diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 90163ac..f22be2f 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-pk_generated_parent.pom                                          linguist-generated=true
-dependencies.md                                                  linguist-generated=true
-versionsMavenPluginRules.xml                                     linguist-generated=true
-doc/changes/changelog.md                                         linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml                       linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml                         linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/ci-build.yml                                   linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml                         linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_prepare_original_checksum.yml    linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_print_quick_checksum.yml         linguist-generated=true
-.github/workflows/release_droid_upload_github_release_assets.yml linguist-generated=true
-.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs                             linguist-generated=true
-.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs                               linguist-generated=true
+pk_generated_parent.pom                     linguist-generated=true
+dependencies.md                             linguist-generated=true
+versionsMavenPluginRules.xml                linguist-generated=true
+doc/changes/changelog.md                    linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml  linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml    linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/ci-build.yml              linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml    linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml   linguist-generated=true
+.github/workflows/release.yml               linguist-generated=true
+.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs        linguist-generated=true
+.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs          linguist-generated=true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml b/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
index 82ec1cd..d7a38b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Generated by Project Keeper
+# https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/broken_links_checker.yml
 name: Broken Links Checker
 
 on:
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   linkChecker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
index 7cbab08..8886e10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# Generated by Project Keeper
+# https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/ci-build-next-java.yml
 name: CI Build next Java
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   java-17-compatibility:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      checks: write # Allow scacap/action-surefire-report
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "temurin"
           java-version: 17
@@ -26,8 +33,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests and build with Maven
         run: |
           mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots clean package -DtrimStackTrace=false  \
+              -Djava.version=17 \
               -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn
-      - name: Publish Test Report
+      - name: Publish Test Report for Java 17
         uses: scacap/action-surefire-report@v1
         if: ${{ always() && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' }}
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index d19ee2a..4989aba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@
 name: CI Build
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      checks: write # Allow scacap/action-surefire-report
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -23,16 +28,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 & 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      - name: Set up JDKs
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "temurin"
           java-version: |
-            17
             11
+            17
           cache: "maven"
       - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.sonar/cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
@@ -40,8 +45,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Enable testcontainer reuse
         run: echo 'testcontainers.reuse.enable=true' > "$HOME/.testcontainers.properties"
       - name: Run tests and build with Maven
+        id: pk-verify
         run: |
-          JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64 mvn --batch-mode clean verify \
+          mvn --batch-mode clean verify \
               -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn \
               -DtrimStackTrace=false
       - name: Publish Test Report
@@ -52,12 +58,60 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sonar analysis
         if: ${{ env.SONAR_TOKEN != null }}
         run: |
-          JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_17_X64 mvn --batch-mode org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar \
+          mvn --batch-mode org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar \
               -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn \
               -DtrimStackTrace=false \
-              -Dsonar.organization=exasol \
-              -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io \
               -Dsonar.token=$SONAR_TOKEN
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Verify Release Artifacts
+        run: |
+          print_message() {
+              local -r message=$1
+              echo "$message"
+              echo "$message" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          }
+
+          print_message "# Release Artifacts"
+
+          IFS=$'\n' artifacts_array=($ARTIFACTS)
+          missing_files=()
+          for file in "${artifacts_array[@]}";
+          do  
+              echo "Checking if file $file exists..."
