diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs-gen.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb28b170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs-gen.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build-test:
+    name: Build docs-gen
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: coursier/setup-action@v1.3.0
+        with:
+          jvm: temurin:1.11
+
+      - name: Cache Coursier cache
+        uses: coursier/cache-action@v6.4.0
+
+      - name: Test docs gen
+        run: cd docs-gen && sbt paradox
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index e7d39a33..874c6391 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -9,18 +9,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3.1.0
         with:
-          # we don't know what commit the last tag was it's safer to get entire repo so previousStableVersion resolves
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: olafurpg/setup-scala@v10
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: coursier/setup-action@v1.3.0
         with:
-          java-version: adopt@1.11.0
+          jvm: temurin:1.17.0
 
       - name: Cache Coursier cache
-        uses: coursier/cache-action@v6.2
+        uses: coursier/cache-action@v6.4.0
 
       - name: Test akka-sample-cluster-java
         run: cd akka-sample-cluster-java && sbt multi-jvm:test
@@ -60,6 +59,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala
         run: cd akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala && sbt test
-
-      - name: Test docs gen
-        run: cd docs-gen && sbt paradox
diff --git a/akka-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt b/akka-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
index 9588c430..e330ab90 100644
--- a/akka-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-cluster-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ lazy val `akka-sample-cluster-java` = project
   .settings(multiJvmSettings: _*)
   .settings(
     organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
-    scalaVersion := "2.13.10",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.12",
     Compile / scalacOptions ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature", "-unchecked", "-Xlog-reflective-calls", "-Xlint"),
     Compile / javacOptions ++= Seq("-parameters", "-Xlint:unchecked", "-Xlint:deprecation"),
     run / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Xms128m", "-Xmx1024m", "-Djava.library.path=./target/native"),
diff --git a/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml b/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
index 14fc0cc4..685ac0b1 100644
--- a/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-cluster-java/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <akka.version>2.8.5</akka.version>
-    <akka-diagnostics.version>2.0.1</akka-diagnostics.version>
+    <akka.version>2.9.0</akka.version>
+    <akka-diagnostics.version>2.1.0</akka-diagnostics.version>
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-          <target>1.8</target>
+          <release>17</release>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint</arg>
diff --git a/akka-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
index 99b433c7..8868105f 100644
--- a/akka-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-cluster-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ lazy val `akka-sample-cluster-scala` = project
   .settings(multiJvmSettings: _*)
   .settings(
     organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
-    scalaVersion := "2.13.10",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.12",
     Compile / scalacOptions ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature", "-unchecked", "-Xlog-reflective-calls", "-Xlint"),
     Compile / javacOptions ++= Seq("-Xlint:unchecked", "-Xlint:deprecation"),
     run / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Xms128m", "-Xmx1024m", "-Djava.library.path=./target/native"),
diff --git a/akka-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt b/akka-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
index 26951e11..7159203f 100644
--- a/akka-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-distributed-data-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ val `akka-sample-distributed-data-java` = project
   .settings(
     organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
     version := "1.0",
-    scalaVersion := "2.13.10",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.12",
     Compile / scalacOptions ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature", "-unchecked", "-Xlog-reflective-calls", "-Xlint"),
     Compile / javacOptions ++= Seq("-parameters", "-Xlint:unchecked", "-Xlint:deprecation", "-Xdiags:verbose"),
     javaOptions in run ++= Seq("-Xms128m", "-Xmx1024m"),
diff --git a/akka-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
index 90e62822..f7324baa 100644
--- a/akka-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-distributed-data-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.multiJvmSettings
 import com.typesafe.sbt.SbtMultiJvm.MultiJvmKeys.MultiJvm
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ val `akka-sample-distributed-data-scala` = project
   .settings(
     organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
     version := "1.0",
-    scalaVersion := "2.13.10",
+    scalaVersion := "2.13.12",
     scalacOptions in Compile ++= Seq("-deprecation", "-feature", "-unchecked", "-Xlog-reflective-calls", "-Xlint"),
     javacOptions in Compile ++= Seq("-Xlint:unchecked", "-Xlint:deprecation"),
     javaOptions in run ++= Seq("-Xms128m", "-Xmx1024m"),
diff --git a/akka-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
index 32b412bc..d874ca5f 100644
--- a/akka-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-distributed-workers-scala/build.sbt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name := "akka-distributed-workers"
 
 version := "1.0"
 
-scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val CassandraPluginVersion = "1.1.1"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val CassandraPluginVersion = "1.2.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 val CommonIoVersion = "2.4"
diff --git a/akka-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml b/akka-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
index 42a438b3..7bcd3aa2 100644
--- a/akka-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-fsm-java/pom.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <akka.version>2.8.5</akka.version>
-    <akka-diagnostics.version>2.0.1</akka-diagnostics.version>
+    <akka.version>2.9.0</akka.version>
+    <akka-diagnostics.version>2.1.0</akka-diagnostics.version>
   </properties>
 
