diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 5d43a2c5..7bf1599d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Java
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
-        java-version: 11
+        java-version: 17
         distribution: temurin
 
     # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-PR.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-PR.yml
index 4b716923..c70a6311 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-PR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-PR.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: maven
       - name: Build and test project
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: maven
       - name: Build and test project
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-build.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-build.yml
index 41b1b6f9..b8dce3fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-build.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: maven
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-release.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-release.yml
index 8e07d72d..cb0e864f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: maven
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-update-spec.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-update-spec.yml
index 67dbcd46..7ebf2ebb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-update-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-update-spec.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: maven
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9bd85eb9..b38bc78c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ hs_err_pid*
 **/target
 target
 gradle/
+bin/
 
 # eclipse files
 .classpath
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ gradle/
 *.iml
 
 pom.xml.versionBackup
-pom.xml.versionsBackup
\ No newline at end of file
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 38e3d43c..479daea7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
   </distributionManagement>
   <properties>
     <!-- Maven -->
+    <!-- Compiled with Java 17, but use bytecode version 11 to ensure compatibility with older maintenance versions. -->
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <!-- Bonita -->
-    <bonita.version>7.13.0</bonita.version>
     <bonita-openapi.version>0.0.15</bonita-openapi.version>
     <swagger-annotations.version>1.6.11</swagger-annotations.version>
     <jakarta-annotation.version>2.1.1</jakarta-annotation.version>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <scribejava.version>8.3.3</scribejava.version>
     <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
     <jackson-databind-nullable.version>0.2.6</jackson-databind-nullable.version>
-    <lombok.version>1.18.28</lombok.version>
+    <lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>
     <slf4j-api.version>1.7.36</slf4j-api.version>
     <!-- Tests -->
     <junit-jupiter-engine.version>5.10.0</junit-jupiter-engine.version>