diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index aaa729b5..ccd88d42 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "extends": [
     "config:base"
   ],
-  "addLabels": ["dependency-upgrade"],
+  "addLabels": ["type: dependency-upgrade"],
   "schedule": [
     "every weekend"
   ],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalvm.yml b/.github/workflows/graalvm.yml
index f6689b21..25f4ec7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalvm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalvm.yml
@@ -3,79 +3,74 @@
 # https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template/tree/master/.github/workflows
 #
 # and edit them there. Note that it will be sync'ed to all the Micronaut repos
-name: GraalVM CE CI
+name: GraalVM Dev CI
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - '[1-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - '[1-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 1 * * 1-5" # Mon-Fri at 1am UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
 jobs:
   build:
     if: github.repository != 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
+        graalvm: [ 'dev']
         java: ['17']
-        graalvm: ['latest']
+    env:
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
+      GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY }}
+      GH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+      TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
+      PREDICTIVE_TEST_SELECTION: "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'true' || 'false' }}"
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
        # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/709
-      - name: Free disk space
+      - name: "🗑 Free disk space"
         run: |
          sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
          sudo apt-get clean
          df -h
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+
+      - name: "📥 Checkout repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-      - name: Setup GraalVM CE
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "🔧 Setup GraalVM CE"
         uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.graalvm }}
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           components: 'native-image'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.4.0
-      - name: Build with Gradle
+
+      - name: "🔧 Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+
+      - name: "❓ Optional setup step"
+        run: |
+          [ -f ./setup.sh ] && ./setup.sh || [ ! -f ./setup.sh ]
+
+      - name: "🛠 Build with Gradle"
         id: gradle
         run: |
-          if ./gradlew tasks --no-daemon --all | grep -w "testNativeImage"
-          then
-            ./gradlew check testNativeImage --continue --no-daemon
-          else
-            ./gradlew check --continue --no-daemon
-          fi
-        env:
-           TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-           PREDICTIVE_TEST_SELECTION: "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'true' || 'false' }}"
-      - name: Add build scan URL as PR comment
-        uses: actions/github-script@v5
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure()
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              body: '❌ ${{ github.workflow }} ${{ matrix.java }} ${{ matrix.graalvm }} failed: ${{ steps.gradle.outputs.build-scan-url }}'
-            })
-      - name: Publish Test Report
+          ./gradlew check --no-daemon --continue
+
+      - name: "📊 Publish Test Report"
         if: always()
-        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3.7.5
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3
         with:
-          check_name: GraalVM CE CI / Test Report (Java ${{ matrix.java }})
+          check_name: Java CI / Test Report (${{ matrix.java }})
           report_paths: '**/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
           check_retries: 'true'
+
+      - name: "📜 Upload binary compatibility check results"
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: binary-compatibility-reports
+          path: "**/build/reports/binary-compatibility-*.html"
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index b8948118..d0c741c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -19,82 +19,88 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
+        graalvm: [ 'latest']
         java: ['17']
+    env:
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
+      GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
+      GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY }}
+      GH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+      TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
+      PREDICTIVE_TEST_SELECTION: "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'true' || 'false' }}"
+      SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
        # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/709
-      - name: Free disk space
+      - name: "🗑 Free disk space"
         run: |
          sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
          sudo apt-get clean
          df -h
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+
+      - name: "📥 Checkout repository"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "🔧 Setup GraalVM CE"
+        uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
+        with:
+          version: ${{ matrix.graalvm }}
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.4.0
-      - name: Optional setup step
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
+          components: 'native-image'
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: "🔧 Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+
+      - name: "❓ Optional setup step"
         run: |
-          [ -f ./setup.sh ] && ./setup.sh || true
-      - name: Build with Gradle
+          [ -f ./setup.sh ] && ./setup.sh || [ ! -f ./setup.sh ]
+
+      - name: "🛠 Build with Gradle"
