diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
index abe01cc1..32f0cb3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
         distribution: adopt
-        java-version: 17
+        java-version: 21
         cache: 'maven'
     - name: Build with Maven (${{ matrix.profile.name }})
       run: mvn -B -V -e -ntp "-Dstyle.color=always" ${{ matrix.profile.args }}
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ jobs:
         MAVEN_OPTS: -Djansi.force=true
     - name: Upload unit test results
       if: ${{ failure() }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: surefire-reports-${{ matrix.profile.name }}
         path: ./**/target/surefire-reports/
         if-no-files-found: ignore
     - name: Upload integration test results
       if: ${{ failure() }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: failsafe-reports-${{ matrix.profile.name }}
         path: ./**/target/failsafe-reports/
         if-no-files-found: ignore
     - name: Upload mini test logs
       if: ${{ failure() }}
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
         name: mini-tests-logs-${{ matrix.profile.name }}
         path: ./**/target/**/mini-tests/**/logs/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad6d9739..39d857f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>31</version>
+    <version>37</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.accumulo</groupId>
   <artifactId>accumulo-testing</artifactId>
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
     <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
     <!-- versions-maven-plugin ignore patterns for snapshots, alpha, beta, milestones, and release candidates -->
     <maven.version.ignore>.+-SNAPSHOT,(?i).*(alpha|beta)[0-9.-]*,(?i).*[.-](m|rc)[0-9]+</maven.version.ignore>
-    <minimalJavaBuildVersion>17</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
-    <minimalMavenBuildVersion>3.9</minimalMavenBuildVersion>
+    <minimalJavaBuildVersion>21</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
     <!-- timestamp for reproducible outputs, updated on release by the release plugin -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2021-12-15T00:00:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
@@ -121,6 +120,19 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+      <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
+      <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
@@ -128,12 +140,12 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.16.1</version>
+          <version>2.21.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>4.3</version>
+          <version>5.0.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseSets>
               <licenseSet>
@@ -196,7 +208,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>com.github.ekryd.sortpom</groupId>
           <artifactId>sortpom-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3.0</version>
+          <version>4.0.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <createBackupFile>false</createBackupFile>
             <expandEmptyElements>false</expandEmptyElements>
@@ -213,7 +225,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
           <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.23.0</version>
+          <version>2.29.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <configFile>src/build/eclipse-codestyle.xml</configFile>
             <lineEnding>LF</lineEnding>
@@ -227,7 +239,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>net.revelc.code</groupId>
           <artifactId>impsort-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.9.0</version>
+          <version>1.13.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <removeUnused>true</removeUnused>
             <groups>java.,javax.,jakarta.,org.,com.</groups>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/testing/randomwalk/concurrent/Config.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/testing/randomwalk/concurrent/Config.java
index c6978519..901e8e96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/testing/randomwalk/concurrent/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/testing/randomwalk/concurrent/Config.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static Setting s(Property property, long min, long max) {
 			s(Property.TSERV_THREADCHECK, 100, 10000),
 			s(Property.TSERV_MINTHREADS, 1, 100),
 			s(Property.TSERV_SESSION_MAXIDLE, 100, 5 * 60 * 1000),
-			s(Property.TSERV_WAL_SORT_BUFFER_SIZE, 1024 * 1024, 1024 * 1024 * 1024L),
+			s(Property.GENERAL_SERVER_WAL_SORT_BUFFER_SIZE, 1024 * 1024, 1024 * 1024 * 1024L),
 			s(Property.TSERV_WAL_BLOCKSIZE, 1024 * 1024,1024 * 1024 * 1024 * 10L),
 			s(Property.MANAGER_BULK_TIMEOUT, 10, 600),
 			s(Property.MANAGER_RECOVERY_DELAY, 0, 100),