diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6567a38f..f21207e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
-      - name: Setup Go with cache
-        uses: jfrog/.github/actions/install-go-with-cache@main
+      - name: Setup Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.22.x
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Install local Artifactory
         uses: jfrog/.github/actions/install-local-artifactory@main
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 35ebaaaf..14729690 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ subprojects {
         }
         implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.13'
         implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0'
-        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.19.1'
-        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.19.1'
-        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.19.1'
+        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.21.1'
+        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.21.1'
+        implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.21'
         api 'org.jfrog.filespecs:file-specs-java:1.1.2'
     }
 
diff --git a/services/build.gradle b/services/build.gradle
index be76d9c8..0d7a2dac 100644
--- a/services/build.gradle
+++ b/services/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
      * https://github.com/jfrog/artifactory-client-java/issues/43
      * https://github.com/jfrog/artifactory-client-java/issues/232
      */
-    testRuntimeOnly group: 'ch.qos.logback', name: 'logback-classic', version: '1.3.15'
+    testRuntimeOnly group: 'ch.qos.logback', name: 'logback-classic', version: '1.3.16'
 }
 
 task createReleasePropertiesFile(type: Exec) {
diff --git a/services/src/test/groovy/org/jfrog/artifactory/client/CustomPropertiesRepositoryTests.groovy b/services/src/test/groovy/org/jfrog/artifactory/client/CustomPropertiesRepositoryTests.groovy
index 23a061a7..92c8a015 100644
--- a/services/src/test/groovy/org/jfrog/artifactory/client/CustomPropertiesRepositoryTests.groovy
+++ b/services/src/test/groovy/org/jfrog/artifactory/client/CustomPropertiesRepositoryTests.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.jfrog.artifactory.client
 import org.jfrog.artifactory.client.model.RepositoryType
 import org.jfrog.artifactory.client.model.impl.RepositoryTypeImpl
 import org.jfrog.artifactory.client.model.repository.settings.RepositorySettings
+import org.jfrog.artifactory.client.model.repository.settings.impl.GenericRepositorySettingsImpl
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod
 import org.testng.annotations.Test
 
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ class CustomPropertiesRepositoryTests extends BaseRepositoryTests {
 
     @Override
     RepositorySettings getRepositorySettings(RepositoryType repositoryType) {
+        if (repositoryType == RepositoryTypeImpl.VIRTUAL) {
+            return new GenericRepositorySettingsImpl()
+        }
         return null
     }