         id: gradle
         run: |
-          ./gradlew check --no-daemon --parallel --continue
-        env:
-           TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-           PREDICTIVE_TEST_SELECTION: "${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'true' || 'false' }}"
-      - name: Add build scan URL as PR comment
-        uses: actions/github-script@v5
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure()
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              body: '❌ ${{ github.workflow }} failed: ${{ steps.gradle.outputs.build-scan-url }}'
-            })
-      - name: Publish Test Report
+          ./gradlew check --no-daemon --continue
+
+      - name: "🔎 Run static analysis"
+        if: env.SONAR_TOKEN != ''
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew sonar
+
+      - name: "📊 Publish Test Report"
         if: always()
-        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3.7.5
+        uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v3
         with:
           check_name: Java CI / Test Report (${{ matrix.java }})
           report_paths: '**/build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml'
           check_retries: 'true'
+
       - name: "📜 Upload binary compatibility check results"
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: binary-compatibility-reports
           path: "**/build/reports/binary-compatibility-*.html"
-      - name: Publish to Sonatype Snapshots
+
+      - name: "📦 Publish to Sonatype Snapshots"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'push' && matrix.java == '17'
         env:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
         run: ./gradlew publishToSonatype docs --no-daemon
-      - name: Determine docs target repository
+
+      - name: "❓ Determine docs target repository"
         uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1
         id: docs_target
         with:
           cond: ${{ github.repository == 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-core' }}
           if_true: "micronaut-projects/micronaut-docs"
           if_false: ${{ github.repository }}
-      - name: Publish to Github Pages
+
+      - name: "📑 Publish to Github Pages"
         if: success() && github.event_name == 'push' && matrix.java == '17'
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-pages-deploy-action@master
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 35c3bf7a..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release-notes.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# WARNING: Do not edit this file directly. Instead, go to:
-#
-# https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template/tree/master/.github/workflows
-#
-# and edit them there. Note that it will be sync'ed to all the Micronaut repos
-name: Changelog
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [closed,reopened]
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - '[1-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
-jobs:
-  release_notes:
-    if: github.repository != 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Check if it has release drafter config file
-        id: check_release_drafter
-        run: |
-          has_release_drafter=$([ -f .github/release-drafter.yml ] && echo "true" || echo "false")
-          echo ::set-output name=has_release_drafter::${has_release_drafter}
-
-      # If it has release drafter:
-      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
-        if: steps.check_release_drafter.outputs.has_release_drafter == 'true'
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-
-      # Otherwise:
-      - name: Export Gradle Properties
-        if: steps.check_release_drafter.outputs.has_release_drafter == 'false'
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/export-gradle-properties@master
-      - uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/release-notes@master
-        if: steps.check_release_drafter.outputs.has_release_drafter == 'false'
-        id: release_notes
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-      - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
-        if: steps.check_release_drafter.outputs.has_release_drafter == 'false' && steps.release_notes.outputs.generated_changelog == 'true'
-        with:
-          allowUpdates: true
-          commit: ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.current_branch }}
-          draft: true
-          name: ${{ env.title }} ${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.next_version }}
-          tag: v${{ steps.release_notes.outputs.next_version }}
-          bodyFile: CHANGELOG.md
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 70ddd455..3eb1a55d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
       - name: Set the current release version
         id: release_version
-        run: echo ::set-output name=release_version::${GITHUB_REF:11}
+        run: echo "release_version=${GITHUB_REF:11}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Run pre-release
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/pre-release@master
         env:
@@ -66,23 +66,25 @@ jobs:
           # Store the hash in a file, which is uploaded as a workflow artifact.
           echo $(sha256sum $ARTIFACTS | base64 -w0) > artifacts-sha256
       - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@3cea5372237819ed00197afe530f5a7ea3e805c8 # v3.1.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: gradle-build-outputs
           path: build/repo/${{ steps.publish.outputs.group }}/*/${{ steps.publish.outputs.version }}/*
           retention-days: 5
       - name: Upload artifacts-sha256
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@3cea5372237819ed00197afe530f5a7ea3e805c8 # v3.1.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: artifacts-sha256
           path: artifacts-sha256
           retention-days: 5
       - name: Generate docs
+        run: ./gradlew docs
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-        run: ./gradlew docs