+              if ! [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+                  print_message "* ⚠️ \`$file\` does not exist ⚠️"
+                  echo "Content of directory $(dirname "$file"):"
+                  ls "$(dirname "$file")"
+                  missing_files+=("$file")
+              else
+                  print_message "* \`$file\` ✅" 
+              fi
+          done
+          print_message ""
+          number_of_missing_files=${#missing_files[@]}
+          if [[ $number_of_missing_files -gt 0 ]]; then
+              print_message "⚠️ $number_of_missing_files release artifact(s) missing ⚠️"
+              exit 1
+          else
+              print_message "All ${#artifacts_array[@]} artifact(s) present ✅"
+          fi
+        env:
+          ARTIFACTS: ${{ steps.pk-verify.outputs.release-artifacts }}
+
+  # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.ci-build-starts-release~1]
+  start_release:
+    needs: build
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    concurrency:
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+      group: "release"
+    secrets: inherit
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    with:
+      started-from-ci: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml
index 4b6eadf..bd26ab6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-name: Report Security Issues for Repository
-
+# Generated by Project Keeper
+# https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/dependencies_check.yml
+name: Report Security Issues
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
@@ -8,28 +9,60 @@ on:
 jobs:
   report_security_issues:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
     permissions:
+      contents: read
       issues: write
-
+    outputs:
+      created-issues: ${{ steps.security-issues.outputs.created-issues }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+
+      - name: Set up JDKs
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "temurin"
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: |
+            11
+            17
           cache: "maven"
 
       - name: Generate ossindex report
         run: |
-          mvn org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin:audit \
+          mvn --batch-mode org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin:audit \
               org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin:audit-aggregate \
               -Dossindex.reportFile=$(pwd)/ossindex-report.json \
               -Dossindex.fail=false
 
       - name: Report Security Issues
+        id: security-issues
         uses: exasol/python-toolbox/.github/actions/security-issues@main
         with:
           format: "maven"
           command: "cat ossindex-report.json"
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Output security issues (Debugging)
+        run: |
+          echo "$CREATED_ISSUES" > test.jsonl
+          cat test.jsonl
+        env:
+          CREATED_ISSUES: ${{ steps.security-issues.outputs.created-issues }}
+
+  start_dependency_udpate:
+    needs: report_security_issues
+    # [impl->dsn~trigger-dependency-updates~1]
+    if: ${{ needs.report_security_issues.outputs.created-issues }}
+    concurrency:
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+      group: "dependencies_update"
+    # Workflow needs secret INTEGRATION_TEAM_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK
+    secrets: inherit
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
+    with:
+      vulnerability_issues: ${{ needs.report_security_issues.outputs.created-issues }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f6b816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# Generated by Project Keeper
+# https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml
+name: Update dependencies
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      # [impl->dsn~dependency-updater.workflow.vulnerability-info~1]
+      vulnerability_issues:
+        description: "GitHub issues for vulnerable dependencies as JSONL"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  update_dependencies:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDKs
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: |
+            11
+            17
+          cache: "maven"
+
+      - name: Print issues
+        run: |
+          echo "Issues from Action input: $ISSUES"
+        env:
+          ISSUES: ${{ inputs.vulnerability_issues }}
+
+      - name: Fail if not running on a branch
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/') }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.setFailed('Not running on a branch, github.ref is ${{ github.ref }}. Please start this workflow only on main or a branch')
+
+      - name: Update dependencies
+        # [impl->dsn~dependency-updater.workflow.start-pk-update~1]
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:update-dependencies --projects . \
+              -Dproject-keeper:vulnerabilities="$CREATED_ISSUES"
+        env:
+          CREATED_ISSUES: ${{ inputs.vulnerability_issues }}
+
+      - name: Project Keeper Fix
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:fix --projects .
+
+      - name: Project Keeper Fix for updated Project Keeper version
+        # Calling PK fix a second time is necessary because the first invocation potentially updated PK itself.
+        # So we need to run PK fix again with the latest PK version.
+        # [impl->dsn~dependency-updater.workflow.start-pk-fix~1]
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:fix --projects .
