diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index 90da5b8..2b2964e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
+
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: BuildX and Push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'master' }}
         env:
           IMAGE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           tags: tabulario/iceberg-rest:latest,tabulario/iceberg-rest:${{ inputs.tag }}
 
       - name: BuildX and Push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         if: ${{ github.ref_name != 'master' }}
         env:
           IMAGE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
index fff3660..ead129f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-test.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
+
       - name: Build image
         run: docker build .
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 87fd5ba..6085829 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 ext {
-  icebergVersion = '1.4.3'
+  icebergVersion = '1.6.0'
   hadoopVersion = '3.3.6'
 }
 
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ dependencies {
   runtimeOnly "org.apache.iceberg:iceberg-gcp-bundle:${icebergVersion}"
 
   implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5:5.3.1'
-  implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.2.4'
+  implementation 'org.apache.httpcomponents.core5:httpcore5:5.2.5'
 
-  implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.0.0-jre'
+  implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre'
 
-  implementation 'org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:3.45.1.0'
-  implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.2'
+  implementation 'org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:3.46.1.0'
+  implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.4'
 }
 
 jar {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTCatalogServer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTCatalogServer.java
index 64862b3..ad2e8e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTCatalogServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTCatalogServer.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ private static CatalogContext backendCatalog() throws IOException {
         CatalogProperties.CATALOG_IMPL, "org.apache.iceberg.jdbc.JdbcCatalog");
     catalogProperties.putIfAbsent(
         CatalogProperties.URI, "jdbc:sqlite:file:/tmp/iceberg_rest_mode=memory");
+    catalogProperties.putIfAbsent("jdbc.schema-version", "V1");
 
     // Configure a default location if one is not specified
     String warehouseLocation = catalogProperties.get(CatalogProperties.WAREHOUSE_LOCATION);