
+[59]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/
+[60]: https://www.mojohaus.org/versions/versions-maven-plugin/
+[61]: https://basepom.github.io/duplicate-finder-maven-plugin
+[62]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
+[63]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
+[64]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
+[65]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
+[66]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/
+[67]: https://www.jacoco.org/jacoco/trunk/doc/maven.html
+[68]: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+[69]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/
+[70]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
+[71]: http://zlika.github.io/reproducible-build-maven-plugin
+[72]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/
+[73]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/LICENSE
+[74]: https://github.com/itsallcode/openfasttrace-maven-plugin
+[75]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
+[76]: http://www.scalastyle.org
+[77]: https://github.com/diffplug/spotless
+[78]: https://github.com/evis/scalafix-maven-plugin
+[79]: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+[80]: https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin
+[81]: https://registry.npmjs.org/@exasol/extension-manager-interface/-/extension-manager-interface-0.4.1.tgz
diff --git a/doc/changes/changelog.md b/doc/changes/changelog.md
index 7233f97..b209bd3 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Changes
 
+* [1.7.6](changes_1.7.6.md)
 * [1.7.5](changes_1.7.5.md)
 * [1.7.4](changes_1.7.4.md)
 * [1.7.3](changes_1.7.3.md)
diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_1.7.6.md b/doc/changes/changes_1.7.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fe5953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_1.7.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Kafka Connector Extension 1.7.6, released 2024-07-04
+
+Code name: Fix CVE-2021-47621 and update dependencies
+
+## Summary
+
+Fixes CVE-2021-47621 and update dependencies
+
+## Security
+
+* #98: CVE-2021-47621: io.github.classgraph:classgraph:jar:4.8.21:test
+
+## Dependency Updates
+
+### Exasol Kafka Connector Extension
+
+#### Compile Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.17.0` to `2.17.1`
+* Updated `com.google.guava:guava:33.1.0-jre` to `33.2.1-jre`
+* Updated `io.confluent:kafka-avro-serializer:7.6.0` to `7.6.1`
+* Updated `org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.1` to `1.26.2`
+
+#### Test Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.3` to `1.5.6`
+* Updated `ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.3` to `1.5.6`
+* Updated `com.exasol:exasol-testcontainers:7.0.1` to `7.1.0`
+* Updated `com.exasol:extension-manager-integration-test-java:0.5.10` to `0.5.12`
+* Updated `io.confluent:kafka-streams-avro-serde:7.6.0` to `7.6.1`
+* Added `io.github.classgraph:classgraph:4.8.174`
+* Updated `io.github.embeddedkafka:embedded-kafka-schema-registry_2.13:7.6.0` to `7.6.1.1`
+* Updated `org.testcontainers:kafka:1.19.7` to `1.19.8`
+
+#### Plugin Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `com.exasol:error-code-crawler-maven-plugin:2.0.2` to `2.0.3`
+* Updated `com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:4.3.0` to `4.3.3`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:3.4.1` to `3.5.0`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jar-plugin:3.3.0` to `3.4.1`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-toolchains-plugin:3.1.0` to `3.2.0`
+* Updated `org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:3.11.0.3922` to `4.0.0.4121`
diff --git a/pk_generated_parent.pom b/pk_generated_parent.pom
index b9e4fde..d1224cf 100644
--- a/pk_generated_parent.pom
+++ b/pk_generated_parent.pom
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka-connector-extension-generated-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.5</version>
+    <version>1.7.6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0.3922</version>
+                <version>4.0.0.4121</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.1</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce-maven</id>
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <version>3.4.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>default-jar</id>
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
                 <artifactId>error-code-crawler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.2</version>
+                <version>2.0.3</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>verify</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70dfaac..1d5e3fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka-connector-extension</artifactId>
-    <version>1.7.5</version>
+    <version>1.7.6</version>
     <name>Exasol Kafka Connector Extension</name>
     <description>Exasol Kafka Extension for accessing Apache Kafka</description>
     <url>https://github.com/exasol/kafka-connector-extension/</url>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                      at org.apache.avro.SchemaBuilder$FieldBuilder.completeField(SchemaBuilder.java:2249) -->
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.17.0</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-            <version>1.26.1</version>
+            <version>1.26.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-avro-serializer</artifactId>
-            <version>7.6.0</version>
+            <version>7.6.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>33.1.0-jre</version>
+            <version>33.2.1-jre</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Test Dependencies -->
         <dependency>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
             <artifactId>exasol-testcontainers</artifactId>
-            <version>7.0.1</version>
+            <version>7.1.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
             <artifactId>extension-manager-integration-test-java</artifactId>
-            <version>0.5.10</version>
+            <version>0.5.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.embeddedkafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>embedded-kafka-schema-registry_${scala.compat.version}</artifactId>
-            <version>7.6.0</version>
+            <version>7.6.1.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
@@ -216,20 +216,20 @@
             <!-- Upgrade transitive dependency of org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper to fix CVE-2023-6378 -->
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.3</version>
+            <version>1.5.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- Upgrade transitive dependency of org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper to fix CVE-2023-6378 -->
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.3</version>
+            <version>1.5.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.confluent</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-streams-avro-serde</artifactId>
-            <version>7.6.0</version>
+            <version>7.6.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19.7</version>
+            <version>1.19.8</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@
             <version>2.12.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <!-- Upgrade transitive dependency of io.github.embeddedkafka:embedded-kafka-schema-registry_2.13 to fix CVE-2021-47621 -->
+            <groupId>io.github.classgraph</groupId>
+            <artifactId>classgraph</artifactId>
+            <version>4.8.174</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>
@@ -476,7 +483,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
                 <artifactId>project-keeper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.3.0</version>
+                <version>4.3.3</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -634,7 +641,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>kafka-connector-extension-generated-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
-        <version>1.7.5</version>
+        <version>1.7.6</version>
         <relativePath>pk_generated_parent.pom</relativePath>
     </parent>
 </project>
diff --git a/release_config.yml b/release_config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 45f75e8..0000000
--- a/release_config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-release-platforms:
-  - GitHub
-language: Java