<parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.sdc.sdc-workflow-designer</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdc-workflow-designer-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
-        <spring.boot.version>2.1.0.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
+        <spring.boot.version>2.3.10.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
         <mapstruct.version>1.3.1.Final</mapstruct.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.0</lombok.version>
-        <springfox.version>2.8.0</springfox.version>
+        <springfox.version>3.0.0</springfox.version>
         <jaxb.api.version>2.3.0</jaxb.api.version>
     </properties>
 
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-cassandra</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>HdrHistogram</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.hdrhistogram</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>asm-analysis</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>asm-tree</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
-            <artifactId>springfox-swagger-ui</artifactId>
-            <version>${springfox.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
-            <artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>springfox-boot-starter</artifactId>
             <version>${springfox.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mapstruct</groupId>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9</version>
+            <version>1.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.sdc.sdc-be-common</groupId>
             <artifactId>session-lib</artifactId>
             <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.sdc.sdc-be-common</groupId>
                     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-cassandra</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>jnr-posix</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.github.jnr</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>jnr-ffi</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.github.jnr</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>zusammen-sdk</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.amdocs.zusammen</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>zusammen-commons-configuration</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.amdocs.zusammen</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
        <dependency>
 
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import com.fasterxml.classmate.TypeResolver;
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
     @Test
     public void shouldNotCallToParameterBuilderIfUserIdAnnotationNotFound() {
         when(parameterContext.resolvedMethodParameter()).thenReturn(resolvedMethodParameter);
-        when(resolvedMethodParameter.findAnnotation(UserId.class)).thenReturn(Optional.absent());
+        when(resolvedMethodParameter.findAnnotation(UserId.class)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
         userIdReader.apply(parameterContext);
         verify(parameterContext, times(0)).parameterBuilder();
     }
 
         doReturn(resolvedMethodParameter).when(parameterContext).resolvedMethodParameter();
         doReturn(parameterBuilder).when(parameterContext).parameterBuilder();
-        doReturn(parameterBuilder).when(parameterBuilder).parameterType(any());
+        doReturn(parameterBuilder).when(parameterBuilder).parameterType((String)(any()));
         doReturn(parameterBuilder).when(parameterBuilder).name(any());
         doReturn(parameterBuilder).when(parameterBuilder).type(any());
         doReturn(Optional.of(USER_ID_ANNOTATION)).when(resolvedMethodParameter).findAnnotation(UserId.class);
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.onap.sdc.sdc-workflow-designer</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdc-workflow-designer-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
             <artifactId>jetty-proxy</artifactId>
-            <version>9.4.18.v20190429</version>
+            <version>9.4.40.v20210413</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>jetty-http</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <version>3.0.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jetty-http</artifactId>
+            <version>9.4.40.v20210413</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>