diff --git a/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/README.md b/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/README.md
index 9f81ac6c16..f128b43092 100644
--- a/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/README.md
+++ b/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy-2/README.md
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ This module contains articles about core Groovy concepts
 - [A Quick Guide to Working with Web Services in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-web-services)
 - [Categories in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-categories)
 - [How to Determine the Data Type in Groovy](https://www.baeldung.com/groovy-determine-data-type)
-- [[<-- Prev]](/core-groovy)
+- [[<-- Prev]](/core-groovy-modules/core-groovy)
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-annotations/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-annotations/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames.java
index aad7cf49eb..d0a325a155 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-annotations/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-annotations/src/main/java/com/baeldung/annotations/ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames implements Serializable {
         list.add(Integer.valueOf(value));
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("deprecated")
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     void suppressDeprecatedWarning() {
         ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames cls = new ClassWithSuppressWarningsNames();
         cls.deprecatedMethod(); // no warning here
diff --git a/couchbase/pom.xml b/couchbase/pom.xml
index e87975a53c..095bda3610 100644
--- a/couchbase/pom.xml
+++ b/couchbase/pom.xml
@@ -64,11 +64,16 @@
             <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.2</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <couchbase.client.version>2.5.0</couchbase.client.version>
-        <spring-framework.version>4.3.5.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
+        <couchbase.client.version>2.7.2</couchbase.client.version>
+        <spring-framework.version>5.3.25</spring-framework.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries-testing/pom.xml b/libraries-testing/pom.xml
index 2aaad59e09..9274c292ba 100644
--- a/libraries-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-testing/pom.xml
@@ -179,17 +179,16 @@
         <serenity.version>1.9.9</serenity.version>
         <serenity.jbehave.version>1.9.0</serenity.jbehave.version>
         <serenity.jira.version>1.9.0</serenity.jira.version>
-        <serenity.plugin.version>1.9.27</serenity.plugin.version>
+        <serenity.plugin.version>3.6.12</serenity.plugin.version>
         <jsonassert.version>1.5.0</jsonassert.version>
         <awaitility.version>3.0.0</awaitility.version>
         <hoverfly-java.version>0.8.1</hoverfly-java.version>
         <spring.version>4.3.8.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <spring-mock-mvc.version>4.1.1</spring-mock-mvc.version>
+        <spring-mock-mvc.version>5.3.0</spring-mock-mvc.version>
         <java-hamcrest.version>2.0.0.0</java-hamcrest.version>
         <dbunit.version>2.7.0</dbunit.version>
         <archunit.version>0.14.1</archunit.version>
         <modelassert.version>1.0.0</modelassert.version>
-        <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd6c43ad3d..c8b6d2833e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
                 <!-- <module>clojure</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
 
                 <module>core-java-modules</module>
+
                 <module>couchbase</module>
 
                 <!-- <module>ethereum</module> --> <!-- JAVA-6001 -->
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@
                 <module>jaxb</module>
                 <module>jersey</module>
                 <module>jhipster-5</module>
-                <module>jmeter</module>
+
                 <module>jmh</module>
 
                 <module>jsf</module>
@@ -377,7 +378,6 @@
                 <module>libraries-data-db</module>
                 <module>libraries-security</module>
                 <module>libraries-server-2</module>
-                <module>libraries-testing</module>
                 <module>logging-modules</module>
                 <module>lombok-modules</module>
 
@@ -399,8 +399,6 @@
                 <module>performance-tests</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules</module>
 
-                <module>rule-engines-modules</module>
-
                 <module>security-modules</module>
 
                 <module>vavr-modules</module>
@@ -454,7 +452,6 @@
                 <module>spf4j</module>
                 <module>spring-4</module>
                 <module>spring-aop</module>
-                <module>spring-aop-2</module>
                 <module>spring-batch</module>
                 <module>spring-bom</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-modules</module>
@@ -597,7 +594,6 @@
 
