diff --git a/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml b/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
index 775253aa1a..b53154a638 100644
--- a/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
+++ b/lighty-core/dependency-versions/pom.xml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
 
             <!-- Other third-party stuff -->
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
-                <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.1</version>
+                <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
+                <version>2.1.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>5.10.0</version>
+                <version>5.10.2</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16.0</version>
+                <version>2.16.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
                 <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-                <version>4.2.0</version>
+                <version>4.2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.json</groupId>
                 <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-                <version>20231013</version>
+                <version>20240303</version>
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
diff --git a/lighty-core/lighty-controller/src/main/java/io/lighty/core/controller/impl/LightyControllerImpl.java b/lighty-core/lighty-controller/src/main/java/io/lighty/core/controller/impl/LightyControllerImpl.java
index 5db7e2eee9..0c4a45f46c 100644
--- a/lighty-core/lighty-controller/src/main/java/io/lighty/core/controller/impl/LightyControllerImpl.java
+++ b/lighty-core/lighty-controller/src/main/java/io/lighty/core/controller/impl/LightyControllerImpl.java
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ private AbstractDataStore prepareDataStore(final DatastoreContext datastoreConte
     @Override
     protected boolean stopProcedure() throws InterruptedException {
         LOG.debug("Lighty Controller stopProcedure");
-        boolean stopSuccessful = true;
         if (this.timer != null) {
             this.timer.stop();
         }
@@ -406,6 +405,7 @@ protected boolean stopProcedure() throws InterruptedException {
         if (this.bindingDOMEntityOwnershipServiceAdapter != null) {
             this.bindingDOMEntityOwnershipServiceAdapter.close();
         }
+        boolean stopSuccessful = true;
         if (this.akkaEntityOwnershipService != null) {
             try {
                 this.akkaEntityOwnershipService.close();
diff --git a/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml b/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
index 8354df990b..6c84fb1f1f 100644
--- a/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/lighty-core/lighty-parent/pom.xml
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.0</version>
+                    <version>3.13.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.3.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <version>3.4.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <archive>
                             <manifest>
@@ -106,22 +106,22 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.0</version>
+                    <version>3.7.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.2.5</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.2.5</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                         <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.8.11</version>
+                    <version>0.8.12</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>jacoco-prepare-agent</id>
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <version>3.3.1</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4.0</version>
+                    <version>3.5.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.3</version>
                     <configuration combine.children="append">
                         <!-- Keep things quiet except for warnings/errors -->
                         <quiet>true</quiet>
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.1</version>
+                    <version>3.3.1</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
                             <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
                             <!-- This should match the dependency management on com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle above -->
-                            <version>10.12.4</version>
+                            <version>10.15.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>com.github.sevntu-checkstyle</groupId>
diff --git a/lighty-examples/lighty-controller-springboot-netconf/pom.xml b/lighty-examples/lighty-controller-springboot-netconf/pom.xml
index eac0e40db4..252a63ed99 100644
--- a/lighty-examples/lighty-controller-springboot-netconf/pom.xml
+++ b/lighty-examples/lighty-controller-springboot-netconf/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.11</version>
+                <version>0.8.12</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>jacoco-prepare-agent</id>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.2.5</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                         <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>