diff --git a/acceptance-test/pom.xml b/acceptance-test/pom.xml
index 8ae4424..5206f68 100644
--- a/acceptance-test/pom.xml
+++ b/acceptance-test/pom.xml
@@ -31,36 +31,18 @@
       <artifactId>cucumber-java8</artifactId>
       <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>apiguardian-api</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.apiguardian</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
-      <artifactId>cucumber-junit</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>cucumber-junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
       <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>apiguardian-api</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.apiguardian</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
       <artifactId>cucumber-spring</artifactId>
       <version>${cucumber.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>apiguardian-api</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.apiguardian</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/AcceptanceTest.kt b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/AcceptanceTest.kt
index c73d4e3..7b64872 100644
--- a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/AcceptanceTest.kt
+++ b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/AcceptanceTest.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith
-import org.junit.platform.runner.JUnitPlatform
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.Mockito
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ import packagename.domain.port.ObtainExample
 import java.util.*
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension::class)
-@RunWith(JUnitPlatform::class)
 class AcceptanceTest {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/ExampleStepDef.kt b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/ExampleStepDef.kt
index caeec1e..2ca3cc7 100644
--- a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/ExampleStepDef.kt
+++ b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/ExampleStepDef.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ class ExampleStepDef(restTemplate: TestRestTemplate, exampleDao: ExampleDao) : E
 
   init {
 
-    DataTableType { row: Map<String, String> -> Example(row["code"].toString().toLong(), row["description"].toString()) }
-    DataTableType { row: Map<String, String> -> ExampleEntity(code = row["code"].toString().toLong(), description = row["description"].toString()) }
+//    DataTableType { row: Map<String, String> -> Example(row["code"].toString().toLong(), row["description"].toString()) }
+//    DataTableType { row: Map<String, String> -> ExampleEntity(code = row["code"].toString().toLong(), description = row["description"].toString()) }
+
 
     Before { _ -> exampleDao.deleteAll() }
     After { _ -> exampleDao.deleteAll() }
diff --git a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/RunCucumberExampleTest.kt b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/RunCucumberExampleTest.kt
index 56f90b0..fd4ec49 100644
--- a/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/RunCucumberExampleTest.kt
+++ b/acceptance-test/src/test/kotlin/packagename/cucumber/RunCucumberExampleTest.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package packagename.cucumber
 
-import io.cucumber.junit.Cucumber
-import io.cucumber.junit.CucumberOptions
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import io.cucumber.junit.platform.engine.Constants.*
+import org.junit.platform.suite.api.*
 
-@RunWith(Cucumber::class)
-@CucumberOptions(features = ["classpath:features/example.feature"],
-    strict = true,
-    plugin = ["json:target/cucumber/example.json", "json:target/cucumber/example.xml"],
-    tags = "@Example",
-    glue = ["classpath:packagename.cucumber"])
+@Suite
+@IncludeEngines("cucumber")
+@SelectClasspathResource("features")
+@ConfigurationParameters(
+    ConfigurationParameter(key = GLUE_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "packagename.cucumber"), // this is the part where the stepdef file is
+    ConfigurationParameter(key = FILTER_TAGS_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "@Example"),
+    ConfigurationParameter(key = JUNIT_PLATFORM_NAMING_STRATEGY_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "long"),
+    ConfigurationParameter(key = PLUGIN_PUBLISH_QUIET_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "true"),
+    ConfigurationParameter(key = PLUGIN_PROPERTY_NAME, value = "json:target/cucumber/cucumber.json")
+)
 class RunCucumberExampleTest
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5aa9e33..0ad81a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
     <kotlin.version>1.5.31</kotlin.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <spring-boot.version>2.5.5</spring-boot.version>
-    <cucumber.version>6.11.0</cucumber.version>
+    <junit-jupiter.version>5.8.1</junit-jupiter.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>2.5.6</spring-boot.version>
+    <cucumber.version>7.0.0</cucumber.version>
     <springdoc.version>1.5.11</springdoc.version>
     <pre-liquibase.version>1.1.1</pre-liquibase.version>
     <!-- plugins -->
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Frameworks & Libraries -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
@@ -111,27 +119,12 @@
     <!-- JUnit 5 dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-platform-launcher</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-platform-runner</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>junit-platform-suite</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- mockito dependencies -->