+
+      - name: Generate Pull Request comment
+        id: pr-comment
+        # [impl->dsn~dependency-updater.workflow.create-pull-request~1]
+        # [impl->dsn~dependency-updater.workflow.pull-request-trigger-ci-build~1]
+        run: |
+          echo 'comment<<EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'This Pull Request was created by [`dependencies_update.yml`](https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/dependencies_update.yml) workflow.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [ -n "$CREATED_ISSUES" ]; then
+            echo 'It updates dependencies to fix the following vulnerabilities:' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo $CREATED_ISSUES | jq --raw-output '. | "* Closes " + .issue_url + " (" + .cve + ")"' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo 'It updates dependencies.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+          echo >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo '# ⚠️ This PR does not trigger CI workflows by default ⚠️' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'Please click the **Close pull request** button and then **Reopen pull request** to trigger running checks.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'See https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/issues/534 for details.' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo 'EOF' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+          cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          CREATED_ISSUES: ${{ inputs.vulnerability_issues }}
+
+      - name: Generate Pull Request Title
+        id: pr-title
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$CREATED_ISSUES" ]; then
+            echo "Security issues are available"
+            echo "title=🔐 Update dependencies to fix vulnerabilities" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "Security issues are not available"
+            echo "title=Update dependencies" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+          cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          CREATED_ISSUES: ${{ inputs.vulnerability_issues }}
+
+      - name: Configure git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "opensource@exasol.com"
+          git config --global user.name "Automatic Dependency Updater"
+
+      - name: Create branch
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        run: |
+          branch_name="dependency-update/$(date "+%Y%m%d%H%M%S")"
+          echo "Creating branch $branch_name"
+          git checkout -b "$branch_name"
+
+      - name: Commit changes & push
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/' ) }}
+        run: |
+          branch_name=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+          echo "Current branch: $branch_name"
+          echo "git diff --stat"
+          git diff --stat
+          echo "git diff --numstat"
+          git diff --numstat
+          echo "git diff --name-status"
+          git diff --name-status
+          echo "Adding untracked files:"
+          git add . --verbose --all
+          echo "Committing changes..."
+          git commit --message "$TITLE"
+          echo "Pushing branch $branch_name..."
+          git push --set-upstream origin "$branch_name"
+          echo "Done."
+        env:
+          TITLE: ${{ steps.pr-title.outputs.title }}
+
+      - name: Create pull request
+        id: create-pr
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        run: |
+          pr_url=$(gh pr create --base main --title "$TITLE" --body "$COMMENT")
+          echo "Created Pull Request: $pr_url"
+          echo "pr_url=$pr_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          COMMENT: ${{ steps.pr-comment.outputs.comment }}
+          TITLE: ${{ steps.pr-title.outputs.title }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Report failure Status to Slack channel
+        # Also run this step in case of failures
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          notification_title: "Dependency check in {repo} has {status_message}"
+          message_format: "{emoji} *{workflow}* {status_message} in <{repo_url}|{repo}>"
+          notify_when: "failure,cancelled,warnings"
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEAM_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK }}
+
+      - name: Report new Pull Request to Slack channel
+        if: ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url }}
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          notification_title: "Dependency update for {repo} created a Pull Request"
+          message_format: "{workflow} created Pull Request ${{ steps.create-pr.outputs.pr_url }}"
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEAM_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2dc9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+# Generated by Project Keeper
+# https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/project-keeper/src/main/resources/templates/.github/workflows/release.yml
+name: Release
+on:
+  # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.triggers~1]
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      started-from-ci:
+        description: "Marks this release as started from CI, skipping precondition check"
+        type: boolean
+        required: true
+        default: false
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      skip-maven-central:
+        description: "Skip deployment to Maven Central"
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      skip-github-release:
+        description: "Skip creating the GitHub release"
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: "bash"
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+      cancel-in-progress: false
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      actions: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
+        if: ${{ false }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: |
+            11
+            17
+          cache: "maven"
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+      - name: Set up JDKs
+        if: ${{ ! false }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          java-version: |
+            11
+            17
+          cache: "maven"
+
+      # Check preconditions
+
+      - name: Fail if not running on main branch
+        if: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            core.setFailed('Not running on main branch, github.ref is ${{ github.ref }}. Please start this workflow only on main')
+
+      # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.verify-ci-build-success~1]
+      - name: Check CI build of this commit succeeded
+        # We skip this check if this was started from ci-build.yml, because the build status would be "in progress".
