diff --git a/.github/composite-actions/check-babelfish-inconsistency/action.yml b/.github/composite-actions/check-babelfish-inconsistency/action.yml
index e4c6215b4f..fc9ca08a01 100644
--- a/.github/composite-actions/check-babelfish-inconsistency/action.yml
+++ b/.github/composite-actions/check-babelfish-inconsistency/action.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ runs:
         FROM pg_proc
         WHERE proname = 'check_for_inconsistent_metadata';" | grep -o 'exists\|not_exists')
 
-        echo "::set-output name=function_exists::$function_exists"
+        echo "function_exists=$function_exists" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "Check Babelfish metadata inconsistency function exists: $function_exists"
         
         # If the function exists, run the metadata inconsistency check
diff --git a/.github/composite-actions/major-version-upgrade-util/action.yml b/.github/composite-actions/major-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
index 2c3fdcfc2e..2b27448714 100644
--- a/.github/composite-actions/major-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
+++ b/.github/composite-actions/major-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ runs:
           base_dir="singledb"
           export inputFilesPath=upgrade/singledb/verification_cleanup
         fi
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
         export inputFilesPath=input
         for filename in $(grep -v "^ignore.*\|^#.*\|^cmd.*\|^all.*\|^$" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule); do
           sed -i "s/$filename[ ]*$/$filename-vu-verify\\n$filename-vu-cleanup/g" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
         done
         export scheduleFile=upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Cleanup babelfish database
diff --git a/.github/composite-actions/minor-version-upgrade-util/action.yml b/.github/composite-actions/minor-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
index 6f3433d226..7b5a5e5aa0 100644
--- a/.github/composite-actions/minor-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
+++ b/.github/composite-actions/minor-version-upgrade-util/action.yml
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ runs:
           tar_dir="latest"
         fi
         export inputFilesPath=upgrade/$tar_dir/verification_cleanup/$base_dir
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
         export inputFilesPath=input
         for filename in $(grep -v "^ignore.*\|^#.*\|^cmd.*\|^all.*\|^$" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule); do
           sed -i "s/$filename[ ]*$/$filename-vu-verify\\n$filename-vu-cleanup/g" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
         done
         export scheduleFile=upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
       shell: bash
 
     
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diff --git a/.github/composite-actions/setup-base-version/action.yml b/.github/composite-actions/setup-base-version/action.yml
index 03ad9c2ad0..9aa9de8b98 100644
--- a/.github/composite-actions/setup-base-version/action.yml
+++ b/.github/composite-actions/setup-base-version/action.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ runs:
           base_dir="singledb"
         fi
         export inputFilesPath=upgrade/$base_dir/preparation
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
         for filename in $(grep -v "^ignore.*\|^#.*\|^cmd.*\|^all.*\|^$" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule); do
           if [[ ! ($(find input/ -name $filename"-vu-prepare.*") || $(find input/ -name $filename"-vu-verify.*")) ]]; then 
             printf '%s\n' "ERROR: Cannot find Test file "$filename"-vu-prepare or "$filename"-vu-verify in input directory !!" >&2
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ runs:
           sed -i "s/$filename[ ]*$/$filename-vu-prepare/g" upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
         done
         export scheduleFile=upgrade/$base_dir/schedule
-        mvn test
+        mvn -B -ntp test
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Install Python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-non-default-server-collation.yml b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-non-default-server-collation.yml
index 6886596f06..b6fb4876a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-non-default-server-collation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-non-default-server-collation.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           cd test/JDBC/
           # set env variable serverCollationName to current server collation name
           export serverCollationName=${{ env.SERVER_COLLATION_NAME }}
-          mvn test
+          mvn -B -ntp test
           # reset env variable
           unset serverCollationName
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-parallel-query.yml b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-parallel-query.yml
index e69826d42c..b94d5277bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-parallel-query.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests-with-parallel-query.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           cd test/JDBC/
           # set env variable isParallelQueryMode to true to let jdbc know not to run tests of file parallel_query_jdbc_schedule
           export isParallelQueryMode=true
-          mvn test
+          mvn -B -ntp test
           # reset env variable
           unset isParallelQueryMode
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests.yml
index baee94895c..3105f090e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jdbc-tests.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
         run: |
           cd test/JDBC/
-          mvn test
+          mvn -B -ntp test
 
