diff --git a/generators/base-workspaces/internal/docker-prompts.mjs b/generators/base-workspaces/internal/docker-prompts.mjs
index fe34119b426c..b1bfe49d7d5f 100644
--- a/generators/base-workspaces/internal/docker-prompts.mjs
+++ b/generators/base-workspaces/internal/docker-prompts.mjs
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 
+import { readdirSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { loadConfigs } from './docker-base.mjs';
 import { applicationTypes, monitoringTypes, serviceDiscoveryTypes } from '../../../jdl/jhipster/index.mjs';
 import { convertSecretToBase64 } from '../../base/support/index.mjs';
@@ -118,15 +118,21 @@ async function askForPath() {
       name: 'directoryPath',
       message: messageAskForPath,
       default: this.directoryPath || '../',
-      validate: input => {
+      validate: async input => {
         const path = this.destinationPath(input);
-        if (shelljs.test('-d', path)) {
-          const appsFolders = getAppFolders.call(this, input, deploymentApplicationType);
-
-          if (appsFolders.length === 0) {
-            return deploymentApplicationType === MONOLITH ? `No monolith found in ${path}` : `No microservice or gateway found in ${path}`;
+        try {
+          if (statSync(path).isDirectory) {
+            const appsFolders = getAppFolders.call(this, input, deploymentApplicationType);
+
+            if (appsFolders.length === 0) {
+              return deploymentApplicationType === MONOLITH
+                ? `No monolith found in ${path}`
+                : `No microservice or gateway found in ${path}`;
+            }
+            return true;
           }
-          return true;
+        } catch {
+          // Ignore error
         }
         return `${path} is not a directory or doesn't exist`;
       },
@@ -366,27 +372,31 @@ async function askForDockerPushCommand() {
  */
 export function getAppFolders(input, deploymentApplicationType) {
   const destinationPath = this.destinationPath(input);
-  const files = shelljs.ls('-l', destinationPath);
+  const files = readdirSync(destinationPath);
   const appsFolders = [];
 
   files.forEach(file => {
-    if (file.isDirectory()) {
-      if (shelljs.test('-f', `${destinationPath}/${file.name}/.yo-rc.json`)) {
-        try {
-          const fileData = this.fs.readJSON(`${destinationPath}/${file.name}/.yo-rc.json`);
-          if (
-            fileData['generator-jhipster'].baseName !== undefined &&
-            (deploymentApplicationType === undefined ||
-              deploymentApplicationType === fileData['generator-jhipster'].applicationType ||
-              (deploymentApplicationType === MICROSERVICE && fileData['generator-jhipster'].applicationType === GATEWAY))
-          ) {
-            appsFolders.push(file.name.match(/([^/]*)\/*$/)[1]);
+    try {
+      if (statSync(this.destinationPath(file)).isDirectory()) {
+        if (statSync(this.destinationPath(file, '.yo-rc.json')).isFile()) {
+          try {
+            const fileData = this.readDestinationJSON(`${file.name}/.yo-rc.json`);
+            if (
+              fileData['generator-jhipster'].baseName !== undefined &&
+              (deploymentApplicationType === undefined ||
+                deploymentApplicationType === fileData['generator-jhipster'].applicationType ||
+                (deploymentApplicationType === MICROSERVICE && fileData['generator-jhipster'].applicationType === GATEWAY))
+            ) {
+              appsFolders.push(file.name.match(/([^/]*)\/*$/)[1]);
+            }
+          } catch (err) {
+            this.log.error(chalk.red(`${file}: this .yo-rc.json can't be read`));
+            this.log.debug('Error:', err);
           }
-        } catch (err) {
-          this.log.error(chalk.red(`${file}: this .yo-rc.json can't be read`));
-          this.log.debug('Error:', err);
         }
       }
+    } catch {
+      // Not a file or directory
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/generators/docker-compose/generator.mjs b/generators/docker-compose/generator.mjs
index 253ec2523204..987091483a53 100644
--- a/generators/docker-compose/generator.mjs
+++ b/generators/docker-compose/generator.mjs
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import pathjs from 'path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 import jsyaml from 'js-yaml';
 import normalize from 'normalize-path';
-import runAsync from 'run-async';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
 import BaseWorkspacesGenerator from '../base-workspaces/index.mjs';
@@ -73,36 +71,31 @@ export default class DockerComposeGenerator extends BaseWorkspacesGenerator {
         this.parseJHipsterOptions(command.options);
       },
       checkDocker,
-      checkDockerCompose: runAsync(function () {
+      async checkDockerCompose() {
         if (this.skipChecks) return;
 