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.started-from-ci }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Commit SHA: $COMMIT_SHA"
+          gh run list --workflow ci-build.yml --branch main --event push --commit $COMMIT_SHA
+          ci_build_status=$(gh run list --workflow ci-build.yml --branch main --event push --commit $COMMIT_SHA --json conclusion --template '{{range .}}{{.conclusion}}{{"\n"}}{{end}}')
+          echo "CI build status at commit $COMMIT_SHA was '$ci_build_status'"
+          if [[ "$ci_build_status" != "success" ]]; then
+            gh run list --workflow ci-build.yml --commit $COMMIT_SHA >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "Status of CI build for commit $COMMIT_SHA was '$ci_build_status', expected 'success'" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            cat $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        env:
+          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.run-verify-release~1]
+      - name: Verify release preconditions
+        id: verify-release
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:verify-release --projects .
+          echo "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.verify-skip-tests~1]
+      - name: Build project
+        run: mvn --batch-mode -DskipTests clean verify
+
+      # Maven Central Deployment
+      - name: List secret GPG keys
+        if: ${{ false && (! inputs.skip-maven-central) }}
+        run: gpg --list-secret-keys
+      # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.deploy-maven-central~1]
+      - name: Publish to Central Repository
+        if: ${{ false && (! inputs.skip-maven-central) }}
+        run: |
+          mvn --batch-mode -Dgpg.skip=false -DskipTests deploy
+          echo "Published to Maven Central" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      # Create GitHub releasse
+
+      - name: Calculate Artifact Checksums
+        id: artifact-checksum
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.skip-github-release }}
+        run: |
+          ls target/
+          echo "Calculating sha256 checksum for artifact files"
+          echo "artifacts<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          IFS=$'\n' artifacts_array=($ARTIFACTS)
+          for file in "${artifacts_array[@]}";
+          do
+              full_path=$(realpath "$file")
+              echo "Calculate sha256sum for file '$full_path'"
+              file_dir="$(dirname "$full_path")"
+              file_name=$(basename "$full_path")
+              pushd "$file_dir"
+              checksum_file_name="${file_name}.sha256"
+              sha256sum "$file_name" > "$checksum_file_name"
+              echo "$full_path" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              echo "${file_dir}/$checksum_file_name" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              popd
+          done
+          echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Full artifact file list"
+          cat "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          ARTIFACTS: ${{ steps.verify-release.outputs.release-artifacts }}
+
+      # [impl->dsn~release-workflow.create-github-release~1]
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        id: create-github-release
+        if: ${{ ! inputs.skip-github-release }}
+        run: |
+          IFS=$'\n' artifacts_array=($ARTIFACTS)
+          for file in "${artifacts_array[@]}";
+          do
+              echo "Attaching file '$file'"
+          done
+          release_url=$(gh release create --draft --latest --title "$TITLE" --notes "$NOTES" --target main $TAG "${artifacts_array[@]}")
+          echo "Created release $TAG with title '$TITLE' at $release_url" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
+          echo "release-url=$release_url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          git fetch --tags origin
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          TAG: ${{ steps.verify-release.outputs.version }}
+          NOTES: ${{ steps.verify-release.outputs.release-notes }}
+          TITLE: ${{ steps.verify-release.outputs.release-title }}
+          ARTIFACTS: ${{ steps.artifact-checksum.outputs.artifacts }}
+
+      - name: Report failure Status to Slack channel
+        # Also run this step in case of failures
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          notification_title: "Release build in {repo} has {status_message}"
+          message_format: "{emoji} *{workflow}* {status_message} in <{repo_url}|{repo}>"
+          notify_when: "failure,cancelled,warnings,skipped"
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEAM_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK }}
+
+      - name: Report new release to Slack channel
+        if: ${{ steps.create-github-release.outputs.release-url }}
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
+        with:
+          status: ${{ job.status }}
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          notification_title: "Release build for {repo} created a new release"
+          message_format: "{workflow} created release ${{ steps.create-github-release.outputs.release-url }}"
+        env:
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.INTEGRATION_TEAM_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_WEBHOOK }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_droid_prepare_original_checksum.yml b/.github/workflows/release_droid_prepare_original_checksum.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ba96c12..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_droid_prepare_original_checksum.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Droid - Prepare Original Checksum
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Free Disk Space
-        if: ${{ false }}
-        run: |
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
-      - name: Checkout the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: "temurin"
-          java-version: 11
-          cache: "maven"
-      - name: Enable testcontainer reuse
-        run: echo 'testcontainers.reuse.enable=true' > "$HOME/.testcontainers.properties"
-      - name: Run tests and build with Maven
-        run: mvn --batch-mode clean verify --file pom.xml
-      - name: Prepare checksum
-        run: find target -maxdepth 1 -name *.jar -exec sha256sum "{}" + > original_checksum
-      - name: Upload checksum to the artifactory
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: original_checksum
-          retention-days: 5
-          path: original_checksum
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_droid_print_quick_checksum.yml b/.github/workflows/release_droid_print_quick_checksum.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index aed4444..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_droid_print_quick_checksum.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Droid - Print Quick Checksum
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: "temurin"
-          java-version: 11
-          cache: "maven"
-      - name: Build with Maven skipping tests
-        run: mvn --batch-mode clean verify -DskipTests
-      - name: Print checksum
-        run: echo 'checksum_start==';find target -maxdepth 1 -name *.jar -exec sha256sum "{}" + | xargs;echo '==checksum_end'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_droid_upload_github_release_assets.yml b/.github/workflows/release_droid_upload_github_release_assets.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ae8bbb..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release_droid_upload_github_release_assets.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: Release Droid - Upload GitHub Release Assets
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      upload_url:
-        description: "Assets upload URL"
-        required: true
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: "temurin"
-          java-version: 11
-          cache: "maven"
-      - name: Build with Maven skipping tests
-        run: mvn --batch-mode clean verify -DskipTests
-      - name: Generate sha256sum files
-        run: |
-          cd target
-          find . -maxdepth 1 -name \*.jar -exec bash -c 'sha256sum {} > {}.sha256' \;
-      - name: Upload assets to the GitHub release draft
-        uses: shogo82148/actions-upload-release-asset@v1
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: target/*.jar
-      - name: Upload sha256sum files
-        uses: shogo82148/actions-upload-release-asset@v1
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: target/*.sha256
-      - name: Upload error-code-report
-        uses: shogo82148/actions-upload-release-asset@v1
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: target/error_code_report.json
diff --git a/dependencies.md b/dependencies.md
index 15272ad..d2792f7 100644
--- a/dependencies.md
+++ b/dependencies.md
@@ -29,21 +29,22 @@
 | Dependency                                              | License                           |
 | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
 | [SonarQube Scanner for Maven][24]                       | [GNU LGPL 3][25]                  |
-| [Apache Maven Compiler Plugin][26]                      | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
-| [Apache Maven Enforcer Plugin][27]                      | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
-| [Maven Flatten Plugin][28]                              | [Apache Software Licenese][17]    |
-| [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][29] | [ASL2][30]                        |
-| [Maven Surefire Plugin][31]                             | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
-| [Versions Maven Plugin][32]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
-| [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][33]          | [Apache License 2.0][34]          |
-| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][35]                      | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
-| [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][36]                           | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
-| [Project keeper maven plugin][37]                       | [The MIT License][38]             |
-| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][39]            | [MIT License][40]                 |
-| [Maven Failsafe Plugin][41]                             | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
-| [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][42]                            | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][43]  |
-| [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][44]                   | [MIT License][45]                 |
-| [Reproducible Build Maven Plugin][46]                   | [Apache 2.0][30]                  |
+| [Apache Maven Toolchains Plugin][26]                    | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
