diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 7f6aefd60..b66cef7a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify with Maven
         if: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
-        run: mvn --batch-mode verify
+        run: mvn --batch-mode verify -Pci
 
       - name: Release snapshot with Maven
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "test" | gpg --batch --clearsign --pinentry-mode loopback || true
 
           echo ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
-          mvn --batch-mode deploy
+          mvn --batch-mode deploy -Pci
         env:
+          CI: true
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 17dae49c2..4eabc40bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ jobs:
 
           mvn --batch-mode release:prepare -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
           echo ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
-          mvn --batch-mode release:perform -Prelease
+          mvn --batch-mode release:perform -Prelease -Pci
 
         env:
+          CI: true
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/flyteidl-protos/pom.xml b/flyteidl-protos/pom.xml
index 4472a8b8d..93829461f 100644
--- a/flyteidl-protos/pom.xml
+++ b/flyteidl-protos/pom.xml
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.xolstice.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.6.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <protocArtifact>com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.1:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</protocArtifact>
+          <protocArtifact>com.google.protobuf:protoc:${protobuf.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</protocArtifact>
           <pluginId>grpc-java</pluginId>
           <pluginArtifact>io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:${grpc.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}</pluginArtifact>
           <checkStaleness>true</checkStaleness>
@@ -70,53 +69,11 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>8</source>
-          <target>8</target>
-          <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-          <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
-          <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
+          <!-- there are lots of deprecation in the protos but we don't want to fail -->
           <failOnWarning>false</failOnWarning>
-          <!-- Generated proto classes produce warnings -->
-          <!-- The semantics of this option are reversed, see MCOMPILER-209. -->
-          <useIncrementalCompilation>false</useIncrementalCompilation>
-          <encoding>utf-8</encoding>
-          <compilerArgs>
-            <!-- for AutoValue reflection -->
-            <arg>-parameters</arg>
-            <arg>-Xlint:all</arg>
-            <!-- disable not helpful warnings to fail on warnings -->
-            <arg>-Xlint:-path</arg>
-            <arg>-Xlint:-processing</arg>
-            <!-- we don't care about classes being deserialized with different classpath -->
-            <arg>-Xlint:-serial</arg>
-            <arg>-implicit:class</arg>
-            <!-- see https://stackoverflow.com/a/57004351 -->
-            <arg>-Xpkginfo:always</arg>
-          </compilerArgs>
-          <annotationProcessorPaths>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
-              <artifactId>auto-value</artifactId>
-              <version>${auto-value.version}</version>
-            </path>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>com.google.auto.service</groupId>
-              <artifactId>auto-service</artifactId>
-              <version>${auto-service.version}</version>
-            </path>
-            <path>
-              <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-              <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-              <version>${error_prone.version}</version>
-            </path>
-          </annotationProcessorPaths>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/flytekit-api/pom.xml b/flytekit-api/pom.xml
index 92e348ca1..38630c447 100644
--- a/flytekit-api/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-api/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
       <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/flytekit-bom/pom.xml b/flytekit-bom/pom.xml
index 4e667c6f2..4008ddf45 100644
--- a/flytekit-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-bom/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-        <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala_2.13</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
diff --git a/flytekit-examples-scala/pom.xml b/flytekit-examples-scala/pom.xml
index 4d12638c4..eecab605f 100644
--- a/flytekit-examples-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-examples-scala/pom.xml
@@ -24,23 +24,47 @@
     <version>0.4.25-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala</artifactId>
+  <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala_2.13</artifactId>
 
