diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index ef538c28..f9892605 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.2
+3.4.4
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 95def9e5..4c4eb4c6 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,45 +1,49 @@
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    diff-lcs (1.5.0)
-    docker-api (2.2.0)
-      excon (>= 0.47.0)
+    base64 (0.3.0)
+    diff-lcs (1.6.2)
+    docker-api (2.4.0)
+      excon (>= 0.64.0)
       multi_json
-    excon (0.99.0)
-    json (2.6.3)
-    multi_json (1.15.0)
-    net-scp (4.0.0)
+    excon (1.2.8)
+      logger
+    json (2.13.0)
+    logger (1.7.0)
+    multi_json (1.17.0)
+    net-scp (4.1.0)
       net-ssh (>= 2.6.5, < 8.0.0)
-    net-ssh (7.1.0)
-    net-telnet (0.1.1)
-    rake (13.0.6)
-    rspec (3.12.0)
-      rspec-core (~> 3.12.0)
-      rspec-expectations (~> 3.12.0)
-      rspec-mocks (~> 3.12.0)
-    rspec-core (3.12.1)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
-    rspec-expectations (3.12.2)
+    net-ssh (7.3.0)
+    net-telnet (0.2.0)
+    rake (13.3.0)
+    rspec (3.13.1)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.13.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-core (3.13.5)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.13.5)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
-    rspec-its (1.3.0)
-      rspec-core (>= 3.0.0)
-      rspec-expectations (>= 3.0.0)
-    rspec-mocks (3.12.4)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-its (2.0.0)
+      rspec-core (>= 3.13.0)
+      rspec-expectations (>= 3.13.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.13.5)
       diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
-      rspec-support (~> 3.12.0)
-    rspec-support (3.12.0)
-    serverspec (2.42.2)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.13.0)
+    rspec-support (3.13.4)
+    serverspec (2.43.0)
       multi_json
       rspec (~> 3.0)
       rspec-its
       specinfra (~> 2.72)
     sfl (2.3)
     should_not (1.1.0)
-    specinfra (2.85.0)
+    specinfra (2.94.1)
+      base64
       net-scp
       net-ssh (>= 2.7)
-      net-telnet (= 0.1.1)
+      net-telnet
       sfl
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -53,4 +57,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   should_not (~> 1.1)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.4.8
+   2.7.0
diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 239c3857..42d3d135 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.18
+FROM alpine:3.22
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
         jq~1 \
diff --git a/awscli/Dockerfile b/awscli/Dockerfile
index a4147f2a..cdad2e54 100644
--- a/awscli/Dockerfile
+++ b/awscli/Dockerfile
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-FROM elpaasoci/curl-ssl
+FROM alpine:3.19
+# Alpine 3.19 is the last version with python 3.11
 
-ENV AWSCLI_VERSION "1.19.112"
+ENV AWSCLI_VERSION=1.27.79
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
-        groff~1.22.4-r4 \
-        less>=590-r0 \
+        openssl \
+        ca-certificates \
+        jq~1 \
+        gettext~0.22 \
+        curl~8 \
+        groff~1.23 \
+        less~643 \
         python3~3.11 \
         py3-pip~23 \
-    && pip3 install \
+    && pip3 install --break-system-packages \
         awscli==$AWSCLI_VERSION \
         pyyaml==5.3.1
diff --git a/awscli/awscli_spec.rb b/awscli/awscli_spec.rb
index 42a2fd50..a4e6cc38 100644
--- a/awscli/awscli_spec.rb
+++ b/awscli/awscli_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 AWSCLI_PACKAGES = "curl openssl ca-certificates less"
 
 AWSCLI_BIN = "/usr/bin/aws"
-AWSCLI_VERSION = "1.19.112"
+AWSCLI_VERSION = "1.27.79"
 
 describe "awscli image" do
   before(:all) {
@@ -34,16 +34,10 @@ def awscli_version
   end
 
   it "the 'aws help' command works" do
-    synopsis_interleaved_with_backspaces = [
-      0x0a, 0x53, 0x08, 0x53, 0x59, 0x08, 0x59, 0x4e,
-      0x08, 0x4e, 0x4f, 0x08, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x08, 0x50,
-      0x53, 0x08, 0x53, 0x49, 0x08, 0x49, 0x53, 0x08,
-      0x53, 0x0a
-    ].map(&:chr).join('')
-
+    synopsis = 'SYNOPSIS'
     expect(
       command("aws help").stdout
-    ).to include(synopsis_interleaved_with_backspaces)
+    ).to include(synopsis)
   end
 
   it "installs required packages" do
@@ -57,4 +51,7 @@ def awscli_version
     expect(cmd.exit_status).to eq(0)
   end
 
+  it 'installs the right version of Alpine' do
+    expect(os_version).to include('Alpine Linux 3.19')
+  end
 end
diff --git a/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli_spec.rb b/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli_spec.rb
index 085598d6..cee47b86 100644
--- a/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli_spec.rb
+++ b/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli/bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 BOSH_ENV_DEPS = "build-essential zlib1g-dev openssl libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev \
     libssl-dev libreadline8 libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3"
 CF_ENV_DEPS = "unzip curl openssl ca-certificates git libc6 bash jq gettext make"
-RUBY_VERSION = "3.1"
+RUBY_VERSION = "3.4"
 
 describe "bosh-cli-v2-cf-cli image" do
   before(:all) {
diff --git a/bosh-cli-v2/Dockerfile b/bosh-cli-v2/Dockerfile
index 484fd885..6a724436 100644
--- a/bosh-cli-v2/Dockerfile
+++ b/bosh-cli-v2/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-slim-bullseye
+FROM ruby:3.4-slim-bullseye
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cloudfoundry/bosh-cli
 ENV BOSH_CLI_VERSION 7.7.1
diff --git a/bosh-cli-v2/bosh-cli-v2_spec.rb b/bosh-cli-v2/bosh-cli-v2_spec.rb
index 3e985e30..eeb8e002 100644
--- a/bosh-cli-v2/bosh-cli-v2_spec.rb
+++ b/bosh-cli-v2/bosh-cli-v2_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 BOSH_CLI_VERSION="7.7.1" # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cloudfoundry/bosh-cli
 CREDHUB_CLI_VERSION='2.9.42' # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cloudfoundry/credhub-cli
-RUBY_VERSION = "3.1"
+RUBY_VERSION = "3.4"
 
 BOSH_ENV_DEPS = "build-essential zlib1g-dev openssl libxslt1-dev libxml2-dev \
     libssl-dev libreadline8 libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3"
diff --git a/cf-cli/Dockerfile b/cf-cli/Dockerfile
index 454e2088..c03f7c0a 100644
--- a/cf-cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/cf-cli/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-alpine3.18
+FROM ruby:3.4-alpine3.22
 
 ENV PACKAGES "unzip curl openssl ca-certificates git libc6-compat bash jq gettext make"
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cloudfoundry/cli
diff --git a/cf-cli/cf-cli_spec.rb b/cf-cli/cf-cli_spec.rb
index 99d0c950..75ae3a62 100644
--- a/cf-cli/cf-cli_spec.rb
+++ b/cf-cli/cf-cli_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 CF_CLI_VERSION="8.9.0" # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cloudfoundry/cli
 SPRUCE_BIN = "/usr/local/bin/spruce"
 SPRUCE_VERSION = "1.31.1" # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=geofffranks/spruce
-RUBY_VERSION = "3.1"
+RUBY_VERSION = "3.4"
 
 describe "cf-cli image" do
   before(:all) {
diff --git a/cf-uaac/Dockerfile b/cf-uaac/Dockerfile
index 2c67361f..2eaf309f 100644
--- a/cf-uaac/Dockerfile
+++ b/cf-uaac/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-alpine3.18
+FROM ruby:3.4-alpine3.22
+
 
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache musl-dev gcc make g++
diff --git a/curl-ssl/Dockerfile b/curl-ssl/Dockerfile
index 17bffc50..b8503b1f 100644
--- a/curl-ssl/Dockerfile
+++ b/curl-ssl/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM alpine:3.18
+FROM alpine:3.22
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     openssl \
     ca-certificates \
     jq~1 \
-    gettext~0.21 \
+    gettext~0.24 \
     curl~8
diff --git a/curl-ssl/curl-ssl_spec.rb b/curl-ssl/curl-ssl_spec.rb
index a6cc027a..05998fe4 100644
--- a/curl-ssl/curl-ssl_spec.rb
+++ b/curl-ssl/curl-ssl_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   end
 
   it 'installs the right version of Alpine' do
-    expect(os_version).to include('Alpine Linux 3.18')
+    expect(os_version).to include('Alpine Linux 3.22')
   end
 
   def os_version
diff --git a/json-minify/Dockerfile b/json-minify/Dockerfile
index 0b125876..70ed40c2 100644
--- a/json-minify/Dockerfile
+++ b/json-minify/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-alpine3.18
+FROM ruby:3.4-alpine3.22
+
 
 RUN gem install json-minify -v 0.0.2 --no-document
diff --git a/k8s-tools/Dockerfile b/k8s-tools/Dockerfile
index e7b6f2da..54216032 100644
--- a/k8s-tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/k8s-tools/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-slim
+FROM ruby:3.4-slim
 
 # we use libc6 instead of libc6-compat as we do not use alpine base image
 ENV PACKAGES "unzip curl openssl ca-certificates git libc6 bash jq gettext"
diff --git a/k8s-tools/k8s-tools_spec.rb b/k8s-tools/k8s-tools_spec.rb
index 39d878bc..ba956a96 100644
--- a/k8s-tools/k8s-tools_spec.rb
+++ b/k8s-tools/k8s-tools_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 KUBECTL_VERSION="1.30.9" # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=kubernetes/kubectl
 HELM_VERSION="3.14.4" # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=helm/helm
 KUTTL_VERSION="0.21.0" # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=kudobuilder/kuttl
-RUBY_VERSION = "3.1"
+RUBY_VERSION = "3.4"
 
 DEPS = "unzip curl openssl ca-certificates git libc6 bash jq gettext"
 
diff --git a/middleman/Dockerfile b/middleman/Dockerfile
index 3ff39838..4d86ebfa 100644
--- a/middleman/Dockerfile
+++ b/middleman/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-slim
+FROM ruby:3.4-slim
 
 RUN apt update \
     && apt install -y \
diff --git a/psql/psql_spec.rb b/psql/psql_spec.rb
index 20bea148..2f199432 100644
--- a/psql/psql_spec.rb
+++ b/psql/psql_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'serverspec'
 
 PSQL_PACKAGE = 'postgresql-client'
-ALPINE_VERSION = "3.18"
+ALPINE_VERSION = "3.22"
 
 describe "psql image" do
   before(:all) {
diff --git a/ruby-base/Dockerfile b/ruby-base/Dockerfile
index 1045c24d..91415c3d 100644
--- a/ruby-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/ruby-base/Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-alpine3.18
+FROM ruby:3.4-alpine3.22
+
diff --git a/ruby/Dockerfile b/ruby/Dockerfile
index ed3e4076..241d72ef 100644
--- a/ruby/Dockerfile
+++ b/ruby/Dockerfile
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-slim
+FROM ruby:3.4-slim
diff --git a/self-update-pipelines/Dockerfile b/self-update-pipelines/Dockerfile
index 9469f155..40d51d04 100644
--- a/self-update-pipelines/Dockerfile
+++ b/self-update-pipelines/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ruby:3.1-slim-buster
+FROM ruby:3.4-slim-bullseye
 
 ENV AWSCLI_VERSION "1.19.112"
 ENV PACKAGES make python-setuptools python-pip groff less curl
diff --git a/spruce/Dockerfile b/spruce/Dockerfile
index 73c8c49f..2fef5a22 100644
--- a/spruce/Dockerfile
+++ b/spruce/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.18
+FROM alpine:3.22
 
 ENV SPRUCE_VERSION 1.30.2
 
diff --git a/spruce/spruce_spec.rb b/spruce/spruce_spec.rb
index 5d50558e..80492f8d 100644
--- a/spruce/spruce_spec.rb
+++ b/spruce/spruce_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 SPRUCE_BIN = "/usr/local/bin/spruce"
 SPRUCE_VERSION = "1.30.2"
-ALPINE_VERSION = "3.18"
+ALPINE_VERSION = "3.22"
 
 describe "spruce image" do
   before(:all) {