+          GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY }}
+          GH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
       - name: Export Gradle Properties
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/export-gradle-properties@master
       - name: Publish to Github Pages
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       artifacts-sha256: ${{ steps.set-hash.outputs.artifacts-sha256 }}
     steps:
       - name: Download artifacts-sha256
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@9782bd6a9848b53b110e712e20e42d89988822b7 # v3.0.1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: artifacts-sha256
       # The SLSA provenance generator expects the hash digest of artifacts to be passed as a job
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read # To read the workflow path.
       id-token: write # To sign the provenance.
       contents: write # To add assets to a release.
-    uses: slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/.github/workflows/generator_generic_slsa3.yml@v1.4.0
+    uses: slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/.github/workflows/generator_generic_slsa3.yml@v1.5.0
     with:
       base64-subjects: "${{ needs.provenance-subject.outputs.artifacts-sha256 }}"
       upload-assets: true # Upload to a new release.
@@ -159,18 +161,18 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@2541b1294d2704b0964813337f33b291d3f8596b # v3.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@9782bd6a9848b53b110e712e20e42d89988822b7 # v3.0.1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
         with:
           name: gradle-build-outputs
           path: build/repo
+      - name: Create artifacts archive
+        shell: bash
+        run: find build/repo -regextype sed -regex '\(.*\.jar\|.*\.pom\|.*\.module\|.*\.toml\)' | xargs zip artifacts.zip
       - name: Upload assets
-        # Upload the artifacts and SLSA L3 provenance as assets to the existing
-        # release. Note that the provenance will attest to each artifact file and
-        # not the aggregated ZIP file.
-        run: |
-          find build/repo -regextype sed -regex '\(.*\.jar\|.*\.pom\|.*\.module\|.*\.toml\)' | xargs zip artifacts.zip
-          gh release upload ${{ github.ref_name }} artifacts.zip
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        # Upload the artifacts to the existing release. Note that the SLSA provenance will
+        # attest to each artifact file and not the aggregated ZIP file.
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844 # v0.1.15
+        with:
+          files: artifacts.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d238115f..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-# WARNING: Do not edit this file directly. Instead, go to:
-#
-# https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template/tree/master/.github/workflows
-#
-# and edit them there. Note that it will be sync'ed to all the Micronaut repos
-name: Static Analysis
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - '[1-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
-      - '[1-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
-jobs:
-  build:
-    if: github.repository != 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-       # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/709
-      - name: Free disk space
-        run: |
-         sudo rm -rf "/usr/local/share/boost"
-         sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
-         sudo apt-get clean
-         df -h
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-
-      - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
-      - name: Optional setup step
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          [ -f ./setup.sh ] && ./setup.sh || true
-      - name: Analyse with Gradle
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew check sonarqube --no-daemon --parallel --continue
-        env:
-          TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED: true
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
index f6faafbe..8a897279 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+# WARNING: Do not edit this file directly. Instead, go to:
+#
+# https://github.com/micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template/tree/master/.github/workflows
+#
+# and edit them there. Note that it will be sync'ed to all the Micronaut repos
 name: Update Gradle Wrapper
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * MON'
+    - cron: '0 3 * * SAT'
 jobs:
   update-wrapper:
     if: github.repository == 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
@@ -12,9 +17,13 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       - name: "Update Gradle Wrapper"
         id: update
+        env:
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME }}
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           latest=`curl -s https://services.gradle.org/versions/current | jq -cr ".version"`
-          echo ::set-output name=latest_version::${latest}
+          echo "latest_version=${latest}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version $latest
       - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
@@ -22,4 +31,4 @@ jobs:
           commit_message: Upgrade Gradle Wrapper to ${{ steps.update.outputs.latest_version }}
           commit_user_name: micronaut-build
           commit_user_email: ${{ secrets.MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL }}
-          commit_author: micronaut-build <${{ secrets.MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL }}>
\ No newline at end of file
+          commit_author: micronaut-build <${{ secrets.MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL }}>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3ec47581..3f7dcbe3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 projectVersion=3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 projectGroup=io.micronaut.mqtt
 
