diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b7f27938..d78cd338 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - java-version: 11
-            sonar-enabled: false
             deploy-enabled: true
           - java-version: 17
-            sonar-enabled: true
             deploy-enabled: false
           - java-version: 21
-            sonar-enabled: false
             deploy-enabled: false
 
     steps:
@@ -40,18 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
 
-      - name: Build and Test with Sonar Analysis
-        if: matrix.sonar-enabled
-        run: |
-          ./mvnw -B -U -Dstyle.color=always -Pcoverage clean verify \
-          org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar \
-          -Dsonar.projectKey=AxonIQ_axonserver-connector-java
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONNECTOR_SONAR_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Build and Test without Sonar Analysis
-        if: matrix.sonar-enabled != true
+      - name: Build
         run: |
           mvn -B -U -Dstyle.color=always clean verify
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
index c5d070d1..dce9f9cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pullrequest.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - java-version: 11
-            sonar-enabled: false
           - java-version: 17
-            sonar-enabled: true
           - java-version: 21
-            sonar-enabled: true
       fail-fast: false # run both to the end
 
     steps:
@@ -32,18 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
 
-      - name: Build and Test with Sonar Analysis
-        if: matrix.sonar-enabled
-        run: |
-          ./mvnw -B -U -Dstyle.color=always -Pcoverage clean verify \
-          org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar \
-          -Dsonar.projectKey=AxonIQ_axonserver-connector-java
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONNECTOR_SONAR_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Build and Test without Sonar Analysis
-        if: matrix.sonar-enabled != true
+      - name: Build
         run: |
           mvn -B -U -Dstyle.color=always clean verify
         env:
diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
index 216df058..bb58b3c2 100644
--- a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 wrapperVersion=3.3.4
 distributionType=only-script
-distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.16/apache-maven-3.9.16-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.10.0/apache-maven-3.10.0-bin.zip
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6138926..649d0665 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <axonserver.api.version>2026.1.0</axonserver.api.version>
 
         <grpc.version>1.79.0</grpc.version>
-        <protobuf.version>4.36.1</protobuf.version>
+        <protobuf.version>4.36.2</protobuf.version>
 
         <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
         <log4j.version>2.26.1</log4j.version>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <mockito.version>5.24.0</mockito.version>
         <testcontainers.version>2.0.5</testcontainers.version>
 
-        <httpclient5.version>5.6.4</httpclient5.version>
+        <httpclient5.version>5.6.5</httpclient5.version>
         <toxiproxy.version>2.1.11</toxiproxy.version>
         <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.6.0</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
         <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.11.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>