diff --git a/configuration/pom.xml b/configuration/pom.xml
index 8af4794..63353b2 100644
--- a/configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/configuration/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 <!--
 Copyright 2019 Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de).
 
@@ -14,36 +13,37 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
-    <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
-    <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    
-    <parent>
-        <artifactId>shared</artifactId>
-        <groupId>de.muehlencord</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </parent>    
+  <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
+  <artifactId>shared-configuration</artifactId>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <name>shared-configuration</name>
-    <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
-    <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    </properties>
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>shared</artifactId>
+    <groupId>de.muehlencord</groupId>
+    <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency> 
-       
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
+  <name>shared-configuration</name>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/db/pom.xml b/db/pom.xml
index d8d5001..c4d7d18 100644
--- a/db/pom.xml
+++ b/db/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <!-- Testing -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/network/pom.xml b/network/pom.xml
index 474a7b9..a9dde27 100644
--- a/network/pom.xml
+++ b/network/pom.xml
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ limitations under the License.
     <groupId>de.muehlencord</groupId>
     <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
 
-  <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-
   <dependencies>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
-      <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
+      <groupId>jakarta.mail</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jakarta.mail-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <artifactId>ews-java-api</artifactId>
@@ -63,16 +62,10 @@ limitations under the License.
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <dependency>
-      <artifactId>jaxws-api</artifactId>
-      <groupId>javax.xml.ws</groupId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
     <!-- Test -->
     <dependency>
-      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -82,7 +75,4 @@ limitations under the License.
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/DefaultMailReader.java b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/DefaultMailReader.java
index 93f1912..5ad0e4d 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/DefaultMailReader.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/DefaultMailReader.java
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@
 package de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail;
 
 import de.muehlencord.shared.util.StringUtil;
+import jakarta.mail.Flags;
+import jakarta.mail.Folder;
+import jakarta.mail.Message;
+import jakarta.mail.MessagingException;
+import jakarta.mail.Session;
+import jakarta.mail.Store;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
+import jakarta.mail.search.MessageIDTerm;
+import jakarta.mail.search.SearchTerm;
+import jakarta.mail.util.SharedByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import javax.mail.Flags;
-import javax.mail.Folder;
-import javax.mail.Message;
-import javax.mail.MessagingException;
-import javax.mail.Session;
-import javax.mail.Store;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
-import javax.mail.search.MessageIDTerm;
-import javax.mail.search.SearchTerm;
-import javax.mail.util.SharedByteArrayInputStream;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessage.java b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessage.java
index 8396d5f..edf7bd1 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessage.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessage.java
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
  */
 package de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail;
 
+import jakarta.mail.Address;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
-import javax.mail.Address;
-import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
 
 /**
  * A mail message
diff --git a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessageUtils.java b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessageUtils.java
index cd98c60..5185b65 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessageUtils.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/MailMessageUtils.java
@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@
 package de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail;
 
 import static de.muehlencord.shared.util.StringUtil.getStackTraceString;
+
+import jakarta.mail.BodyPart;
+import jakarta.mail.Message;
+import jakarta.mail.MessagingException;
+import jakarta.mail.Multipart;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
 import java.util.Locale;
-import javax.mail.BodyPart;
-import javax.mail.Message;
-import javax.mail.MessagingException;
-import javax.mail.Multipart;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/imap/ImapMailReader.java b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/imap/ImapMailReader.java
index fc18ee1..301671b 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/imap/ImapMailReader.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/imap/ImapMailReader.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail.DefaultMailReader;
 import de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail.MailProtocol;
 import de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail.MailReaderConfiguration;
 import de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail.MailReaderConnectionException;
-import javax.mail.Session;
+import jakarta.mail.Session;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
diff --git a/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/http/HttpLayerTest.java b/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/http/HttpLayerTest.java
index edf3bec..0ffb4a5 100644
--- a/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/http/HttpLayerTest.java
+++ b/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/http/HttpLayerTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright 2019 Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de).
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -25,74 +25,73 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de)
  */
-public class HttpLayerTest extends BaseTest {
+class HttpLayerTest extends BaseTest {
 
-    @Test
-    @Disabled
-    public void testPostByMap() throws Exception {
-        System.out.println("testPostByMap");
-        Map<String, String[]> map = new HashMap<>();
-        String[] value = {"Hello World!", "Hello World again"};
-        map.put("message", value);
+  @Test
+  @Disabled
+  void testPostByMap() throws Exception {
+    System.out.println("testPostByMap");
+    Map<String, String[]> map = new HashMap<>();
+    String[] value = { "Hello World!", "Hello World again" };
+    map.put("message", value);
 
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
-        httpLayer.post(map);
-    }
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
+    httpLayer.post(map);
+  }
 