       - name: Cleanup babelfish database
         id: cleanup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/major-version-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/major-version-upgrade.yml
index e2a2764c67..522e51efbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/major-version-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/major-version-upgrade.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           cd test/JDBC/
           # temporarily ignore test BABEL-2086
           echo 'ignore#!#BABEL-2086' >> jdbc_schedule
-          mvn test
+          mvn -B -ntp test
      
       - name: Upload Postgres log
         if: always() && steps.jdbc.outcome == 'failure'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/minor-version-upgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/minor-version-upgrade.yml
index 5a3a2e3779..cad2f6a5ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/minor-version-upgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/minor-version-upgrade.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 60
         run: |
           cd test/JDBC/
-          mvn test
+          mvn -B -ntp test
 
       - name: Upload Log
         if: always() && steps.jdbc.outcome == 'failure'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
index 15dc7e1904..034373b757 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           config="'$(yq -o=json ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/configuration/upgrade-test-configuration.yml)'"
           config=$(echo $config | sed "s/\"/\\\\\"/g")
           UPGRADE_PATH_LIST=$(node -e "let k = JSON.parse($config); let p = k['upgrade-version'].map((itm, index) => ({ id: index, path: itm['upgrade-path'].map(i => i.version.toString().replace(/[.]/g, \"_\")), server_collation_name: itm['babelfishpg_tsql_server_collation_name'] ? itm['babelfishpg_tsql_server_collation_name'] : \"default\", title: itm['upgrade-path'].map(i => i.version.toString().replace(/[.]/g, \"_\")).join(\"-\") + (itm['babelfishpg_tsql_server_collation_name'] ? (\" with server-collation - \" + itm['babelfishpg_tsql_server_collation_name'] + \" \") : \"\"), last_version: itm['upgrade-path'][itm['upgrade-path'].length - 1].version.toString().replace(/[.]/g, \"_\") })); console.log(JSON.stringify(p));")
-          echo "::set-output name=upgrade-path-list::$UPGRADE_PATH_LIST"
+          echo "upgrade-path-list=$UPGRADE_PATH_LIST" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   run-version-upgrade-test:
     needs: generate-version-upgrade-tests
@@ -38,24 +38,24 @@ jobs:
         id: read-base-and-final-version
         if: always() && steps.install-yq.outcome == 'success'
         run: > 
-          echo "::set-output name=base-version::$(
+          echo "base-version=$(
             yq '."upgrade-version"[${{ matrix.upgrade-path.id }}]."upgrade-path"[0].version' ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/configuration/upgrade-test-configuration.yml
-          )" && 
-          echo "::set-output name=final-version::$(
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          echo "final-version=$(
             yq '."upgrade-version"[${{ matrix.upgrade-path.id }}]."upgrade-path"[-1].version' ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/configuration/upgrade-test-configuration.yml
-          )"
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Find Engine and Extension Branches for Base Version ${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }}
         id: find-branch
         if: always() && steps.read-base-and-final-version.outcome == 'success'
         run: >
-          echo "::set-output name=base-engine-branch::$(
+          echo "base-engine-branch=$(
             yq '."${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }}".engine_branch' ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/template/version-branch-template.yml
-          )" &&
-          echo "::set-output name=base-extension-branch::$(
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          echo "base-extension-branch=$(
             yq '."${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }}".extension_branch' ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/template/version-branch-template.yml
-          )" &&
-          echo "::set-output name=base-dir::$(echo postgres$(awk -F. '{print $1}' <<< ${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }}))"
+          )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          echo "base-dir=$(echo postgres$(awk -F. '{print $1}' <<< ${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }}))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup Base Version ${{ steps.read-base-and-final-version.outputs.base-version }} and Run Preparation Tests
         id: setup-base-version
diff --git a/test/JDBC/pom.xml b/test/JDBC/pom.xml
index 57599c87ee..16d931c4c7 100644
--- a/test/JDBC/pom.xml
+++ b/test/JDBC/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>