-        const done = this.async();
-
-        shelljs.exec('docker compose version', { silent: true }, (code, stdout, stderr) => {
-          if (stderr) {
-            this.log.error(
-              chalk.red(
-                'Docker Compose 1.6.0 or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
-                  '         Read https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/\n',
-              ),
-            );
-          } else {
-            const composeVersion = stdout.split(' ')[2].replace(/,/g, '');
-            const composeVersionMajor = composeVersion.split('.')[0];
-            const composeVersionMinor = composeVersion.split('.')[1];
-            if (composeVersionMajor < 1 || (composeVersionMajor === 1 && composeVersionMinor < 6)) {
-              this.log.error(
-                chalk.red(
-                  `$Docker Compose version 1.6.0 or later is not installed on your computer.
+        const { stdout, exitCode } = await this.spawnCommand('docker compose version', { reject: false, stdio: 'pipe' });
+        if (exitCode !== 0) {
+          this.log.error(
+            chalk.red(
+              'Docker Compose 1.6.0 or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
+                '         Read https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/\n',
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+        const composeVersion = stdout.split(' ')[2].replace(/,/g, '');
+        const composeVersionMajor = composeVersion.split('.')[0];
+        const composeVersionMinor = composeVersion.split('.')[1];
+        if (composeVersionMajor < 1 || (composeVersionMajor === 1 && composeVersionMinor < 6)) {
+          this.log.error(
+            chalk.red(
+              `$Docker Compose version 1.6.0 or later is not installed on your computer.
                                              Docker Compose version found: ${composeVersion}
                                              Read https://docs.docker.com/compose/install`,
-                ),
-              );
-            }
-          }
-          done();
-        });
-      }),
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      },
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/generators/docker/support/check-docker.mjs b/generators/docker/support/check-docker.mjs
index d04e579221ea..b5ca8740d006 100644
--- a/generators/docker/support/check-docker.mjs
+++ b/generators/docker/support/check-docker.mjs
@@ -16,46 +16,42 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import runAsync from 'run-async';
 
 /**
  * Check that Docker exists.
+ * @this {import('../../base-core/index.mjs').default}
  */
-export const checkDocker = runAsync(function () {
+export const checkDocker = async function () {
   if (this.abort || this.skipChecks) return;
-  const done = this.async();
+  const ret = await this.spawnCommand('docker -v', { reject: false, stdio: 'pipe' });
+  if (ret.exitCode !== 0) {
+    this.log.error(
+      chalk.red(
+        `Docker version 1.10.0 or later is not installed on your computer.
+         Read http://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/#installation
+`,
+      ),
+    );
+    throw new Error();
+  }
 
-  shelljs.exec('docker -v', { silent: true }, (code, stdout, stderr) => {
-    if (stderr) {
-      this.log.error(
-        chalk.red(
-          'Docker version 1.10.0 or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
-            '         Read http://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/#installation\n',
-        ),
-      );
-      this.abort = true;
-    } else {
-      const dockerVersion = stdout.split(' ')[2].replace(/,/g, '');
-      const dockerVersionMajor = dockerVersion.split('.')[0];
-      const dockerVersionMinor = dockerVersion.split('.')[1];
-      if (dockerVersionMajor < 1 || (dockerVersionMajor === 1 && dockerVersionMinor < 10)) {
-        this.log.error(
-          chalk.red(
-            `Docker version 1.10.0 or later is not installed on your computer.
-                                 Docker version found: ${dockerVersion}
-                                 Read http://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/#installation`,
-          ),
-        );
-        this.abort = true;
-      } else {
-        this.log.verboseInfo('Docker is installed');
-      }
-    }
-    done();
-  });
-});
+  const dockerVersion = ret.stdout.split(' ')[2].replace(/,/g, '');
+  const dockerVersionMajor = dockerVersion.split('.')[0];
+  const dockerVersionMinor = dockerVersion.split('.')[1];
+  if (dockerVersionMajor < 1 || (dockerVersionMajor === 1 && dockerVersionMinor < 10)) {
+    this.log.error(
+      chalk.red(
+        `Docker version 1.10.0 or later is not installed on your computer.
+                               Docker version found: ${dockerVersion}
+                               Read http://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/#installation`,
+      ),
+    );
+    throw new Error();
+  } else {
+    this.log.verboseInfo('Docker is installed');
+  }
+};
 
 /**
  * This is the Generator base class.
diff --git a/generators/info/generator.mts b/generators/info/generator.mts
index d16dbc46ca42..cf20d6bb706f 100644
--- a/generators/info/generator.mts
+++ b/generators/info/generator.mts
@@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ export default class InfoGenerator extends BaseApplicationGenerator {
       },
 
       async checkJHipster() {
-        try {
-          const { stdout } = await this.spawnCommand('npm list generator-jhipster', { stdio: 'pipe' });
-          console.log(`\n\`\`\`\n${stdout}\`\`\`\n`);
-        } catch (error) {
-          console.log(`\n\`\`\`\n${(error as any).stdout}\`\`\`\n`);
-        }
+        const { stdout } = await this.spawnCommand('npm list generator-jhipster', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        console.log(`\n\`\`\`\n${stdout}\`\`\`\n`);
       },
 
       displayConfiguration() {
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ export default class InfoGenerator extends BaseApplicationGenerator {
 
   async checkCommand(command: string, args: string[], printInfo = ({ stdout }: ExecaReturnValue<string>) => console.log(stdout)) {
     try {
-      printInfo(await this.spawnCommand(command, args, { stdio: 'pipe' }));
+      printInfo(await this.spawn(command, args, { stdio: 'pipe' }));
     } catch (_error) {
       console.log(chalk.red(`'${command}' command could not be found`));
     }
diff --git a/generators/kubernetes-knative/generator.mjs b/generators/kubernetes-knative/generator.mjs
index f1fdc1f46e3e..5a23a539c01c 100644
--- a/generators/kubernetes-knative/generator.mjs
+++ b/generators/kubernetes-knative/generator.mjs
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable consistent-return */
 import fs from 'fs';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
-import runAsync from 'run-async';
 
 import BaseWorkspacesGenerator from '../base-workspaces/index.mjs';
 
