diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index c8fe8731f4d..c53d4477dc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ on:
     branches: [ '2.7' ]
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 env:
   maven_version: 3.8.8
 jobs:
@@ -28,14 +33,9 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java_version: [ 11 ]
+        java_version: [ 17, 21-ea ]
 
     steps:
-      - name: Cancel previous runs of this workflow
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
-        with:
-          all_but_latest: true
-          access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - name: Start MySQL Database
         run: |
           sudo systemctl start mysql.service
diff --git a/antbuild.xml b/antbuild.xml
index 6de9dde4b8f..40b3ca4be2f 100644
--- a/antbuild.xml
+++ b/antbuild.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 
     <!-- Detect compatible version of JDK (>= 1.8). -->
     <condition property="compat.jdk" value="true">
-        <matches string="${java.version}" pattern="1.(?:[8-9]|[1-9]\d)(?:.\d+)*.*|9.*|1(?:[0-7]).*"/>
+        <matches string="${java.version}" pattern="1.(?:[8-9]|[1-9]\d)(?:.\d+)*.*|9.*|1(?:[0-7]).*|2(?:[1]).*"/>
     </condition>
     <echo message="JDK version detected: '${java.version}'"/>
     <fail message="A non-compatible version of JDK was detected! Build won't run properly unless running on at least JDK 1.8!." unless="compat.jdk"/>
diff --git a/buildsystem/bsf-2.4.0.jar b/buildsystem/bsf-2.4.0.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3028967306c
Binary files /dev/null and b/buildsystem/bsf-2.4.0.jar differ
diff --git a/buildsystem/commons-logging-1.2.jar b/buildsystem/commons-logging-1.2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93a3b9f6db4
Binary files /dev/null and b/buildsystem/commons-logging-1.2.jar differ
diff --git a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
index 8122c45781f..992cc589230 100644
--- a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
+++ b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
         <!-- CQ #22995 -->
         <jboss.logging.version>3.4.1.Final</jboss.logging.version>
         <!-- CQ #22996 API, #22997 SPI-->
-        <jboss.weld.api.version>3.1.SP3</jboss.weld.api.version>
+        <jboss.weld.api.version>3.1.SP4</jboss.weld.api.version>
         <!-- CQ #22998 weld-environment-common, #22999 weld-se-core,  #23000 weld-core-impl -->
-        <jboss.weld.version>3.1.6.Final</jboss.weld.version>
+        <jboss.weld.version>3.1.9.Final</jboss.weld.version>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/buildsystem/org.eclipse.persistence.parent/pom.xml b/buildsystem/org.eclipse.persistence.parent/pom.xml
index 4d908ce06d8..02b378114b1 100644
--- a/buildsystem/org.eclipse.persistence.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/buildsystem/org.eclipse.persistence.parent/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- TOOL Properties -->
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <tycho.version>1.3.0</tycho.version>
+        <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
+        <tycho.version>3.0.4</tycho.version>
         <junit4-version>4.12</junit4-version>
         <!-- maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMddHHmm</maven.build.timestamp.format> Seems it must be in settings.xml -->
         <!-- PROJECT Properties -->
@@ -132,6 +133,15 @@
                 <module>../../foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.oracle.nosql</module>
             </modules>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk11</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>11</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <tycho.version>1.3.0</tycho.version>
+            </properties>
+            </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/buildsystem/rhino-1.7.14.jar b/buildsystem/rhino-1.7.14.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad47a201582
Binary files /dev/null and b/buildsystem/rhino-1.7.14.jar differ
diff --git a/foundation/eclipselink.core.test/antbuild.xml b/foundation/eclipselink.core.test/antbuild.xml
index d63770ec061..fa85ecc2b95 100644
--- a/foundation/eclipselink.core.test/antbuild.xml
+++ b/foundation/eclipselink.core.test/antbuild.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2018, 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
     <echo message="CORETEST_BEGINS..."/>
     <available file="../${ant.project.name}" type="dir" property="core_test.is.local"/>
     <fail message="Not running from '${ant.project.name}' directory" unless="core_test.is.local"/>
+    <condition property="is.less.21.jdk" value="true" else="false">
+        <matches string="${java.version}" pattern="1.(?:[8-9]|[1-9]\d)(?:.\d+)*.*|9.*|1(?:[0-7]).*"/>
+    </condition>
 
     <!-- Default ant target, compiles and translates resources, does not run tests. -->
     <target name="build" depends="clean, compile, package" description="build EclipseLink core tests"/>
@@ -561,13 +564,21 @@
     </target>
 
