updated gradle version (8.9), and other dependencies

.github/workflows/Build_And_Run_Unit_Tests_CI.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Build with Gradle and run unit tests
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1
         with:
           arguments: clean build --refresh-dependencies
       - name: Get Latest Commit ID and save in GITHUB_ENV

build.gradle

@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        gradleVersion = "8.8"
+        gradleVersion = "8.9"
         applitoolsAppiumVersion = "5.67.11"
         browserStackLocalVersion = "1.1.4"
         fasterxmlJacksonVersion = "2.17.2"
         atdVersion = "b313941325" // ATD main branch
         jadbVersion = "1.2.1"
         unirestVersion = "3.14.5"
-        specmaticVersion = '1.3.35'
-        webDriverManager = '5.9.1'
+        specmaticVersion = '1.3.39'
+        webDriverManager = '5.9.2'
         jodaTimeVersion = "2.12.7"
-        masterThoughtVersion = "5.8.1"
-        commonsLang3Version = "3.14.0"
-        commonsRngSimpleVersion = "1.5"
+        masterThoughtVersion = "5.8.2"
+        commonsLang3Version = "3.15.0"
+        commonsRngSimpleVersion = "1.6"
         aspectJVersion = "1.9.22.1"
-        assertJVersion = "3.26.0"
+        assertJVersion = "3.26.3"
         jetbrainsAnnotationsVersion = "24.1.0"
         junitVersion = "5.11.0-M2"
     }

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.9-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

gradlew

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
+' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum

gradlew.bat

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################