diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4567bb9..21b2beb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 0.3.0-RC1
+### Added
+- Update Springboot to version 3.2.3
+- Update postgres dependency version to 42.7.2
+
+## fixed
+
 ## 0.2.8
 ### Added
 - new field "timeToLive" to DiscoveryEndpoint added, so that a time to live can be provided for the self registration at the DiscoveryFinder
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 1e63e96..61ac80a 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -1,48 +1,44 @@
 maven/mavencentral/ch.qos.logback/logback-classic/1.4.14, EPL-1.0 OR LGPL-2.1-only, approved, #3435
 maven/mavencentral/ch.qos.logback/logback-core/1.4.14, EPL-1.0 OR LGPL-2.1-only, approved, #3373
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-annotations/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #7947
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.15.3, MIT AND Apache-2.0, approved, #7932
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #7934
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat/jackson-dataformat-yaml/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #8802
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jdk8/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #8808
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jsr310/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #7930
-maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.module/jackson-module-parameter-names/2.15.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #8803
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-annotations/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #7947
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-core/2.15.4, MIT AND Apache-2.0, approved, #7932
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.core/jackson-databind/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #7934
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat/jackson-dataformat-yaml/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #8802
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jdk8/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #8808
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype/jackson-datatype-jsr310/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #7930
+maven/mavencentral/com.fasterxml.jackson.module/jackson-module-parameter-names/2.15.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #8803
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 maven/mavencentral/com.github.jsqlparser/jsqlparser/4.6, Apache-2.0 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-3.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-only, approved, #13221
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-maven/mavencentral/com.github.tomakehurst/wiremock-standalone/2.27.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #6959
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-maven/mavencentral/com.jayway.jsonpath/json-path/2.8.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/com.jayway.jsonpath/json-path/2.9.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
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-maven/mavencentral/com.sun.istack/istack-commons-runtime/4.1.2, BSD-3-Clause, approved, #2590
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-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.12.2, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #11679
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-core/1.12.2, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #11678
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-jakarta9/1.12.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #12923
-maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.12.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11680
-maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.6.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.smallrye/jandex/3.1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.12.3, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #11679
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-core/1.12.3, Apache-2.0 AND (Apache-2.0 AND MIT), approved, #11678
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-jakarta9/1.12.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12923
+maven/mavencentral/io.micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.12.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11680
+maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.6.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #13392
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 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-annotations/2.0.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
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 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.activation/jakarta.activation-api/2.1.2, EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.jaf
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-maven/mavencentral/jakarta.inject/jakarta.inject-api/2.0.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.persistence/jakarta.persistence-api/3.1.0, EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause AND (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause), approved, #7696
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.transaction/jakarta.transaction-api/2.0.1, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, #7697
 maven/mavencentral/jakarta.validation/jakarta.validation-api/3.0.2, Apache-2.0, approved, ee4j.validation
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-maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy-agent/1.14.11, Apache-2.0, approved, #7164
-maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy/1.14.11, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #7163
+maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy-agent/1.14.12, Apache-2.0, approved, #7164
+maven/mavencentral/net.bytebuddy/byte-buddy/1.14.12, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #7163
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@@ -51,41 +47,29 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/3.13.0, Apache-2.0, approved
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-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.18, Apache-2.0 AND (EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND (CDDL-1.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND W3C AND CC0-1.0, approved, #5949
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.18, Apache-2.0, approved, #6997
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.18, Apache-2.0, approved, #7920
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.19, Apache-2.0 AND (EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND (CDDL-1.0 OR GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0) AND W3C AND CC0-1.0, approved, #5949
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.19, Apache-2.0, approved, #6997
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.tomcat.embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.19, Apache-2.0, approved, #7920
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-maven/mavencentral/org.checkerframework/checker-qual/3.5.0, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/org.eclipse.angus/angus-activation/2.0.1, EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-only with Classpath-exception-2.0, approved, ee4j.angus
-maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/jaxb-core/4.0.4, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
-maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/jaxb-runtime/4.0.4, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
-maven/mavencentral/org.glassfish.jaxb/txw2/4.0.4, BSD-3-Clause, approved, ee4j.jaxb
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-maven/mavencentral/org.hdrhistogram/HdrHistogram/2.1.12, BSD-2-Clause OR LicenseRef-Public-Domain, approved, CQ13192
-maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/6.0.6.Final, LGPL-2.1-only, approved, #6962
-maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.orm/hibernate-core/6.4.1.Final, LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause) AND MIT, approved, #12490
+maven/mavencentral/org.hibernate.orm/hibernate-core/6.4.4.Final, LGPL-2.1-or-later AND (EPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause) AND MIT, approved, #12490
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-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api/5.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, #9714
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-engine/5.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, #9711
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-params/5.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, #9708
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter/5.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter/5.9.3, EPL-2.0, approved, #6972
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-commons/1.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, #9715
-maven/mavencentral/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-engine/1.10.1, EPL-2.0, approved, #9709
-maven/mavencentral/org.latencyutils/LatencyUtils/2.0.3, BSD-2-Clause, approved, CQ17408
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-api/5.10.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #9714