+| [Apache Maven Compiler Plugin][27]                      | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
+| [Apache Maven Enforcer Plugin][28]                      | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
+| [Maven Flatten Plugin][29]                              | [Apache Software Licenese][17]    |
+| [org.sonatype.ossindex.maven:ossindex-maven-plugin][30] | [ASL2][31]                        |
+| [Maven Surefire Plugin][32]                             | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
+| [Versions Maven Plugin][33]                             | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
+| [duplicate-finder-maven-plugin Maven Mojo][34]          | [Apache License 2.0][35]          |
+| [Apache Maven Assembly Plugin][36]                      | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
+| [Apache Maven JAR Plugin][37]                           | [Apache License, Version 2.0][17] |
+| [Project Keeper Maven plugin][38]                       | [The MIT License][39]             |
+| [Artifact reference checker and unifier][40]            | [MIT License][41]                 |
+| [Maven Failsafe Plugin][42]                             | [Apache-2.0][17]                  |
+| [JaCoCo :: Maven Plugin][43]                            | [Eclipse Public License 2.0][44]  |
+| [error-code-crawler-maven-plugin][45]                   | [MIT License][46]                 |
+| [Reproducible Build Maven Plugin][47]                   | [Apache 2.0][31]                  |
 
 [0]: https://github.com/exasol/virtual-schema-common-jdbc/
 [1]: https://github.com/exasol/virtual-schema-common-jdbc/blob/main/LICENSE
@@ -71,24 +72,25 @@
 [23]: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 [24]: http://sonarsource.github.io/sonar-scanner-maven/
 [25]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt
-[26]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
-[27]: https://maven.apache.org/enforcer/maven-enforcer-plugin/
-[28]: https://www.mojohaus.org/flatten-maven-plugin/
-[29]: https://sonatype.github.io/ossindex-maven/maven-plugin/
-[30]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
-[31]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/
-[32]: https://www.mojohaus.org/versions/versions-maven-plugin/
-[33]: https://basepom.github.io/duplicate-finder-maven-plugin
-[34]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-[35]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
-[36]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
-[37]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/
-[38]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/LICENSE
-[39]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
-[40]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
-[41]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/
-[42]: https://www.jacoco.org/jacoco/trunk/doc/maven.html
-[43]: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
-[44]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/
-[45]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
-[46]: http://zlika.github.io/reproducible-build-maven-plugin
+[26]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-toolchains-plugin/
+[27]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
+[28]: https://maven.apache.org/enforcer/maven-enforcer-plugin/
+[29]: https://www.mojohaus.org/flatten-maven-plugin/
+[30]: https://sonatype.github.io/ossindex-maven/maven-plugin/
+[31]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+[32]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-surefire-plugin/
+[33]: https://www.mojohaus.org/versions/versions-maven-plugin/
+[34]: https://basepom.github.io/duplicate-finder-maven-plugin
+[35]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+[36]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/
+[37]: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
+[38]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/
+[39]: https://github.com/exasol/project-keeper/blob/main/LICENSE
+[40]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/
+[41]: https://github.com/exasol/artifact-reference-checker-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
+[42]: https://maven.apache.org/surefire/maven-failsafe-plugin/
+[43]: https://www.jacoco.org/jacoco/trunk/doc/maven.html
+[44]: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+[45]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/
+[46]: https://github.com/exasol/error-code-crawler-maven-plugin/blob/main/LICENSE
+[47]: http://zlika.github.io/reproducible-build-maven-plugin
diff --git a/doc/changes/changelog.md b/doc/changes/changelog.md
index 496e4a9..b4fbaec 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Changes
 
+* [2.0.6](changes_2.0.6.md)
 * [2.0.5](changes_2.0.5.md)
 * [2.0.4](changes_2.0.4.md)
 * [2.0.3](changes_2.0.3.md)
diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_2.0.6.md b/doc/changes/changes_2.0.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c315d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_2.0.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Virtual Schema for Hive 2.0.6, released 2024-03-13
+
+Code name: Fix vulnerabilities CVE-2024-25710 and CVE-2024-26308 in test dependencies
+
+## Summary
+
+This is a security release in which we updated test dependency `com.exasol:exasol-test-setup-abstraction-java` to fix vulnerabilities CVE-2024-25710 and CVE-2024-26308 in its transitive dependencies.
