diff --git a/.github/workflows/health-argocd-local-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/health-argocd-local-ci.yml
index b5a35c24..2e431756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/health-argocd-local-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/health-argocd-local-ci.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 #v4.2.2
 
-      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-lua@v10
-      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-luarocks@v4
+      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-lua@v11
+      - uses: leafo/gh-actions-luarocks@v5
       - name: Test
         run: |
           luarocks --server=https://rocks.moonscript.org install lyaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
index 77d37ea9..197e81b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Download from previous workflow: https://github.com/dawidd6/action-download-artifact
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v8
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v9
         with:
           workflow: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.workflow_id }}
           run_id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 870de594..4e8219b9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -66,16 +66,15 @@ dependencies {
   implementation enforcedPlatform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:${jacksonVersion}")
   annotationProcessor enforcedPlatform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:${jacksonVersion}")
   implementation enforcedPlatform('org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-bom:11.0.24')
+  implementation enforcedPlatform('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom:2.1.10')
+  annotationProcessor enforcedPlatform("org.slf4j:slf4j-bom:${slf4jVersion}")
+  implementation enforcedPlatform("org.slf4j:slf4j-bom:${slf4jVersion}")
 
   implementation "io.javaoperatorsdk:operator-framework:${operatorFrameworkVersion}", {
-    // self managed to avoid conflicts
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j"
     // recheck when operator-framework is upgraded
     exclude group: 'com.squareup.okio', module: 'okio'
   }
   annotationProcessor "io.javaoperatorsdk:operator-framework:${operatorFrameworkVersion}", {
-    // self managed to avoid conflicts
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j"
     // recheck when operator-framework is upgraded
     exclude group: 'com.squareup.okio', module: 'okio'
   }
@@ -87,19 +86,11 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.2.Final'
   implementation 'jakarta.el:jakarta.el-api:6.0.1'
   implementation 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.80'
-  implementation "io.javalin:javalin:6.4.0", {
-    // self managed to avoid conflicts
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j"
-    // conflict with Kotlin version in Okio 3.9.0
-    exclude group: "org.jetbrains.kotlin", module: "kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
-  }
+  implementation "io.javalin:javalin:6.4.0"
 
   // logging
-  annotationProcessor "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}"
-  implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}"
-  implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.17', {
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-api"
-  }
+  implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
+  implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.17'
   implementation "ch.qos.logback.contrib:logback-json-classic:${logbackContribVersion}", {
     exclude group: "ch.qos.logback", module: "logback-classic"
     exclude group: "ch.qos.logback", module: "logback-core"
@@ -121,7 +112,6 @@ dependencies {
   }
   // try to replace local commons-compress management on update!
   testImplementation 'de.flapdoodle.embed:de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo:4.18.1', {
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-api"
     // newer version from operator-framework
     exclude group: "org.apache.commons", module: "commons-lang3"
   }
@@ -139,18 +129,14 @@ dependencies {
   }
   testImplementation 'org.awaitility:awaitility:4.3.0'
   testImplementation "io.fabric8:kubernetes-server-mock:${kubernetesServerMockVersion}", {
-    // self managed to avoid conflicts
-    exclude group: "org.slf4j"
     exclude group: 'com.squareup.okio', module: 'okio'
     exclude group: 'junit', module: 'junit'
-    // vulnerability in 4.1.117.Final
   }
   // CVE-2020-15250 in 4.12
   // -> pulled transitively from OkHttp3 mockwebserver used by kubernetes-server-mock
   testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
   testImplementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0', {
     exclude group: 'com.squareup.okio', module: 'okio'
-    exclude group: "org.jetbrains.kotlin", module: "kotlin-stdlib-jdk8"
   }
 }