diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/admission/AdmissionUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/admission/AdmissionUtils.java
index 5ae7cb1f..cdf044fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/admission/AdmissionUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/admission/AdmissionUtils.java
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ public static AdmissionResponse notAllowedExceptionToAdmissionResponse(
 
   public static KubernetesResource getTargetResource(AdmissionRequest admissionRequest,
       Operation operation) {
-    return operation == Operation.DELETE ? admissionRequest.getOldObject()
-        : admissionRequest.getObject();
+    return (KubernetesResource) (operation == Operation.DELETE ? admissionRequest.getOldObject()
+        : admissionRequest.getObject());
   }
 
   public static AdmissionResponse admissionResponseFromMutation(KubernetesResource originalResource,
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 588a73de..02b5e9f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
 
     <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>
-    <fabric8-client.version>6.13.4</fabric8-client.version>
+    <fabric8-client.version>7.1.0</fabric8-client.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
     <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
     <mokito.version>5.14.2</mokito.version>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.7</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <spotless-maven-plugin.version>2.43.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
-    <spring-boot-dependencies.version>3.4.1</spring-boot-dependencies.version>
+    <spring-boot-dependencies.version>3.4.2</spring-boot-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/samples/commons/pom.xml b/samples/commons/pom.xml
index edaf133e..fd8d3eb0 100644
--- a/samples/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/commons/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/quarkus/pom.xml b/samples/quarkus/pom.xml
index 4ec07e21..ad81f97e 100644
--- a/samples/quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
     <quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus.platform</quarkus.platform.group-id>
-    <quarkus.platform.version>3.11.0</quarkus.platform.version>
+    <quarkus.platform.version>3.18.1</quarkus.platform.version>
     <skipITs>true</skipITs>
     <surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</surefire-plugin.version>
   </properties>
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
       <artifactId>quarkus-arc</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>quarkus-rest</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>quarkus-rest-jackson</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
       <artifactId>quarkus-junit5</artifactId>
@@ -53,15 +61,10 @@
       <artifactId>quarkus-certmanager</artifactId>
       <version>1.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>quarkus-resteasy-reactive-jackson</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
       <artifactId>quarkus-minikube</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
       <artifactId>quarkus-container-image-jib</artifactId>
@@ -71,7 +74,6 @@
       <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
       <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/spring-boot/k8s/kubernetes.yml b/samples/spring-boot/k8s/kubernetes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75654b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/spring-boot/k8s/kubernetes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    app.dekorate.io/vcs-url: <<unknown>>
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  name: spring-boot-sample
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+      app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        app.dekorate.io/vcs-url: <<unknown>>
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - env:
+            - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            - name: SERVER_SSL_KEY_STORE
+              value: /etc/certs/keystore.p12
+            - name: SERVER_SSL_KEY_STORE_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  key: password
+                  name: pkcs12-pass
+          image: test/spring-boot-sample:1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          name: spring-boot-sample
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 443
+              name: http
+              protocol: TCP
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /etc/certs
+              name: volume-certs
+              readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: volume-certs
+          secret:
+            optional: false
+            secretName: tls-secret
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: pkcs12-pass
+data:
+  password: c3VwZXJzZWNyZXQ=
+type: Opaque
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Issuer
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    app.dekorate.io/vcs-url: <<unknown>>
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  name: spring-boot-sample
+spec:
+  selfSigned: {}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    app.dekorate.io/vcs-url: <<unknown>>
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  name: spring-boot-sample
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 443
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 443
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  type: ClusterIP
+---
+apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
+kind: Certificate
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    app.dekorate.io/vcs-url: <<unknown>>
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: spring-boot-sample
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.1.7-SNAPSHOT
+  name: spring-boot-sample
+spec:
+  dnsNames:
+    - spring-boot-sample.default.svc
+    - localhost
+  duration: 7776000000000000ns
+  encodeUsagesInRequest: false
+  isCA: false
+  issuerRef:
+    name: spring-boot-sample
+  keystores:
+    pkcs12:
+      create: true
+      passwordSecretRef:
+        key: password
+        name: pkcs12-pass
+  privateKey:
+    algorithm: RSA
+    encoding: PKCS8
+    size: 2048
+  renewBefore: 1296000000000000ns
+  secretName: tls-secret
+  subject:
+    organizations:
+      - Dekorate
+      - Community
+  usages:
+    - server auth
+    - client auth
diff --git a/samples/spring-boot/pom.xml b/samples/spring-boot/pom.xml
index 2762ac96..b634159e 100644
--- a/samples/spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <name>Kubernetes Webhooks Framework - Samples - Spring Boot</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <java.version>17</java.version>
     <jib-maven-plugin.version>3.4.4</jib-maven-plugin.version>
     <dekorate.version>4.1.4</dekorate.version>
   </properties>
@@ -80,26 +79,6 @@
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dekorate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kubernetes-spring-starter</artifactId>
-      <version>${dekorate.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dekorate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>certmanager-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>${dekorate.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dekorate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>kubernetes-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>${dekorate.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.dekorate</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jib-annotations</artifactId>
-      <version>${dekorate.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -109,6 +88,9 @@
         <artifactId>jib-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${jib-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
+          <from>
+            <image>eclipse-temurin:17-jre</image>
+          </from>
           <to>
             <image>test/spring-boot-sample:${project.version}</image>
           </to>
diff --git a/samples/spring-boot/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/sample/springboot/SpringBootWebhooksE2E.java b/samples/spring-boot/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/sample/springboot/SpringBootWebhooksE2E.java
index ad944a3d..44e5b9e1 100644
--- a/samples/spring-boot/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/sample/springboot/SpringBootWebhooksE2E.java
+++ b/samples/spring-boot/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/webhook/sample/springboot/SpringBootWebhooksE2E.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.ConfigBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientBuilder;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.webhook.sample.AbstractEndToEndTest;
 
@@ -15,12 +16,14 @@ class SpringBootWebhooksE2E extends AbstractEndToEndTest {
 
   @BeforeAll
   static void deployService() throws IOException {
-    try (var client = new KubernetesClientBuilder().build();
+    try (var client = new KubernetesClientBuilder().withConfig(new ConfigBuilder()
+        .withNamespace("default")
+        .build()).build();
         var certManager = new URL(
             "https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.10.1/cert-manager.yaml")
             .openStream()) {
       applyAndWait(client, certManager);
-      applyAndWait(client, "target/classes/META-INF/dekorate/kubernetes.yml");
+      applyAndWait(client, "k8s/kubernetes.yml");
       applyAndWait(client, "k8s/validating-webhook-configuration.yml");
       applyAndWait(client, "k8s/mutating-webhook-configuration.yml");
       applyAndWait(client,