+
+## Security
+
+* #50: Fixed vulnerability CVE-2024-25710
+* #52: Fixed vulnerability CVE-2024-26308
+
+## Dependency Updates
+
+### Compile Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `com.exasol:virtual-schema-common-jdbc:11.0.2` to `12.0.0`
+
+### Test Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `com.exasol:exasol-testcontainers:6.6.3` to `7.0.1`
+* Updated `com.exasol:hamcrest-resultset-matcher:1.6.3` to `1.6.5`
+* Updated `com.exasol:test-db-builder-java:3.5.2` to `3.5.4`
+* Updated `com.exasol:virtual-schema-common-jdbc:11.0.2` to `12.0.0`
+* Updated `org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.25.0` to `1.26.1`
+* Updated `org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.1` to `5.10.2`
+* Updated `org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:5.7.0` to `5.11.0`
+* Updated `org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:2.0.9` to `2.0.12`
+* Updated `org.testcontainers:junit-jupiter:1.19.2` to `1.19.7`
+
+### Plugin Dependency Updates
+
+* Updated `com.exasol:error-code-crawler-maven-plugin:1.3.1` to `2.0.1`
+* Updated `com.exasol:project-keeper-maven-plugin:2.9.16` to `4.2.0`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.11.0` to `3.12.1`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-failsafe-plugin:3.2.2` to `3.2.5`
+* Updated `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:3.2.2` to `3.2.5`
+* Added `org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-toolchains-plugin:3.1.0`
+* Updated `org.codehaus.mojo:flatten-maven-plugin:1.5.0` to `1.6.0`
+* Updated `org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.16.1` to `2.16.2`
diff --git a/doc/user_guide/hive_user_guide.md b/doc/user_guide/hive_user_guide.md
index e54e2bc..f1196b9 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide/hive_user_guide.md
+++ b/doc/user_guide/hive_user_guide.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The SQL statement below creates the adapter script, defines the Java class that
 --/
 CREATE OR REPLACE JAVA ADAPTER SCRIPT ADAPTER.JDBC_ADAPTER AS
   %scriptclass com.exasol.adapter.RequestDispatcher;
-  %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/virtual-schema-dist-11.0.2-hive-2.0.5.jar;
+  %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/virtual-schema-dist-12.0.0-hive-2.0.6.jar;
   %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/HiveJDBC42.jar;
 /
 ```
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ In Virtual Schema adapter:
 CREATE OR REPLACE JAVA ADAPTER SCRIPT ADAPTER.JDBC_ADAPTER AS
   %jvmoption -Dsun.security.krb5.disableReferrals=true;
   %scriptclass com.exasol.adapter.RequestDispatcher;
-  %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/virtual-schema-dist-11.0.2-hive-2.0.5.jar;
+  %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/virtual-schema-dist-12.0.0-hive-2.0.6.jar;
   %jar /buckets/<BFS service>/<bucket>/jars/HiveJDBC42.jar;
 /
 ```
diff --git a/pk_generated_parent.pom b/pk_generated_parent.pom
index 8d6a624..ef2dc6b 100644
--- a/pk_generated_parent.pom
+++ b/pk_generated_parent.pom
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
     <artifactId>hive-virtual-schema-generated-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.5</version>
+    <version>2.0.6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
+        <sonar.organization>exasol</sonar.organization>
+        <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
         <test.excludeTags/>
     </properties>
     <licenses>
@@ -39,10 +41,29 @@
                 <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.10.0.2594</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-toolchains-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>toolchain</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <toolchains>
+                        <jdk>
+                            <version>${java.version}</version>
+                        </jdk>
+                    </toolchains>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <target>${java.version}</target>
@@ -69,6 +90,9 @@
                                 <requireMavenVersion>
                                     <version>3.6.3</version>
                                 </requireMavenVersion>
+                                <requireJavaVersion>
+                                    <version>17</version>
+                                </requireJavaVersion>
                             </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
@@ -77,7 +101,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.0</version>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
                     <flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
@@ -116,7 +140,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.2</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- Set the highest log level for coverage testing, so that we
           have a chance to reach branches in the logging lambdas too. -->
@@ -127,7 +151,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16.1</version>
+                <version>2.16.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>display-updates</id>