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ export default class KubernetesKnativeGenerator extends BaseWorkspacesGenerator
   }
 
   get initializing() {
-    return {
+    return this.asInitializingTaskGroup({
       sayHello() {
         this.log.log(chalk.white(`${chalk.bold('☸')} Welcome to the JHipster Kubernetes Knative Generator ${chalk.bold('☸')}`));
         this.log.log(chalk.white(`Files will be generated in the folder: ${chalk.yellow(this.destinationRoot())}`));
@@ -74,23 +72,19 @@ export default class KubernetesKnativeGenerator extends BaseWorkspacesGenerator
       checkDocker,
       checkKubernetes,
       checkHelm,
-      checkKnative: runAsync(function () {
+      async checkKnative() {
         if (this.skipChecks) return;
-        const done = this.async();
-        shelljs.exec(
-          'kubectl get deploy -n knative-serving --label-columns=serving.knative.dev/release | grep -E "v0\\.[8-9]{1,3}\\.[0-9]*',
-          { silent: true },
-          (code, stdout, stderr) => {
-            if (stderr || code !== 0) {
-              this.log.warn(
-                'Knative 0.8.* or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
-                  'Make sure you have Knative and Istio installed. Read https://knative.dev/docs/install/\n',
-              );
-            }
-            done();
-          },
-        );
-      }),
+        try {
+          await this.spawnCommand(
+            'kubectl get deploy -n knative-serving --label-columns=serving.knative.dev/release | grep -E "v0\\.[8-9]{1,3}\\.[0-9]*',
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.log.warn(
+            'Knative 0.8.* or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
+              'Make sure you have Knative and Istio installed. Read https://knative.dev/docs/install/\n',
+          );
+        }
+      },
       loadConfig,
       localInit() {
         this.deploymentApplicationType = 'microservice';
@@ -98,7 +92,7 @@ export default class KubernetesKnativeGenerator extends BaseWorkspacesGenerator
       },
       setupKubernetesConstants,
       setupHelmConstants,
-    };
+    });
   }
 
   get [BaseWorkspacesGenerator.INITIALIZING]() {
diff --git a/generators/kubernetes/kubernetes-base.mjs b/generators/kubernetes/kubernetes-base.mjs
index 94368c3c70a4..074b3004fafc 100644
--- a/generators/kubernetes/kubernetes-base.mjs
+++ b/generators/kubernetes/kubernetes-base.mjs
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
  */
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import runAsync from 'run-async';
 
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 import { defaultKubernetesConfig } from './kubernetes-constants.mjs';
 import { loadFromYoRc } from '../base-workspaces/internal/docker-base.mjs';
 import {
@@ -50,39 +48,31 @@ const { INGRESS } = ServiceTypes;
 const { GKE, NGINX } = IngressTypes;
 const { K8S, HELM } = GeneratorTypes;
 
-export const checkKubernetes = runAsync(function () {
+export const checkKubernetes = async function () {
   if (this.skipChecks) return;
-  const done = this.async();
 
-  shelljs.exec('kubectl version', { silent: true }, (code, stdout, stderr) => {
-    if (stderr) {
-      this.log.warn(
-        'kubectl 1.2 or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
-          'Make sure you have Kubernetes installed. Read https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/\n',
-      );
-    }
-    done();
-  });
-});
+  try {
+    await this.spawnCommand('kubectl version');
+  } catch {
+    this.log.warn(
+      'kubectl 1.2 or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
+        'Make sure you have Kubernetes installed. Read https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/\n',
+    );
+  }
+};
 
-export const checkHelm = runAsync(function () {
+export const checkHelm = async function () {
   if (this.skipChecks) return;
-  const done = this.async();
 
-  shelljs.exec(
-    'helm version --client | grep -E "(v2\\.1[2-9]{1,2}\\.[0-9]{1,3})|(v3\\.[0-9]{1,2}\\.[0-9]{1,3})"',
-    { silent: true },
-    (code, stdout, stderr) => {
-      if (stderr || code !== 0) {
-        this.log.warn(
-          'helm 2.12.x or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
-            'Make sure you have helm installed. Read https://github.com/helm/helm/\n',
-        );
-      }
-      done();
-    },
-  );
-});
+  try {
+    await this.spawnCommand('helm version --client | grep -E "(v2\\.1[2-9]{1,2}\\.[0-9]{1,3})|(v3\\.[0-9]{1,2}\\.[0-9]{1,3})"');
+  } catch {
+    this.log.warn(
+      'helm 2.12.x or later is not installed on your computer.\n' +
+        'Make sure you have helm installed. Read https://github.com/helm/helm/\n',
+    );
+  }
+};
 
 export function loadConfig() {
   loadFromYoRc.call(this);
diff --git a/generators/languages/generator.mjs b/generators/languages/generator.mjs
index 48c7c2a4a6c8..70982ef6b7d9 100644
--- a/generators/languages/generator.mjs
+++ b/generators/languages/generator.mjs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import { updateLanguagesTask as updateLanguagesInReact } from '../react/support/
 import { updateLanguagesTask as updateLanguagesInVue } from '../vue/support/index.mjs';
 import { updateLanguagesTask as updateLanguagesInJava } from '../server/support/index.mjs';
 import { SERVER_MAIN_RES_DIR, SERVER_TEST_RES_DIR } from '../generator-constants.mjs';
-import upgradeFilesTask from './upgrade-files-task.mjs';
 import command from './command.mjs';
 import { QUEUES } from '../base-application/priorities.mjs';
 
