diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b5493b2bc..e96837b31 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@ buildDir = file("$projectDir/target")
 
 ext {
   findbugs_version = "3.0.2"
-  guava_version = "31.1-jre"
+  guava_version = "33.5.0-jre"
   antlr_version = "4.12.0"
   plantuml_version = "1.2020.15"
-  jackson_version = "2.13.4"
-  junit_version = "5.9.0"
-  commons_cli_version = "1.5.0"
-  commons_lang_version = "3.11"
-  jupiter_version = "5.6.0"
+  jackson_version = "2.20.1"
+  junit_version = "5.14.1"
+  junit_platform_version = "1.14.1"
+  commons_cli_version = "1.11.0"
+  commons_lang_version = "3.20.0"
+  commons_text_version = "1.15.0"
   freemarker_version = "2.3.31"
   javaparser_version = "3.14.11"
   mockito_version = "3.11.1"
diff --git a/cd-runtime/build.gradle b/cd-runtime/build.gradle
index 58ab440ff..c20b9c1ca 100644
--- a/cd-runtime/build.gradle
+++ b/cd-runtime/build.gradle
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ plugins {
 
 
 dependencies {
-  api 'de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:' + mc_version
+  api "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$mc_version"
 
-  implementation 'de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:' + mc_version
-  implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-text', version: '1.10.0'
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$mc_version"
+  implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-text:$commons_text_version"
   implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
 }
 
 description = 'CD: Runtime'
diff --git a/cd2plantuml/build.gradle b/cd2plantuml/build.gradle
index 4fa46a195..fb215d88f 100644
--- a/cd2plantuml/build.gradle
+++ b/cd2plantuml/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ description = "CD4Analysis: CD2PlantUml"
 dependencies {
   implementation(project(':cdlang'))
 
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests") }
   testImplementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar-trafo:$mc_version"
 
diff --git a/cd2smt/build.gradle b/cd2smt/build.gradle
index 6ee7a8d8c..706956145 100644
--- a/cd2smt/build.gradle
+++ b/cd2smt/build.gradle
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(project(':cdlang'))
   implementation(project(':cddiff'))
 
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests") }
   testImplementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar-trafo:$mc_version"
 
diff --git a/cddiff/build.gradle b/cddiff/build.gradle
index 35a81373c..ae228b853 100644
--- a/cddiff/build.gradle
+++ b/cddiff/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ description = "CD4Analysis: CDDiff"
 dependencies {
   implementation(project(':cdlang'))
 
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests") }
   testImplementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar-trafo:$mc_version"
 
diff --git a/cdlang/build.gradle b/cdlang/build.gradle
index e64f235b6..e18167ce7 100644
--- a/cdlang/build.gradle
+++ b/cdlang/build.gradle
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
   grammar("$var_path:monticore-grammar:$mc_version")
   implementation "$var_path:monticore-grammar:$mc_version" // Dependency for the compat publication - otherwise not necessary
-  implementation "$var_path:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "$var_path:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$jackson_version"
   implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
 
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests")
   }
   testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockito_version"
-  testImplementation group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', name: 'jsr305', version: findbugs_version
+  testImplementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:$findbugs_version"
   testImplementation testFixtures("de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version")
 
   //dependencies for trafo
diff --git a/cdmerge/build.gradle b/cdmerge/build.gradle
index 92e3b2edf..d138c3af8 100644
--- a/cdmerge/build.gradle
+++ b/cdmerge/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ description = "CD4Analysis: CDMerge"
 dependencies {
   implementation(project(':cdlang'))
 
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests") }
   testImplementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar-trafo:$mc_version"
 
diff --git a/cdtool/build.gradle b/cdtool/build.gradle
index 6dbfa1b91..93961e995 100644
--- a/cdtool/build.gradle
+++ b/cdtool/build.gradle
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ dependencies {
   implementation(project(":cd2plantuml"))
   implementation(project(":cd2smt"))
 
-  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementationWithoutExtras "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementationWithoutExtras "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementationWithoutExtras "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementationWithoutExtras "com.google.guava:guava:$guava_version"
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
-  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}") capabilities {
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation ("de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version") capabilities {
     requireCapability("de.monticore:monticore-runtime-tests") }
   testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockito_version"
-  testImplementation group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', name: 'jsr305', version: findbugs_version
+  testImplementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:$findbugs_version"
   testImplementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar-trafo:$mc_version"
   testImplementation(project(':cdlang').sourceSets.test.output)
   testImplementation project(path: ':cdlang')
diff --git a/cdtool/cdgradle/build.gradle b/cdtool/cdgradle/build.gradle
index b74061faf..a4d08b5a8 100644
--- a/cdtool/cdgradle/build.gradle
+++ b/cdtool/cdgradle/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ configurations {
 
