diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index bf2fd10..0b6cea0 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ subprojects {
         useJUnitPlatform()
 
         systemProperty("java.util.logging.manager", "org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager")
-        jvmArgs("--add-opens", "java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED")
 
         testLogging {
             exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.FULL
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 97efcd9..10eb2c4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ org.gradle.logging.level=INFO
 
 # Quarkus
 quarkusPluginId=io.quarkus
-quarkusPluginVersion=3.30.8
+quarkusPluginVersion=3.31.1
 # https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.quarkus.platform/quarkus-bom
 quarkusPlatformGroupId=io.quarkus.platform
 quarkusPlatformArtifactId=quarkus-bom
-quarkusPlatformVersion=3.30.8
+quarkusPlatformVersion=3.31.1
 systemProp.quarkus.analytics.disabled=true
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index c18543b..f110de8 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ assertj = "3.27.7"
 checkstyle = "13.0.0"
 datafaker = "2.5.3"
 errorProne = "2.46.0"
-errorPronePlugin = "4.4.0"
+errorPronePlugin = "5.0.0"
 nullAway = "0.13.1"
 
 [plugins]
diff --git a/operator/build.gradle.kts b/operator/build.gradle.kts
index 24fa18e..4ea92ba 100644
--- a/operator/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/operator/build.gradle.kts
@@ -57,22 +57,15 @@ dependencies {
     /**
      * Testing
      */
-    testImplementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-junit5")
-    testImplementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-junit5-mockito")
+    testImplementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-junit")
+    testImplementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-junit-mockito")
     testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility")
     testImplementation(libs.assertj)
     testImplementation(libs.datafaker)
 }
 
-tasks.quarkusDev {
-    // Java 24+ issue. Remove after this has been fixed.
-    // https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/47769#issuecomment-3148789105
-    // https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/pull/49920
-    jvmArgs = listOf("--add-opens", "java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED")
-}
-
 tasks.quarkusAppPartsBuild {
-    doNotTrackState("Always execute Gradle task quarkusAppPartsBuild to generate the K8s deploy manifest kubernetes.yml and to publish the Helm chart")
+    doNotTrackState("Always execute Gradle task quarkusAppPartsBuild to generate the K8s deploy manifest kubernetes.yml, the CRDs, and to publish the Helm chart")
 }
 
 tasks.withType<Test> {
diff --git a/operator/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/operator/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index 96e49bc..12f8718 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/operator/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 quarkus:
+  operator-sdk:
+    activate-leader-election-for-profiles:
+      - dev
   datasource:
     devservices:
       port: 5432