   <name>Flytekit Java Examples in Scala</name>
   <description>Examples of Tasks, Workflows and Launch plans written in Scala.</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <scala.baseVersion>2.13</scala.baseVersion>
-    <scala.version>2.13.10</scala.version>
-
     <!-- spotbugs doesn't understand Scala code -->
     <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>flytekit-scala_${scala.baseVersion}</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>flytekit-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
+      <artifactId>flytekit-scala_2.13</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/flytekit-examples/pom.xml b/flytekit-examples/pom.xml
index 0e233ac21..2b9a1b563 100644
--- a/flytekit-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-examples/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
       <artifactId>auto-service-annotations</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- test -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -66,11 +72,6 @@
       <artifactId>flytekit-testing</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -100,9 +101,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/flytekit-jackson/pom.xml b/flytekit-jackson/pom.xml
index 98ee3a80e..3bfb001ce 100644
--- a/flytekit-jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-jackson/pom.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
       <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- test -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/flytekit-java/pom.xml b/flytekit-java/pom.xml
index 13dda4de4..bf3e8430b 100644
--- a/flytekit-java/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-java/pom.xml
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
   <name>Flytekit Java</name>
   <description>Classes used by developers to build Flyte's Tasks, Workflows and Launch plans.</description>
 
-  <properties>
-    <scala.version>2.13.10</scala.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <!-- provided -->
     <dependency>
@@ -82,17 +78,16 @@
       <artifactId>mockito-junit-jupiter</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
+      <version>${scala213.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
+      <version>${scala213.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/flytekit-local-engine/src/test/java/org/flyte/localengine/LocalEngineTest.java b/flytekit-local-engine/src/test/java/org/flyte/localengine/LocalEngineTest.java
index b2814c814..7123b0a64 100644
--- a/flytekit-local-engine/src/test/java/org/flyte/localengine/LocalEngineTest.java
+++ b/flytekit-local-engine/src/test/java/org/flyte/localengine/LocalEngineTest.java
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public void testStructWorkflow() {
     assertEquals(expectedOutput, outputs.get("outputStructData"));
   }*/
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("LockOnNonEnclosingClassLiteral")
   @Test
   public void testRetryableTask_completed() {
     String workflowName = new RetryableWorkflow().getName();
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ public void testRetryableTask_completed() {
     }
   }
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("LockOnNonEnclosingClassLiteral")
   @Test
   public void testRetryableTask_failed() {
     WorkflowTemplate workflow = new RetryableWorkflow().toIdlTemplate();
diff --git a/flytekit-scala-tests/pom.xml b/flytekit-scala-tests/pom.xml
index 2ad1db28d..9371a41f4 100644
--- a/flytekit-scala-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-scala-tests/pom.xml
@@ -33,15 +33,42 @@
     in the same module.</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <scala.baseVersion>2.13</scala.baseVersion>
-    <scala.version>2.13.10</scala.version>
-
     <!-- spotbugs doesn't understand Scala code -->
     <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <!-- test -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
+      <artifactId>flytekit-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
       <artifactId>flytekit-examples</artifactId>
@@ -49,7 +76,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>flytekit-scala_${scala.baseVersion}</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>flytekit-scala_2.13</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -81,10 +108,27 @@
               <goal>testCompile</goal>
             </goals>
           </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>doc-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- Disabling the default javadoc plugin - we use scala-maven-plugin instead -->
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>none</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/flytekit-scala_2.12/pom.xml b/flytekit-scala_2.12/pom.xml
index b42dcb505..5ac90186a 100644
--- a/flytekit-scala_2.12/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-scala_2.12/pom.xml
@@ -32,15 +32,25 @@
     Scala 2.12.</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <scala.baseVersion>2.12</scala.baseVersion>
-    <scala.version>2.12.11</scala.version>
-
-    <magnolia.version>1.0.0-M4</magnolia.version>
-
     <!-- spotbugs doesn't understand Scala code -->
     <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala212.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala212.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <!-- compile -->
     <dependency>
@@ -49,8 +59,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.softwaremill.magnolia</groupId>
-      <artifactId>magnolia-core_${scala.baseVersion}</artifactId>
-      <version>${magnolia.version}</version>
+      <artifactId>magnolia-core_2.12</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided -->
@@ -59,10 +68,14 @@
       <artifactId>flytekit-api</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+      <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -74,7 +87,8 @@
         <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <sourceDir>../flytekit-scala_2.13/src/main/scala</sourceDir>
-          <scalaVersion>${scala.version}</scalaVersion>
+          <testSourceDir>../flytekit-scala_2.13/src/test/scala</testSourceDir>
+          <scalaVersion>${scala212.version}</scalaVersion>
           <args>
             <arg>-language:experimental.macros</arg>
           </args>
@@ -84,19 +98,30 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>compile</goal>
               <goal>testCompile</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
               <goal>doc-jar</goal>
             </goals>
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- Disabling the default javadoc plugin - we use scala-maven-plugin instead -->
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>none</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
-    <sourceDirectory>../flytekit-scala_2.13/src/main/scala</sourceDirectory>
-    <testSourceDirectory>../flytekit-scala_2.13/src/test/scala</testSourceDirectory>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/flytekit-scala_2.13/pom.xml b/flytekit-scala_2.13/pom.xml
index 2531422e8..86c6a53bc 100644
--- a/flytekit-scala_2.13/pom.xml
+++ b/flytekit-scala_2.13/pom.xml
@@ -32,15 +32,25 @@
     Scala 2.13.</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <scala.baseVersion>2.13</scala.baseVersion>
-    <scala.version>2.13.11</scala.version>
-
-    <magnolia.version>1.0.0-M4</magnolia.version>
-
     <!-- spotbugs doesn't understand Scala code -->
     <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
+        <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
+        <version>${scala213.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <!-- compile -->
     <dependency>
@@ -49,8 +59,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.softwaremill.magnolia</groupId>
-      <artifactId>magnolia-core_${scala.baseVersion}</artifactId>
-      <version>${magnolia.version}</version>
+      <artifactId>magnolia-core_2.13</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided -->
@@ -62,13 +71,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-reflect</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -88,16 +95,29 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>compile</goal>
               <goal>testCompile</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
               <goal>doc-jar</goal>
             </goals>
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- Disabling the default javadoc plugin - we use scala-maven-plugin instead -->
       <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>none</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index aa22da893..930386f3e 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -29,28 +29,6 @@
   <name>Flytekit Java - Integration tests</name>
   <description>Tests for Flytekit Java project.</description>
 
