diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 989872b1..fc9eca7b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ resources:
 
 jobs:
 - template: azure/gradle/build.yml@templates
+  parameters:
+    jdkVersion: '1.17'
 - template: azure/gradle/create_tag_version.yml@templates
 - template: azure/gradle/upload_release.yml@templates
 - template: azure/gradle/upload_snapshot.yml@templates
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2e6f7933..2184f083 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id("net.researchgate.release") version "3.0.2"
-    id("com.bakdata.sonar") version "1.1.7"
-    id("com.bakdata.sonatype") version "1.1.7"
+    id("com.bakdata.sonar") version "1.1.9"
+    id("com.bakdata.sonatype") version "1.1.9"
     id("org.hildan.github.changelog") version "1.12.1"
     id("io.freefair.lombok") version "6.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/streams-bootstrap/build.gradle.kts b/streams-bootstrap/build.gradle.kts
index de645e34..60394f64 100644
--- a/streams-bootstrap/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/streams-bootstrap/build.gradle.kts
@@ -49,3 +49,10 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation(group = "com.ginsberg", name = "junit5-system-exit", version = "1.1.2")
 }
+
+tasks.withType<Test> {
+    jvmArgs(
+        "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+        "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED"
+    )
+}