@@ -249,7 +248,6 @@ export default class LanguagesGenerator extends BaseApplicationGenerator {
   // Public API method used by the getter and also by Blueprints
   get writing() {
     return this.asWritingTaskGroup({
-      upgradeFilesTask,
       async writeClientTranslations({ application }) {
         if (application.skipClient) return;
         const languagesToApply = application.enableTranslation ? this.languagesToApply : [...new Set([application.nativeLanguage, 'en'])];
diff --git a/generators/languages/index.mts b/generators/languages/index.mts
index b98e6972347b..855a438fcc02 100644
--- a/generators/languages/index.mts
+++ b/generators/languages/index.mts
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@
  */
 export { default } from './generator.mjs';
 export { default as command } from './command.mjs';
-export { default as upgradeFilesTask } from './upgrade-files-task.mjs';
diff --git a/generators/languages/upgrade-files-task.mts b/generators/languages/upgrade-files-task.mts
deleted file mode 100644
index d9f19f8840f6..000000000000
--- a/generators/languages/upgrade-files-task.mts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
-
-import BaseGenerator from '../base/index.mjs';
-import { SERVER_MAIN_RES_DIR } from '../generator-constants.mjs';
-import { languageSnakeCase, languageToJavaLanguage } from './support/index.mjs';
-
-/**
- * Execute a git mv.
- * A git mv operation is required due to file casing change eg: en_us -> en_US at a case insensitive OS.
- *
- * @param source
- * @param dest
- * @returns {boolean} true if success; false otherwise
- */
-function gitMove(this: BaseGenerator, from: string, to: string) {
-  const source = this.destinationPath(from);
-  const dest = this.destinationPath(to);
-  if (source && dest && shelljs.test('-f', source)) {
-    this.log.verboseInfo(`Renaming the file - ${source} to ${dest}`);
-    return !shelljs.exec(`git mv -f ${source} ${dest}`).code;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * Upgrade files.
- */
-export default function upgradeFilesTask(this: BaseGenerator) {
-  let atLeastOneSuccess = false;
-  if (this.isJhipsterVersionLessThan('6.1.0')) {
-    const languages = this.config.get<string[]>('languages');
-    if (languages) {
-      const langNameDiffer = function (lang) {
-        const langProp = languageSnakeCase(lang);
-        const langJavaProp = languageToJavaLanguage(lang);
-        return langProp !== langJavaProp ? [langProp, langJavaProp] : undefined;
-      };
-      languages
-        .map(langNameDiffer)
-        .filter(props => props)
-        .forEach(props => {
-          const code = gitMove.call(
-            this,
-            `${SERVER_MAIN_RES_DIR}i18n/messages_${props![0]}.properties`,
-            `${SERVER_MAIN_RES_DIR}i18n/messages_${props![1]}.properties`,
-          );
-          atLeastOneSuccess = atLeastOneSuccess || code;
-        });
-    }
-  }
-  return atLeastOneSuccess;
-}
diff --git a/generators/server/internal/build-application.mjs b/generators/server/internal/build-application.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index b1a0e22dd99e..000000000000
--- a/generators/server/internal/build-application.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors from the JHipster project.
- *
- * This file is part of the JHipster project, see https://www.jhipster.tech/
- * for more information.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-import os from 'os';
-import { exec } from 'child_process';
-import { buildToolTypes } from '../../../jdl/index.js';
-
-const { GRADLE } = buildToolTypes;
-const isWin32 = os.platform() === 'win32';
-
-/**
- * build a generated application.
- *
- * @param {String} buildTool - maven | gradle
- * @param {String} profile - dev | prod
- * @param {Boolean} buildWar - build a war instead of a jar
- * @param {Function} cb - callback when build is complete
- * @returns {object} the command line and its result
- */
-export const buildApplication = (buildTool, profile, buildWar, cb) => {
-  let buildCmd = 'mvnw -ntp verify -B';
-
-  if (buildTool === GRADLE) {
-    buildCmd = 'gradlew';
-    if (buildWar) {
-      buildCmd += ' bootWar';
-    } else {
-      buildCmd += ' bootJar';
-    }
-  }
-  if (buildWar) {
-    buildCmd += ' -Pwar';
-  }
-
-  if (!isWin32) {
-    buildCmd = `./${buildCmd}`;
-  }
-  buildCmd += ` -P${profile}`;
-  return {
-    stdout: exec(buildCmd, { maxBuffer: 1024 * 10000 }, cb).stdout,
-    buildCmd,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/generators/server/internal/index.mts b/generators/server/internal/index.mts
deleted file mode 100644
index 561117944595..000000000000
--- a/generators/server/internal/index.mts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors from the JHipster project.
- *
- * This file is part of the JHipster project, see https://www.jhipster.tech/
- * for more information.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-export * from './build-application.mjs';
diff --git a/generators/upgrade/generator.mjs b/generators/upgrade/generator.mjs
index 9b2a0687adfb..f766cd7af0eb 100644
--- a/generators/upgrade/generator.mjs
+++ b/generators/upgrade/generator.mjs
@@ -17,16 +17,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import process from 'node:process';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
+import fs, { rmSync, readdirSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 import semver from 'semver';
 import gitignore from 'parse-gitignore';
 import latestVersion from 'latest-version';
 
