diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a9f811243528..652acb27421e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ dependencies {
     // use newest version of commons-compress to avoid security issues through outdated dependencies
     implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.27.1"
 
-
     // import JHipster dependencies BOM
     implementation platform("tech.jhipster:jhipster-dependencies:${jhipster_dependencies_version}")
 
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "javax.cache:cache-api:1.1.1"
     implementation "org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-core:${hibernate_version}"
 
-    implementation "com.zaxxer:HikariCP:6.1.0"
+    implementation "com.zaxxer:HikariCP:6.2.1"
 
     implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.12.0"
     implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-math3:3.6.1"
@@ -414,8 +413,13 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-config:4.1.3"
     implementation "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-commons:4.1.4"
 
-    implementation "io.netty:netty-all:4.1.115.Final"
     implementation "io.projectreactor.netty:reactor-netty:1.2.0"
+    implementation("io.netty:netty-common") {
+        version {
+            strictly netty_version
+        }
+    }
+
     implementation "org.springframework:spring-messaging:6.1.14"
     implementation "org.springframework.retry:spring-retry:2.0.10"
 
@@ -546,6 +550,14 @@ dependencies {
         exclude group: "org.testcontainers", module: "mariadb"
         exclude group: "org.testcontainers", module: "mssqlserver"
     }
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:mysql:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:postgresql:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:jdbc:1.20.3"
+    testImplementation "org.testcontainers:database-commons:1.20.3"
+
     testImplementation "com.tngtech.archunit:archunit:1.3.0"
     testImplementation("org.skyscreamer:jsonassert:1.5.3") {
         exclude module: "android-json"
@@ -597,7 +609,7 @@ tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
 
     afterTest { descriptor, result ->
         if (result.resultType == TestResult.ResultType.FAILURE) {
-            String failedTest = "${descriptor.className}::${descriptor.name}"
+            var failedTest = "${descriptor.className}::${descriptor.name}"
             logger.debug("Adding " + failedTest + " to failedTests...")
             failedTests << [failedTest]
         }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2f2ade9049ba..49a2586270bf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ docker_java_version=3.4.0
 logback_version=1.5.12
 java_parser_version=3.26.2
 byte_buddy_version=1.15.10
+netty_version=4.1.115.Final
 
 # testing
 # make sure both versions are compatible
-junit_version=5.11.0
+junit_version=5.11.3
 junit_platform_version=1.11.3
 mockito_version=5.14.2