                 <module>core-java-modules</module>
                 <module>couchbase</module>
-                <module>custom-pmd</module>
                 <module>drools</module>
                 <!-- <module>ethereum</module> --> <!-- JAVA-6001 -->
                 <!-- <module>gradle-modules</module> --> <!-- Not a maven project -->
@@ -618,7 +614,6 @@
                 <module>jaxb</module>
                 <module>jersey</module>
                 <module>jhipster-5</module>
-                <module>jmeter</module>
                 <module>jmh</module>
 
                 <module>jsf</module>
@@ -636,7 +631,6 @@
                 <module>libraries-data-db</module>
                 <module>libraries-security</module>
                 <module>libraries-server-2</module>
-                <module>libraries-testing</module>
                 <module>logging-modules</module>
                 <module>lombok-modules</module>
 
@@ -657,8 +651,6 @@
                 <module>performance-tests</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules</module>
 
-                <module>rule-engines-modules</module>
-
                 <module>security-modules</module>
 
                 <module>vavr-modules</module>
@@ -703,8 +695,6 @@
                 <module>server-modules</module>
                 <module>spf4j</module>
                 <module>spring-4</module>
-                <module>spring-aop</module>
-                <module>spring-aop-2</module>
                 <module>spring-batch</module>
                 <module>spring-bom</module>
                 <module>spring-boot-modules</module>
@@ -859,6 +849,9 @@
             </build>
 
             <modules>
+                <module>spring-aop</module>
+                <module>jmeter</module>
+                <module>spring-aop-2</module>
                 <module>algorithms-modules</module>
                 <module>apache-libraries</module>
                 <module>apache-poi</module>
@@ -866,7 +859,10 @@
                 <module>di-modules</module>
                 <module>asciidoctor</module>
                 <module>aws-modules</module>
+                
+                <module>couchbase</module>
                 <module>core-groovy-modules</module>
+
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-9</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-9-improvements</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-9-jigsaw</module>
@@ -904,7 +900,7 @@
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-networking-3</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-strings</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-httpclient</module>
-                <module>custom-pmd</module>
+				        <module>custom-pmd</module>
                 <module>spring-core-6</module>
                 <module>data-structures</module>
                 <module>ddd-contexts</module>
@@ -915,6 +911,7 @@
                 <module>apache-httpclient-2</module>
                 <module>kubernetes-modules/kubernetes-spring</module>
                 <module>libraries-concurrency</module>
+                <module>libraries-testing</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/compiler-plugin-java-9</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/maven-generate-war</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/multimodulemavenproject</module>
@@ -931,8 +928,12 @@
                 <module>spring-swagger-codegen/custom-validations-opeanpi-codegen</module>
                 <module>testing-modules/testing-assertions</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules/fauna</module>
+
+                <module>rule-engines-modules</module>
+
                 <module>reactive-systems</module>
                 <module>rxjava-modules</module>
+
                 <module>lightrun</module>
                 <module>tablesaw</module>
                 <module>geotools</module>
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@
                 <module>asm</module>
                 <module>atomikos</module>
                 <module>atomix</module>
-                <module>axon</module>
+<!--            <module>axon</module>--><!-- JAVA-18408 -->
 
                 <module>bazel</module>
                 <module>code-generation</module>
@@ -1046,7 +1047,8 @@
             <properties>
                 <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
                 <java.version>11</java.version>
-                <java.version>11</java.version>
+                <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+                <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
             </properties>
         </profile>
 
