diff --git a/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
index 16ee6b85b9..54eefc9b64 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ runs:
         distribution: temurin
     - name: Setup Gradle
       id: setup-gradle
-      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
       env:
         JAVA_HOME: ${{ steps.setup-gradle-jdk.outputs.path }}
         ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_org.gradle.java.installations.auto-download: 'false'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4c8a2ceb7f..b5ee5d33c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
           find . -path */jacoco/*.exec -o -path */results/*.xml
           | tar czf ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.tar.gz --files-from -
       - name: Upload test results
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         if: always() && (env.JAVA_VERSION == env.PUBLISH_JDK)
         with:
           retention-days: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codacy.yml b/.github/workflows/codacy.yml
index 3989d6dc0a..b183d6dd3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codacy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codacy.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         run: jq -c '.runs |= unique_by({tool, invocations, results})' < results.sarif > codacy.sarif
       - name: Upload result to GitHub Code Scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 48e8e080aa..f499e7d75f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ jobs:
           java: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         with:
           languages: java
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
index b53cbd20a2..ee20b8b6e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-check.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: build/reports/dependency-check-report.sarif
       - name: Upload result to GitHub Code Scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         with:
           sarif_file: build/reports/dependency-check-report.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-retreive.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-retreive.yml
index c0b6a6cd01..2aa03e1240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-retreive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-retreive.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ jobs:
             repo1.maven.org:443
             services.gradle.org:443
       - name: Retrieve and submit dependency graph
-        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
         with:
           dependency-graph: download-and-submit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-submit.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-submit.yml
index 56ac8691e2..0cab8a83ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-submit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission-pr-submit.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Submit Dependency Graph
-        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
         with:
           cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
           dependency-graph: generate-and-upload
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
index 3303fa6fd8..891d78f690 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-submission.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Submit Dependency Graph
-        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
         with:
           cache-encryption-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENCRYPTION_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/devskim.yml b/.github/workflows/devskim.yml
index f8989f8c18..4aabf76a62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/devskim.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/devskim.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run DevSkim scanner
         uses: microsoft/DevSkim-Action@914fa647b406c387000300b2f09bb28691be2b6d # v1.0.14
       - name: Upload DevSkim scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         with:
           sarif_file: devskim-results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 4dc92f8376..3ff896014b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
         with:
           add-job-summary: never
           cache-read-only: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index 54d5a55f47..548ede3d46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ jobs:
             github.com:443
             services.gradle.org:443
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@af1da67850ed9a4cedd57bfd976089dd991e2582 # v4.0.0
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@16bf8bc8fe830fa669c3c9f914d3eb147c629707 # v4.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qodana.yml b/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
index 9fbb92bef6..bda6efa69d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qodana.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           upload-result: true
       - name: Upload SARIF file for GitHub Advanced Security Dashboard
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         with:
           sarif_file: ${{ runner.temp }}/qodana/results/qodana.sarif.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
index ec9ee82673..a34a76bece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards-analysis.yml
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ jobs:
           results_file: results.sarif
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_READ_TOKEN }}
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@834a144ee995460fba8ed112a2fc961b36a5ec5a # v4.3.6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@50769540e7f4bd5e21e526ee35c689e35e0d6874 # v4.4.0
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
       - name: Upload to code-scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
index 294536fe95..5e69497f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         run: jq -c '.runs[0].tool.driver.rules |= unique_by(.id)' < results.sarif > semgrep.sarif
       - name: Upload SARIF file for GitHub Advanced Security Dashboard
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
index c004606521..8b094accbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: snyk.sarif
       - name: Upload result to GitHub Code Scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         if: steps.check_files.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
         with:
           sarif_file: snyk.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
index 28181a7ef6..7124035ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ jobs:
             objects.githubusercontent.com:443
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
       - name: Typos
-        uses: crate-ci/typos@935271f0204ebdf61717cf6caac31d8d115f1c14 # v1.23.6
+        uses: crate-ci/typos@9ad6f5c0549e0eb32bd70e26d5083421d639f278 # v1.24.3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
index 9fa2ff9c13..532ed7b778 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           format: sarif
           output: trivy-results.sarif
       - name: Upload Trivy scan results to GitHub Security tab
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@eb055d739abdc2e8de2e5f4ba1a8b246daa779aa # v3.26.0
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@4dd16135b69a43b6c8efb853346f8437d92d3c93 # v3.26.6
         with:
             sarif_file: trivy-results.sarif
diff --git a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
index aca9157caa..cce05ae4ec 100644
--- a/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
+++ b/caffeine/src/main/java/com/github/benmanes/caffeine/cache/Caffeine.java
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ public <K1 extends K, V1 extends V> AsyncLoadingCache<K1, V1> buildAsync(
     requireState(valueStrength == null,
         "Weak or soft values can not be combined with AsyncLoadingCache");
     requireState(isStrongKeys() || (evictionListener == null),
-        "Weak keys cannot be combined eviction listener and with AsyncLoadingCache");
+        "Weak keys cannot be combined with eviction listener and with AsyncLoadingCache");
     requireWeightWithWeigher();
     requireNonNull(loader);
 
