Merge branch 'dev' into ms/#1063-enhance-VoltageLevel-with-equals-method

Author: sebastian-peter

build.gradle

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   id 'signing'
   id 'pmd' // code check, working on source code
   id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version '6.25.0' //code format
-  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.0.10' // code check, working on byte code
+  id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '6.0.11' // code check, working on byte code
   id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.6.0'
   id 'kr.motd.sphinx' version '2.10.1' // documentation generation
   id 'jacoco' // java code coverage plugin
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ext {
   //version (changing these should be considered thoroughly!)
   javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
   groovyVersion = "4.0"
-  groovyBinaryVersion = "4.0.20"
+  groovyBinaryVersion = "4.0.21"
   testcontainersVersion = '1.19.7'
 
   scriptsLocation = 'gradle' + File.separator + 'scripts' + File.separator //location of script plugins