diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 746823a3..49ca7251 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jaxb = "2.3.9"
 junit = "4.13.2"
 groovy = "3.0.15"
 spock = "2.1-groovy-3.0"
-axion = "1.15.5"
+axion = "1.18.16"
 nexusPublish = "1.3.0"
 shadow = "7.1.2"
 ospackage = "9.1.1"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index a18b1774..706567ad 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
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          <ignored-key id="b3de72e647d35161" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
          <ignored-key id="928fbf39003c0425" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
+         <ignored-key id="31bb70adefa79a0c" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
+         <ignored-key id="47933d17f199636b" reason="Key couldn't be downloaded from any key server"/>
       </ignored-keys>
       <trusted-keys>
          <trusted-key id="015479e1055341431b4545ab72475fd306b9cab7">
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
          <trusted-key id="2cecbfba181601547b654b9ffa81ac8a490f538e" group="org.apache.lucene"/>
          <trusted-key id="2db4f1ef0fa761ecc4ea935c86fdc7e2a11262cb">
             <trusting group="commons-codec" name="commons-codec" version="1.16.0"/>
+            <trusting group="commons-codec" name="commons-codec" version="1.17.0"/>
             <trusting group="commons-io"/>
             <trusting group="org.apache.commons"/>
             <trusting group="org.apache.commons" name="commons-text" version="1.8"/>
@@ -80,7 +83,10 @@
          <trusted-key id="44fbdbbc1a00fe414f1c1873586654072ead6677" group="org.sonatype.oss" name="oss-parent" version="9"/>
          <trusted-key id="475f3b8e59e6e63aa78067482c7b12f2a511e325" group="org.slf4j"/>
          <trusted-key id="485e371cb07eabe6d5778d4b0c27e8fac93b3b19" group="com.sun.mail"/>
-         <trusted-key id="48b086a7d843cfa258e83286928fbf39003c0425" group="org.springframework" name="spring-framework-bom" version="5.3.27"/>
+         <trusted-key id="48b086a7d843cfa258e83286928fbf39003c0425">
+            <trusting group="org.springframework" name="spring-framework-bom" version="5.3.27"/>
+            <trusting group="org.springframework" name="spring-framework-bom" version="5.3.28"/>
+         </trusted-key>
          <trusted-key id="4a720fe790b07a68744e371675bf031b7c94e183" group="net.java.dev.jna"/>
          <trusted-key id="4db1a49729b053caf015cee9a6adfc93ef34893e" group="org.hamcrest"/>
          <trusted-key id="4f5277bf72a045dad4ae36dd9440c8d6decafa12" group="org.testng" name="testng" version="6.13.1"/>
@@ -123,12 +129,14 @@
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             <trusting group="pl.allegro.tech.build" name="axion-release-plugin" version="1.13.6"/>
             <trusting group="pl.allegro.tech.build" name="axion-release-plugin" version="1.15.5"/>
+            <trusting group="pl.allegro.tech.build" name="axion-release-plugin" version="1.18.16"/>
          </trusted-key>
          <trusted-key id="7b121b76a7ed6ce6e60ad51784e913a8e3a748c0" group="org.bouncycastle"/>
          <trusted-key id="7c669810892cbd3148fa92995b05ccde140c2876" group="org.eclipse.jgit"/>
          <trusted-key id="7cd52b5a8295137c88fb5748dddafa7674e54418" group="org.testng" name="testng" version="7.5"/>
          <trusted-key id="81d3eb0408b4e1eb10af443ba4f4c886b29bc2f4" group="org.apache.lucene"/>
          <trusted-key id="839b8c32286c100bdb08f5522eb9468288817402" group="org.apache.commons"/>
+         <trusted-key id="84789d24df77a32433ce1f079eb80e92eb2135b1" group="org.apache" name="apache"/>
          <trusted-key id="8756c4f765c9ac3cb6b85d62379ce192d401ab61">
             <trusting group="info.picocli"/>
             <trusting group="org.rnorth.duct-tape"/>
@@ -156,6 +164,7 @@
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          <trusted-key id="afcc4c7594d09e2182c60e0f7a01b0f236e5430f" group="com.google.code.gson"/>
          <trusted-key id="b41089a2da79b0fa5810252872385ff0af338d52" group="joda-time" name="joda-time" version="2.10.4"/>
+         <trusted-key id="b5c082f1158b8c92ae3e5e1c29b8fea02804261c" group="^com[.]kohlschutter($|([.].*))" regex="true"/>
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             <trusting group="org.apache.commons"/>
