diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00dad74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: maven
+  directory: "/"
+  schedule:
+    interval: monthly
+  open-pull-requests-limit: 50
diff --git a/finish/pom.xml b/finish/pom.xml
index c539161..169496e 100644
--- a/finish/pom.xml
+++ b/finish/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9080</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9443</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile</artifactId>
-            <version>6.0</version>
+            <version>6.1</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.9.2</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>3.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <http.port>${liberty.var.default.http.port}</http.port>
+                        <http.port>${liberty.var.http.port}</http.port>
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/finish/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java b/finish/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
index 5b77faa..c140bda 100644
--- a/finish/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
+++ b/finish/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // tag::copyright[]
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2022 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 public class InventoryUtils {
 
-  private final String SYSTEM_PORT = System.getProperty("default.http.port", "9080");
+  private final String SYSTEM_PORT = System.getProperty("http.port", "9080");
 
     public Properties getProperties(String hostname) {
         try {
diff --git a/finish/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/finish/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index 0f58135..fbcd5f0 100755
--- a/finish/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/finish/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
     <feature>jsonp-2.1</feature>
      <feature>jsonb-3.0</feature>
     <feature>cdi-4.0</feature>
-    <feature>mpConfig-3.0</feature>
+    <feature>mpConfig-3.1</feature>
     <feature>mpRestClient-3.0</feature>
     <feature>mpOpenAPI-3.1</feature>
   </featureManager>
 
-  <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
-  <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
+  <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
+  <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
 
-  <httpEndpoint httpPort="${default.http.port}" httpsPort="${default.https.port}"
+  <httpEndpoint httpPort="${http.port}" httpsPort="${https.port}"
       id="defaultHttpEndpoint" host="*" />
 
   <!-- <logging traceSpecification="com.ibm.ws.microprofile.openapi.*=all"/> -->
diff --git a/finish/src/main/webapp/index.html b/finish/src/main/webapp/index.html
index 80d3cca..714a883 100755
--- a/finish/src/main/webapp/index.html
+++ b/finish/src/main/webapp/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-  Copyright (c) 2016, 2023 IBM Corp.
+  Copyright (c) 2016, 2024 IBM Corp.
 
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ <h2>Eclipse MicroProfile</h2>
     <p>
         For more information about the features used in this application, see the Open Liberty documentation:
         <ul>
-            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#microProfile-6.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile 6.0</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#microProfile-6.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile 6.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpOpenAPI-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile OpenAPI 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpRestClient-3.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Rest Client 3.0</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpConfig-3.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Config 3.0</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpConfig-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Config 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#cdi-4.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta Contexts and Dependency Injection 4.0</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#restfulWS-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta RESTful Web Services 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#jsonp-2.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta JSON Processing 2.1</a></li>
diff --git a/start/pom.xml b/start/pom.xml
index c539161..169496e 100644
--- a/start/pom.xml
+++ b/start/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- Liberty configuration -->
-        <liberty.var.default.http.port>9080</liberty.var.default.http.port>
-        <liberty.var.default.https.port>9443</liberty.var.default.https.port>
+        <liberty.var.http.port>9080</liberty.var.http.port>
+        <liberty.var.https.port>9443</liberty.var.https.port>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile</artifactId>
-            <version>6.0</version>
+            <version>6.1</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.9.2</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-client</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.resteasy</groupId>
             <artifactId>resteasy-json-binding-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.7.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>3.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>liberty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.2</version>
+                <version>3.10</version>
             </plugin>
             <!-- Plugin to run functional tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.2.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemPropertyVariables>
-                        <http.port>${liberty.var.default.http.port}</http.port>
+                        <http.port>${liberty.var.http.port}</http.port>
                     </systemPropertyVariables>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/start/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java b/start/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
index 3de63a0..da24c9d 100644
--- a/start/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
+++ b/start/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/inventory/InventoryUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // tag::copyright[]
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2022 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 public class InventoryUtils {
 
-  private final String SYSTEM_PORT = System.getProperty("default.http.port", "9080");
+  private final String SYSTEM_PORT = System.getProperty("http.port", "9080");
 
     public Properties getProperties(String hostname) {
         try {
diff --git a/start/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml b/start/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
index a77de8a..e784b80 100755
--- a/start/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
+++ b/start/src/main/liberty/config/server.xml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
     <feature>jsonp-2.1</feature>
     <feature>jsonb-3.0</feature>
     <feature>cdi-4.0</feature>
-    <feature>mpConfig-3.0</feature>
+    <feature>mpConfig-3.1</feature>
     <feature>mpRestClient-3.0</feature>
     <feature>mpOpenAPI-3.1</feature>
   </featureManager>
 
-  <variable name="default.http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
-  <variable name="default.https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
+  <variable name="http.port" defaultValue="9080"/>
+  <variable name="https.port" defaultValue="9443"/>
 
-  <httpEndpoint httpPort="${default.http.port}" httpsPort="${default.https.port}"
+  <httpEndpoint httpPort="${http.port}" httpsPort="${https.port}"
       id="defaultHttpEndpoint" host="*" />
 
   <!-- <logging traceSpecification="com.ibm.ws.microprofile.openapi.*=all"/> -->
diff --git a/start/src/main/webapp/index.html b/start/src/main/webapp/index.html
index 80d3cca..714a883 100755
--- a/start/src/main/webapp/index.html
+++ b/start/src/main/webapp/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-  Copyright (c) 2016, 2023 IBM Corp.
+  Copyright (c) 2016, 2024 IBM Corp.
 
   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ <h2>Eclipse MicroProfile</h2>
     <p>
         For more information about the features used in this application, see the Open Liberty documentation:
         <ul>
-            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#microProfile-6.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile 6.0</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#microProfile-6.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile 6.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpOpenAPI-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile OpenAPI 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpRestClient-3.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Rest Client 3.0</a></li>
-            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpConfig-3.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Config 3.0</a></li>
+            <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#mpConfig-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MicroProfile Config 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#cdi-4.0.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta Contexts and Dependency Injection 4.0</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#restfulWS-3.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta RESTful Web Services 3.1</a></li>
             <li><a href="https://openliberty.io/docs/ref/feature/#jsonp-2.1.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jakarta JSON Processing 2.1</a></li>