@@ -140,6 +164,17 @@
                 </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <rulesUri>file:///${project.basedir}/versionsMavenPluginRules.xml</rulesUri>
+                    <allowDowngrade>false</allowDowngrade>
+                    <allowIncrementalUpdates>true</allowIncrementalUpdates>
+                    <allowMinorUpdates>true</allowMinorUpdates>
+                    <allowMajorUpdates>true</allowMajorUpdates>
+                    <allowSnapshots>false</allowSnapshots>
+                    <generateBackupPoms>true</generateBackupPoms>
+                    <processDependencies>true</processDependencies>
+                    <processDependencyManagement>true</processDependencyManagement>
+                    <processParent>false</processParent>
+                    <autoLinkItems>true</autoLinkItems>
+                    <excludeReactor>true</excludeReactor>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -220,7 +255,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.2</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- Set the highest log level for coverage testing, so that we have a chance to reach branches in the logging lambdas too. -->
                     <argLine>-Djava.util.logging.config.file=src/test/resources/logging.properties ${argLine}</argLine>
@@ -281,7 +316,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
                 <artifactId>error-code-crawler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.3.1</version>
+                <version>2.0.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>verify</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7418d33..20bfcec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
     <artifactId>hive-virtual-schema</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.5</version>
+    <version>2.0.6</version>
     <name>Virtual Schema for Hive</name>
     <description>Virtual Schema for Hive</description>
     <url>https://github.com/exasol/hive-virtual-schema/</url>
     <parent>
         <artifactId>hive-virtual-schema-generated-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.5</version>
+        <version>2.0.6</version>
         <relativePath>pk_generated_parent.pom</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <properties>
-        <vscjdbc.version>11.0.2</vscjdbc.version>
+        <vscjdbc.version>12.0.0</vscjdbc.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.10.1</version>
+            <version>5.10.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.0</version>
+            <version>5.11.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!--Integration test dependencies-->
@@ -63,38 +63,38 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
             <artifactId>exasol-testcontainers</artifactId>
-            <version>6.6.3</version>
+            <version>7.0.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19.2</version>
+            <version>1.19.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-            <version>1.25.0</version>
+            <version>1.26.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
             <artifactId>test-db-builder-java</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.2</version>
+            <version>3.5.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
             <artifactId>hamcrest-resultset-matcher</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.3</version>
+            <version>1.6.5</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- Enable log output for integration tests -->
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.9</version>
+            <version>2.0.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.exasol</groupId>
                 <artifactId>project-keeper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.16</version>
+                <version>4.2.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
                     <useModulePath>false</useModulePath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:all,-path</arg>
+                        <arg>-Werror</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/exasol/adapter/dialects/IntegrationTestConstants.java b/src/test/java/com/exasol/adapter/dialects/IntegrationTestConstants.java
index c21c77c..6b09677 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/exasol/adapter/dialects/IntegrationTestConstants.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/exasol/adapter/dialects/IntegrationTestConstants.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 public final class IntegrationTestConstants {
-    public static final String VIRTUAL_SCHEMAS_JAR_NAME_AND_VERSION = "virtual-schema-dist-11.0.2-hive-2.0.5.jar";
+    public static final String VIRTUAL_SCHEMAS_JAR_NAME_AND_VERSION = "virtual-schema-dist-12.0.0-hive-2.0.6.jar";
     public static final Path PATH_TO_VIRTUAL_SCHEMAS_JAR = Path.of("target", VIRTUAL_SCHEMAS_JAR_NAME_AND_VERSION);
     public static final String SCHEMA_EXASOL = "SCHEMA_EXASOL";
     public static final String ADAPTER_SCRIPT_EXASOL = "ADAPTER_SCRIPT_EXASOL";