Fixed #515 - Maven 4.0.X

[khmarbaise]

• Upgraded several dependencies.
• Removed combine.self="append" and replaced it with "merge"

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Unit Test Results

109 tests  ±0   106 ✅ ±0   4s ⏱️ ±0s
 39 suites ±0     3 💤 ±0 
 39 files   ±0     0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit dd71532. ± Comparison against base commit dc47961.

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Integration Test Results

95 tests  ±0   89 ✅ ±0   9m 17s ⏱️ - 2m 57s
62 suites ±0    6 💤 ±0 
62 files   ±0    0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit dd71532. ± Comparison against base commit dc47961.

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Unit Test Results Maven 4.0.0

109 tests  ±0   106 ✅ ±0   4s ⏱️ ±0s
 39 suites ±0     3 💤 ±0 
 39 files   ±0     0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit dd71532. ± Comparison against base commit dc47961.

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Integration Test Results Maven 4.0.0

95 tests  ±0   89 ✅ ±0   12m 20s ⏱️ +6s
62 suites ±0    6 💤 ±0 
62 files   ±0    0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit dd71532. ± Comparison against base commit dc47961.