 import BaseGenerator from '../base/index.mjs';
-import { upgradeFilesTask as upgradeLanguagesFilesTask } from '../languages/index.mjs';
 import { SERVER_MAIN_RES_DIR } from '../generator-constants.mjs';
 import statistics from '../statistics.mjs';
 import { parseBluePrints } from '../base/internal/index.mjs';
@@ -40,37 +38,6 @@ const GLOBAL_VERSION = 'global';
 const GIT_VERSION_NOT_ALLOW_MERGE_UNRELATED_HISTORIES = '2.9.0';
 const FIRST_CLI_SUPPORTED_VERSION = '4.5.1'; // The first version in which CLI support was added
 
-/**
- * Executes a Git command using shellJS
- * gitExec(args [, options, callback])
- *
- * @param {string|array} args - can be an array of arguments or a string command
- * @param {object} options[optional] - takes any of child process options
- * @param {function} callback[optional] - a callback function to be called once process complete, The call back will receive code, stdout and stderr
- * @return {object} when in synchronous mode, this returns a ShellString. Otherwise, this returns the child process object.
- */
-function gitExec(logger, args, options = {}, callback) {
-  if (typeof options === 'function') {
-    callback = options;
-    options = {};
-  }
-
-  if (options.async === undefined) options.async = callback !== undefined;
-  if (options.silent === undefined) options.silent = true;
-  if (options.trace === undefined) options.trace = true;
-
-  if (!Array.isArray(args)) {
-    args = [args];
-  }
-  const command = `git ${args.join(' ')}`;
-
-  logger.debug(command);
-  if (callback) {
-    return shelljs.exec(command, options, callback);
-  }
-  return shelljs.exec(command, options);
-}
-
 export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
   fromV7;
   fromV7_9_3App;
@@ -122,7 +89,7 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
   _rmRf(file) {
     const absolutePath = path.resolve(file);
     this.log.verboseInfo(`Removing ${absolutePath}`);
-    shelljs.rm('-rf', absolutePath);
+    rmSync(absolutePath, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }
 
   _gitCheckout(branch, options = {}) {
@@ -130,23 +97,16 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
     if (options.force) {
       args.push('-f');
     }
-    const gitCheckout = this.gitExec(args, { silent: this.silent });
-    if (gitCheckout.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to checkout branch ${branch}:\n${gitCheckout.stderr}`);
+    const gitCheckout = this.spawnSync('git', args, { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+    if (gitCheckout.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to checkout branch ${branch}:\n${gitCheckout.stderr}`);
     this.log.ok(`Checked out branch "${branch}"`);
   }
 
-  _upgradeFiles() {
-    if (upgradeLanguagesFilesTask.call(this)) {
-      const gitCommit = this.gitExec(['commit', '-q', '-m', '"Upgrade preparation."', '--no-verify'], { silent: this.silent });
-      if (gitCommit.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to prepare upgrade:\n${gitCommit.stderr}`);
-      this.log.ok('Upgrade preparation');
-    }
-  }
-
   _cleanUp() {
     const ignoredFiles = gitignore(fs.readFileSync('.gitignore')).patterns || [];
     const filesToKeep = ['.yo-rc.json', '.jhipster', 'node_modules', '.git', '.idea', '.mvn', ...ignoredFiles];
-    shelljs.ls('-A').forEach(file => {
+    const files = readdirSync(this.destinationPath());
+    files.forEach(file => {
       if (!filesToKeep.includes(file)) {
         this._rmRf(file);
       }
@@ -163,8 +123,8 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
       this._rmRf('node_modules');
       generatorCommand = 'jhipster';
     } else if (semver.gte(jhipsterVersion, FIRST_CLI_SUPPORTED_VERSION)) {
-      const result = shelljs.exec('npm bin', { silent: this.silent });
-      if (result.code === 0) {
+      const result = this.spawnCommandSync('npm bin', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+      if (result.exitCode === 0) {
         generatorCommand = `"${result.stdout.replace('\n', '')}/jhipster"`;
       } else {
         generatorCommand = 'npm exec --no jhipster --';
@@ -184,13 +144,13 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
   }
 
   _gitCommitAll(commitMsg) {
-    const gitAdd = this.gitExec(['add', '-A'], { maxBuffer: 1024 * 10000, silent: this.silent });
-    if (gitAdd.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to add resources in git:\n${gitAdd.stderr}`);
+    const gitAdd = this.spawnSync('git', ['add', '-A'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+    if (gitAdd.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to add resources in git:\n${gitAdd.stderr}`);
 
