diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3e5d87a9e..648b18895 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -143,29 +143,29 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     implementation 'org.osgi:org.osgi.core:6.0.0',
 			'org.osgi:org.osgi.service.jdbc:1.1.0'
-	compileOnly 'com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys:4.7.3',
-			'com.azure:azure-identity:1.12.2',
-			'org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.9.3',
-			'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1',
-			'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78',
-			'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.78'
-    testImplementation 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-console:1.5.2',
-			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-commons:1.5.2',
-			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-engine:1.5.2',
-			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.5.2',
-			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:1.5.2',
+	compileOnly 'com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys:4.9.2',
+			'com.azure:azure-identity:1.15.3',
+			'org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.9.1',
+			'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0',
+			'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.79',
+			'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.79'
+    testImplementation 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-console:1.11.4',
+			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-commons:1.11.4',
+			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-engine:1.11.4',
+			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.4',
+			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-runner:1.11.4',
 			'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-surefire-provider:1.3.2',
-			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.8.2',
-			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.8.2',
-			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.8.2',
+			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.4',
+			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.11.4',
+			'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.11.4',
 			'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:3.4.2',
-			'org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2:2.7.0',
-			'org.slf4j:slf4j-nop:1.7.30',
+			'org.apache.commons:commons-dbcp2:2.13.0',
+			'org.slf4j:slf4j-nop:1.7.36',
 			'org.antlr:antlr4-runtime:4.9.3',
-			'org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint:gemini-blueprint-mock:2.1.0.RELEASE',
-			'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1',
-			'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.78',
-			'com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys:4.7.3',
-			'com.azure:azure-identity:1.12.2',
+			'org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint:gemini-blueprint-mock:3.0.0.M01',
+			'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0',
+			'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.79',
+			'com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys:4.9.2',
+			'com.azure:azure-identity:1.15.3',
 			'com.h2database:h2:2.2.220'
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 284c17582..e055b0449 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,35 +42,32 @@
 			xAzureSQLDB - - - - For tests not compatible with Azure SQL Database - - 
 			xAzureSQLDW - - - - For tests not compatible with Azure Data Warehouse - 
 			xAzureSQLMI - - - - For tests not compatible with Azure SQL Managed Instance 
-			NTLM - - - For tests using NTLM Authentication mode (excluded by default)
-			kerberos  - - - - For tests using Kerberos authentication (excluded by default)
+			NTLM  - - - - - - - For tests using NTLM Authentication mode (excluded by default)
+			kerberos  - - - - - For tests using Kerberos authentication (excluded by default)
 			reqExternalSetup - For tests requiring external setup (excluded by default)
 			clientCertAuth - - For tests requiring client certificate authentication 
-			setup (excluded by default) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-			requireSecret - For tests requiring setting up secrets manually
+			setup (excluded by default) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 			- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 			Default testing enabled with SQL Server 2019 (SQLv15) -->
-		<excludedGroups>
-			xSQLv12,xSQLv15,NTLM,MSI,reqExternalSetup,clientCertAuth,fedAuth,kerberos,requireSecret</excludedGroups>
+		<excludedGroups>xSQLv12,xSQLv15,NTLM,MSI,reqExternalSetup,clientCertAuth,fedAuth,kerberos</excludedGroups>
 		<!-- Use -preview for preview release, leave empty for official release. -->
 		<releaseExt>-preview</releaseExt>
 		<!-- Driver Dependencies -->
 		<org.osgi.core.version>6.0.0</org.osgi.core.version>
-		<azure-security-keyvault-keys.version>4.7.3</azure-security-keyvault-keys.version>
-		<azure-identity.version>1.12.2</azure-identity.version>
-		<msal.version>1.15.1</msal.version>
+		<azure-security-keyvault-keys.version>4.9.2</azure-security-keyvault-keys.version>
+		<azure-identity.version>1.15.3</azure-identity.version>
 		<osgi.jdbc.version>1.1.0</osgi.jdbc.version>
 		<antlr-runtime.version>4.9.3</antlr-runtime.version>
-		<com.google.code.gson.version>2.10.1</com.google.code.gson.version>
-		<bcprov-jdk18on.version>1.78</bcprov-jdk18on.version>
