Merge branch 'dev' into df/#1223-Fix-spotless-deprecations

Author: sebastian-peter

build.gradle

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.4'
   testImplementation "org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-$groovyVersion"
   testImplementation 'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4' // Mock creation with constructor parameters
-  testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1' // Mocks of classes
+  testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.0' // Mocks of classes
 
   // testcontainers (docker framework for testing)
   testImplementation "org.testcontainers:testcontainers:$testcontainersVersion"