diff --git a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/settings.gradle.kts
index 4a15860715..f5b6d72e9e 100644
--- a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/graal-native/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/graal-native/settings.gradle.kts
index 0b5d107581..bb2d3bba58 100644
--- a/examples/graal-native/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/graal-native/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pluginManagement {
   }
 }
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/hibernate/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/hibernate/settings.gradle.kts
index ddc7c567c9..f8abb99ccf 100644
--- a/examples/hibernate/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/hibernate/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/indexable/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/indexable/settings.gradle.kts
index 840f1e7f28..ca1905e6d4 100644
--- a/examples/indexable/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/indexable/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/resilience-failsafe/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/resilience-failsafe/settings.gradle.kts
index 862c0f3f7b..5327d280c0 100644
--- a/examples/resilience-failsafe/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/resilience-failsafe/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/settings.gradle.kts b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/settings.gradle.kts
index 666e6abd31..b90c4bba19 100644
--- a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/gradle/config/pmd/rulesSets.xml b/gradle/config/pmd/rulesSets.xml
index e3de7a3705..fb261cb702 100644
--- a/gradle/config/pmd/rulesSets.xml
+++ b/gradle/config/pmd/rulesSets.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     <exclude name="DoNotUseThreads"/>
     <exclude name="AvoidUsingVolatile"/>
     <exclude name="UseConcurrentHashMap"/>
+    <exclude name="AvoidSynchronizedStatement"/>
   </rule>
 
   <rule ref="category/java/performance.xml">
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 047f6ea333..42e71eda29 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ bouncycastle-jdk18on = "1.78.1"
 cache2k = "2.6.1.Final"
 caffeine = "3.1.8"
 checker-framework = "3.46.0"
-checkstyle = "10.18.0"
+checkstyle = "10.18.1"
 coherence = "22.06.2"
 commons-collections4 = "4.4"
 commons-compress = "1.27.1"
 commons-io = "2.16.1"
-commons-lang3 = "3.16.0"
+commons-lang3 = "3.17.0"
 commons-math3 = "3.6.1"
 commons-text = "1.12.0"
 concurrentlinkedhashmap = "1.4.2"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ coveralls = "2.12.2"
 dependency-check = "10.0.3"
 eclipse-collections = "12.0.0.M3"
 ehcache3 = "3.10.8"
-errorprone = "2.30.0"
+errorprone = "2.31.0"
 errorprone-plugin = "4.0.1"
 errorprone-support = "0.18.0"
 expiring-map = "0.5.11"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ junit5 = "5.11.0"
 jvm-dependency-conflict-resolution = "2.1.2"
 kotlin = "2.0.20"
 lincheck = "2.33"
-mockito = "5.12.0"
+mockito = "5.13.0"
 nexus-publish = "2.0.0"
 nullaway = "0.11.2"
 nullaway-plugin = "2.0.0"
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ osgi-promise = "1.3.0"
 pax-exam = "4.13.5"
 pax-url = "2.6.14"
 picocli = "4.7.6"
-pmd = "7.4.0"
-protobuf = "4.27.3"
+pmd = "7.5.0"
+protobuf = "4.28.0"
 slf4j = "2.0.16"
 slf4j-test = "3.0.1"
-snakeyaml = "2.2"
+snakeyaml = "2.3"
 sonarqube = "5.1.0.4882"
 spotbugs = "4.8.6"
 spotbugs-contrib = "7.6.4"
-spotbugs-plugin = "6.0.20"
+spotbugs-plugin = "6.0.21"
 stream = "2.9.8"
 tcache = "2.0.1"
 testng = "7.10.2"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ versions = "0.51.0"
 xz = "1.10"
 ycsb = "0.17.0"
 zero-allocation-hashing = "0.26ea0"
-zstd = "1.5.6-4"
+zstd = "1.5.6-5"
 
 [libraries]
 asm-bom = { module = "org.ow2.asm:asm-bom", version.ref = "asm" }
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/settings.gradle.kts b/gradle/plugins/settings.gradle.kts
index 0af187a88e..0b0c3d2c4a 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle/plugins/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 0cf7bc3de7..e9da1ea86e 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pluginManagement {
   includeBuild("gradle/plugins")
 }
 plugins {
-  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.17.6"
+  id("com.gradle.develocity") version "3.18"
   id("com.gradle.common-custom-user-data-gradle-plugin") version "2.0.2"
   id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
 }