diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml b/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
index 73a74155a..0366f8268 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-postgresql.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         TZ: Asia/Kolkata
     steps:
       - name: Set up cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 236163f8c..0fa6bbe55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         TZ: Asia/Kolkata
     steps:
       - name: Set up cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index b4fafc52e..af4fde7f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Set up cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.gradle/caches
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b5e9fb2b5..fbbeb6c68 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ allprojects  {
             dependency 'com.github.librepdf:openpdf:1.3.27'
             dependency 'org.mnode.ical4j:ical4j:3.2.1'
             dependency 'org.quartz-scheduler:quartz:2.3.2'
-            dependency 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.12.180'
+            dependency 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.12.181'
             dependency 'org.ehcache:ehcache:3.10.0'
             dependency 'com.github.spullara.mustache.java:compiler:0.9.10'
             dependency 'com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.7.0'
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ allprojects  {
             dependency 'org.webjars.npm:swagger-ui-dist:4.6.2'
             dependency 'org.webjars:webjars-locator-core:0.50'
             dependency 'com.icegreen:greenmail-junit5:1.6.7'
-            dependency 'com.intuit.karate:karate-junit5:1.2.0.RC4'
+            dependency 'com.intuit.karate:karate-junit5:1.2.0.RC5'
 
             // fineract client dependencies
             dependency "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:$retrofitVersion"
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ allprojects  {
             dependency "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api:1.3.2"
             dependency "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2"
             dependency "commons-codec:commons-codec:1.15"
-            dependency "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on:1.70"
-            dependency "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.70"
+            dependency "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18:1.70"
+            dependency "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:1.70"
 
             dependency ('org.liquibase:liquibase-core:4.9.0') {
                 exclude 'javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api'
diff --git a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
index 7a4e704e1..348f63d14 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation( 'org.mockito:mockito-core',
             'org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter',
             'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner', // required to be able to run tests directly under Eclipse, see FINERACT-943 & FINERACT-1021
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-core',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8',
diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/classpath/ClasspathDuplicatesStepDefinitions.java b/fineract-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/classpath/ClasspathDuplicatesStepDefinitions.java
index ea305b252..cdc2ca423 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/classpath/ClasspathDuplicatesStepDefinitions.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/classpath/ClasspathDuplicatesStepDefinitions.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ public class ClasspathDuplicatesStepDefinitions implements En {
                 || resourcePath.equals("WEB-INF/web.xml") || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/web-fragment.xml")
                 || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/eclipse.inf") || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/ECLIPSE_.SF")
                 || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/ECLIPSE_.RSA") || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC2048KE.DSA")
-                || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC2048KE.SF") || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC1024KE.SF")
-                || resourcePath.equals("OSGI-INF/bundle.info")
+                || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC1024KE.DSA") || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC2048KE.SF")
+                || resourcePath.equals("META-INF/BC1024KE.SF") || resourcePath.equals("OSGI-INF/bundle.info")
                 // Spring Framework knows what they are do..
                 || resourcePath.startsWith("META-INF/spring") || resourcePath.startsWith("META-INF/additional-spring")
                 || resourcePath.startsWith("META-INF/terracotta")
diff --git a/integration-tests/dependencies.gradle b/integration-tests/dependencies.gradle
index 5f82cd06f..019ec232b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/integration-tests/dependencies.gradle
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ dependencies {
             'com.google.truth:truth',
             'com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension',
             'org.awaitility:awaitility',
-            'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on',
-            'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-core',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8',
diff --git a/oauth2-tests/dependencies.gradle b/oauth2-tests/dependencies.gradle
index 5524d110a..e8088f6e3 100644
--- a/oauth2-tests/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/oauth2-tests/dependencies.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation( files("$rootDir/fineract-provider/build/classes/java/main/"),
             project(path: ':fineract-provider', configuration: 'runtimeElements'),
             'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-core',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8',
diff --git a/twofactor-tests/dependencies.gradle b/twofactor-tests/dependencies.gradle
index d1347347c..190bfff9c 100644
--- a/twofactor-tests/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/twofactor-tests/dependencies.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation( files("$rootDir/fineract-provider/build/classes/java/main/"),
             project(path: ':fineract-provider', configuration: 'runtimeElements'),
             'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15to18',
+            'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-core',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java',
             'io.cucumber:cucumber-java8',