-		<bcpkix-jdk18on.version>1.78</bcpkix-jdk18on.version>
+		<com.google.code.gson.version>2.11.0</com.google.code.gson.version>
+		<bcprov-jdk18on.version>1.79</bcprov-jdk18on.version>
+		<bcpkix-jdk18on.version>1.79</bcpkix-jdk18on.version>
 		<!-- JUnit Test Dependencies -->
-		<junit.platform.version>[1.3.2, 1.9.0]</junit.platform.version>
-		<junit.jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit.jupiter.version>
+		<junit.platform.version>[1.3.2, 1.11.4]</junit.platform.version>
+		<junit.jupiter.version>5.11.4</junit.jupiter.version>
 		<hikaricp.version>3.4.2</hikaricp.version>
-		<dbcp2.version>2.7.0</dbcp2.version>
-		<slf4j.nop.version>1.7.30</slf4j.nop.version>
-		<gemini.mock.version>2.1.0.RELEASE</gemini.mock.version>
+		<dbcp2.version>2.13.0</dbcp2.version>
+		<slf4j.nop.version>1.7.36</slf4j.nop.version>
+		<gemini.mock.version>3.0.0.M01</gemini.mock.version>
 		<h2.version>2.2.220</h2.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -95,12 +92,6 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.microsoft.azure</groupId>
-			<artifactId>msal4j</artifactId>
-			<version>${msal.version}</version>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-		</dependency>
 		<!-- dependencies for ANTLR -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
@@ -230,8 +221,7 @@
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
 			<id>central</id>
-			<url>
-				https://sqlclientdrivers.pkgs.visualstudio.com/public/_packaging/mssql-jdbc/maven/v1</url>
+			<url>https://sqlclientdrivers.pkgs.visualstudio.com/public/_packaging/mssql-jdbc/maven/v1</url>
 			<releases>
 				<enabled>true</enabled>
 			</releases>
@@ -243,8 +233,7 @@
 	<pluginRepositories>
 		<pluginRepository>
 			<id>central</id>
-			<url>
-				https://sqlclientdrivers.pkgs.visualstudio.com/public/_packaging/mssql-jdbc/maven/v1</url>
+			<url>https://sqlclientdrivers.pkgs.visualstudio.com/public/_packaging/mssql-jdbc/maven/v1</url>
 			<releases>
 				<enabled>true</enabled>
 			</releases>
@@ -257,8 +246,7 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>jre8</id>
 			<build>
-				<finalName>
-					${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre8${releaseExt}</finalName>
+				<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre8${releaseExt}</finalName>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -266,20 +254,14 @@
 						<version>3.8.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<excludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/ISQLServerConnection43.java</exclude>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerConnection43.java</exclude>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc43.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/ISQLServerConnection43.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerConnection43.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc43.java</exclude>
 							</excludes>
 							<testExcludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/connection/ConnectionWrapper43Test.java</exclude>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/connection/RequestBoundaryMethodsTest.java</exclude>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/JDBC43Test.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/connection/ConnectionWrapper43Test.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/connection/RequestBoundaryMethodsTest.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/JDBC43Test.java</exclude>
 							</testExcludes>
 							<source>1.8</source>
 							<target>1.8</target>
@@ -298,8 +280,7 @@
 						<version>3.1.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<archive>
-								<manifestFile>
-									${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+								<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 							</archive>
 						</configuration>
 					</plugin>
@@ -308,8 +289,7 @@
 						<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 						<version>3.0.0-M1</version>
 						<configuration>
-							<!-- Exclude [xJDBC42] For tests not compatible with
-							JDBC 4.2 Specifications -->
+							<!-- Exclude [xJDBC42] For tests not compatible with JDBC 4.2 Specifications -->
 							<excludedGroups>${excludedGroups}, xJDBC42</excludedGroups>
 						</configuration>
 					</plugin>
@@ -319,8 +299,7 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>jre11</id>
 			<build>
-				<finalName>
-					${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre11${releaseExt}</finalName>
+				<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre11${releaseExt}</finalName>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -328,8 +307,7 @@
 						<version>3.8.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<excludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
 							</excludes>
 							<source>11</source>
 							<target>11</target>
@@ -341,11 +319,9 @@
 						<version>3.1.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<archive>
-								<manifestFile>
-									${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+								<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 								<manifestEntries>
-									<Automatic-Module-Name>
-										com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
+									<Automatic-Module-Name>com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
 								</manifestEntries>
 							</archive>
 						</configuration>
@@ -356,8 +332,7 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>jre17</id>