@@ -1080,6 +1082,9 @@
                 <module>di-modules</module>
                 <module>asciidoctor</module>
                 <module>aws-modules</module>
+
+                <module>couchbase</module>
+
                 <module>core-groovy-modules</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-9</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-9-improvements</module>
@@ -1118,17 +1123,21 @@
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-networking-3</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-strings</module>
                 <module>core-java-modules/core-java-httpclient</module>
-                <module>custom-pmd</module>
+                <module>spring-aop</module>
+                <module>spring-aop-2</module>                
+				        <module>custom-pmd</module>
                 <module>spring-core-6</module>
                 <module>data-structures</module>
                 <module>ddd-contexts</module>
                 <module>deeplearning4j</module>
+                <module>jmeter</module>
                 <module>docker-modules</module>
                 <module>drools</module>
                 <module>guava-modules</module>
                 <module>apache-httpclient-2</module>
                 <module>kubernetes-modules/kubernetes-spring</module>
                 <module>libraries-concurrency</module>
+                <module>libraries-testing</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/compiler-plugin-java-9</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/maven-generate-war</module>
                 <module>maven-modules/multimodulemavenproject</module>
@@ -1145,8 +1154,12 @@
                 <module>spring-swagger-codegen/custom-validations-opeanpi-codegen</module>
                 <module>testing-modules/testing-assertions</module>
                 <module>persistence-modules/fauna</module>
+
+                <module>rule-engines-modules</module>
+
                 <module>reactive-systems</module>
                 <module>rxjava-modules</module>
+
                 <module>lightrun</module>
                 <module>tablesaw</module>
                 <module>geotools</module>
@@ -1169,7 +1182,7 @@
                 <module>asm</module>
                 <module>atomikos</module>
                 <module>atomix</module>
-                <module>axon</module>
+                <!--                <module>axon</module>--><!-- JAVA-18408 -->
 
                 <module>bazel</module>
                 <module>code-generation</module>
@@ -1263,7 +1276,8 @@
             <properties>
                 <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
                 <java.version>11</java.version>
-                <java.version>11</java.version>
+                <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+                <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
             </properties>
         </profile>
 
@@ -1334,8 +1348,8 @@
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <jackson.version>2.13.3</jackson.version>
         <commons-fileupload.version>1.4</commons-fileupload.version>
-        <junit-platform.version>1.8.1</junit-platform.version>
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.8.1</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <junit-platform.version>1.9.2</junit-platform.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>1.3.2</junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>
         <directory-maven-plugin.version>0.3.1</directory-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
diff --git a/rule-engines-modules/easy-rules/pom.xml b/rule-engines-modules/easy-rules/pom.xml
index c8e875944c..6f43307e89 100644
--- a/rule-engines-modules/easy-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/rule-engines-modules/easy-rules/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <easy-rules.version>3.0.0</easy-rules.version>
+        <easy-rules.version>4.1.0</easy-rules.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rule-engines-modules/evrete/pom.xml b/rule-engines-modules/evrete/pom.xml
index d94da2853f..5b7f195722 100644
--- a/rule-engines-modules/evrete/pom.xml
+++ b/rule-engines-modules/evrete/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <evrete.version>2.1.04</evrete.version>
+        <evrete.version>3.0.01</evrete.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rule-engines-modules/openl-tablets/pom.xml b/rule-engines-modules/openl-tablets/pom.xml
index 204efce6c5..a24e06c44d 100644
--- a/rule-engines-modules/openl-tablets/pom.xml
+++ b/rule-engines-modules/openl-tablets/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <openl.version>5.19.4</openl.version>
+        <openl.version>5.26.5</openl.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rule-engines-modules/rulebook/pom.xml b/rule-engines-modules/rulebook/pom.xml
index 55e312289e..88feb148e2 100644
--- a/rule-engines-modules/rulebook/pom.xml
+++ b/rule-engines-modules/rulebook/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <rulebook.version>0.6.2</rulebook.version>
+        <rulebook.version>0.12</rulebook.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-aop-2/pom.xml b/spring-aop-2/pom.xml
index 76e4780e72..cb84ed4ca2 100644
--- a/spring-aop-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-aop-2/pom.xml
@@ -39,8 +39,22 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
     <properties>
-        <aspectj-plugin.version>1.11</aspectj-plugin.version>
+        <aspectj-plugin.version>1.14.0</aspectj-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-aop/pom.xml b/spring-aop/pom.xml
index 0d48c479ca..ae5ab5fce1 100644
--- a/spring-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-aop/pom.xml
@@ -69,11 +69,20 @@
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <aspectj-plugin.version>1.11</aspectj-plugin.version>
+        <aspectj-plugin.version>1.14.0</aspectj-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit5-annotations/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit5-annotations/pom.xml
index a4035a23f1..847baa827c 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit5-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit5-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
+        <log4j2.version>2.19.0</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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