-  <properties>
-    <enforcer.skip>true</enforcer.skip>
-  </properties>
-
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-        <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.15.3</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>net.java.dev.jna</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jna</artifactId>
-        <version>5.8.0</version>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-  </dependencyManagement>
-
   <dependencies>
     <!-- compile -->
     <dependency>
@@ -74,22 +52,16 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- dependencies for integration-tests -->
+    <!-- dependencies for integration-tests to make sure these modules are built prior to integration-tests -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
       <artifactId>flytekit-examples</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
       <artifactId>jflyte</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test -->
@@ -137,28 +109,37 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>test</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <phase>integration-test</phase>
-            <configuration>
-              <excludes>
-                <exclude>none</exclude>
-              </excludes>
-              <includes>
-                <include>**/*IT</include>
-              </includes>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>it</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>test</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                <configuration>
+                  <excludes>
+                    <exclude>none</exclude>
+                  </excludes>
+                  <includes>
+                    <include>**/*IT</include>
+                  </includes>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/jflyte-aws/pom.xml b/jflyte-aws/pom.xml
index 36a314b4f..81d96a873 100644
--- a/jflyte-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/jflyte-aws/pom.xml
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@
   <name>JFlyte - AWS Filesystem extension</name>
   <description>Stages jars in S3.</description>
 
-  <dependencyManagement>
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-        <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>1.14.3</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-  </dependencyManagement>
-
   <dependencies>
     <!-- compile -->
     <dependency>
@@ -95,9 +83,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/jflyte-aws/src/test/java/org/flyte/jflyte/aws/S3FileSystemIT.java b/jflyte-aws/src/test/java/org/flyte/jflyte/aws/S3FileSystemIT.java
index 1b02d7b89..2e8300fff 100644
--- a/jflyte-aws/src/test/java/org/flyte/jflyte/aws/S3FileSystemIT.java
+++ b/jflyte-aws/src/test/java/org/flyte/jflyte/aws/S3FileSystemIT.java
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@
 import org.testcontainers.containers.localstack.LocalStackContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
 import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 @Testcontainers
 public class S3FileSystemIT {
 
