diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 38866ff8..0c060053 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2021, 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 #
 # This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 # terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -29,22 +29,17 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java_version: [ 11, 17 ]
+        java_version: [ 11, 17, 21 ]
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout for build
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
-    - name: Cache local Maven repository
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
-      with:
-        path: ~/.m2
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+        cache: 'maven'
     - name: Verify
       run: |
         cd api
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 371ae689..20f15b8d 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 1997, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 1997, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.ee4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.7</version>
+        <version>1.0.9</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <properties>
         <spec.version>2.1</spec.version>
         <spec.title>Jakarta Mail Specification</spec.title>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-02-14T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <javadoc.title>Jakarta Mail API documentation</javadoc.title>
         <legal.doc.source>${project.basedir}/..</legal.doc.source>
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@
         <spotbugs.threshold>Low</spotbugs.threshold>
         <spotbugs.exclude>${project.basedir}/../spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.exclude>
         <!--Maven plugins version-->
-        <spotbugs.version>4.7.3.4</spotbugs.version>
+        <spotbugs.version>4.8.3.1</spotbugs.version>
 
         <!-- version identifier in jakarta.mail.Version -->
         <mail.version>${project.version}</mail.version>
@@ -89,12 +90,12 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1.2</version>
+                <version>2.1.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.angus</groupId>
                 <artifactId>angus-activation</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.1</version>
+                <version>2.0.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -132,12 +133,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.0</version>
+                    <version>3.12.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0</version>
+                    <version>3.2.5</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <version>3.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <version>3.4.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1.8</version>
+                    <version>5.1.9</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <instructions>
                             <_noextraheaders>true</_noextraheaders>
@@ -188,12 +189,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.0</version>
+                    <version>3.6.3</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4.3</version>
+                    <version>3.5.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.glassfish.copyright</groupId>
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ Use is subject to <a href="{@docRoot}/doc-files/speclicense.html" target="_top">
                         <plugin>
                             <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                             <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>0.8.10</version>
+                            <version>0.8.11</version>
                         </plugin>
                     </plugins>
                 </pluginManagement>