diff --git a/.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs/action.yaml b/.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs/action.yaml
index 0b449e091eb..47d2f447241 100644
--- a/.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs/action.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: 'Execute tests tagged in a certain way'
+name: 'Execute tests'
 description: 'Execute tests suite for tests tagged as specified'
 inputs:
   tag:
@@ -20,47 +20,31 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Setup java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-      with:
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-        java-version: 11
-    - name: Setup Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # Installs Node and NPM
-      with:
-        node-version: 16
-    - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
-      run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Reuse cached maven artifacts dependencies
-      if: ${{ inputs.run-junit == 'false' }}
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.m2/repository
-        key: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-maven-cache
+    - name: Set up runner
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+
+    - name: Set up Maven caches
+      uses: ./.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches
+
     - name: Docker images creation
       if: ${{ inputs.needs-docker-images == 'true' }}
       run: mvn clean install -pl ${APP_PROJECTS} && mvn clean install -Pdocker -f assembly/pom.xml -pl '!:kapua-assembly-api' #api container not used in the tests at all se we don't need to build it here
       shell: bash
+
     - name: Docker rest-api image creation
       if: ${{ inputs.needs-api-docker-image == 'true' }}
       run: mvn clean install -Pdocker -pl :kapua-assembly-api
       shell: bash
-    - name: Dns look-up containers needed for tests - message-broker
-      if: ${{ inputs.needs-docker-images == 'true' }}
-      run: echo "127.0.0.1       message-broker" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Dns look-up containers needed for tests - job-engine
-      if: ${{ inputs.needs-docker-images == 'true' }}
-      run: echo "127.0.0.1       job-engine" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
-      shell: bash
+
     - name: Cucumber tests execution step
       if: ${{ inputs.run-junit == 'false' }}
       run: mvn -B -Dgroups='!org.eclipse.kapua.qa.markers.junit.JUnitTests' -Dcucumber.filter.tags="${{ inputs.tag }}" -pl ${TEST_PROJECTS} verify
       shell: bash
+
     - name: Junit tests execution step
       if: ${{ inputs.run-junit == 'true' }}
       run: mvn -B -Dgroups='org.eclipse.kapua.qa.markers.junit.JUnitTests' verify
       shell: bash
+
     - name: Code coverage results upload
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
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diff --git a/.github/actions/saveBuiltKapuaArtifacts/action.yaml b/.github/actions/saveBuiltKapuaArtifacts/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dbb51bb56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/saveBuiltKapuaArtifacts/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: 'Save built Kapua Artifacts'
+description: |
+  Saves the built Kapua artifacts for later usage
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Extract built Kapua artifacts # This splits the built Kapua artifact of this run from the cached repository of external dependencies for caching
+      run: |
+        mkdir --parents ~/.m2/kapua-repository/org/eclipse/
+        mv ~/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/kapua ~/.m2/kapua-repository/org/eclipse/kapua
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Save built Kapua artifacts
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/kapua-repository/org/eclipse/kapua
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ github.run_number }}-kapua-artifacts
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diff --git a/.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7563468ba36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: 'Set Up Maven caches'
+description: |
+  Set up maven caches to speedup build time and reuse built artifacts
+inputs:
+  kapua-artifact-cache-enabled:
+    description: Whether to enable Kapua artifacts cache or not. If not enable you'll be required to build Kapua Artifacts on the runner
+    default: 'true'
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Cache Maven repository - External dependencies # Cache of external Maven dependencies to speed up build time
+      id: cache-maven-external-deps
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/repository/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-develop-dependencies
+
+    - name: Cache Maven repository - Kapua artifacts # Cache of built Kapua artifacts be reused in other jobs
+      if: ${{ inputs.kapua-artifact-cache-enabled == 'true' }}
+      id: cache-maven-kapua-artifacts
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2/kapua-repository/org/eclipse/kapua
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ github.run_number }}-kapua-artifacts
+        fail-on-cache-miss: 'true'
+
+    - name: Build full cached Maven repository # This adds the built Kapua artifact of this run to the cached repository of external dependencies. Used when re-running a job
+      if: ${{ inputs.kapua-artifact-cache-enabled == 'true' }}
+      run: mv ~/.m2/kapua-repository/org/eclipse/kapua ~/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/kapua
+      shell: bash
+
diff --git a/.github/actions/setUpRunner/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setUpRunner/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d3f119f6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setUpRunner/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: 'Set Up Runner'
+description: |
+  Set up runner with tools required for the build
+  - Setup Java 11
+  - Setup Node 16
+  - Install Swagger CLI
+  - Add entries to /etc/hosts for tests
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Setup Java 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'zulu'
+        java-version: 11
+
+    - name: Setup Node 16
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: 16
+
+    - name: Install Swagger CLI # Required to bundle OpenAPI files
+      run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Dns look-up Docker containers needed for tests
+      run: |
+        echo "127.0.0.1       message-broker" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+        echo "127.0.0.1       job-engine"     | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+      shell: bash
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/kapua-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/kapua-ci.yaml
index 670bdb0e063..bb4c8038388 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/kapua-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kapua-ci.yaml
@@ -13,296 +13,360 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # Checks out a copy of the repository on the ubuntu-latest machine
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+      - name: Set up Maven caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches
         with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-          java-version: 11
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # Installs Node and NPM
+          kapua-artifact-cache-enabled: 'false'
+      - name: Maven version
+        run: mvn --version
+      - name: Build Kapua project
+        run: mvn -B -DskipTests clean install -T 1C
+      - name: Save built Kapua Artifacts
+        uses: ./.github/actions/saveBuiltKapuaArtifacts
+
