diff --git a/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/config.properties b/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/config.properties
index 01ef06f2a9..7a3a81b1fd 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/config.properties
+++ b/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/config.properties
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ equinox-capabilities= \
  osgi.service;objectClass:List<String>=org.eclipse.osgi.service.security.TrustEngine;osgi.signedcontent.trust.engine=org.eclipse.osgi, \
  osgi.service;objectClass:List<String>=org.eclipse.osgi.service.urlconversion.URLConverter;protocol:List<String>="bundleentry,bundleresource"
 
+eecap-18 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact1"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact2"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact3"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0"
 eecap-17 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
diff --git a/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/jre.properties b/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/jre.properties
index b7bfdf820c..626844b95a 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/jre.properties
+++ b/assemblies/features/base/src/main/filtered-resources/resources/etc/jre.properties
@@ -811,3 +811,4 @@ jre-14 = ${jre-13}
 jre-15 = ${jre-14}
 jre-16 = ${jre-15}
 jre-17 = ${jre-16}
+jre-18 = ${jre-17}
diff --git a/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/config.properties b/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/config.properties
index c5fca02e58..f59a2950eb 100644
--- a/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/config.properties
+++ b/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/config.properties
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ equinox-capabilities= \
  osgi.service;objectClass:List<String>=org.eclipse.osgi.service.security.TrustEngine;osgi.signedcontent.trust.engine=org.eclipse.osgi, \
  osgi.service;objectClass:List<String>=org.eclipse.osgi.service.urlconversion.URLConverter;protocol:List<String>="bundleentry,bundleresource"
 
+eecap-18 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact1"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact2"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact3"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0"
 eecap-17 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
diff --git a/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/config.properties b/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/config.properties
index 85b80f2712..73f73b4fc4 100644
--- a/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/config.properties
+++ b/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/config.properties
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ org.osgi.framework.system.capabilities= \
  osgi.service;effective:=active;objectClass=org.osgi.service.startlevel.StartLevel, \
  osgi.service;effective:=active;objectClass=org.osgi.service.url.URLHandlers
 
+eecap-18 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact1"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact2"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact3"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0"
 eecap-17 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/config.properties b/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/config.properties
index 3403e40d27..38f00e857c 100755
--- a/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/config.properties
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/config.properties
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ org.osgi.framework.system.packages= \
 org.osgi.framework.system.capabilities= \
  ${eecap-${java.specification.version}}
 
+eecap-18 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact1"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact2"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0", \
+ osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE/compact3"; version:List<Version>="1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0,18.0"
 eecap-17 = osgi.ee; osgi.ee="OSGi/Minimum"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JavaSE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6,1.7,1.8,9.0,10.0,11.0,13.0,14.0,15.0,16.0,17.0", \
  osgi.ee; osgi.ee="JRE"; version:List<Version>="1.0,1.1", \
diff --git a/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/jre.properties b/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/jre.properties
index 49cb49d4f6..0f3e4888b0 100644
--- a/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/jre.properties
+++ b/main/src/test/resources/test-karaf-home/etc/jre.properties
@@ -712,3 +712,4 @@ jre-14 = ${jre-13}
 jre-15 = ${jre-14}
 jre-16 = ${jre-15}
 jre-17 = ${jre-16}
+jre-18 = ${jre-17}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80ddc0876a..fe15ca755e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
         <servicemix-spec.version>2.9.0</servicemix-spec.version>
 
-        <easymock.version>4.3</easymock.version>
+        <easymock.version>4.4-SNAPSHOT</easymock.version>
         <equinox.groupId>org.eclipse.platform</equinox.groupId>
         <equinox.artifactId>org.eclipse.osgi</equinox.artifactId>
         <equinox.version>3.16.300</equinox.version>
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@
         <aries.jndi.api.version>1.1.0</aries.jndi.api.version>
         <aries.jndi.core.version>1.0.2</aries.jndi.core.version>
         <aries.jndi.url.version>1.1.0</aries.jndi.url.version>
-        <aries.proxy.version>1.1.11</aries.proxy.version>
+        <aries.proxy.version>1.1.12-SNAPSHOT</aries.proxy.version>
         <aries.proxy.api.version>1.1.1</aries.proxy.api.version>
-        <aries.spifly.version>1.3.2</aries.spifly.version>
+        <aries.spifly.version>1.3.4</aries.spifly.version>
         <aries.subsystem.api.version>2.0.10</aries.subsystem.api.version>
         <aries.subsystem.core.version>2.0.10</aries.subsystem.core.version>
         <aries.transaction.manager.version>1.3.3</aries.transaction.manager.version>
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
         <pax.base.version>1.5.1</pax.base.version>
         <pax.swissbox.version>1.8.4</pax.swissbox.version>
         <pax.url.version>2.6.7</pax.url.version>
-        <pax.web.version>7.3.19</pax.web.version>
+        <pax.web.version>7.3.20-SNAPSHOT</pax.web.version>
         <pax.tinybundle.version>3.0.0</pax.tinybundle.version>
         <pax.jdbc.version>1.5.0</pax.jdbc.version>
         <pax.jms.version>1.1.0</pax.jms.version>
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
         <sling.commons.johnzon.version>1.2.6</sling.commons.johnzon.version>
         <sshd.version>2.5.1</sshd.version>
         <struts.bundle.version>1.3.10_1</struts.bundle.version>
-        <xbean.version>4.20</xbean.version>
+        <xbean.version>4.21-SNAPSHOT</xbean.version>
         <javax.mail.version>1.4.7</javax.mail.version>
 
         <winsw.version>2.3.0</winsw.version>