-    @Test
-    @Disabled
-    public void testPostByMapList() throws Exception {
-        System.out.println("testPostByMapList");
-        List<Map<String, String[]>> list = new LinkedList<>();
-        Map<String, String[]> map = new HashMap<>();
-        String[] value = {"Hello World!", "Hello World again"};
-        map.put("message", value);
-        list.add(map);
-        map = new HashMap<>();
-        String[] urlValue = {"http://localhost:8080/testurl"};
-        map.put("url", urlValue);
-        list.add(map);
+  @Test
+  @Disabled
+  void testPostByMapList() throws Exception {
+    System.out.println("testPostByMapList");
+    List<Map<String, String[]>> list = new LinkedList<>();
+    Map<String, String[]> map = new HashMap<>();
+    String[] value = { "Hello World!", "Hello World again" };
+    map.put("message", value);
+    list.add(map);
+    map = new HashMap<>();
+    String[] urlValue = { "http://localhost:8080/testurl" };
+    map.put("url", urlValue);
+    list.add(map);
 
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
-        httpLayer.post(list);
-    }
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
+    httpLayer.post(list);
+  }
 
-    @Test
-    @Disabled
-    public void testByValue() throws Exception {
-        System.out.println("testByValue");
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
-        httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
-    }
+  @Test
+  @Disabled
+  void testByValue() throws Exception {
+    System.out.println("testByValue");
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost:8080/HttpPostListener/HttpPostListener");
+    httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
+  }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testWithUnknownURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
-        System.out.println("testWithUnknownURL");
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost/thisURLDoesNotExist");
-        Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
-            httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
-        });
+  @Test
+  void testWithUnknownURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
+    System.out.println("testWithUnknownURL");
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("http://localhost/thisURLDoesNotExist");
+    Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
+      httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
+    });
 
-    }
+  }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testInvalidURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
-        System.out.println("testInvalidURL");
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("joern@muehlencord.de");
-        Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
-            httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
-        });
-    }
+  @Test
+  void testInvalidURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
+    System.out.println("testInvalidURL");
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("joern@muehlencord.de");
+    Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
+      httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
+    });
+  }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testUnsupportedURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
-        System.out.println("testUnsupportedURL");
-        HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("ftp://localhost");
-        Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
-            httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
-        });
-    }
+  @Test
+  void testUnsupportedURL() throws MessageNotSendException {
+    System.out.println("testUnsupportedURL");
+    HttpLayer httpLayer = new HttpLayer("ftp://localhost");
+    Assertions.assertThrows(MessageNotSendException.class, () -> {
+      httpLayer.post("message", "Hello World by single parameter");
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/TestSendMail.java b/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/TestSendMail.java
index 3cebecf..5d8ed62 100644
--- a/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/TestSendMail.java
+++ b/network/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/network/mail/TestSendMail.java
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@
  */
 package de.muehlencord.shared.network.mail;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeFalse;
+
+import jakarta.mail.Message;
+import jakarta.mail.MessagingException;
+import jakarta.mail.Multipart;
+import jakarta.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
+import jakarta.mail.Session;
+import jakarta.mail.Transport;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.AddressException;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
+import jakarta.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -22,18 +35,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
-import javax.mail.Message;
-import javax.mail.MessagingException;
-import javax.mail.Multipart;
-import javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication;
-import javax.mail.Session;
-import javax.mail.Transport;
-import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
-import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeBodyPart;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
-import javax.mail.internet.MimeMultipart;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions.assumeFalse;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public class TestSendMail {
         props.put("mail.smtp.port", "587");
         props.put("mail.debug", "true");
 
-        Session mailSession = Session.getInstance(props, new javax.mail.Authenticator() {
+        Session mailSession = Session.getInstance(props, new jakarta.mail.Authenticator() {
             @Override
             protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() {
                 return new PasswordAuthentication(RECEIVER, PASSWORD);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08d5278..6669609 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
+    <slf4j.version>2.0.12</slf4j.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
     <lombok.version>1.18.30</lombok.version>
-    <junit.version>5.10.1</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
 
     <poi.version>5.2.5</poi.version>
     <commons-net.version>3.10.0</commons-net.version>
@@ -98,14 +98,25 @@ limitations under the License.
     <gson.version>2.10.1</gson.version>
     <fusionauth.version>5.3.1</fusionauth.version>
     <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
-    <hibernate.version>6.2.15.Final</hibernate.version>
-    <com-sun-mail.version>1.6.2</com-sun-mail.version>
+    <hibernate.version>6.1.7.Final</hibernate.version>
+    <jakarta.mail-api.version>2.1.2</jakarta.mail-api.version>
+    <ews-java-api.version>2.0</ews-java-api.version>
+    <scrypt.version>1.4.0</scrypt.version>
 
     <jakarta-faces.version>4.0.5</jakarta-faces.version>
-    <joinfaces.version>5.1.6</joinfaces.version>
+    <joinfaces.version>5.1.8</joinfaces.version>
     <jakarta.interceptor-api.version>2.1.0</jakarta.interceptor-api.version>
     <jakarta-inject-api.version>2.0.1</jakarta-inject-api.version>
-    <jaxws-api.version>2.3.1</jaxws-api.version>
+
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
+    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+    <license-maven-plugin.version>1.14</license-maven-plugin.version>
+
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -165,14 +176,15 @@ limitations under the License.
 
