diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docker-wormhole.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docker-wormhole.yml
index 8204bd0454b..9359316a924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docker-wormhole.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docker-wormhole.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
   in-docker_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: |
           docker run -i --rm \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-rootless.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-rootless.yml
index e5c9afd1dbc..d13c0437112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-rootless.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-rootless.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Setup rootless Docker
         uses: docker/setup-docker-action@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
index 3dd919bc919..57b2d117894 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-windows.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew.bat cleanTest testcontainers:test --no-daemon --continue --scan --no-build-cache
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
               target_url: `https://github.com/${process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/${process.env.GITHUB_RUN_ID}`,
               context: 'CI - Windows',
             })
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           repository: ${{ github.event.client_payload.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ed96bfdcfc7..66b364c6bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         java: [ '17', '21' ]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       - name: Setup Testcontainers Cloud Client
         uses: atomicjar/testcontainers-cloud-setup-action@main
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
       - name: Setup Gradle Build Action
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       - name: Build and test with Gradle (${{matrix.gradle_args}})
         run: |
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
       - name: Setup Gradle Build Action
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       - name: Build and test Examples with Gradle (${{matrix.gradle_args}})
         working-directory: ./examples/
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
       - name: Setup Gradle Build Action
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
       - name: Build and test with Gradle (${{matrix.gradle_args}})
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/moby-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/moby-latest.yml
index dbb717757b3..b6af77feb2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/moby-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/moby-latest.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build
 
       - name: Install Stable Docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 77128657b0e..ca009b1dc8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
       - name: Clear existing docker image cache
         run: docker image prune -af
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docs-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docs-version.yml
index 0248fa1d93a..5bbf47c3484 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docs-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docs-version.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'testcontainers/testcontainers-java'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: main
       - name: Update latest_version property in mkdocs.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
index 8740b7a3e4f..da9c77c1b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-wrapper.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Update Gradle Wrapper
         uses: gradle-update/update-gradle-wrapper-action@512b1875f3b6270828abfe77b247d5895a2da1e5 # v1.0.13
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-testcontainers-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-testcontainers-version.yml
index 13837626c06..90d249c7d3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-testcontainers-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-testcontainers-version.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'testcontainers/testcontainers-java'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: main
       - name: Update testcontainers.version property in gradle.properties
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 6fd325f78c0..a4ff15bac01 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ dependencies {
         exclude group: 'com.google.guava', module: 'guava'
     }
     testImplementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.14'
-    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:6.0.0'
+    testImplementation 'redis.clients:jedis:6.1.0'
     testImplementation 'com.rabbitmq:amqp-client:5.26.0'
     testImplementation 'org.mongodb:mongo-java-driver:3.12.14'
 
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ dependencies {
     // Synthetic JAR used for MountableFileTest and DirectoryTarResourceTest
     testImplementation files('testlib/repo/fakejar/fakejar/0/fakejar-0.jar')
 
-    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3'
+    testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
     testImplementation 'io.rest-assured:rest-assured:5.5.5'
 
     jarFileTestCompileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
     jarFileTestAnnotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:${lombok.version}"
     jarFileTestImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
-    jarFileTestImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.3'
+    jarFileTestImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.4'
     jarFileTestImplementation 'org.ow2.asm:asm-debug-all:5.2'
 }