-micronautDocsVersion=2.0.0
-micronautVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-micronautTestVersion=4.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-
-groovyVersion=4.0.6
-spockVersion=2.3-groovy-4.0
-
 title=Micronaut MQTT
 projectDesc=Integration between Micronaut and MQTT
 projectUrl=https://micronaut.io
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index e37e0ebd..a4f399d4 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
 [versions]
+micronaut-docs = "2.0.0"
+micronaut = "4.0.0-M1"
+
+groovy = "4.0.10"
+spock = "2.3-groovy-4.0"
+
 managed-mqttv3 = "1.2.5"
 managed-mqttv5 = "1.2.5"
 
 awaitility = "4.2.0"
 bcpkix-jdk15on = "1.70"
-kotlin = "1.7.21"
+kotlin = "1.8.10"
 testcontainers = "1.17.6"
 
-micronaut-serde = "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
-micronaut-test = "4.0.0-SNAPSHOT"
+micronaut-serde = "2.0.0-M1"
+micronaut-test = "4.0.0-M1"
+micronaut-validation = "4.0.0-M2"
 
 [libraries]
 managed-paho-mqttv3-client = { module = "org.eclipse.paho:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3", version.ref = "managed-mqttv3" }
 managed-paho-mqttv5-client = { module = "org.eclipse.paho:org.eclipse.paho.mqttv5.client", version.ref = "managed-mqttv5" }
 
 micronaut-serde = { module = "io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-bom", version.ref = "micronaut-serde" }
+micronaut-validation = { module = "io.micronaut.validation:micronaut-validation-bom", version.ref = "micronaut-validation" }
 
 awaitility = { module = "org.awaitility:awaitility", version.ref = "awaitility" }
 bcpkix-jdk15on = { module = "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on", version.ref = "bcpkix-jdk15on" }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 50832291..bdc9a83b 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/mqtt-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/intercept/AbstractMqttIntroductionAdvice.java b/mqtt-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/intercept/AbstractMqttIntroductionAdvice.java
index 5db7adac..ada7a648 100644
--- a/mqtt-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/intercept/AbstractMqttIntroductionAdvice.java
+++ b/mqtt-core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/intercept/AbstractMqttIntroductionAdvice.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import io.micronaut.aop.MethodInterceptor;
 import io.micronaut.aop.MethodInvocationContext;
 import io.micronaut.core.annotation.AnnotationValue;
+import io.micronaut.core.convert.DefaultMutableConversionService;
 import io.micronaut.core.type.Argument;
 import io.micronaut.inject.ExecutableMethod;
 import io.micronaut.mqtt.annotation.Qos;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ public AbstractMqttIntroductionAdvice(MqttBinderRegistry binderRegistry) {
     public Object intercept(MethodInvocationContext<Object, Object> context) {
         if (context.hasAnnotation(getRequiredAnnotation())) {
 
-            InterceptedMethod interceptedMethod = InterceptedMethod.of(context);
+            InterceptedMethod interceptedMethod = InterceptedMethod.of(context, new DefaultMutableConversionService());
 
