diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5ff9c91..a9f0e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '21'
 
+      - name: Install clojure tools
+        uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
+        with:
+          lein: 2.11.2
+
       # Ubuntu Repos on Azure fail often. Attempt to install before other
       # long-running operations.
       # xmllinter for tests checks
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev.yml b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
index cfe3fe4..01b18cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Disabling shallow clone is recommended for improving relevancy of reporting for sonar
           fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '21'
+
+      - name: Install clojure tools
+        uses: DeLaGuardo/setup-clojure@12.5
+        with:
+          lein: 2.11.2
+
       - name: Extract branch name and substitute slashes
         shell: bash
         working-directory: code
diff --git a/code/project.clj b/code/project.clj
index 3abc613..ac783d7 100644
--- a/code/project.clj
+++ b/code/project.clj
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
   :aot [com.sixsq.nuvla.server.ring]
 
   :dependencies
-  [[aleph "0.7.1"]
+  [[aleph "0.8.2"]
    [environ "1.2.0"]
-   [ring/ring-core "1.12.1"]
-   [org.clojure/clojure "1.11.2"]
+   [ring/ring-core "1.13.0"]
+   [org.clojure/clojure "1.12.0"]
    [org.clojure/tools.logging "1.3.0"]
    [org.slf4j/slf4j-api ~slf4j-version]
    [org.slf4j/log4j-over-slf4j ~slf4j-version]