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation group: 'de.se_rwth.commons', name: 'se-commons-gradle', version: mc_version
-  cdTool group: 'de.monticore.lang', name: 'cd4analysis', version: mc_version
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-gradle:$mc_version"
+  cdTool "de.monticore.lang:cd4analysis:$mc_version"
   compileOnly(project(":cdlang")) // As the main/cdtool dependency does not have an api dependency to cdlang
 
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:$junit_version"
diff --git a/language-server/build.gradle b/language-server/build.gradle
index 3aee5b64b..15a2ee3cb 100644
--- a/language-server/build.gradle
+++ b/language-server/build.gradle
@@ -37,25 +37,26 @@ dependencies {
   implementation project(":cdlang")
 
   // Dependencies of cd4analysis, all marked as runtime in pom => we need to specify them here
-  implementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2"
+  implementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:$findbugs_version"
   implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
-  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:1.7.9"
-  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:1.7.9"
-  implementation "com.google.guava:guava:25.1-jre"
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
+  implementation "com.google.guava:guava:$guava_version"
   implementation "net.sourceforge.plantuml:plantuml:1.2020.15"
-  implementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3"
-  implementation "commons-cli:commons-cli:1.4"
-  implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.11"
+  implementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logback_version"
+  implementation "commons-cli:commons-cli:$commons_cli_version"
+  implementation "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:$commons_lang_version"
 
   // MCLSG
-  implementation("de.monticore.language-server:monticore-language-server-runtime:$mc_version")
+  implementation "de.monticore.language-server:monticore-language-server-runtime:$mc_version"
 
   // Testing
   // JUnit Jupiter (JUnit 5) dependencies
-  testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.9.2'
-  testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.9.2'
-  testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.9.2'
-  testImplementation group: 'ch.qos.logback', name: 'logback-classic', version: logback_version
+  testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version"
+  testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
+  testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logback_version"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/symtabdefinitiontool/build.gradle b/symtabdefinitiontool/build.gradle
index 062365938..360e1f3eb 100644
--- a/symtabdefinitiontool/build.gradle
+++ b/symtabdefinitiontool/build.gradle
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ description = "SymTabDefinition: Tool"
 dependencies {
   implementation(project(':cdlang'))
 
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
-  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:${project.properties['mc_version']}"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-grammar:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:monticore-runtime:$mc_version"
+  implementation "de.monticore:class2mc:$mc_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-logging:$commons_version"
   implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-utilities:$commons_version"
   implementation "commons-cli:commons-cli:$commons_cli_version"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
 }
 
 task toolJar(type: Jar) {
diff --git a/symtabdefinitiontool/stdefgradle/build.gradle b/symtabdefinitiontool/stdefgradle/build.gradle
index 125d58787..465d63f4a 100644
--- a/symtabdefinitiontool/stdefgradle/build.gradle
+++ b/symtabdefinitiontool/stdefgradle/build.gradle
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation group:'de.se_rwth.commons', name:'se-commons-gradle', version:mc_version
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-gradle:$commons_version"
   stdefTool project(":cdlang")
   compileOnly(project(":cdlang"))
 
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
   testImplementation gradleTestKit()
 }
 
diff --git a/trafo-library/build.gradle b/trafo-library/build.gradle
index 50814b4bb..c8b3a5666 100644
--- a/trafo-library/build.gradle
+++ b/trafo-library/build.gradle
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ dependencies {
   // add the compiled trafo java classes of the subproject to the classpath
   implementation files(project(":cdlang").sourceSets.trafo.output.classesDirs)
 
-
-  implementation group: 'de.se_rwth.commons', name: 'se-commons-groovy', version: commons_version
+  implementation "de.se_rwth.commons:se-commons-groovy:$commons_version"
 
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:$junit_version"
   testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:$junit_version"
   testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:$junit_version"
+  testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:$junit_platform_version"
 
-  compileOnly 'org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.28'
+  compileOnly "org.freemarker:freemarker:$freemarker_version"
 }
 
 configurations.configureEach {