       <!-- mail -->
       <dependency>
-        <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
-        <version>${com-sun-mail.version}</version>
+        <groupId>jakarta.mail</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jakarta.mail-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${jakarta.mail-api.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
         <artifactId>ews-java-api</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.microsoft.ews-java-api</groupId>
-        <version>2.0</version>
+        <version>${ews-java-api.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Faces -->
@@ -215,16 +227,11 @@ limitations under the License.
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
         <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <artifactId>jaxws-api</artifactId>
-        <groupId>javax.xml.ws</groupId>
-        <version>${jaxws-api.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <artifactId>scrypt</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.lambdaworks</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0</version>
+        <version>${scrypt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
@@ -272,17 +279,17 @@ limitations under the License.
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <!-- deploy artifacts to maven repository -->
-          <!--          <plugin>-->
-          <!--            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>-->
-          <!--            <configuration>-->
-          <!--              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>-->
-          <!--              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>-->
-          <!--              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>-->
-          <!--            </configuration>-->
-          <!--            <extensions>true</extensions>-->
-          <!--            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>-->
-          <!--            <version>1.6.8</version>-->
-          <!--          </plugin>-->
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+            </configuration>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+          </plugin>
 
           <!-- ensure sources are build so they are also uploaded -->
           <plugin>
@@ -311,7 +318,7 @@ limitations under the License.
               </execution>
             </executions>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
           </plugin>
 
           <!-- create license file -->
@@ -335,7 +342,7 @@ limitations under the License.
               </execution>
             </executions>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-            <version>1.14</version>
+            <version>${license-maven-plugin.version}</version>
           </plugin>
 
           <!-- sign jar archives -->
@@ -354,7 +361,7 @@ limitations under the License.
               </execution>
             </executions>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
+            <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
@@ -374,27 +381,20 @@ limitations under the License.
             <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
           </configuration>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <version>3.8.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-
-        <!-- build maven ejb artifacts -->
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-ejb-plugin</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
+          <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <!-- create new releases -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.3</version>
+          <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <!-- control junit tests from maven build -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <version>2.22.2</version>
+          <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         <configuration>
           <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
         </configuration>
-        <version>2.5.3</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -421,7 +420,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.1</version>
+        <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index a6ba942..eb91721 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 <!--
 Copyright 2019 Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de).
 
@@ -14,41 +13,42 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
-    <artifactId>shared-util</artifactId>    
-    <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    
-    <name>shared-util</name>
-    
-    <parent>
-        <artifactId>shared</artifactId>
-        <groupId>de.muehlencord</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </parent>
-    
-            
-    <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
-    <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    </properties>
+  <groupId>de.muehlencord.shared</groupId>
+  <artifactId>shared-util</artifactId>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-            <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>    
+  <name>shared-util</name>
+
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>shared</artifactId>
+    <groupId>de.muehlencord</groupId>
+    <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
+
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/util/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/util/PasswordUtilTest.java b/util/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/util/PasswordUtilTest.java
index e2d33bc..fda3c05 100644
--- a/util/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/util/PasswordUtilTest.java
+++ b/util/src/test/java/de/muehlencord/shared/util/PasswordUtilTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright 2019 Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de).
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -15,45 +15,46 @@
  */
 package de.muehlencord.shared.util;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Base64;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 /**
- *
  * @author Joern Muehlencord (joern@muehlencord.de)
  */
-public class PasswordUtilTest {
-    
-    private static SecureRandom secureRandom;
-    private static String systemSalt64Coded;
-    private static byte[] systemSaltBytes;
-           
-    @BeforeAll
-    public static void init() {
-        secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
-        
-        systemSaltBytes = new byte[32];
-        secureRandom.nextBytes (systemSaltBytes); 
-        systemSalt64Coded = new String(Base64.encode (systemSaltBytes));
-    }    
-    
+class PasswordUtilTest {
 
-    @Test
-    public void testGetHash() {
-        PasswordUtil pwUtil = new PasswordUtil(systemSalt64Coded); 
-        
-        String password1 = pwUtil.getHash("password"); 
-        String password2 = pwUtil.getHash("password"); 
-        
-        assertFalse (password1.equals(password2));
-        assertTrue (pwUtil.matches ("password", password1)); 
-        assertFalse (pwUtil.matches ("wrongpassword", password1)); 
-        
+  private static SecureRandom secureRandom;
+  private static String systemSalt64Coded;
+  private static byte[] systemSaltBytes;
+
+  @BeforeAll
+  public static void init() {
+    secureRandom = new SecureRandom();
+
+    systemSaltBytes = new byte[32];
+    secureRandom.nextBytes(systemSaltBytes);
+    systemSalt64Coded = new String(Base64.encode(systemSaltBytes));
+  }
+
+
+  @Test
+  void testGetHash() {
+    PasswordUtil pwUtil = new PasswordUtil(systemSalt64Coded);
+
+    String password1 = pwUtil.getHash("password");
+    String password2 = pwUtil.getHash("password");
+
+    assertNotEquals(password1, password2);
+    assertTrue(pwUtil.matches("password", password1));
+    assertFalse(pwUtil.matches("wrongpassword", password1));
+
+
+  }
 
-    }
-    
 }