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter-params/5.10.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #9708
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.jupiter/junit-jupiter/5.10.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #13393
+maven/mavencentral/org.junit.platform/junit-platform-commons/1.10.2, EPL-2.0, approved, #9715
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-maven/mavencentral/org.objenesis/objenesis/3.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
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-maven/mavencentral/org.postgresql/postgresql/42.5.1, BSD-2-Clause, approved, #3416
+maven/mavencentral/org.postgresql/postgresql/42.7.2, BSD-2-Clause AND Apache-2.0, approved, #11681
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11921
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11918
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11751
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #12918
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-aop/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11928
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jdbc/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11926
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11878
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11931
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #12917
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11923
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-validation/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #12921
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11916
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-commons/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11917
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-jdbc/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-relational/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11896
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11904
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-crypto/6.2.1, Apache-2.0 AND ISC, approved, #11908
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-core/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11925
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-jose/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11893
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-resource-server/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11920
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-test/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #12922
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/6.2.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #11911
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aop/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11755
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aspects/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11905
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-beans/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11754
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jcl/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11749
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-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-orm/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11924
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-test/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12919
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-tx/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11901
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11748
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11921
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-actuator/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11918
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11751
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12918
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-aop/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11928
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-data-jdbc/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #13468
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11878
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-logging/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11890
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11931
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12917
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-validation/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12921
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11916
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12920
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-test/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #12916
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11752
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-commons/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11917
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.data/spring-data-jdbc/3.2.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #13473
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-config/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11896
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-core/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11904
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+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-client/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #12586
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-core/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11925
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-jose/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11893
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-oauth2-resource-server/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11920
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework.security/spring-security-web/6.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #11911
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aop/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11755
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-aspects/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11905
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-beans/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11754
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-context/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11753
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-core/6.1.4, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause, approved, #11750
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-expression/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11747
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jcl/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11749
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-jdbc/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11897
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-orm/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11924
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-test/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #12919
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-tx/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11901
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-web/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11748
 maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webflux/6.0.6, Apache-2.0, approved, #6964
-maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.1.3, Apache-2.0, approved, #11879
+maven/mavencentral/org.springframework/spring-webmvc/6.1.4, Apache-2.0, approved, #11879
 maven/mavencentral/org.webjars/swagger-ui/4.15.5, Apache-2.0 AND MIT, approved, #5921
 maven/mavencentral/org.webjars/webjars-locator-core/0.55, MIT, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.xmlunit/xmlunit-core/2.9.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #6272
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 555edf7..d987524 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.2</version> <!-- need to be repeated in properties section for technical purposes -->
+      <version>3.2.3</version> <!-- need to be repeated in properties section for technical purposes -->
       <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository and not the filesystem -->
    </parent>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
       <!-- version properties -->
       <!-- framework and base stuff -->
-      <spring.boot.version>3.2.2</spring.boot.version>
+      <spring.boot.version>3.2.3</spring.boot.version>
       <lombok.version>1.18.24</lombok.version>
       <openapi-starter-webmvc-ui.version>2.0.2</openapi-starter-webmvc-ui.version>
       <swagger-annotations.version>1.5.20</swagger-annotations.version>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       <logback.version>1.4.14</logback.version>
       <!-- persistence-->
       <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
-      <postgresql.version>42.5.1</postgresql.version>
+      <postgresql.version>42.7.2</postgresql.version>
       <mapstruct.version>1.5.3.Final</mapstruct.version>
       <mapstruct.lombok.version>0.2.0</mapstruct.lombok.version>
       <liquibase.version>4.19.1</liquibase.version>