diff --git a/bdd/java/build.gradle.kts b/bdd/java/build.gradle.kts
index f62ec9c44a..e6d700f084 100644
--- a/bdd/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdd/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation("org.apache.iggy:iggy")
     testImplementation("io.cucumber:cucumber-java:7.34.6")
     testImplementation("io.cucumber:cucumber-junit-platform-engine:7.34.6")
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:6.1.2")
-    testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-suite:6.1.2")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:6.1.3")
+    testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-suite:6.1.3")
 }
 
 spotless {
diff --git a/bdd/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/bdd/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a9db11550c..69dd0d0404 100644
--- a/bdd/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/bdd/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 retries=0
 retryBackOffMs=500
diff --git a/bdd/java/gradlew b/bdd/java/gradlew
index f8de29016f..249efbb032 100755
--- a/bdd/java/gradlew
+++ b/bdd/java/gradlew
@@ -102,55 +102,6 @@ die () {
     exit 1
 } >&2
 
-##############################################################################
-#
-#   Gradle Wrapper JAR Auto-Fetch
-#
-#   Since the Apache Software Foundation prohibits binary files in source
-#   repositories, we download the gradle-wrapper.jar from the official
-#   Gradle repository if it's missing.
-#
-##############################################################################
-
-GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION=9.6.1
-REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM="497c8c2a7e5031f6aa847f88104aa80a93532ec32ee17bdb8d1d2f67a194a9c7"
-
-for _ in 1 2 3; do
-    if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if ! curl -s -S --retry 3 -L -o "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-            sleep 5
-            continue
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(shasum -a 256 "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        else
-            warn "Cannot find sha256sum or shasum to verify wrapper JAR."
-            break
-        fi
-
-        if [ "$LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" != "$REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" ]; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-        else
-            break
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-
-if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-    die "ERROR: Failed to download gradle-wrapper.jar after multiple attempts.
-
-Please check your network connection or manually download the file from:
-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
-
-and place it in $APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-fi
-
 # OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
 cygwin=false
 msys=false
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a9db11550c..69dd0d0404 100644
--- a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 retries=0
 retryBackOffMs=500
diff --git a/examples/java/gradlew b/examples/java/gradlew
index f8de29016f..249efbb032 100755
--- a/examples/java/gradlew
+++ b/examples/java/gradlew
@@ -102,55 +102,6 @@ die () {
     exit 1
 } >&2
 
-##############################################################################
-#
-#   Gradle Wrapper JAR Auto-Fetch
-#
-#   Since the Apache Software Foundation prohibits binary files in source
-#   repositories, we download the gradle-wrapper.jar from the official
-#   Gradle repository if it's missing.
-#
-##############################################################################
-
-GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION=9.6.1
-REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM="497c8c2a7e5031f6aa847f88104aa80a93532ec32ee17bdb8d1d2f67a194a9c7"
-
-for _ in 1 2 3; do
-    if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if ! curl -s -S --retry 3 -L -o "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-            sleep 5
-            continue
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(shasum -a 256 "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        else
-            warn "Cannot find sha256sum or shasum to verify wrapper JAR."
-            break
-        fi
-
-        if [ "$LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" != "$REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" ]; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-        else
-            break
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-
-if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-    die "ERROR: Failed to download gradle-wrapper.jar after multiple attempts.
-
-Please check your network connection or manually download the file from:
-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
-
-and place it in $APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-fi
-
 # OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
 cygwin=false
 msys=false
diff --git a/foreign/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/foreign/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2cf5ce3d79..fbc28ce8f2 100644
--- a/foreign/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/foreign/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -30,22 +30,22 @@ jackson2 = "2.22.1"
 commons-lang3 = "3.20.0"
 
 # Hashing
-hash4j = "0.22.0"
+hash4j = "0.30.0"
 
 # HTTP Client
-httpclient5 = "5.6.3"
+httpclient5 = "5.6.4"
 
 # Logging
 slf4j = "2.0.18"
-logback = "1.6.1"
+logback = "1.6.2"
 
 # Testing
-junit = "6.1.2"
+junit = "6.1.3"
 assertj = "3.27.7"
 testcontainers = "2.0.5"
 
 # Netty
-netty = "4.2.16.Final"
+netty = "4.2.17.Final"
 
 # Spotbugs
 spotbugs = "4.10.3"
diff --git a/foreign/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/foreign/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a9db11550c..69dd0d0404 100644
--- a/foreign/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/foreign/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 retries=0
 retryBackOffMs=500
diff --git a/foreign/java/gradlew b/foreign/java/gradlew
index f8de29016f..249efbb032 100755
--- a/foreign/java/gradlew
+++ b/foreign/java/gradlew
@@ -102,55 +102,6 @@ die () {
     exit 1
 } >&2
 
-##############################################################################
-#
-#   Gradle Wrapper JAR Auto-Fetch
-#
-#   Since the Apache Software Foundation prohibits binary files in source
-#   repositories, we download the gradle-wrapper.jar from the official
-#   Gradle repository if it's missing.
-#
-##############################################################################
-
-GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION=9.6.1
-REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM="497c8c2a7e5031f6aa847f88104aa80a93532ec32ee17bdb8d1d2f67a194a9c7"
-
-for _ in 1 2 3; do
-    if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if ! curl -s -S --retry 3 -L -o "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-            sleep 5
-            continue
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-        if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        elif command -v shasum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM=$(shasum -a 256 "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" | awk '{print $1}')
-        else
-            warn "Cannot find sha256sum or shasum to verify wrapper JAR."
-            break
-        fi
-
-        if [ "$LOCAL_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" != "$REQUIRED_WRAPPER_JAR_CHECKSUM" ]; then
-            rm -f "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-        else
-            break
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-
-if [ ! -e "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" ]; then
-    die "ERROR: Failed to download gradle-wrapper.jar after multiple attempts.
-
-Please check your network connection or manually download the file from:
-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gradle/gradle/v$GRADLE_WRAPPER_VERSION/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
-
-and place it in $APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar"
-fi
-
 # OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
 cygwin=false
 msys=false