 			<build>
-				<finalName>
-					${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre17${releaseExt}</finalName>
+				<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre17${releaseExt}</finalName>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -365,8 +340,7 @@
 						<version>3.8.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<excludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
 							</excludes>
 							<source>17</source>
 							<target>17</target>
@@ -378,11 +352,9 @@
 						<version>3.1.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<archive>
-								<manifestFile>
-									${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+								<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 								<manifestEntries>
-									<Automatic-Module-Name>
-										com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
+									<Automatic-Module-Name>com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
 								</manifestEntries>
 							</archive>
 						</configuration>
@@ -393,8 +365,7 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>jre21</id>
 			<build>
-				<finalName>
-					${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre21${releaseExt}</finalName>
+				<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre21${releaseExt}</finalName>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -402,8 +373,7 @@
 						<version>3.8.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<excludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
 							</excludes>
 							<source>21</source>
 							<target>21</target>
@@ -415,11 +385,9 @@
 						<version>3.1.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<archive>
-								<manifestFile>
-									${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+								<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 								<manifestEntries>
-									<Automatic-Module-Name>
-										com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
+									<Automatic-Module-Name>com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
 								</manifestEntries>
 							</archive>
 						</configuration>
@@ -433,8 +401,7 @@
 				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
 			</activation>
 			<build>
-				<finalName>
-					${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre23${releaseExt}</finalName>
+				<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jre23${releaseExt}</finalName>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -442,8 +409,7 @@
 						<version>3.8.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<excludes>
-								<exclude>
-									**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
+								<exclude>**/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/SQLServerJdbc42.java</exclude>
 							</excludes>
 							<source>23</source>
 							<target>23</target>
@@ -455,11 +421,9 @@
 						<version>3.1.1</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<archive>
-								<manifestFile>
-									${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+								<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 								<manifestEntries>
-									<Automatic-Module-Name>
-										com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
+									<Automatic-Module-Name>com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc</Automatic-Module-Name>
 								</manifestEntries>
 							</archive>
 						</configuration>
@@ -506,16 +470,12 @@
 						<configuration>
 							<rules>
 								<bannedPlugins>
-									<!-- will only display a warning but does
-									not fail the build. -->
+									<!-- will only display a warning but does not fail the build. -->
 									<level>WARN</level>
 									<excludes>
-										<exclude>
-											org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-verifier-plugin</exclude>
+										<exclude>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-verifier-plugin</exclude>
 									</excludes>
-									<message>
-										Please consider using the
-										maven-invoker-plugin
+									<message>Please consider using the maven-invoker-plugin
 										(http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-invoker-plugin/)!</message>
 								</bannedPlugins>
 								<requireMavenVersion>
@@ -568,13 +528,8 @@
 							com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.dataclassification,
 							microsoft.sql
 						</_exportcontents>
-						<Import-Package>
-							!microsoft.sql,
-							com.ibm.security.auth.module;resolution:=optional,
-							com.sun.security.auth.module;resolution:=optional,
-							jdk.net;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
-						<Bundle-Activator>
-							com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.osgi.Activator</Bundle-Activator>
+						<Import-Package>!microsoft.sql,jdk.net;resolution:=optional,*</Import-Package>
+						<Bundle-Activator>com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.osgi.Activator</Bundle-Activator>
 					</instructions>
 				</configuration>
 				<executions>
@@ -611,8 +566,7 @@
 				<inherited>true</inherited>
 				<configuration>
 					<outputFile>outdated-dependencies.txt</outputFile>
-					<rulesUri>
-						file:///${session.executionRootDirectory}/maven-version-rules.xml</rulesUri>
+					<rulesUri>file:///${session.executionRootDirectory}/maven-version-rules.xml</rulesUri>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>