diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a8efe7..3e991b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ All in all, you should do the following:
 And
 4. Adjust your logging configuration accordingly.
 
-Let's say you want to make use of the *servlet filter* feature, then you need to add the following dependency to your POM with property `cf-logging-version` referring to the latest nexus version (currently `3.6.3`):
+Let's say you want to make use of the *servlet filter* feature, then you need to add the following dependency to your POM with property `cf-logging-version` referring to the latest nexus version (currently `3.7.0`):
 
 ```xml
 <properties>
-	<cf-logging-version>3.6.3</cf-logging-version>
+	<cf-logging-version>3.7.0</cf-logging-version>
 </properties>
 ```
 
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
index 571b9c5..dbb4d8e 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6</version>
+            <version>3.12.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <build>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.2</version>
+                <version>${jar.plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
index 087ef09..6ed7e30 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>cf-java-logging-support-jersey</name>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
index 7e4da6d..4ff7046 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
index 4be0d17..0bd1f62 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
index 2265834..929d8dd 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
index 684f0f9..354677e 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
index 0980943..4cb5f13 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
index 33f1cfd..f752c92 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
index f3a3ebd..a0a99fa 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
index e7fbdd4..f7ce31f 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ba2694..8fea174 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.6.3</version>
+    <version>3.7.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Cloud Foundry Java logging support components</name>
diff --git a/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml b/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
index 8a4a07b..594a47a 100644
--- a/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
+++ b/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ applications:
 #
 - name: logging-sample-app
   instances: 1
-  path: target/sample-app-spring-boot-3.6.3.jar
+  path: target/sample-app-spring-boot-3.7.0.jar
   env:
 # Set LOG_*: true to activate logging of respective field
     LOG_SENSITIVE_CONNECTION_DATA: false
diff --git a/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml b/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
index 7341785..21db9a7 100644
--- a/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.6.3</version>
+		<version>3.7.0</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/sample/manifest.yml b/sample/manifest.yml
index 942918d..974e70c 100644
--- a/sample/manifest.yml
+++ b/sample/manifest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ applications:
 #
 - name: logging-sample-app
   instances: 1
-  path: target/logging-sample-app-3.6.3.war
+  path: target/logging-sample-app-3.7.0.war
   env:
     RANDOM_SLEEP: true
 # Set LOG_*: true to activate logging of respective field
diff --git a/sample/pom.xml b/sample/pom.xml
index c656d4b..eb6105f 100644
--- a/sample/pom.xml
+++ b/sample/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.7.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>