             try {
                 MqttPublisherState publisherState = getPublisherState(context);
diff --git a/mqtt-ssl/build.gradle b/mqtt-ssl/build.gradle
index 93049a95..53debd4f 100644
--- a/mqtt-ssl/build.gradle
+++ b/mqtt-ssl/build.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(mn.micronaut.http)
-    api projects.mqttCore
+    api projects.micronautMqttCore
     implementation(libs.bcpkix.jdk15on)
     testImplementation(libs.testcontainers.spock)
-    testImplementation projects.mqttv5
+    testImplementation projects.micronautMqttv5
 }
diff --git a/mqttv3/build.gradle b/mqttv3/build.gradle
index 2cdf3123..5de5cb1f 100644
--- a/mqttv3/build.gradle
+++ b/mqttv3/build.gradle
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    annotationProcessor(mnValidation.micronaut.validation.processor)
+    implementation(mnValidation.micronaut.validation)
+
     api(libs.managed.paho.mqttv3.client)
-    api projects.mqttCore
+    api projects.micronautMqttCore
     compileOnly(mn.micronaut.management)
+
+    testImplementation(mnValidation.micronaut.validation)
     testImplementation(mn.micronaut.management)
     testImplementation(mn.reactor)
     testImplementation(projects.testSuiteUtils)
diff --git a/mqttv3/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v3/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java b/mqttv3/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v3/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
index 08436c50..459f325e 100644
--- a/mqttv3/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v3/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
+++ b/mqttv3/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v3/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
 
 import io.micronaut.context.annotation.ConfigurationBuilder;
 import io.micronaut.context.annotation.ConfigurationProperties;
-import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Context;
 import io.micronaut.mqtt.config.MqttSSLConfiguration;
-import org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.*;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3.MqttConnectOptions;
 
 import javax.net.SocketFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
-import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties("mqtt.client")
-@Context
 public class MqttClientConfigurationProperties implements MqttSSLConfiguration {
 
     private String serverUri;
diff --git a/mqttv3/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy b/mqttv3/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
index 76d6a396..e007ebf9 100644
--- a/mqttv3/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
+++ b/mqttv3/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package io.micronaut.mqtt
 
 import io.micronaut.context.BeanContext
-import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Property
-import io.micronaut.core.util.StringUtils
 import io.micronaut.mqtt.v3.intercept.MqttSubscriberAdvice
 import io.micronaut.test.extensions.spock.annotation.MicronautTest
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
@@ -19,4 +17,4 @@ class MicronautMqttEnabledSpec extends Specification {
         beanContext.containsBean(MqttSubscriberAdvice)
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mqttv5/build.gradle b/mqttv5/build.gradle
index b3a11d77..27ef377c 100644
--- a/mqttv5/build.gradle
+++ b/mqttv5/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    annotationProcessor(mnValidation.micronaut.validation.processor)
+    implementation(mnValidation.micronaut.validation)
     api(libs.managed.paho.mqttv5.client)
-    api projects.mqttCore
+    api projects.micronautMqttCore
     compileOnly(mn.micronaut.management)
     testImplementation(mn.micronaut.management)
     testImplementation(mn.reactor)
diff --git a/mqttv5/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v5/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java b/mqttv5/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v5/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
index 0fca9d02..51cb63a1 100644
--- a/mqttv5/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v5/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
+++ b/mqttv5/src/main/java/io/micronaut/mqtt/v5/config/MqttClientConfigurationProperties.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 import javax.net.SocketFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
-import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
diff --git a/mqttv5/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy b/mqttv5/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
index 5654da80..3c048216 100644
--- a/mqttv5/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
+++ b/mqttv5/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/mqtt/MicronautMqttEnabledSpec.groovy
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package io.micronaut.mqtt
 
 import io.micronaut.context.BeanContext
-import io.micronaut.context.annotation.Property
-import io.micronaut.core.util.StringUtils
 import io.micronaut.mqtt.v5.intercept.MqttSubscriberAdvice
 import io.micronaut.test.extensions.spock.annotation.MicronautTest
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
@@ -19,4 +17,4 @@ class MicronautMqttEnabledSpec extends Specification {
         beanContext.containsBean(MqttSubscriberAdvice)
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index b77e18d6..0d18b5d7 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ include 'test-suite-kotlin'
 