-    const gitCommit = this.gitExec(['commit', '-q', '-m', `"${commitMsg}"`, '-a', '--allow-empty', '--no-verify'], {
-      silent: this.silent,
+    const gitCommit = this.spawnSync('git', ['commit', '-q', '-m', commitMsg, '-a', '--allow-empty', '--no-verify'], {
+      stdio: 'pipe',
     });
-    if (gitCommit.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to commit in git:\n${gitCommit.stderr}`);
+    if (gitCommit.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to commit in git:\n${gitCommit.stderr}`);
     this.log.ok(`Committed with message "${commitMsg}"`);
   }
 
@@ -210,8 +170,8 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
     const generatorCommand = `${commandPrefix} ${npmPackage}@${version} ${devDependencyParam} ${noPackageLockParam} --ignore-scripts --force`;
     this.log.verboseInfo(generatorCommand);
 
-    const npmIntall = shelljs.exec(generatorCommand, { silent: this.silent });
-    if (npmIntall.code === 0) this.log.ok(`Installed ${npmPackage}@${version}`);
+    const npmIntall = this.spawnCommandSync(generatorCommand, { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+    if (npmIntall.exitCode === 0) this.log.ok(`Installed ${npmPackage}@${version}`);
     else throw new Error(`Something went wrong while installing ${npmPackage}! ${npmIntall.stdout} ${npmIntall.stderr}`);
   }
 
@@ -299,19 +259,19 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
 
       assertGitRepository() {
         const gitInit = () => {
-          const gitInit = this.gitExec('init', { silent: this.silent });
-          if (gitInit.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to initialize a new Git repository:\n${gitInit.stdout} ${gitInit.stderr}`);
+          const gitInit = this.spawnSync('git', ['init'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+          if (gitInit.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to initialize a new Git repository:\n${gitInit.stdout} ${gitInit.stderr}`);
           this.log.ok('Initialized a new Git repository');
           this._gitCommitAll('Initial');
         };
-        const gitRevParse = this.gitExec(['rev-parse', '-q', '--is-inside-work-tree'], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitRevParse.code !== 0) gitInit();
+        const gitRevParse = this.spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse', '-q', '--is-inside-work-tree'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitRevParse.exitCode !== 0) gitInit();
         else this.log.ok('Git repository detected');
       },
 
       assertNoLocalChanges() {
-        const gitStatus = this.gitExec(['status', '--porcelain'], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitStatus.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for local changes:\n${gitStatus.stdout} ${gitStatus.stderr}`);
+        const gitStatus = this.spawnSync('git', ['status', '--porcelain'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitStatus.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for local changes:\n${gitStatus.stdout} ${gitStatus.stderr}`);
         if (gitStatus.stdout) {
           this.log.warn(gitStatus.stdout);
           throw new Error(' local changes found.\n\tPlease commit/stash them before upgrading');
@@ -319,14 +279,15 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
       },
 
       detectCurrentBranch() {
-        const gitRevParse = this.gitExec(['rev-parse', '-q', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitRevParse.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to detect current Git branch:\n${gitRevParse.stdout} ${gitRevParse.stderr}`);
+        const gitRevParse = this.spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse', '-q', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitRevParse.exitCode !== 0)
+          throw new Error(`Unable to detect current Git branch:\n${gitRevParse.stdout} ${gitRevParse.stderr}`);
         this.sourceBranch = gitRevParse.stdout.replace('\n', '');
       },
 
       async prepareUpgradeBranch() {
         const getGitVersion = () => {
-          const gitVersion = this.gitExec(['--version'], { silent: this.silent });
+          const gitVersion = this.spawnSync('git', ['--version'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
           return String(gitVersion.stdout.match(/([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)/g));
         };
 
@@ -338,8 +299,8 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
           } else {
             args = ['merge', '--strategy=ours', '-q', '--no-edit', '--allow-unrelated-histories', UPGRADE_BRANCH];
           }
-          const gitMerge = this.gitExec(args, { silent: this.silent });
-          if (gitMerge.code !== 0) {
+          const gitMerge = this.spawnSync('git', args, { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+          if (gitMerge.exitCode !== 0) {
             throw new Error(
               `Unable to record current code has been generated with version ${this.currentJhipsterVersion}:\n${gitMerge.stdout} ${gitMerge.stderr}`,
             );
@@ -373,14 +334,14 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
         };
 
         const createUpgradeBranch = () => {
-          const gitCheckout = this.gitExec(['checkout', '--orphan', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { silent: this.silent });
-          if (gitCheckout.code !== 0)
+          const gitCheckout = this.spawnSync('git', ['checkout', '--orphan', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+          if (gitCheckout.exitCode !== 0)
             throw new Error(`Unable to create ${UPGRADE_BRANCH} branch:\n${gitCheckout.stdout} ${gitCheckout.stderr}`);
           this.log.ok(`Created branch ${UPGRADE_BRANCH}`);
         };
 
-        const gitRevParse = this.gitExec(['rev-parse', '-q', '--verify', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitRevParse.code !== 0) {
+        const gitRevParse = this.spawnSync('git', ['rev-parse', '-q', '--verify', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitRevParse.exitCode !== 0) {
           // Create and checkout upgrade branch
           createUpgradeBranch();
           // Remove/rename old files
@@ -441,10 +402,6 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
         });
       },
 
-      upgradeFiles() {
-        this._upgradeFiles();
-      },
-
       generateWithTargetVersion() {
         this._cleanUp();
 
