Update dependencies

.gitignore

@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@ target/
 !.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
 !**/src/main/**/target/
 !**/src/test/**/target/
+*.versionsBackup
 
 ### IntelliJ IDEA ###
-.idea/modules.xml
-.idea/jarRepositories.xml
-.idea/compiler.xml
-.idea/libraries/
+.idea/
 *.iws
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 
+
 ### Eclipse ###
 .apt_generated
 .classpath
@@ -35,4 +34,4 @@ build/
 .vscode/
 
 ### Mac OS ###
-.DS_Store
+.DS_Store

pom.xml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.4.1</version>
+        <version>3.4.2</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>de.ipb-halle</groupId>
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
             <artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.3</version>
+            <version>2.8.4</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind-nullable</artifactId>
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
             <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <!--use last working commit from master until a new tag is available-->
         <dependency>
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>7.10.0</version>
+                <version>7.11.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>