diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 58b72d077..aed067641 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The ideal place for questions or discussions about the HiveMQ Community Edition
 
 === Quick Start
 
-* Download the latest https://github.com/hivemq/hivemq-community-edition/releases/download/2024.4/hivemq-ce-2024.4.zip[HiveMQ CE binary package].
+* Download the latest https://github.com/hivemq/hivemq-community-edition/releases/download/2024.5/hivemq-ce-2024.5.zip[HiveMQ CE binary package].
 * Unzip the package.
 * Run the run.sh (Linux/OSX) or run.bat (Windows) in the bin folder of the package.
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ If you use Gradle, include the following code in your `build.gradle(.kts)` file.
 ----
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-community-edition-embedded:2024.4")
+    implementation("com.hivemq:hivemq-community-edition-embedded:2024.5")
 }
 ----
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ If you use Maven, include the following code in your `pom.xml` file.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hivemq</groupId>
             <artifactId>hivemq-community-edition-embedded</artifactId>
-            <version>2024.4</version>
+            <version>2024.5</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     ...
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9a7433d95..903fb64c1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=2024.4
+version=2024.5
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 77bc09c70..ef73123a9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ eclipse-collections = "11.1.0"
 equalsVerifier = "3.16.1"
 guava = "33.1.0-jre"
 guice = "5.1.0"
-hivemq-extensionSdk = "4.28.0"
+hivemq-extensionSdk = "4.29.0"
 jackson = "2.17.1"
 jacoco = "0.8.7"
 javassist = "3.30.2-GA"
diff --git a/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses b/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses
index fdeab1f50..a6f0bd233 100644
--- a/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses
+++ b/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ HiveMQ uses the following third party libraries:
  aopalliance:aopalliance                                                    | 1.0                                       | Public Domain | 
  ch.qos.logback:logback-classic                                             | 1.5.6                                     | EPL-1.0       | https://spdx.org/licenses/EPL-1.0.html
  ch.qos.logback:logback-core                                                | 1.5.6                                     | EPL-1.0       | https://spdx.org/licenses/EPL-1.0.html
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations                             | 2.17.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core                                    | 2.17.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind                                | 2.17.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- com.github.oshi:oshi-core                                                  | 6.6.0                                     | MIT           | https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
+ com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations                             | 2.17.1                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core                                    | 2.17.1                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind                                | 2.17.1                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ com.github.oshi:oshi-core                                                  | 6.6.1                                     | MIT           | https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
  com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305                                            | 3.0.2                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  com.google.guava:failureaccess                                             | 1.0.2                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  com.google.guava:guava                                                     | 33.1.0-jre                                | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
@@ -24,23 +24,22 @@ HiveMQ uses the following third party libraries:
  io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-jmx                                          | 4.2.25                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-logback                                      | 4.2.25                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  io.github.microutils:kotlin-logging                                        | 1.4.1                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-buffer                                                      | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-codec                                                       | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-codec-http                                                  | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-common                                                      | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-handler                                                     | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-resolver                                                    | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-transport                                                   | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common                                | 4.1.109.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-buffer                                                      | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-codec                                                       | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-codec-http                                                  | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-common                                                      | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-handler                                                     | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-resolver                                                    | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-transport                                                   | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common                                | 4.1.110.Final                             | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api                                  | 1.2.2                                     | BSD-3-Clause  | https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
  jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api                                      | 2.3.3                                     | BSD-3-Clause  | https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
  javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api                                      | 1.3.2                                     | CDDL-1.1      | https://spdx.org/licenses/CDDL-1.1.html
  javax.inject:javax.inject                                                  | 1                                         | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy                                                   | 1.14.9                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  net.java.dev.jna:jna                                                       | 5.14.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform                                              | 5.14.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  net.openhft:zero-allocation-hashing                                        | 0.16                                      | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- org.apache.commons:commons-compress                                        | 1.26.1                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ org.apache.commons:commons-compress                                        | 1.26.2                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  org.apache.commons:commons-lang3                                           | 3.14.0                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on                                            | 1.78.1                                    | MIT           | https://www.bouncycastle.org/licence.html
  org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on                                            | 1.78.1                                    | MIT           | https://www.bouncycastle.org/licence.html
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ HiveMQ uses the following third party libraries:
  org.eclipse.collections:eclipse-collections                                | 11.1.0                                    | BSD-3-Clause  | https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
  org.eclipse.collections:eclipse-collections-api                            | 11.1.0                                    | BSD-3-Clause  | https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php
  org.jctools:jctools-core                                                   | 4.0.3                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
- org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib                                         | 1.9.23                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
+ org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib                                         | 1.9.24                                    | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  org.jetbrains.xodus:xodus-compress                                         | 1.2.3                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  org.jetbrains.xodus:xodus-environment                                      | 1.2.3                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
  org.jetbrains.xodus:xodus-openAPI                                          | 1.2.3                                     | Apache-2.0    | https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html
diff --git a/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses.html b/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses.html
index 739f85dd8..8ea760389 100644
--- a/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses.html
+++ b/src/distribution/third-party-licenses/licenses.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations</td>
-        <td>2.17.0</td>
+        <td>2.17.1</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core</td>
-        <td>2.17.0</td>
+        <td>2.17.1</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind</td>
-        <td>2.17.0</td>
+        <td>2.17.1</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>com.github.oshi:oshi-core</td>
-        <td>6.6.0</td>
+        <td>6.6.1</td>
         <td>MIT</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html</a>
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-buffer</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-codec</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-codec-http</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-common</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-handler</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-resolver</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-transport</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common</td>
-        <td>4.1.109.Final</td>
+        <td>4.1.110.Final</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -305,15 +305,6 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
         </td>
         <td></td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
-        <td>net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy</td>
-        <td>1.14.9</td>
-        <td>Apache-2.0</td>
-        <td>
-            <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
-        </td>
-        <td></td>
-    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>net.java.dev.jna:jna</td>
         <td>5.14.0</td>
@@ -343,7 +334,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>org.apache.commons:commons-compress</td>
-        <td>1.26.1</td>
+        <td>1.26.2</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>
@@ -415,7 +406,7 @@ <h2>Third Party Licenses</h2>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib</td>
-        <td>1.9.23</td>
+        <td>1.9.24</td>
         <td>Apache-2.0</td>
         <td>
             <a href="https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html">https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html</a>