@@ -464,13 +421,13 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
 
       mergeChangesBack() {
         this.log.verboseInfo(`Merging changes back to ${this.sourceBranch}...`);
-        this.gitExec(['merge', '-q', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { silent: this.silent });
+        this.spawnSync('git', ['merge', '-q', UPGRADE_BRANCH], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
         this.log.ok('Merge done!');
       },
 
       checkConflictsInPackageJson() {
-        const gitDiff = this.gitExec(['diff', '--name-only', '--diff-filter=U', 'package.json'], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitDiff.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for conflicts in package.json:\n${gitDiff.stdout} ${gitDiff.stderr}`);
+        const gitDiff = this.spawnSync('git', ['diff', '--name-only', '--diff-filter=U', 'package.json'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitDiff.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for conflicts in package.json:\n${gitDiff.stdout} ${gitDiff.stderr}`);
         if (gitDiff.stdout) {
           const installCommand = 'npm install';
           this.log.warn(`There are conflicts in package.json, please fix them and then run ${installCommand}`);
@@ -481,7 +438,7 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
   }
 
   get [BaseGenerator.INSTALL]() {
-    return {
+    return this.asInstallTaskGroup({
       install() {
         if (!this.skipInstall) {
           this.log.verboseInfo('Installing dependencies, please wait...');
@@ -490,8 +447,8 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
           const installCommand = 'npm install';
           this.log.verboseInfo(installCommand);
 
-          const pkgInstall = shelljs.exec(installCommand, { silent: this.silent });
-          if (pkgInstall.code !== 0) {
+          const pkgInstall = this.spawnSync(installCommand, { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+          if (pkgInstall.exitCode !== 0) {
             throw new Error(`${installCommand} failed.`);
           }
         } else {
@@ -499,14 +456,14 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
           this.log.ok(logMsg);
         }
       },
-    };
+    });
   }
 
   get [BaseGenerator.END]() {
     return {
       end() {
-        const gitDiff = this.gitExec(['diff', '--name-only', '--diff-filter=U'], { silent: this.silent });
-        if (gitDiff.code !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for conflicts:\n${gitDiff.stdout} ${gitDiff.stderr}`);
+        const gitDiff = this.spawnSync('git', ['diff', '--name-only', '--diff-filter=U'], { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false });
+        if (gitDiff.exitCode !== 0) throw new Error(`Unable to check for conflicts:\n${gitDiff.stdout} ${gitDiff.stderr}`);
         this.log.ok(chalk.bold('Upgraded successfully.'));
         if (gitDiff.stdout) {
           this.log.warn(`Please fix conflicts listed below and commit!\n${gitDiff.stdout}`);
@@ -514,18 +471,4 @@ export default class UpgradeGenerator extends BaseGenerator {
       },
     };
   }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   * executes a Git command using shellJS
-   * gitExec(args [, options] [, callback])
-   *
-   * @param {string|array} args - can be an array of arguments or a string command
-   * @param {object} options[optional] - takes any of child process options
-   * @param {function} callback[optional] - a callback function to be called once process complete, The call back will receive code, stdout and stderr
-   * @return {object} when in synchronous mode, this returns a ShellString. Otherwise, this returns the child process object.
-   */
-  gitExec(args, options, callback) {
-    return gitExec(this.logger, args, options, callback);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/generators/upgrade/upgrade.spec.mts b/generators/upgrade/upgrade.spec.mts
index 1cc6c04f320b..0ef4e07b32c9 100644
--- a/generators/upgrade/upgrade.spec.mts
+++ b/generators/upgrade/upgrade.spec.mts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import path, { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import shelljs from 'shelljs';
 import fse from 'fs-extra';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { expect } from 'esmocha';
 
+import { execaCommandSync } from 'execa';
 import { packageJson } from '../../lib/index.mjs';
 import { GENERATOR_APP, GENERATOR_UPGRADE } from '../generator-list.mjs';
 import { basicHelpers as helpers, getGenerator, result as runResult } from '../../test/support/index.mjs';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('generator - upgrade', function () {
     });
 
     it('generated git commits to match snapshot', () => {
-      const commits = shelljs.exec('git log --pretty=format:%s', { silent: false }).stdout;
+      const commits = execaCommandSync('git log --pretty=format:%s', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false }).stdout;
       expect(commits.replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp(packageJson.version), 'g'), 'VERSION')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 "Merge branch 'jhipster_upgrade'
 Generated with JHipster VERSION
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Initial version of upgradeTest generated by generator-jhipster@undefined"
     });
 
     it('generates expected number of commits', () => {
-      const commitsCount = shelljs.exec('git rev-list --count HEAD', { silent: false }).stdout.replace('\n', '');
+      const commitsCount = execaCommandSync('git rev-list --count HEAD', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false }).stdout.replace('\n', '');
       // Expecting 5 commits in history (because we used `force` option):
       //   - master: initial commit
       //   - jhipster_upgrade; initial generation
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ Initial version of upgradeTest generated by generator-jhipster@undefined"
     });
 
     it('generated git commits to match snapshot', () => {
-      const commits = shelljs.exec('git log --pretty=format:%s', { silent: false }).stdout;
+      const commits = execaCommandSync('git log --pretty=format:%s', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false }).stdout;
       expect(commits.replace(new RegExp(escapeRegExp(packageJson.version), 'g'), 'VERSION')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 `);
     });
 
