diff --git a/java/basics/build.gradle.kts b/java/basics/build.gradle.kts
index 9ae79a75..4dbd0d1b 100644
--- a/java/basics/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/basics/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
diff --git a/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts b/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
index 5a9b09db..e87f7226 100644
--- a/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
     // Restate SDK
diff --git a/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts b/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
index 88854090..78ef6845 100644
--- a/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
     // Kafka
diff --git a/java/end-to-end-applications/subway-fare-calculator/build.gradle.kts b/java/end-to-end-applications/subway-fare-calculator/build.gradle.kts
index 01eed74f..4a34fbfc 100644
--- a/java/end-to-end-applications/subway-fare-calculator/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/end-to-end-applications/subway-fare-calculator/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
diff --git a/java/end-to-end-applications/workflow-interpreter/pom.xml b/java/end-to-end-applications/workflow-interpreter/pom.xml
index d955f6d8..ab690bb9 100644
--- a/java/end-to-end-applications/workflow-interpreter/pom.xml
+++ b/java/end-to-end-applications/workflow-interpreter/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
         <!-- Override Netty version to make sure we bring in the latest with MadeYourReset CVE fix-->
         <netty.version>4.1.124.Final</netty.version>
-        <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+        <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/java/integrations/java-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts b/java/integrations/java-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
index e4079074..19b597a9 100644
--- a/java/integrations/java-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/integrations/java-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Annotation processor
diff --git a/java/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts b/java/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
index 2a7222de..e8ac0ce1 100644
--- a/java/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
 	implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter")
diff --git a/java/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts b/java/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
index 3145df02..ef9d9dea 100644
--- a/java/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-gradle/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-gradle/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-gradle/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/java/templates/java-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index 922a2ede..87019a59 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/templates/java-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ dependencies {
   // Restate SDK
   implementation("dev.restate:sdk-java-http:$restateVersion")
 
-  // Logging (optional)
+  // Logging
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.24.1")
 
-  testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3"))
-  testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
+  // JUnit (API & test launcher)
+  testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.1")
+  testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.2")
   testImplementation("dev.restate:sdk-testing:$restateVersion")
 }
 
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 9bbc975c..1b33c55b 100644
Binary files a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index d4081da4..37f78a6a 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.3.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew
index faf93008..23d15a93 100755
--- a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew
+++ b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
         -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
 # Stop when "xargs" is not available.
diff --git a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew.bat b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew.bat
index 9b42019c..5eed7ee8 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew.bat
+++ b/java/templates/java-gradle/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+set CLASSPATH=
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/pom.xml b/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/pom.xml
index 22805e44..5514943d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/pom.xml
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven-quarkus/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <quarkus.platform.version>3.15.1</quarkus.platform.version>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
         <surefire-plugin.version>3.3.1</surefire-plugin.version>
-        <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+        <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
index cb4e7d20..c4d44c5f 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
-        <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+        <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-maven/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-maven/pom.xml b/java/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
index 7c6f9545..ba584456 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/java/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-    <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+    <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index 82c61a2b..dc8edcb5 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Restate SDK
   implementation("dev.restate:sdk-java-http:$restateVersion")
 
-  // Logging (optional)
+  // Logging
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.24.1")
 
-  testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3"))
-  testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
+  // JUnit (API & test launcher)
+  testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.1")
+  testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.14.2")
   testImplementation("dev.restate:sdk-testing:$restateVersion")
 }
 
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 9bbc975c..1b33c55b 100644
Binary files a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index d4081da4..37f78a6a 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.3.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew
index faf93008..23d15a93 100755
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
         -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
 # Stop when "xargs" is not available.
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew.bat b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew.bat
index 9b42019c..5eed7ee8 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew.bat
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-gradle/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+set CLASSPATH=
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
index ade044dd..9bd4fa06 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
-        <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+        <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/AGENTS.md b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/AGENTS.md
index a7454322..69af5b7d 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/AGENTS.md
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+> ## Documentation Index
+> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
+> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
+
 # Restate Java SDK Rules
 
 ## Core Concepts
@@ -401,8 +405,3 @@ MyObjectClient.fromClient(restateClient, "Mary")
     .send()
     .myHandler("Hi", opt -> opt.idempotencyKey("abc"));
 ```
-
-
----
-
-> To find navigation and other pages in this documentation, fetch the llms.txt file at: https://docs.restate.dev/llms.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/pom.xml b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/pom.xml
index fb9ab61f..67705a16 100644
--- a/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/java/templates/java-new-api-maven/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-    <restate.version>2.5.0</restate.version>
+    <restate.version>2.6.0</restate.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/java/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-java/build.gradle.kts b/java/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-java/build.gradle.kts
index c798f76d..aaca4f40 100644
--- a/java/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/tutorials/tour-of-orchestration-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
diff --git a/java/tutorials/tour-of-workflows-java/build.gradle.kts b/java/tutorials/tour-of-workflows-java/build.gradle.kts
index d8252614..3bc247b6 100644
--- a/java/tutorials/tour-of-workflows-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/tutorials/tour-of-workflows-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   annotationProcessor("dev.restate:sdk-api-gen:$restateVersion")
diff --git a/kotlin/basics/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/basics/build.gradle.kts
index 7d39e043..ec456d78 100644
--- a/kotlin/basics/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/basics/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Annotation processor
diff --git a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
index e0c4dfe3..8291b601 100644
--- a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 
 repositories { mavenCentral() }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Restate SDK
diff --git a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
index 4156b033..7790aa76 100644
--- a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/food-ordering/app/restaurant/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Kafka
diff --git a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/kmp-android-todo-app/server/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/kmp-android-todo-app/server/build.gradle.kts
index 18a51596..f1b71bd6 100644
--- a/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/kmp-android-todo-app/server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/end-to-end-applications/kmp-android-todo-app/server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 group = "dev.restate.examples.noteapp"
 version = "1.0.0"
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 kotlin {
     jvmToolchain(17)
diff --git a/kotlin/integrations/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/integrations/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
index 7b610a0d..41110ee6 100644
--- a/kotlin/integrations/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/integrations/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Annotation processor
diff --git a/kotlin/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
index d27a9952..17bb4651 100644
--- a/kotlin/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/patterns-use-cases/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 
 repositories { mavenCentral() }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Annotation processor
diff --git a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
index 89e11acb..93b5520e 100644
--- a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle-spring-boot/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
 	// Annotation processor
diff --git a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index e18778ff..ccc83946 100644
--- a/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin/templates/kotlin-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repositories {
   mavenCentral()
 }
 
-val restateVersion = "2.5.0"
+val restateVersion = "2.6.0"
 
 dependencies {
   // Annotation processor