diff --git a/nodejs/deploy-and-start-instance.js b/nodejs/deploy-and-start-instance.js
index 4acd938..49dd968 100644
--- a/nodejs/deploy-and-start-instance.js
+++ b/nodejs/deploy-and-start-instance.js
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ void (async () => {
 	})
 
 	console.log(result)
+	process.exit(0)
 })()
diff --git a/nodejs/email-worker.js b/nodejs/email-worker.js
index 3792c43..8d4c03b 100644
--- a/nodejs/email-worker.js
+++ b/nodejs/email-worker.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ const zbc = new ZBClient({
 	},
 })
 
-zbc.createWorker({
+const worker = zbc.createWorker({
 	taskType: 'email',
-	taskHandler: (job, _, worker) => {
+	taskHandler: (job) => {
 		const { message_content } = job.variables
 		worker.log(`Sending email with message content: ${message_content}`)
 		job.complete()
diff --git a/nodejs/package-lock.json b/nodejs/package-lock.json
index a196ca6..de09cf6 100644
--- a/nodejs/package-lock.json
+++ b/nodejs/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "zeebe-node": "^8.1.5"
+        "zeebe-node": "8.2.5"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@grpc/grpc-js": {
@@ -424,18 +424,24 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "3.21.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-3.21.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FTFVjYoBOZTJekiUsawGsSYV9QL0A+zDYCRj7y34IO6Jg+2IMYEtQa+bbictpdpV8dHxXywqU7C0gRDEOFtBFg==",
+      "version": "4.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J8r6BriSLO1uj2miOk1NW0YVm8AGOOu3Si2HQp/cSmo6EA4m3fcwu2WKjJ4RK9wMLBtg69y1kS8baDiQBR41Ig==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "paypal",
+          "url": "https://paypal.me/naturalintelligence"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "github",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/NaturalIntelligence"
+        }
+      ],
       "dependencies": {
-        "strnum": "^1.0.4"
+        "strnum": "^1.0.5"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "xml2js": "cli.js"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "paypal",
-        "url": "https://paypal.me/naturalintelligence"
+        "fxparser": "src/cli/cli.js"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/fp-ts": {
@@ -739,12 +745,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-HLwA+hNq/2eXe03isJSfa7YJt6NikplBGdNKvlhyuR6WL5iZi2uXJIZv1SSOMEIukCZbeQ8QwIcQ801S0/Qulw=="
     },
     "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "3.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==",
-      "deprecated": "Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.",
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg==",
       "bin": {
-        "uuid": "bin/uuid"
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi": {
@@ -802,9 +807,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/zeebe-node": {
-      "version": "8.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zeebe-node/-/zeebe-node-8.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+ObPyFp9vWcqZno+yUZe8UozQgo/wGb6H+UAQQGNFSGU6HqkTr43ILa763tggMSGf40i7vytIq3dN98UMB4yMQ==",
+      "version": "8.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zeebe-node/-/zeebe-node-8.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QhEnnchsuM7j0v8cCtOKMPfV/MdtJm8o/NY2abKyB45X6oNOUJGKuTCpt5WFiPjHdmD+VWUXfEm6ATl1OZevGQ==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.8.7",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "0.7.4",
@@ -812,14 +817,14 @@
         "console-stamp": "^3.0.2",
         "dayjs": "^1.8.15",
         "debug": "^4.2.0",
-        "fast-xml-parser": "^3.12.12",
+        "fast-xml-parser": "^4.1.3",
         "fp-ts": "^2.5.1",
         "got": "^11.8.5",
         "long": "^4.0.0",
         "promise-retry": "^1.1.1",
         "stack-trace": "0.0.10",
         "typed-duration": "^1.0.12",
-        "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+        "uuid": "^7.0.3"
       },
       "bin": {
         "zeebe-node": "bin/zeebe-node"
@@ -1156,11 +1161,11 @@
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     },
     "fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "3.21.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-3.21.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FTFVjYoBOZTJekiUsawGsSYV9QL0A+zDYCRj7y34IO6Jg+2IMYEtQa+bbictpdpV8dHxXywqU7C0gRDEOFtBFg==",
+      "version": "4.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J8r6BriSLO1uj2miOk1NW0YVm8AGOOu3Si2HQp/cSmo6EA4m3fcwu2WKjJ4RK9wMLBtg69y1kS8baDiQBR41Ig==",
       "requires": {
-        "strnum": "^1.0.4"
+        "strnum": "^1.0.5"
       }
     },
     "fp-ts": {
@@ -1393,9 +1398,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-HLwA+hNq/2eXe03isJSfa7YJt6NikplBGdNKvlhyuR6WL5iZi2uXJIZv1SSOMEIukCZbeQ8QwIcQ801S0/Qulw=="
     },
     "uuid": {
-      "version": "3.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg=="
     },
     "wrap-ansi": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
@@ -1437,9 +1442,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w=="
     },
     "zeebe-node": {
-      "version": "8.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zeebe-node/-/zeebe-node-8.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+ObPyFp9vWcqZno+yUZe8UozQgo/wGb6H+UAQQGNFSGU6HqkTr43ILa763tggMSGf40i7vytIq3dN98UMB4yMQ==",
+      "version": "8.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zeebe-node/-/zeebe-node-8.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QhEnnchsuM7j0v8cCtOKMPfV/MdtJm8o/NY2abKyB45X6oNOUJGKuTCpt5WFiPjHdmD+VWUXfEm6ATl1OZevGQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@grpc/grpc-js": "1.8.7",
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "0.7.4",
@@ -1447,14 +1452,14 @@
         "console-stamp": "^3.0.2",
         "dayjs": "^1.8.15",
         "debug": "^4.2.0",
-        "fast-xml-parser": "^3.12.12",
+        "fast-xml-parser": "^4.1.3",
         "fp-ts": "^2.5.1",
         "got": "^11.8.5",
         "long": "^4.0.0",
         "promise-retry": "^1.1.1",
         "stack-trace": "0.0.10",
         "typed-duration": "^1.0.12",
-        "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+        "uuid": "^7.0.3"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/nodejs/package.json b/nodejs/package.json
index 9c0f724..0768e8f 100644
--- a/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/camunda/camunda-platform-get-started#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "zeebe-node": "^8.1.5"
+    "zeebe-node": "8.2.5"
   }
 }