     it('generates expected number of commits', () => {
-      const commitsCount = shelljs.exec('git rev-list --count HEAD', { silent: false }).stdout.replace('\n', '');
+      const commitsCount = execaCommandSync('git rev-list --count HEAD', { stdio: 'pipe', reject: false }).stdout.replace('\n', '');
       // Expecting 5 commits in history (because we used `force` option):
       //   - master: initial commit
       //   - jhipster_upgrade; initial generation
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ada55c3975e0..a7d171cd10c8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
         "randexp": "0.5.3",
         "run-async": "3.0.0",
         "semver": "7.5.4",
-        "shelljs": "0.8.5",
         "simple-git": "3.20.0",
         "type-fest": "4.3.2",
         "uuid": "9.0.1",
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@
         "@types/minimatch": "npm:noist@1.0.0",
         "@types/mocha": "10.0.2",
         "@types/node": "18.18.0",
-        "@types/shelljs": "0.8.13",
         "@types/sinon-chai": "3.2.10",
         "chai": "4.3.10",
         "chokidar": "3.5.3",
@@ -3246,32 +3244,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/semver/-/semver-7.5.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OxepLK9EuNEIPxWNME+C6WwbRAOOI2o2BaQEGzz5Lu2e4Z5eDnEo+/aVEDMIXywoJitJ7xWd641wrGLZdtwRyw=="
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/shelljs": {
-      "version": "0.8.13",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.13.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-++uMLOQSLlse1kCfEOwhgmHuaABZwinkylmUKCpvcEGZUov3TtM+gJZloSkW/W+9pEAEg/VBOwiSR05oqJsa5A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/glob": "~7.2.0",
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/shelljs/node_modules/@types/glob": {
-      "version": "7.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/glob/-/glob-7.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZUxbzKl0IfJILTS6t7ip5fQQM/J3TJYubDm3nMbgubNNYS62eXeUpoLUC8/7fJNiFYHTrGPQn7hspDUzIHX3UA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/minimatch": "*",
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/shelljs/node_modules/@types/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Klz949h02Gz2uZCMGwDUSDS1YBlTdDDgbWHi+81l29tQALUtvz4rAYi5uoVhE5Lagoq6DeqAUlbrHvW/mXDgdQ==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/sinon": {
       "version": "10.0.16",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/sinon/-/sinon-10.0.16.tgz",
@@ -4606,11 +4578,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/check-error/-/check-error-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-iKEoDYaRmd1mxM90a2OEfWhjsjPpYPuQ+lMYsoxB126+t8fw7ySEO48nmDg5COTjxDI65/Y2OWpeEHk3ZOe8zg==",
       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "get-func-name": "^2.0.2"
-      },
       "engines": {
         "node": "*"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-func-name": "^2.0.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/chevrotain": {
@@ -8443,14 +8415,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/interpret": {
-      "version": "1.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/interpret/-/interpret-1.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-agE4QfB2Lkp9uICn7BAqoscw4SZP9kTE2hxiFI3jBPmXJfdqiahTbUuKGsMoN2GtqL9AxhYioAcVvgsb1HvRbA==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/invert-kv": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/invert-kv/-/invert-kv-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -12984,17 +12948,6 @@
         "node": ">=8.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/rechoir": {
-      "version": "0.6.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rechoir/-/rechoir-0.6.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HFM8rkZ+i3zrV+4LQjwQ0W+ez98pApMGM3HUrN04j3CqzPOzl9nmP15Y8YXNm8QHGv/eacOVEjqhmWpkRV0NAw==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "resolve": "^1.1.6"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/redent": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redent/-/redent-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -13616,61 +13569,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/shelljs": {
-      "version": "0.8.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TiwcRcrkhHvbrZbnRcFYMLl30Dfov3HKqzp5tO5b4pt6G/SezKcYhmDg15zXVBswHmctSAQKznqNW2LO5tTDow==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "glob": "^7.0.0",
-        "interpret": "^1.0.0",
-        "rechoir": "^0.6.2"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "shjs": "bin/shjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/shelljs/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "1.1.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
-        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/shelljs/node_modules/glob": {
-      "version": "7.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
-        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
-        "inherits": "2",
-        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
-        "once": "^1.3.0",
-        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/shelljs/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 527c14feb46a..3bc1927d6a38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
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     "run-async": "3.0.0",
     "semver": "7.5.4",
-    "shelljs": "0.8.5",
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     "type-fest": "4.3.2",
     "uuid": "9.0.1",
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@
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     "@types/mocha": "10.0.2",
     "@types/node": "18.18.0",
-    "@types/shelljs": "0.8.13",
     "@types/sinon-chai": "3.2.10",
     "chai": "4.3.10",
     "chokidar": "3.5.3",
@@ -214,13 +212,5 @@
     "type": "opencollective",
     "url": "https://opencollective.com/generator-jhipster",
     "logo": "https://opencollective.com/opencollective/logo.txt"
-  },
-  "overrides": {
-    "@types/shelljs": {
-      "@types/glob": {
-        "@types/minimatch": "3.0.5",
-        ".": "7.2.0"
-      }
-    }
   }
 }