diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 74cee570..07a00d28 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,31 @@
-# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
-# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
-# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
-# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
-
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: "maven" # See documentation for possible values
-    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+  # Updates for main branch
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    assignees:
+      - ricardozanini
+      - fjtirado
+    target-branch: "main"
+
+  # Updates for 4.x branch
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    assignees:
+      - ricardozanini
+      - fjtirado
+    target-branch: "4.x"
+
+  # Updates for 5.x branch
+  - package-ecosystem: "maven"
+    directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
     assignees:
       - ricardozanini
+      - fjtirado
+    target-branch: "5.x"
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 9f0802fe..2b08c827 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/custom-generator/pom.xml b/custom-generator/pom.xml
index 6313203e..40bf6b11 100644
--- a/custom-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-generator/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serverless-workflow-custom-generator</artifactId>
     <name>Serverless Workflow :: Custom Generator</name>
diff --git a/impl/core/pom.xml b/impl/core/pom.xml
index e8f808b1..844cf2a4 100644
--- a/impl/core/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl</artifactId>
-        <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-core</artifactId>
     <name>Serverless Workflow :: Impl :: Core</name>
diff --git a/impl/http/pom.xml b/impl/http/pom.xml
index 14e7126e..04f6f625 100644
--- a/impl/http/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/http/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl</artifactId>
-        <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl-http</artifactId>
     <name>Serverless Workflow :: Impl :: HTTP</name>
diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index a8297955..a82d3348 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
         <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-impl</artifactId>
     <name>Serverless Workflow :: Impl</name>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <properties>
         <version.org.glassfish.jersey>3.1.10</version.org.glassfish.jersey>
         <version.io.cloudevents>4.0.1</version.io.cloudevents>
-        <version.net.thisptr>1.2.0</version.net.thisptr>
+        <version.net.thisptr>1.3.0</version.net.thisptr>
         <version.com.github.f4b6a3>5.2.3</version.com.github.f4b6a3>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54ef626d..dcf77ded 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.serverlessworkflow</groupId>
     <artifactId>serverlessworkflow-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>7.1.0.Final</version>
+    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Serverless Workflow :: Parent</name>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:serverlessworkflow/sdk-java.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:serverlessworkflow/sdk-java.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/serverlessworkflow/sdk-java</url>
-        <tag>7.1.0.Final</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
   <modules>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <version.deploy.plugin>3.1.4</version.deploy.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.5.0</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.failsafe.plugin>3.5.3</version.failsafe.plugin>
-        <version.fmt-maven-plugin>2.25</version.fmt-maven-plugin>
+        <version.fmt-maven-plugin>2.27</version.fmt-maven-plugin>
         <version.gpg.plugin>3.2.7</version.gpg.plugin>
         <version.jar.plugin>3.4.2</version.jar.plugin>
         <version.jdk>${java.version}</version.jdk>
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@
 
         <!-- Dependencies versions, please keep in alphabetical order -->
         <version.ch.qos.logback>1.5.18</version.ch.qos.logback>
-        <version.com.fasterxml.jackson>2.18.3</version.com.fasterxml.jackson>
-        <version.com.networknt>1.5.6</version.com.networknt>
+        <version.com.fasterxml.jackson>2.19.0</version.com.fasterxml.jackson>
+        <version.com.networknt>1.5.7</version.com.networknt>
         <version.jakarta.validation>3.1.1</version.jakarta.validation>
         <version.jsonassert>1.5.2</version.jsonassert>
         <version.org.assertj>3.27.3</version.org.assertj>
-        <version.org.junit.jupiter>5.12.2</version.org.junit.jupiter>
-        <version.org.mockito>5.17.0</version.org.mockito>
+        <version.org.junit.jupiter>5.13.1</version.org.junit.jupiter>
+        <version.org.mockito>5.18.0</version.org.mockito>
         <version.org.slf4j>2.0.17</version.org.slf4j>
-        <version.org.hibernate.validator>8.0.2.Final</version.org.hibernate.validator>
-        <version.org.glassfish.expressly>5.0.0</version.org.glassfish.expressly>
+        <version.org.hibernate.validator>9.0.0.Final</version.org.hibernate.validator>
+        <version.org.glassfish.expressly>6.0.0</version.org.glassfish.expressly>
 
         <!-- Checkstyle props -->
         <checkstyle.failOnViolation>true</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
@@ -107,10 +107,17 @@
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
+            <!--
+                Import Jackson BOM to align all Jackson modules
+                Glassfish also has dependency to Jackson, so to avoid incompatibility we force
+                our required version to it.
+            -->
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.org.slf4j}</version>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -122,6 +129,22 @@
                 <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.org.slf4j}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
                 <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
@@ -137,12 +160,6 @@
                 <artifactId>expressly</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.org.glassfish.expressly}</version>
             </dependency>
-
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.jsonschema2pojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jsonschema2pojo-core</artifactId>