   @Container
-  public final LocalStackContainer localStack = new LocalStackContainer().withServices(S3);
+  public final LocalStackContainer localStack =
+      new LocalStackContainer(DockerImageName.parse("localstack/localstack").withTag("0.11.2"))
+          .withServices(S3);
 
   private AmazonS3 s3;
 
diff --git a/jflyte-google-cloud/pom.xml b/jflyte-google-cloud/pom.xml
index 366abe9a1..9f0fa8aed 100644
--- a/jflyte-google-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/jflyte-google-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
   <name>JFlyte - Gcloud Filesystem and IdToken extension</name>
   <description>Stages jars in GCS.</description>
 
-  <properties>
-    <mockito.version>3.3.3</mockito.version>
-    <junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <dependencies>
     <!-- compile -->
     <dependency>
@@ -57,49 +52,43 @@
       <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- tests -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${junit.version}</version>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
-      <version>${junit.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-      <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2</version>
+      <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${mockito.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-      <version>${mockito.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-      <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/jflyte-utils/pom.xml b/jflyte-utils/pom.xml
index dc927fa80..04431c57b 100644
--- a/jflyte-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/jflyte-utils/pom.xml
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
       <artifactId>jflyte-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jflyte-aws</artifactId>
-      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
-           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jflyte-google-cloud</artifactId>
-      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
-           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -90,13 +76,6 @@
       <artifactId>netty-tcnative-boringssl-static</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
-    <!-- runtime -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
-    </dependency>
-
     <!-- provided -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
@@ -171,9 +150,6 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/jflyte/pom.xml b/jflyte/pom.xml
index 2204c66e9..978ae26af 100644
--- a/jflyte/pom.xml
+++ b/jflyte/pom.xml
@@ -58,20 +58,6 @@
       <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
       <artifactId>jflyte-utils</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jflyte-aws</artifactId>
-      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
-           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jflyte-google-cloud</artifactId>
-      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
-           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -109,6 +95,20 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- provided -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jflyte-aws</artifactId>
+      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
+           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jflyte-google-cloud</artifactId>
+      <!-- We want to have the dependency, so it is already built before building the docker image,
+           but we want to avoid the artifacts from the module to pollute jflyte -->
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
       <artifactId>auto-value-annotations</artifactId>
@@ -171,20 +171,10 @@
       <artifactId>memoryfilesystem</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- ensure there is at least one slf4j implementation in test classpath so that we can test
-         org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.class is only discovered in child class loader -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8502c0bd2..3b18cbabf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,8 +85,18 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <auto-service.version>1.0.1</auto-service.version>
-    <auto-value.version>1.10.1</auto-value.version>
+    <!-- note that we can not go beyond this version
+    After https://github.com/google/auto/commit/965e8932814ba79804ff8977ad346837df8c9c35#diff-c28f0ce6609b34aeb32ffc9d26613371c57ecf07d96c97ac7c6ed8ee51f16697,
+    auto-service started to apply more verifications, one of which is https://github.com/google/auto/blob/0194ed73fd6194e68bb14c25a97ed8f06d3298e4/service/processor/src/main/java/com/google/auto/service/processor/AutoServiceProcessor.java#L254-L265,
+    and that would generate a warning because we use generics everywhere, e.g. SdkRunnableTask. With
+    warning generated, the build would fail because have failOnWarning configured for maven-compiler-plugin.
+    It would be a mess to annotate everywhere to suppress the warning. It is also possible to disable the verification
+    using -Averify=false in compiler argument, but that requires we configure maven-compiler-plugin individually for any
+    module that uses @AutoService, otherwise we get warning like "The following options were not recognized by any processor: '[verify]'",
+    which again will fail the build because we have failOnWarning.
+     -->
+    <auto-service.version>1.0.2</auto-service.version>
+    <auto-value.version>1.10.4</auto-value.version>
     <common-proto.version>2.14.3</common-proto.version>
     <grpc.version>1.46.0</grpc.version>
     <!-- must be aligned with netty version -->
@@ -98,10 +108,8 @@
     <!-- also remember to bump the version in flytekit-bom module -->
     <spotless.version>2.21.0</spotless.version>
     <spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.excludeFilterFile>
-    <error_prone.version>2.19.1</error_prone.version>
-    <!-- Using the error-prone-javac is required when running on JDK 8 -->
-    <error_prone.javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</error_prone.javac.version>
-    <junit.version>5.6.2</junit.version>
+    <error_prone.version>2.22.0</error_prone.version>
+    <junit.version>5.7.0</junit.version>
 