 micronautBuild {
     addSnapshotRepository()
+    useStandardizedProjectNames = true
     importMicronautCatalog()
     importMicronautCatalog("micronaut-serde")
+    importMicronautCatalog("micronaut-validation")
 }
diff --git a/test-suite-groovy/build.gradle b/test-suite-groovy/build.gradle
index 5a7f5950..896a49c1 100644
--- a/test-suite-groovy/build.gradle
+++ b/test-suite-groovy/build.gradle
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     testCompileOnly(mn.micronaut.inject.groovy)
-    testImplementation(mn.micronaut.validation)
+    testCompileOnly(mnValidation.micronaut.validation.processor)
+    testCompileOnly(mnValidation.micronaut.validation)
     testImplementation projects.testSuiteUtils
-    testImplementation projects.mqttv5
+    testImplementation projects.micronautMqttv5
 }
 
 tasks.named('test') {
diff --git a/test-suite-kotlin/build.gradle b/test-suite-kotlin/build.gradle
index 939c4228..fb13fdde 100644
--- a/test-suite-kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/test-suite-kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -8,21 +8,15 @@ dependencies {
     runtimeOnly mn.logback.classic
     api(mn.micronaut.inject)
     testAnnotationProcessor(mn.micronaut.inject.java)
+    testAnnotationProcessor(mnValidation.micronaut.validation.processor)
+    testImplementation(mnValidation.micronaut.validation)
     testImplementation(mnTest.micronaut.test.kotest5)
-
     kaptTest(mn.micronaut.inject.java)
 
     testImplementation projects.testSuiteUtils
-    testImplementation projects.mqttv5
+    testImplementation projects.micronautMqttv5
 }
 
 tasks.named('test') {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
-
-compileTestKotlin {
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = '17'
-        javaParameters = true
-    }
-}
diff --git a/test-suite-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/micronaut/mqtt/AbstractMqttKotest.kt b/test-suite-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/micronaut/mqtt/AbstractMqttKotest.kt
index 6ed91cdf..f3a1dd12 100644
--- a/test-suite-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/micronaut/mqtt/AbstractMqttKotest.kt
+++ b/test-suite-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/io/micronaut/mqtt/AbstractMqttKotest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import io.kotest.core.spec.style.BehaviorSpec
 import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext
 import org.testcontainers.containers.BindMode
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.LogMessageWaitStrategy
+import java.util.*
 
 abstract class AbstractMqttKotest(body: BehaviorSpec.() -> Unit = {}): BehaviorSpec(body) {
 
@@ -30,9 +31,9 @@ abstract class AbstractMqttKotest(body: BehaviorSpec.() -> Unit = {}): BehaviorS
         fun getDefaultConfig(specName: String): MutableMap<String, Any> {
             return mutableMapOf(
                     "mqtt.client.server-uri" to "tcp://localhost:${mqttContainer.getMappedPort(1883)}",
+                    "mqtt.client.client-id" to UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
                     "spec.name" to specName)
         }
-
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/test-suite-utils/build.gradle b/test-suite-utils/build.gradle
index fdfcf830..5bfcaf15 100644
--- a/test-suite-utils/build.gradle
+++ b/test-suite-utils/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     api(mn.micronaut.runtime)
     api(mnTest.micronaut.test.spock)
-    api projects.mqttCore
+    api projects.micronautMqttCore
     api(libs.testcontainers.spock)
 }
diff --git a/test-suite/build.gradle b/test-suite/build.gradle
index e23d0c96..c74a4d89 100644
--- a/test-suite/build.gradle
+++ b/test-suite/build.gradle
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     testAnnotationProcessor(mn.micronaut.inject.java)
-    testAnnotationProcessor(mn.micronaut.validation)
-
-    testImplementation(mn.micronaut.validation)
+    testAnnotationProcessor(mnValidation.micronaut.validation.processor)
+    testImplementation(mn.micronaut.http.validation)
 
     testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.api)
     testImplementation(mnTest.micronaut.test.junit5)
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.awaitility)
 
     testImplementation projects.testSuiteUtils
-    testImplementation projects.mqttv5
+    testImplementation projects.micronautMqttv5
 }
 
 tasks.named('test') {