     <!-- Default test target, runs test.class from test.properties (default is LRG). -->
-    <target name="test" depends="init-testing">
+    <target name="test" depends="init-testing, test-all-jdks, test-less-jdk21">
+        <echo message="is.less.21.jdk: ${is.less.21.jdk}"/>
+        <generate-report/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="test-all-jdks">
         <test include="**/junit/**/*Test.java"/>
         <test include="${test.class}"/>
-        <test include="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.tests.security.SecurityTestModel"/>
         <generate-report/>
     </target>
 
+    <target name="test-less-jdk21" if="${is.less.21.jdk}">
+        <test include="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.tests.security.SecurityTestModel"/>
+    </target>
+
     <!-- Test target to run/debug single ${test.class}. -->
     <target name="test-single" depends="init-testing">
         <test include="${test.class}"/>
diff --git a/foundation/eclipselink.extension.test/antbuild.xml b/foundation/eclipselink.extension.test/antbuild.xml
index 56e43b95c6b..6a215040bf2 100644
--- a/foundation/eclipselink.extension.test/antbuild.xml
+++ b/foundation/eclipselink.extension.test/antbuild.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
             <local name="compat.jdk"/>
             <local name="compat.jdk.msg"/>
             <condition property="compat.jdk" value="true">
-                <matches string="${java.version}" pattern="1.(?:[8-9]|[1-9]\d)(?:.\d+)*.*|9.*|1(?:[0-7]).*"/>
+                <matches string="${java.version}" pattern="1.(?:[8-9]|[1-9]\d)(?:.\d+)*.*|9.*|1(?:[0-7]).*|2(?:[1]).*"/>
             </condition>
             <condition property="compat.jdk.msg" value=" + JDK: ${java.version}"
                        else=" - JDK: ${java.version}${line.separator}   Build won't run properly unless running at least JDK 1.8.">
diff --git a/moxy/eclipselink.moxy.test/antbuild.xml b/moxy/eclipselink.moxy.test/antbuild.xml
index 86c1fb4352b..adeb87cef2a 100644
--- a/moxy/eclipselink.moxy.test/antbuild.xml
+++ b/moxy/eclipselink.moxy.test/antbuild.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2018, 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
             <mkdir dir="${report.dir}/jaxb"/>
             <mkdir dir="${build.dir}/${test.dir}/${tmp.dir}"/>
             <!-- Can be set e.g. in test.properties to add VM options for a particular platform/driver  -->
-            <property name="additional.jvmargs" value="-Ddummy2=dummy"/>
+            <property name="additional.jvmargs" value="-Ddummy2=dummy --add-opens java.base/java.math=ALL-UNNAMED"/>
             <junit jvm="${test.junit.jvm.exec}" failureproperty="junit.failed.jaxb" logfailedtests="true"
                    printsummary="yes" fork="true" dir="${build.dir}/${test.dir}" tempdir="${build.dir}/${test.dir}" showoutput="yes" maxmemory="1024m">
                 <!--<jvmarg value="-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005"/>-->
diff --git a/sharedlib.xml b/sharedlib.xml
index 75340a0b2b4..e593e04007d 100644
--- a/sharedlib.xml
+++ b/sharedlib.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 1998, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 1998, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@
 *   - Ant properties are lower case.
 -->
 <project name="wls-shared-lib" default="create-shared-lib-install" basedir=".">
-    <scriptdef name="genImpVersion" language="javascript" manager="javax">
+
+    <property name="bsf.lib" value="buildsystem/bsf-2.4.0.jar"/>
+    <property name="commons_logging.lib" value="buildsystem/commons-logging-1.2.jar"/>
+    <property name="mozilla_rhino.lib" value="buildsystem/rhino-1.7.14.jar"/>
+
+    <scriptdef name="genImpVersion" language="javascript" manager="bsf" classpath="${bsf.lib};${commons_logging.lib};${mozilla_rhino.lib}">
         <attribute name="input"/>
         <attribute name="property"/>
         <attribute name="newline"/>
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@
         ]]>
     </scriptdef>
 
-    <scriptdef name="genSpecVersion" language="javascript" manager="javax">
+    <scriptdef name="genSpecVersion" language="javascript" manager="bsf" classpath="${bsf.lib};${commons_logging.lib};${mozilla_rhino.lib}">
         <attribute name="input"/>
         <attribute name="property"/>
         <![CDATA[
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@
         ]]>
     </scriptdef>
 
-    <scriptdef name="genEarnameVersion" language="javascript" manager="javax">
+    <scriptdef name="genEarnameVersion" language="javascript" manager="bsf" classpath="${bsf.lib};${commons_logging.lib};${mozilla_rhino.lib}">
         <attribute name="input"/>
         <attribute name="property"/>
         <![CDATA[