     <!-- has to be one liner, or errorprone doesn't work -->
     <error-prone-base-config><![CDATA[-Xplugin:ErrorProne -XepDisableWarningsInGeneratedCode -XepExcludedPaths:.*/generated-(test-)?sources/.*]]></error-prone-base-config>
@@ -111,6 +119,9 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>${maven.compiler.release}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.release}</maven.compiler.target>
     <mockito.version>3.3.3</mockito.version>
+    <scala212.version>2.12.17</scala212.version>
+    <scala213.version>2.13.10</scala213.version>
+    <magnolia.version>1.0.0-M4</magnolia.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -163,7 +174,7 @@
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.flyte</groupId>
-        <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>flytekit-examples-scala_2.13</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -200,7 +211,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
         <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-        <version>31.1-jre</version>
+        <version>32.1.2-jre</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
@@ -224,6 +235,11 @@
         <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
         <version>${error_prone.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>j2objc-annotations</artifactId>
+        <version>2.8</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -254,11 +270,21 @@
         <artifactId>auto-value-annotations</artifactId>
         <version>${auto-value.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
+        <artifactId>auto-value</artifactId>
+        <version>${auto-value.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.auto.service</groupId>
         <artifactId>auto-service-annotations</artifactId>
         <version>${auto-service.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.auto.service</groupId>
+        <artifactId>auto-service</artifactId>
+        <version>${auto-service.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>info.picocli</groupId>
         <artifactId>picocli</artifactId>
@@ -269,6 +295,11 @@
         <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
         <version>${junit.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
+        <version>${junit.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
         <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
@@ -315,6 +346,36 @@
         <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
         <version>1.3.2</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+        <artifactId>error_prone_annotation</artifactId>
+        <version>${error_prone.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+        <version>${error_prone.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.softwaremill.magnolia</groupId>
+        <artifactId>magnolia-core_2.12</artifactId>
+        <version>${magnolia.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.softwaremill.magnolia</groupId>
+        <artifactId>magnolia-core_2.13</artifactId>
+        <version>${magnolia.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+        <version>3.33.0</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>net.java.dev.jna</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jna</artifactId>
+        <version>5.8.0</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
@@ -336,6 +397,13 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+        <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>1.15.3</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
@@ -366,7 +434,7 @@
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.1</version>
+          <version>3.11.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
             <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
@@ -543,8 +611,10 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.0</version>
+          <version>3.3.1</version>
           <configuration>
+            <source>8</source>
+            <doclint>all,-missing</doclint>
             <show>private</show>
             <encoding>utf-8</encoding>
             <!--
@@ -701,6 +771,11 @@
           <artifactId>jib-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.xolstice.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.6.1</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
@@ -731,9 +806,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.0.0-M4</version>
@@ -744,10 +816,57 @@
           <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>not-ci</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>env.CI</name>
+          <value>!true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>apply</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>compile</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>ci</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>check</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>compile</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <!-- Based on: https://central.sonatype.org/pages/apache-maven.html-->
@@ -778,7 +897,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.1</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -788,23 +906,6 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.1</version>
-            <configuration>
-              <source>8</source>
-              <doclint>all,-missing</doclint>
-            </configuration>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>jar</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spotless.xmlformat.prefs b/spotless.xmlformat.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index dfb77de08..000000000
--- a/spotless.xmlformat.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-indentationChar=space
-indentationSize=2
-lineWidth=100
-formatCommentJoinLines=False
-preserveCDATAContent=True
-formatCommentText=False