diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 826ac25c4..dd086b7e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ jobs:
         java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.4.0
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 242b09663..e78829c39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
 
       - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4.4.0
         with:
           java-version: 8
           distribution: temurin
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.0
         with:
           ref: master
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git diff
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.1.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7.0.5
         with:
           commit-message: Update versions to ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           title: Update versions to ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 824104e5b..7baf1f8e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ Asterisk-Java 3.x (Java 1.8 and Asterisk Version 10 thru 23) (master)
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.asteriskjava</groupId>
     <artifactId>asterisk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>3.40.1</version>
+    <version>3.41.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 ### Gradle
 
 ```text
-implementation group: 'org.asteriskjava', name: 'asterisk-java', version: '3.40.1'
+implementation group: 'org.asteriskjava', name: 'asterisk-java', version: '3.41.0'
 ```
 
 ### Installation from source
diff --git a/bnd.bnd b/bnd.bnd
index 23723bf1e..a2acf6699 100644
--- a/bnd.bnd
+++ b/bnd.bnd
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Bundle-License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 -exportcontents: !*.internal.*, *
 
 Import-Package: \
-	javax.net,\
-	javax.net.ssl,\
-	javax.script,\
-	org.apache.log4j;resolution:=optional,\
-	org.slf4j;resolution:=optional
+	!org.asteriskjava.*,\
+	org.apache.logging.log4j.*;resolution:=optional,\
+	org.slf4j.*;resolution:=optional,\
+	*
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 271601928..ba5a44251 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.asteriskjava</groupId>
     <artifactId>asterisk-java</artifactId>
-    <version>3.40.1</version>
+    <version>3.41.0</version>
 
     <name>Asterisk-Java</name>
     <description>The free Java library for Asterisk PBX integration.</description>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:asterisk-java/asterisk-java.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:asterisk-java/asterisk-java.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/asterisk-java/asterisk-java</url>
-      <tag>3.40.1</tag>
+      <tag>3.41.0</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <properties>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>32.1.3-jre</version>
+            <version>33.3.1-jre</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -99,10 +99,16 @@
             <version>2.0.16</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.16</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.23.1</version>
+            <version>2.24.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -114,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.11.0</version>
+            <version>5.11.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -227,7 +233,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.10.0</version>
+                        <version>3.10.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -264,7 +270,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.2.5</version>
+                        <version>3.2.7</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
diff --git a/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9495128..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Manifest-Version: 1.0
-Class-Path: 
-