diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4049ca6..76c1972 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,31 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
-    target-branch: "2.4.x"
-    
+    target-branch: "2.5.x"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: gradle
+    directory: "/"
+    target-branch: "2.5.x"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "(2.5.x)"
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "org.springframework.boot"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-major"
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+      - dependency-name: "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-open-service-broker"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-major"
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+      - dependency-name: "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-open-service-broker-core"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-major"
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+
   - package-ecosystem: gradle
     directory: "/"
     target-branch: "2.4.x"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f9e7ce8..1bbf05b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=2.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+version=2.5.0-SNAPSHOT
 group=org.springframework.cloud
 
 onlyShowStandardStreamsOnTestFailure = false
diff --git a/scripts/set-pipelines.sh b/scripts/set-pipelines.sh
index b5a6032..1afd803 100755
--- a/scripts/set-pipelines.sh
+++ b/scripts/set-pipelines.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ readonly PIPELINE_TYPE=${1:-""}
 
 set_branch_pipeline() {
   local -r pipeline_name="app-broker${PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX:+"-$PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX"}"
-  local -r branches=("2.4.x" "2.3.x" "2.2.x" "2.1.x" "2.0.x" "1.6.x")
+  local -r branches=("2.5.x" "2.4.x" "2.3.x" "2.2.x" "2.1.x" "2.0.x" "1.6.x")
 
 	for branch in "${branches[@]}"; do
   	echo "Setting $pipeline_name $branch pipeline..."
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ set_branch_pipeline() {
 
 set_pr_manager_pipeline() {
 	local -r pipeline_name="app-broker-pull-requests${PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX:+"-$PIPELINE_NAME_SUFFIX"}"
-	local -r branch="2.3.x"
+	local -r branch="2.5.x"
 
 	echo "Setting PR manager pipeline..."
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 0c7445c..ebacd2a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ pluginManagement {
 	plugins {
 		id "io.spring.nohttp" version "0.0.11"
 		id "io.spring.javaformat" version "0.0.43"
-		id 'org.springframework.boot' version "3.4.4"
+		id 'org.springframework.boot' version "3.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
 		id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.pdf' version '4.0.4'
 		id 'org.asciidoctor.jvm.convert' version '4.0.4'
 	}
 	repositories {
 		gradlePluginPortal()
+		if (version =~ /((-M|-RC)[0-9]+|-SNAPSHOT)$/) {
+			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
+		}
+		if (version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
+			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-app-broker-logging/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-app-broker-logging/build.gradle
index 1b8d807..8bc4b02 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-app-broker-logging/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-app-broker-logging/build.gradle
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ dependencies {
 	testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 	testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api"
 	testImplementation "org.awaitility:awaitility"
+
+	testRuntimeOnly "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher"
 }