diff --git a/main/pom.xml b/main/pom.xml
index 61e5814b..c5f4b65b 100644
--- a/main/pom.xml
+++ b/main/pom.xml
@@ -31,30 +31,30 @@
     <url>https://github.com/elasticsoftwarefoundation/akces-framework</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <protobuf.version>4.33.5</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.34.0</protobuf.version>
         <log4j.version>2.25.3</log4j.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.20.1</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.21.1</jackson.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
         <javassist.version>3.30.2-GA</javassist.version>
         <lz4.version>1.8.1</lz4.version>
-        <kafka.version>4.1.1</kafka.version>
+        <kafka.version>4.2.0</kafka.version>
         <java-uuid-generator.version>5.2.0</java-uuid-generator.version>
         <!-- higher versions have removed the native libraries, stay on 10.2.1 for now -->
         <rocksdb.version>10.2.1</rocksdb.version>
         <semver4j.version>6.0.0</semver4j.version>
         <auto-service.version>1.1.1</auto-service.version>
         <!-- testing -->
-        <testng-version>7.11.0</testng-version>
+        <testng-version>7.12.0</testng-version>
         <awaitility.version>4.3.0</awaitility.version>
         <persistence-api.version>2.2</persistence-api.version>
         <plexus-utils.version>4.0.2</plexus-utils.version>
-        <netty.version>4.2.7.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.2.10.Final</netty.version>
         <micrometer.version>1.16.2</micrometer.version>
         <fast-uuid.version>0.2.0</fast-uuid.version>
-        <confluent.version>8.1.1</confluent.version>
+        <confluent.version>8.2.0</confluent.version>
         <victools.version>5.0.0</victools.version>
-        <joda-time.version>2.14.0</joda-time.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
+        <joda-time.version>2.14.1</joda-time.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.32</logback.version>
         <testcontainers.version>2.0.3</testcontainers.version>
         <compile-testing.version>0.23.0</compile-testing.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateAlreadyExistsErrorEvent.java b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateAlreadyExistsErrorEvent.java
index e7b2adde..69cd5bb8 100644
--- a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateAlreadyExistsErrorEvent.java
+++ b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateAlreadyExistsErrorEvent.java
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
 
 package org.elasticsoftware.akces.errors;
 
+import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.annotations.DomainEventInfo;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.events.ErrorEvent;
 
 @DomainEventInfo(type = "AggregateAlreadyExistsError")
 public record AggregateAlreadyExistsErrorEvent(
-        @NotNull String aggregateId,
+        @NotNull String id,
         @NotNull String aggregateName
 ) implements ErrorEvent {
     @Override
+    @Nonnull
     public String getAggregateId() {
-        return aggregateId();
+        return id();
     }
 }
diff --git a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateNotFoundErrorEvent.java b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateNotFoundErrorEvent.java
index 16de9625..f6f90807 100644
--- a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateNotFoundErrorEvent.java
+++ b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/AggregateNotFoundErrorEvent.java
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
 
 package org.elasticsoftware.akces.errors;
 
+import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.annotations.DomainEventInfo;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.events.ErrorEvent;
 
 @DomainEventInfo(type = "AggregateNotFoundError")
 public record AggregateNotFoundErrorEvent(
-        @NotNull String aggregateId,
+        @NotNull String id,
         @NotNull String aggregateName
 ) implements ErrorEvent {
     @Override
+    @Nonnull
     public String getAggregateId() {
-        return aggregateId();
+        return id();
     }
 }
diff --git a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/CommandExecutionErrorEvent.java b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/CommandExecutionErrorEvent.java
index 348e6f85..356f17e8 100644
--- a/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/CommandExecutionErrorEvent.java
+++ b/main/shared/src/main/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/errors/CommandExecutionErrorEvent.java
@@ -17,19 +17,21 @@
 
 package org.elasticsoftware.akces.errors;
 
+import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.annotations.DomainEventInfo;
 import org.elasticsoftware.akces.events.ErrorEvent;
 
 @DomainEventInfo(type = "CommandExecutionError")
 public record CommandExecutionErrorEvent(
-        @NotNull String aggregateId,
+        @NotNull String id,
         @NotNull String aggregateName,
         @NotNull String commandName,
         String errorDescription
 ) implements ErrorEvent {
     @Override
+    @Nonnull
     public String getAggregateId() {
-        return aggregateId();
+        return id();
     }
 }
diff --git a/main/shared/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/storage/KafkaTopicSchemaStorageTest.java b/main/shared/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/storage/KafkaTopicSchemaStorageTest.java
index 58a555e7..9cd75cf0 100644
--- a/main/shared/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/storage/KafkaTopicSchemaStorageTest.java
+++ b/main/shared/src/test/java/org/elasticsoftware/akces/schemas/storage/KafkaTopicSchemaStorageTest.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void testSaveSchemaFailure() {
         
         CompletableFuture<RecordMetadata> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
         future.completeExceptionally(new RuntimeException("Kafka error"));
-        when(producer.send(any(ProducerRecord.class))).thenReturn(future);
+        when(producer.send(any(ProducerRecord.class), any(Callback.class))).thenReturn(future);
         
         // When/Then
         assertThrows(SchemaException.class, 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bd1f475..197c0d11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <!-- java 25+ -->
         <java.version>25</java.version>
-        <!-- this is needed for surefire, needs to be kept in sync with the mockito-core version in spring-boot -->
+        <!-- this is needed for surefire, needs to be kept in sync with the mockito-core version in spring-boot-dependencies -->
         <mockito.version>5.20.0</mockito.version>
-        <spring.version>7.0.4</spring.version>
-        <spring-boot.version>4.0.2</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring.version>7.0.5</spring.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
         <guava.version>33.5.0-jre</guava.version>
         <caffeine.version>3.2.3</caffeine.version>
     </properties>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.9.0</version>
+                    <version>3.10.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.4</version>
+                    <version>3.5.5</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.6.1</version>
+                    <version>3.6.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.simplify4u.plugins</groupId>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.1</version>
+                    <version>3.3.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
                     <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.11.4</version>
+                    <version>0.11.5</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
                     <artifactId>crd-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>7.5.2</version>
+                    <version>7.6.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.cyclonedx</groupId>
@@ -479,4 +479,4 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/services/pom.xml b/services/pom.xml
index 7026ab3c..d5924698 100644
--- a/services/pom.xml
+++ b/services/pom.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     <url>https://github.com/elasticsoftwarefoundation/akces-framework</url>
 
     <properties>
-        <operator-sdk.version>5.2.2</operator-sdk.version>
+        <operator-sdk.version>5.2.3</operator-sdk.version>
         <operator-sdk.spring.version>6.3.3</operator-sdk.spring.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.83</bouncycastle.version>
-        <fabric8.version>7.5.2</fabric8.version>
+        <fabric8.version>7.6.1</fabric8.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/test-apps/pom.xml b/test-apps/pom.xml
index d55be06d..6e1633f1 100644
--- a/test-apps/pom.xml
+++ b/test-apps/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
-                <version>3.53.1</version>
+                <version>3.54.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>