diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1f82cf9..ce8e475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -V -B package
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: mvn -V -B package -DskipTests
+      - name: Run Tests
+        run: mvn -V -B test
+      - name: Check JavaDoc
+        run: mvn -V -B javadoc:javadoc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 182b146..33180f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@
     </organization>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.source>21</project.build.source>
+        <project.build.target>21</project.build.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <micronaut.version>4.10.9</micronaut.version>
+
+        <micronaut.version>4.10.14</micronaut.version>
+        <micronaut.test.version>4.10.2</micronaut.test.version>
         <micronaut.validation.version>4.12.0</micronaut.validation.version>
         <micronaut.test.resources.version>2.8.2</micronaut.test.resources.version>
         <micronaut.runtime>netty</micronaut.runtime>
-        <junit.version>6.0.1</junit.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.19.1</jackson.version>
+        <junit.version>6.0.2</junit.version>
         <exec.mainClass>com.evolvedbinary.bblValidator.Application</exec.mainClass>
     </properties>
 
@@ -29,8 +32,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-http-server-netty</artifactId>
-            <!-- TODO(YB) check for updates    https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-67735 -->
-            <version>4.10.12</version>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Micronaut Inject -->
@@ -45,13 +48,7 @@
             <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-runtime</artifactId>
             <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.micronaut.validation/micronaut-validation -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.micronaut.validation</groupId>
-            <artifactId>micronaut-validation</artifactId>
-            <version>${micronaut.validation.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Micronaut Serde API - Required for @Serdeable annotation -->
@@ -74,6 +71,7 @@
             <groupId>io.micronaut.reactor</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-reactor</artifactId>
             <version>3.9.1</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Micronaut view render  -->
@@ -88,13 +86,65 @@
             <groupId>io.micronaut.views</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-views-velocity</artifactId>
             <version>5.9.0</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-context</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-http</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-aop</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.inject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.inject-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.17</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.reactivestreams</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reactive-streams</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.4</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
+            <version>3.8.2</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Logback for logging -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.21</version>
+            <version>1.5.26</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -102,28 +152,41 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
             <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0</version>
+            <version>2.5</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Jackson Databind for JSON parsing -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.3</version>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- CSV validator -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>uk.gov.nationalarchives</groupId>
             <artifactId>csv-validator-java-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4.1</version>
+            <version>1.4.3</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpclient5</artifactId>
+            <version>5.6</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-            <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.14</version>
+            <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.core5</groupId>
+            <artifactId>httpcore5</artifactId>
+            <version>5.4</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -142,7 +205,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.micronaut.test</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-test-junit5</artifactId>
-            <version>4.6.0</version>
+            <version>${micronaut.test.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -154,9 +217,9 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.version}</version>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut.test</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-test-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.test.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -166,6 +229,34 @@
             <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
+            <artifactId>micronaut-http-client-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${micronaut.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-platform-commons</artifactId>
+            <version>${junit.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apiguardian</groupId>
+            <artifactId>apiguardian-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <scm>
@@ -198,7 +289,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -213,20 +304,47 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                     <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.9.0</version>
+                    <version>0.10.0</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-maven-version</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireJavaVersion>
+                                    <version>[21,)</version>
+                                </requireJavaVersion>
+                                <requireMavenVersion>
+                                    <version>[3.6.3,)</version>
+                                </requireMavenVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                            <fail>true</fail>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
             <!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>3.14.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <release>21</release>
+                    <source>${project.build.source}</source>
+                    <target>${project.build.target}</target>
+                    <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
                     <annotationProcessorPaths>
                         <path>
                             <groupId>io.micronaut</groupId>
@@ -246,7 +364,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>package</phase>
@@ -269,7 +387,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.micronaut.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>micronaut-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.11.4</version>
+                <version>4.11.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <testResourcesVersion>${micronaut.test.resources.version}</testResourcesVersion>
                     <shared>true</shared>
@@ -278,7 +396,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.fabric8</groupId>
                 <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.46.0</version>
+                <version>0.48.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <verbose>true</verbose>
                     <images>
@@ -339,17 +457,17 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <failOnWarning>true</failOnWarning>
+                            <ignoreUnusedRuntime>true</ignoreUnusedRuntime>
+
                             <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
-                                <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>org.apache.maven:maven-compat:jar</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>
+                                <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>io.micronaut:micronaut-http-client</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>
+                                <ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine</ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependency>
                             </ignoredUnusedDeclaredDependencies>
-                            <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
-                                <!-- NOTE: the maven-dependency-plugin insists that we need this, seems to be
-                                     some sort of missing transient dependency for maven-invoker-plugin ITs -->
-                                <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>org.eclipse.sisu:org.eclipse.sisu.plexus:jar</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>
-                            </ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
+
                             <ignoredNonTestScopedDependencies>
-                                <ignoredNonTestScopedDependency>org.eclipse.sisu:org.eclipse.sisu.plexus:jar</ignoredNonTestScopedDependency>
+                                <ignoredNonTestScopedDependency>com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core</ignoredNonTestScopedDependency>
                             </ignoredNonTestScopedDependencies>
+
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -384,7 +502,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>3.3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <tagNameFormat>bbl-validator-@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                     <releaseProfiles>bbl-validator-release</releaseProfiles>
@@ -487,4 +605,4 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/evolvedbinary/bblValidator/service/FileDownloadService.java b/src/main/java/com/evolvedbinary/bblValidator/service/FileDownloadService.java
index c81bb62..dee8ada 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/evolvedbinary/bblValidator/service/FileDownloadService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/evolvedbinary/bblValidator/service/FileDownloadService.java
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 import com.fasterxml.uuid.Generators;
 import com.fasterxml.uuid.impl.RandomBasedGenerator;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.classic.methods.HttpGet;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.config.RequestConfig;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.CloseableHttpClient;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.CloseableHttpResponse;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.io.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.util.TimeValue;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Timeout;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
-import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
-import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 @Singleton
 public class FileDownloadService {
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ public FileDownloadService() {
         this.poolingHttpClientConnectionManager = new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager();
         this.poolingHttpClientConnectionManager.setMaxTotal(20);
         this.poolingHttpClientConnectionManager.setDefaultMaxPerRoute(15);
-        this.poolingHttpClientConnectionManager.setValidateAfterInactivity(15_000);
+        this.poolingHttpClientConnectionManager.setValidateAfterInactivity(TimeValue.ofMilliseconds(15_000));
 
