diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-default-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-default-actions.yml
index d84c89c20..352c71070 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-default-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-default-actions.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-default-jdk11-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-default-jdk11-actions.yml
index 5121781cf..18be438a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-default-jdk11-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-default-jdk11-actions.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write
     steps:
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-jdk11-release-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-jdk11-release-actions.yml
index 9959cbe42..4defb7bff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-jdk11-release-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-jdk11-release-actions.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-release-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-release-actions.yml
index c95174992..48909d719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-release-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-release-actions.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: "Cache Maven repository"
-        uses: actions/cache@v3.3.3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4.0.0
         with:
           path: $HOME/.m2
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 959be9d11..3a19bda7e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
         <jacoco.branchRatio>0.89</jacoco.branchRatio>
         <jacoco.complexityRatio>0.91</jacoco.complexityRatio>
         <jacoco.lineRatio>0.98</jacoco.lineRatio>
-        <sonar.coverage.exclusions>**/AbstractTransformer.*,**/model/*,**/constant/*,**/error/*,**/annotation/*
-        </sonar.coverage.exclusions>
+        <sonar.coverage.exclusions>**/AbstractTransformer.*,**/model/*,**/constant/*,**/error/*,**/annotation/*</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
+        <sonar.scanner.force-deprecated-java-version>true</sonar.scanner.force-deprecated-java-version>
         <!-- Required for coverall jdk >= 9 compatibility -->
         <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
         <!-- site properties -->