diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 00c9afc2d13..5786034133d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'java-library' // needed to make sure that transitive deps have 'compile' scope
 
-    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.1.2"
+    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.9.0"
 
     id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '1.1.0'
-    id 'com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report' version '2.0'
+    id 'com.github.jk1.dependency-license-report' version '2.1'
 
     id "me.champeau.jmh" version "0.6.6"
 }
 
 configurations {
     taglet {
-        resolutionStrategy.force("net.sourceforge.plantuml:plantuml:1.2022.0")
+        resolutionStrategy.force("net.sourceforge.plantuml:plantuml:1.2022.6")
     }
 }
 
 dependencies {
     taglet 'com.commercetools.build.taglets:commercetools-taglets:2.1.4'
-    taglet 'org.jdrupes.taglets:plantuml-taglet:2.0.0'
+    taglet 'org.jdrupes.taglets:plantuml-taglet:2.0.1'
 }
 
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 1c8c9edd500..1aab6ee3a2b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version "1.6.10"
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version "1.7.10"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "com.github.javaparser:javaparser-symbol-solver-core:3.24.0"
-    implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9"
+    implementation "com.github.javaparser:javaparser-symbol-solver-core:3.24.2"
+    implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/gradle-scripts/subproject-dependencies.gradle b/gradle-scripts/subproject-dependencies.gradle
index 37e51cba7e0..fd57f11e572 100644
--- a/gradle-scripts/subproject-dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle-scripts/subproject-dependencies.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies {
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:${versions.junit}"
-    testImplementation 'com.tngtech.junit.dataprovider:junit-jupiter-dataprovider:2.8'
+    testImplementation 'com.tngtech.junit.dataprovider:junit-jupiter-dataprovider:2.9'
     testImplementation "org.assertj:assertj-core:${versions.assertJ}"
     testImplementation "org.awaitility:awaitility:${versions.awaitility}"
     testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:${versions.logback}"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7454180f2ae..249e5832f09 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 669386b870a..2ec77e51a9c 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.3-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index 1b6c787337f..a69d9cb6c20 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ set -- \
         org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
         "$@"
 
+# Stop when "xargs" is not available.
+if ! command -v xargs >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    die "xargs is not available"
+fi
+
 # Use "xargs" to parse quoted args.
 #
 # With -n1 it outputs one arg per line, with the quotes and backslashes removed.
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index ac1b06f9382..53a6b238d41 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
 
-@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
 @rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
-if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
 
 :fail
 rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
 rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
-exit /b 1
+set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
+if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
+if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
 
 :mainEnd
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal