- Upgraded Docker image versions for `postgres`, `keycloak`, `rabbitmq`, `redis`, and `minio`.
- Updated Kotlin to `1.9.25` and aligned related plugins.
- Upgraded Spring Boot to `3.4.1` and adjusted dependencies accordingly.
- Downgraded JVM target and toolchain to `17` for compatibility.
- Updated Gradle to `8.12` along with dependency version improvements (`flyway-core`, `opentelemetry`, `springdoc`, AWS SDK).