diff --git a/kork-jedis-test/kork-jedis-test.gradle b/kork-jedis-test/kork-jedis-test.gradle
index f47572afd..68aa64cef 100644
--- a/kork-jedis-test/kork-jedis-test.gradle
+++ b/kork-jedis-test/kork-jedis-test.gradle
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies {
   api(platform(project(":spinnaker-dependencies")))
 
   api "redis.clients:jedis"
-  api "io.spinnaker.embedded-redis:embedded-redis"
+  implementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers"
 }
diff --git a/kork-jedis-test/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/kork/jedis/EmbeddedRedis.java b/kork-jedis-test/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/kork/jedis/EmbeddedRedis.java
index 2f6c4fd48..b98400382 100644
--- a/kork-jedis-test/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/kork/jedis/EmbeddedRedis.java
+++ b/kork-jedis-test/src/main/java/com/netflix/spinnaker/kork/jedis/EmbeddedRedis.java
@@ -1,32 +1,23 @@
 package com.netflix.spinnaker.kork.jedis;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.ServerSocket;
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;
 import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool;
-import redis.clients.jedis.util.Pool;
-import redis.embedded.RedisServer;
 
 public class EmbeddedRedis implements AutoCloseable {
 
-  private final URI connection;
-  private final RedisServer redisServer;
+  private static final int REDIS_PORT = 6379;
 
-  private Pool<Jedis> jedis;
+  private final GenericContainer<?> redisContainer;
 
-  private EmbeddedRedis(int port) throws IOException, URISyntaxException {
-    this.connection = URI.create(String.format("redis://127.0.0.1:%d/0", port));
-    this.redisServer =
-        RedisServer.builder()
-            .port(port)
-            .setting("bind 127.0.0.1")
-            .setting("appendonly no")
-            .setting("save \"\"")
-            .setting("databases 1")
-            .build();
-    this.redisServer.start();
+  private JedisPool jedis;
+
+  private EmbeddedRedis() {
+    redisContainer =
+        new GenericContainer<>(DockerImageName.parse("library/redis:5-alpine"))
+            .withExposedPorts(REDIS_PORT);
+    redisContainer.start();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -35,20 +26,20 @@ public void close() {
   }
 
   public void destroy() {
-    try {
-      this.redisServer.stop();
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      throw new RuntimeException(e);
-    }
+    redisContainer.stop();
+  }
+
+  public String getHost() {
+    return redisContainer.getHost();
   }
 
   public int getPort() {
-    return redisServer.ports().get(0);
+    return redisContainer.getMappedPort(REDIS_PORT);
   }
 
-  public Pool<Jedis> getPool() {
+  public JedisPool getPool() {
     if (jedis == null) {
-      jedis = new JedisPool(connection);
+      jedis = new JedisPool(getHost(), getPort());
     }
     return jedis;
   }
@@ -58,13 +49,6 @@ public Jedis getJedis() {
   }
 
   public static EmbeddedRedis embed() {
-    try {
-      ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(0);
-      int port = serverSocket.getLocalPort();
-      serverSocket.close();
-      return new EmbeddedRedis(port);
-    } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create embedded Redis", e);
-    }
+    return new EmbeddedRedis();
   }
 }
diff --git a/spinnaker-dependencies/spinnaker-dependencies.gradle b/spinnaker-dependencies/spinnaker-dependencies.gradle
index 317a82101..f2f55178d 100644
--- a/spinnaker-dependencies/spinnaker-dependencies.gradle
+++ b/spinnaker-dependencies/spinnaker-dependencies.gradle
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ ext {
     jooq             : "3.13.6",
     jsch             : "0.1.54",
     jschAgentProxy   : "0.0.9",
-    // spring boot 2.5.14 specifies logback 1.2.11, but a rosco test hung with
-    // 1.2.11 from https://jira.qos.ch/browse/LOGBACK-1623 so pinning it to 1.2.12
-    // until spring boot upgrade 2.5.15 or above.
-    logback          : "1.2.12",
     protobuf         : "3.21.12",
     okhttp           : "2.7.5", // CVE-2016-2402
     okhttp3          : "4.9.3",
@@ -28,7 +24,7 @@ ext {
     spectator        : "1.0.6",
     spek             : "1.1.5",
     spek2            : "2.0.9",
-    springBoot       : "2.5.14",
+    springBoot       : "2.5.15",
     springCloud      : "2020.0.6",
     springfoxSwagger : "2.9.2",
     swagger          : "1.5.20", //this should stay in sync with what springfoxSwagger expects
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ dependencies {
   //kotlinVersion comes from gradle.properties since we have kotlin code in
   // this project and need to configure gradle plugins etc.
   api(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom:$kotlinVersion"))
-  api(platform("com.fasterxml.jackson:jackson-bom:2.12.7.20221012"))
   api(platform("io.zipkin.brave:brave-bom:${versions.brave}"))
   api(platform("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies:${versions.springBoot}"))
   api(platform("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-bom:${versions.aws}"))
@@ -75,24 +70,6 @@ dependencies {
 
   constraints {
     api("cglib:cglib-nodep:3.3.0")
-    //A bug is reported in 1.2.11 and fixed in 1.2.12.
-    //So pinning the version to 1.2.12 until spring boot upgrade to 2.5.15 or above.
-    //[https://jira.qos.ch/browse/LOGBACK-1623]
-    api("ch.qos.logback:logback-core"){
-       version {
-         strictly "${versions.logback}"
-       }
-    }
-    api("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic"){
-       version {
-         strictly "${versions.logback}"
-       }
-    }
-    api("ch.qos.logback:logback-access"){
-       version {
-         strictly "${versions.logback}"
-       }
-    }
     api("com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk:${versions.aws}")
     api("com.google.api-client:google-api-client:1.30.10") // TODO: Track update for CVE-2020-7692, reanalysis pending.
     api("com.google.apis:google-api-services-admin-directory:directory_v1-rev105-1.25.0")
@@ -125,7 +102,6 @@ dependencies {
     api("com.netflix.spectator:spectator-web-spring:${versions.spectator}")
     api("com.netflix.spectator:spectator-reg-micrometer:${versions.spectator}")
     api("com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt:7.9")
-    api("io.spinnaker.embedded-redis:embedded-redis:0.9.0")
     api("com.nhaarman.mockitokotlin2:mockito-kotlin:2.2.0")
     api("com.nhaarman:mockito-kotlin:1.6.0")
     api("com.ninja-squad:springmockk:2.0.3")