diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-pr.yml
index 69e3e72..9a19337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-pr.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.TOKEN}}
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index cc3c187..58b144a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN}}
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 21
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '21'
+          java-version: '25'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
diff --git a/dynamic-relations/src/main/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessor.java b/dynamic-relations/src/main/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessor.java
index 6dd39f3..e959d30 100644
--- a/dynamic-relations/src/main/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessor.java
+++ b/dynamic-relations/src/main/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessor.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public Set<String> getSupportedAnnotationTypes() {
     @Override
     public SourceVersion getSupportedSourceVersion() {
         processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.NOTE, "getSupportedSourceVersion");
-        return SourceVersion.RELEASE_21;
+        return SourceVersion.RELEASE_25;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/dynamic-relations/src/test/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessorTest.java b/dynamic-relations/src/test/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessorTest.java
index 9134002..96cee6f 100644
--- a/dynamic-relations/src/test/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessorTest.java
+++ b/dynamic-relations/src/test/java/at/drm/processor/RelationProcessorTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void getSupportedSourceVersion() {
         Mockito.when(processingEnvironment.getMessager()).thenReturn(messager);
         relationProcessorUnderTest.init(processingEnvironment);
         SourceVersion supportedSourceVersion = relationProcessorUnderTest.getSupportedSourceVersion();
-        assertThat(supportedSourceVersion).isEqualTo(SourceVersion.RELEASE_21);
+        assertThat(supportedSourceVersion).isEqualTo(SourceVersion.RELEASE_25);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd07639..c8de221 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.4</version>
+        <version>4.0.6</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
     <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>21</java.version>
+        <java.version>25</java.version>
         <revision>1.0.7</revision>
         <flatten-maven-plugin.version>1.2.7</flatten-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
@@ -141,22 +141,22 @@
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>25</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>25</maven.compiler.target>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.38</lombok.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.46</lombok.version>
         <postgresql.version>42.7.7</postgresql.version>
         <auto-service.version>1.1.1</auto-service.version>
         <compile-testing.version>0.21.0</compile-testing.version>
         <!--        <javapoet.version>0.7.0</javapoet.version>-->
         <javapoet.version>1.13.0</javapoet.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>3.5.4</spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>
+        <spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>4.0.6</spring-boot-starter-data-jpa.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <embedded-database-spring-test.version>2.6.0</embedded-database-spring-test.version>
+        <embedded-database-spring-test.version>2.8.0</embedded-database-spring-test.version>
         <embedded-postgres.version>2.1.0</embedded-postgres.version>
         <embedded-postgres-runtime.version>17.5.0</embedded-postgres-runtime.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter-web.version>3.5.4</spring-boot-starter-web.version>
-        <spring-context.version>6.2.9</spring-context.version>
+        <spring-boot-starter-web.version>4.0.6</spring-boot-starter-web.version>
+        <spring-context.version>7.0.7</spring-context.version>
         <flyway-core.version>11.10.5</flyway-core.version>
     </properties>
 
@@ -261,14 +261,26 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
+           <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <source>1.21</source>
-                    <target>1.21</target>
+                    <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+                    <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
+                        </path>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>io.github.mom0aut</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>dynamic-relations</artifactId>
+                            <version>${revision}</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/testing/src/test/resources/application-integration.properties b/testing/src/test/resources/application-integration.properties
index 50899ba..93a4201 100644
--- a/testing/src/test/resources/application-integration.properties
+++ b/testing/src/test/resources/application-integration.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver
-spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=validate
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
 spring.jpa.show-sql=false
 spring.flyway.enabled=true
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