   <groupId>com.lightbend.akka.samples</groupId>
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.8.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-          <target>1.8</target>
+          <release>17</release>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <compilerArgs>
             <arg>-Xlint</arg>
diff --git a/akka-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
index 7c92e90a..83e4c381 100644
--- a/akka-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-fsm-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples"
 name := "akka-sample-fsm-scala"
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 
-scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
+scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
diff --git a/akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
index 9a335578..b8724954 100644
--- a/akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AlpakkaKafkaVersion = "4.0.2"
-val AkkaManagementVersion = "1.4.0"
-val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.5.2"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AlpakkaKafkaVersion = "5.0.0"
+val AkkaManagementVersion = "1.5.0"
+val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.6.0"
 val EmbeddedKafkaVersion = "2.4.1.1"
 val LogbackVersion = "1.2.11"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
-ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
+ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
 ThisBuild / organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples"
 ThisBuild / scalacOptions in Compile ++= Seq(
   "-deprecation",
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ lazy val `akka-sample-kafka-to-sharding` = project.in(file(".")).aggregate(produ
 lazy val kafka = project
   .in(file("kafka"))
   .settings(
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % LogbackVersion,
       "org.slf4j" % "log4j-over-slf4j" % "1.7.26",
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ lazy val client = project
   .in(file("client"))
   .enablePlugins(AkkaGrpcPlugin, JavaAgent)
   .settings(
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
         "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % AkkaVersion,
         "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-discovery" % AkkaVersion))
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ lazy val processor = project
   .in(file("processor"))
   .enablePlugins(AkkaGrpcPlugin, JavaAgent)
   .settings(javaAgents += "org.mortbay.jetty.alpn" % "jetty-alpn-agent" % "2.0.9" % "runtime;test")
-  .settings(libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  .settings(
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream-kafka" % AlpakkaKafkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream-kafka-cluster-sharding" % AlpakkaKafkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % AkkaVersion,
@@ -66,7 +70,9 @@ lazy val processor = project
 lazy val producer = project
   .in(file("producer"))
   .settings(PB.targets in Compile := Seq(scalapb.gen() -> (sourceManaged in Compile).value))
-  .settings(libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  .settings(
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
+    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream-kafka" % AlpakkaKafkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % AkkaVersion,
       "ch.qos.logback" % "logback-classic" % "1.2.11",
diff --git a/akka-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml b/akka-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
index b5ab94e3..0bca9476 100644
--- a/akka-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-persistence-java/pom.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <akka.version>2.8.5</akka.version>
-        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.0.1</akka-diagnostics.version>
+        <akka.version>2.9.0</akka.version>
+        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.1.0</akka-diagnostics.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <release>17</release>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
                         <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
diff --git a/akka-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
index 9f96635e..14a15b6a 100644
--- a/akka-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-persistence-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples"
 name := "akka-sample-persistence-scala"
 
-scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.0.1"
+scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaDiagnosticsVersion = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackClassicVersion = "1.2.11" 
 val ScalaTestVersion = "3.1.1"
 
diff --git a/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt b/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
index 84b008d3..19fbe73d 100644
--- a/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-sharding-java/build.sbt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.5.2"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.6.0"
 val LogbackVersion = "1.2.11"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
 
 lazy val buildSettings = Seq(
   organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
-  scalaVersion := "2.13.10"
+  scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
 )
 
 lazy val commonJavacOptions = Seq(
diff --git a/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml b/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
index 0e48e31f..787aca45 100644
--- a/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather-fog/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <akka.version>2.8.5</akka.version>
-        <akka-http.version>10.5.2</akka-http.version>
-        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.0.1</akka-diagnostics.version>
+        <akka.version>2.9.0</akka.version>
+        <akka-http.version>10.6.0</akka-http.version>
+        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.1.0</akka-diagnostics.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <release>17</release>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
                         <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
diff --git a/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml b/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
index 76c04cbe..38f811af 100644
--- a/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-sample-sharding-java/killrweather/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <akka.version>2.8.5</akka.version>
-        <akka-http.version>10.5.2</akka-http.version>
-        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.0.1</akka-diagnostics.version>
+        <akka.version>2.9.0</akka.version>
+        <akka-http.version>10.6.0</akka-http.version>
+        <akka-diagnostics.version>2.1.0</akka-diagnostics.version>
     </properties>
 
     <repositories>
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <release>17</release>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
                         <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
diff --git a/akka-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt b/akka-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
index 4cd8b579..227aaefd 100644
--- a/akka-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
+++ b/akka-sample-sharding-scala/build.sbt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-val AkkaVersion = "2.8.5"
-val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.5.2"
-val AkkaDiagnostics = "2.0.1"
+val AkkaVersion = "2.9.0"
+val AkkaHttpVersion = "10.6.0"
+val AkkaDiagnostics = "2.1.0"
 val LogbackVersion = "1.2.11"
 
 resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven")
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lazy val commonJavacOptions = Seq(
 
 lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   organization := "com.lightbend.akka.samples",
-  scalaVersion := "2.13.10",
+  scalaVersion := "2.13.12",
   Compile / scalacOptions ++= commonScalacOptions,
   Compile / javacOptions ++= commonJavacOptions,
   run / javaOptions ++= Seq("-Xms128m", "-Xmx1024m"),
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ lazy val killrweather = project
   .settings(commonSettings)
   .settings(
     mainClass in (Compile, run) := Some("sample.killrweather.KillrWeather"),
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-cluster-sharding-typed" % AkkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-serialization-jackson" % AkkaVersion,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ lazy val `killrweather-fog` = project
   .settings(commonSettings)
   .settings(
     mainClass in (Compile, run) := Some("sample.killrweather.fog.Fog"),
+    resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor-typed" % AkkaVersion,
       "com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream-typed" % AkkaVersion,