@@ -215,7 +224,10 @@
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          <trusted-key id="fa1703b1d287caea3a60f931e0130a3ed5a2079e" group="org.webjars" name="jquery" version="3.5.1"/>
          <trusted-key id="fa77dcfef2ee6eb2debedd2c012579464d01c06a" group="org.apache" name="apache"/>
-         <trusted-key id="fa7929f83ad44c4590f6cc6815c71c0a4e0b8edd" group="net.java.dev.jna" name="jna" version="5.8.0"/>
+         <trusted-key id="fa7929f83ad44c4590f6cc6815c71c0a4e0b8edd">
+            <trusting group="net.java.dev.jna"/>
+            <trusting group="net.java.dev.jna" name="jna" version="5.8.0"/>
+         </trusted-key>
          <trusted-key id="fc411cd3cb7dcb0abc9801058118b3bcdb1a5000" group="jakarta.xml.bind"/>
          <trusted-key id="ff6e2c001948c5f2f38b0cc385911f425ec61b51">
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+      <component group="com.github.mwiede" name="jsch" version="0.2.21">
+         <artifact name="jsch-0.2.21.jar">
+            <sha256 value="2330df0841be84eefa7c6ba4b5a2c98faa153855c80a5af418fdedacc2a4bc5b" origin="Generated by Gradle because a key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="jsch-0.2.21.pom">
+            <sha256 value="df07127267526d6574081f6f69bb94ba9bbb0d4c6eb23ed72e94061e62e09235" origin="Generated by Gradle because a key couldn't be downloaded"/>
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+      </component>
       <component group="com.github.package-url" name="packageurl-java" version="1.1.1">
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+      <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-api" version="4.17.6-20240402">
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-api-4.17.6-20240402.jar">
+            <sha256 value="d9557999900a44f0b7d1063101c3dc71c5ff3c7af5927597d76641a04d208906" origin="Generated by Gradle because a key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-api-4.17.6-20240402.module">
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+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-api" version="4.2.0-20220509">
          <artifact name="rundeck-authz-api-4.2.0-20220509.jar">
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       </component>
+      <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-core" version="4.17.6-20240402">
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-core-4.17.6-20240402.jar">
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+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-core-4.17.6-20240402.module">
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+      </component>
       <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-core" version="4.2.0-20220509">
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+      <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-yaml" version="4.17.6-20240402">
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-yaml-4.17.6-20240402.jar">
+            <sha256 value="7a01e389c86d60dc2831db017884c642fdbbe9ad6947e1067517afe2592b7da4" origin="Generated by Gradle because a key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="rundeck-authz-yaml-4.17.6-20240402.module">
+            <sha256 value="443f8469e33a533fcb931db197b67166986bebc001ca31f2317af4156d1898eb" origin="Generated by Gradle because a key couldn't be downloaded"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="org.rundeck" name="rundeck-authz-yaml" version="4.2.0-20220509">
          <artifact name="rundeck-authz-yaml-4.2.0-20220509.jar">
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@@ -4896,6 +4940,11 @@
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+      <component group="pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release" name="pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release.gradle.plugin" version="1.18.16">
+         <artifact name="pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release.gradle.plugin-1.18.16.pom">
+            <sha256 value="61831d041db838cfbc66bad40029979a1f51488d6c879fd467bcd46aeb5651e1" origin="Generated by Gradle because artifact wasn't signed"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="us.springett" name="cpe-parser" version="2.0.2">
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