diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18791ee4e..b20174dbc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <description>Serenity BDD Core Libraries</description>
     <name>Serenity BDD</name>
-    <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>https://serenity-bdd.github.io/</url>
 
     <licenses>
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.gmavenplus</groupId>
                     <artifactId>gmavenplus-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.13.0</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <goals>
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <includes>
                             <include>**/When*</include>
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+                    <version>3.1.2</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <includes>
                             <include>**/integration/*IT</include>
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
                 <plugin>
@@ -614,12 +614,12 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                    <version>3.4.5</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce</id>
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.8</version>
+                <version>1.6.13</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
@@ -666,9 +666,9 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <source>11</source>
                     <excludePackageNames>net.thucydides.core.batches.*</excludePackageNames>
                     <failOnWarnings>false</failOnWarnings>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>
@@ -706,14 +706,14 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M4</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <source>11</source>
                     <excludePackageNames>net.thucydides.core.batches.*</excludePackageNames>
                     <failOnWarnings>false</failOnWarnings>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/serenity-ant-task/pom.xml b/serenity-ant-task/pom.xml
index e83e6bd89..ab0c8d89d 100644
--- a/serenity-ant-task/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-ant-task/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-ant-task</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-assertions/pom.xml b/serenity-assertions/pom.xml
index 3c3f9a110..845944781 100644
--- a/serenity-assertions/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-assertions</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-bitbar/pom.xml b/serenity-bitbar/pom.xml
index 169794f98..0149f3c20 100644
--- a/serenity-bitbar/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-bitbar</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-browsermob-plugin/pom.xml b/serenity-browsermob-plugin/pom.xml
index 432f31c3d..33c43a6ac 100644
--- a/serenity-browsermob-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-browsermob-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-browsermob-plugin</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-browserstack/pom.xml b/serenity-browserstack/pom.xml
index e61c74e4e..2d0768b65 100644
--- a/serenity-browserstack/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-browserstack</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-cli/pom.xml b/serenity-cli/pom.xml
index c7f4db9fb..aa552fc1b 100644
--- a/serenity-cli/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-cli</artifactId>
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diff --git a/serenity-core/pom.xml b/serenity-core/pom.xml
index 0e32ac262..08f296162 100644
--- a/serenity-core/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-crossbrowsertesting/pom.xml b/serenity-crossbrowsertesting/pom.xml
index 733d6668e..849e58f34 100644
--- a/serenity-crossbrowsertesting/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-crossbrowsertesting</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-cucumber/pom.xml b/serenity-cucumber/pom.xml
index 6d223fb30..3dc75984a 100644
--- a/serenity-cucumber/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-cucumber</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-ensure/pom.xml b/serenity-ensure/pom.xml
index 875e75554..b3f3edb19 100644
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-ensure</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-jira-plugin/pom.xml b/serenity-jira-plugin/pom.xml
index 664d1817a..1deab1bc6 100644
--- a/serenity-jira-plugin/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-jira-plugin</artifactId>
     <name>Serenity Jira Plugin</name>
diff --git a/serenity-jira-requirements-provider/pom.xml b/serenity-jira-requirements-provider/pom.xml
index 2550903b4..537218f43 100644
--- a/serenity-jira-requirements-provider/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-jira-requirements-provider</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-json-summary-report/pom.xml b/serenity-json-summary-report/pom.xml
index 023d32a05..12b2c0f83 100644
--- a/serenity-json-summary-report/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>serenity-json-summary-report</artifactId>
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diff --git a/serenity-junit/pom.xml b/serenity-junit/pom.xml
index 563617ada..75c58a5c6 100644
--- a/serenity-junit/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/serenity-junit5/pom.xml b/serenity-junit5/pom.xml
index 9c376bd51..b0a8aa236 100644
--- a/serenity-junit5/pom.xml
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diff --git a/serenity-lambdatest/pom.xml b/serenity-lambdatest/pom.xml
index 28d32bca0..923579d78 100644
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diff --git a/serenity-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/serenity-maven-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/serenity-model/pom.xml b/serenity-model/pom.xml
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diff --git a/serenity-navigator-report/pom.xml b/serenity-navigator-report/pom.xml
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diff --git a/serenity-report-resources/pom.xml b/serenity-report-resources/pom.xml
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diff --git a/serenity-reports-configuration/pom.xml b/serenity-reports-configuration/pom.xml
index bc5cd825a..39c41093f 100644
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diff --git a/serenity-reports/pom.xml b/serenity-reports/pom.xml
index 278b9ae20..a8c86e745 100644
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diff --git a/serenity-rest-assured/pom.xml b/serenity-rest-assured/pom.xml
index 89c731fae..0151adb06 100644
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index fa7e6974b..5f990b36c 100644
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diff --git a/serenity-saucelabs/pom.xml b/serenity-saucelabs/pom.xml
index d028ce3f1..72164e7f2 100644
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diff --git a/serenity-screenplay-playwright/pom.xml b/serenity-screenplay-playwright/pom.xml
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     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-single-page-report/pom.xml b/serenity-single-page-report/pom.xml
index 02356bc5d..9bcfed16e 100644
--- a/serenity-single-page-report/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-single-page-report/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-single-page-report</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-smoketests/pom.xml b/serenity-smoketests/pom.xml
index 5b492339e..becef54b9 100644
--- a/serenity-smoketests/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-smoketests/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.18.0</version>
+            <version>3.24.2</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <includes>
                         <include>**/*.*</include>
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2</version>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/serenity-spring/pom.xml b/serenity-spring/pom.xml
index 0121b99af..530a4cfb3 100644
--- a/serenity-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-spring/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-spring</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-stats/pom.xml b/serenity-stats/pom.xml
index e84a4e5cf..38a5d2362 100644
--- a/serenity-stats/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-stats/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-stats</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/serenity-zalenium/pom.xml b/serenity-zalenium/pom.xml
index eea269d74..af91eb618 100644
--- a/serenity-zalenium/pom.xml
+++ b/serenity-zalenium/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>serenity-bdd</artifactId>
         <groupId>net.serenity-bdd</groupId>
-        <version>4.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>4.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serenity-zalenium</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>