         this.httpRequestConfig = RequestConfig.custom()
-            .setConnectTimeout(10_000)
-            .setSocketTimeout(10_000)
-            .setConnectionRequestTimeout(3_000)
-            .build();
+                .setConnectTimeout(Timeout.ofMilliseconds(10_000))
+                .setResponseTimeout(Timeout.ofMilliseconds(10_000))
+                .setConnectionRequestTimeout(Timeout.ofMilliseconds(3_000))
+                .build();
 
         try {
             this.sharedTempDir = Files.createTempDirectory(TEMP_DIR_NAME);
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ private CloseableHttpClient buildHttpClient() {
                 .custom()
                 .setConnectionManager(poolingHttpClientConnectionManager)
                 .setDefaultRequestConfig(httpRequestConfig)
-                .evictIdleConnections(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .evictIdleConnections(TimeValue.ofSeconds(30))
                 .evictExpiredConnections()
                 .build();
     }
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ public Path downloadToTemp(final String url) throws IOException {
             final HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(url);
 
             try (final CloseableHttpResponse response = buildHttpClient().execute(httpGet)) {
-                
-                final int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
+
+                final int statusCode = response.getCode();
+
                 if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
                     throw new IOException("Non Resolvable url: " + url);
                 }
@@ -122,4 +124,4 @@ private String generateUuidFilename() {
         final UUID uuid = generator.generate();
         return uuid.toString() + ".csv";
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file