+  build-javadoc:
+    needs: build
+    name: Build Javadoc
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+      - name: Set up Maven caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches
         with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
-        run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4 # Cache local Maven repository to reuse dependencies
+          kapua-artifact-cache-enabled: 'false'
+      - name: Build Kapua Javadoc
+        run: mvn -B -DskipTests install javadoc:jar
+
+  junit-tests:
+    needs: build
+    name: Run jUnit Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-maven-cache
-      - run: mvn -v
-      - run: docker images -a  # used as log (should show only GitHub environment standard docker images; if kapua images are present, something is wrong)
-      - run: mvn -B -DskipTests clean install -T 1C
+          needs-docker-images: 'false'
+          run-junit: 'true'
+
   test-brokerAcl:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@brokerAcl'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-tag:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@tag'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-broker:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@broker'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-device:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@device'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-device-management:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@deviceManagement'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-connection:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@connection'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-datastore:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@datastore'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-user:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@user'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-userIntegrationBase:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@userIntegrationBase'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-userIntegration:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@userIntegration'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-security:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@security'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-jobsAndScheduler:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '(@job or @scheduler) and not @it'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-job-IT:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@job and @it'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-jobEngine-IT:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@jobEngine'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-jobsIntegration:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@jobsIntegration'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-accountAndTranslator:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@account or @translator'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-RoleAndGroup:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@role or @group'
           needs-docker-images: 'false'
+
   test-deviceRegistry:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@deviceRegistry'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-endpoint:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@endpoint'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
+
   test-api-auth:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@rest_auth'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
           needs-api-docker-image: 'true'
+
   test-api-corsfilter:
     needs: test-endpoint # test suite dependent on the endpoint service (if it has failings it's useless to perform these tests)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@rest_cors'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
           needs-api-docker-image: 'true'
+
   test-api-parsing:
     needs: test-api-auth
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
       - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
         with:
           tag: '@rest_parsing'
           needs-docker-images: 'true'
-          needs-api-docker-image: 'true'
-  junit-tests:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    steps:
-      - name: Clones Kapua repo inside the runner
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/runTestsTaggedAs
-        with:
-          needs-docker-images: 'false'
-          run-junit: 'true'
-  build-javadoc:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-          java-version: 11
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # Installs Node and NPM
-        with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
-        run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4 # Cache local Maven repository to reuse dependencies
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}-maven-cache
-      - run: mvn -B -DskipTests install javadoc:jar
+          needs-api-docker-image: 'true'
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yaml
index 8f7c3eb4efb..5f038402956 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scan.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'develop'
-      - 'release-**'
 
 env:
   BUILD_OPTS: ""
@@ -14,22 +13,18 @@ jobs:
   owasp-dependency-check:
     name: Owasp Dependency Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4 # Checks out a copy of the repository on the ubuntu-latest machine
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-          java-version: 11
-          cache: 'maven'
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # Installs Node and NPM
-        with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
-        run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4 # Cache local Maven repository to reuse dependencies
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+
+      - name: Set up Maven caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches
         with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
-      - run: mvn -B ${BUILD_OPTS} -DskipTests -Psecurity-scan verify
\ No newline at end of file
+          kapua-artifact-cache-enabled: 'false'
+
+      - name: Run Owasp Security Scan
+        run: mvn -B ${BUILD_OPTS} -DskipTests -Psecurity-scan verify
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml
index 5c1104b2b76..27dd2c44235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml
@@ -4,43 +4,33 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'develop'
-      - 'release-**'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - 'develop'
-      - 'release-**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          java-version: 11
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-      - name: Set up Node 16
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - name: Checkout repository # Checks out a copy of the repository on the runner
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up runner
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpRunner
+
+      - name: Set up Maven caches
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setUpMavenCaches
         with:
-          node-version: 16
-      - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
-        run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
+          kapua-artifact-cache-enabled: 'false'
+
       - name: Cache SonarQube packages
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.sonar/cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
-      - name: Cache Maven packages
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+
       - name: Build and analyze
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}