diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 1ffc720dffe..e86090601d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           $PNG_REPORT_FILE
 
       - name: Upload PNG
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: kibana-png-report
           path: ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/${{ env.PNG_REPORT_FILE }}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "png_report_url=https://elastic-apm-server-benchmark-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/${DEST_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Upload benchmark result
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
           name: benchmark-result
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6952bde8d0c..6702ff56074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           go run -modfile=tools/go.mod gotest.tools/gotestsum \
           --no-color -f standard-quiet --jsonfile "$OUTPUT_JSON_FILE" --junitfile "$OUTPUT_JUNIT_FILE" \
           --raw-command -- make system-test
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3  # upload test results
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4  # upload test results
         if: ${{ always() }} # run this step even if previous step failed
         with:
           name: test-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-minor-release.yml b/.github/workflows/run-minor-release.yml
index efc99181219..84b3718f090 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-minor-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-minor-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  SLACK_CHANNEL: "#apm-server"
+  SLACK_CHANNEL: "#apm-server-test-release"
   
 jobs:
   run-minor:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-patch-release.yml b/.github/workflows/run-patch-release.yml
index 8161f693478..8b87215d947 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-patch-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-patch-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  SLACK_CHANNEL: "#apm-server"
+  SLACK_CHANNEL: "#apm-server-test-release"
 
 jobs:
   run-patch:
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index e2d20764e6b..08b046d12e2 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -573,11 +573,11 @@ Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/apm-data@v0.1.1
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/beats/v7
-Version: v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231204124921-be42a3369f94
+Version: v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231218141841-a633696068ed
 Licence type (autodetected): Elastic
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/beats/v7@v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231204124921-be42a3369f94/LICENSE.txt:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/beats/v7@v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231218141841-a633696068ed/LICENSE.txt:
 
 Source code in this repository is variously licensed under the Apache License
 Version 2.0, an Apache compatible license, or the Elastic License. Outside of
@@ -1040,11 +1040,11 @@ Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-l
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics
-Version: v0.9.0
+Version: v0.9.1
 Licence type (autodetected): Apache-2.0
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics@v0.9.0/LICENSE.txt:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics@v0.9.1/LICENSE.txt:
 
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
@@ -1884,11 +1884,11 @@ Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearc
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo
-Version: v1.11.1
+Version: v1.11.2
 Licence type (autodetected): Apache-2.0
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo@v1.11.1/LICENSE.txt:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo@v1.11.2/LICENSE.txt:
 
 
                                  Apache License
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 24dd21884ed..6065d07e2fc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ x-logging: &default-logging
     max-size: "1g"
 services:
   elasticsearch:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
     ports:
       - 9200:9200
     healthcheck:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
     logging: *default-logging
 
   kibana:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+    image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
     ports:
       - 5601:5601
     healthcheck:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ services:
     logging: *default-logging
 
   metricbeat:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
     environment:
       ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS: '["http://elasticsearch:9200"]'
       ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME: "${KIBANA_ES_USER:-admin}"
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 10146be6e82..984bda2faec 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/elastic/apm-aggregation v0.0.0-20230815024520-e75a37d9ddd6
 	github.com/elastic/apm-data v0.1.1-0.20231019120308-82201b991ae5
-	github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231204124921-be42a3369f94
+	github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231218141841-a633696068ed
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.2
-	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.0
+	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.1
 	github.com/elastic/gmux v0.3.1
 	github.com/elastic/go-docappender v0.2.1-0.20231207080152-44217001fa53
 	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.11.1
-	github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.1
+	github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.2
 	github.com/elastic/go-ucfg v0.8.6
 	github.com/go-sourcemap/sourcemap v2.1.3+incompatible
 	github.com/gofrs/flock v0.8.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a60e7a158f9..7fbf63ddec4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -134,18 +134,18 @@ github.com/elastic/apm-aggregation v0.0.0-20230815024520-e75a37d9ddd6 h1:Js+C3HE
 github.com/elastic/apm-aggregation v0.0.0-20230815024520-e75a37d9ddd6/go.mod h1:ba3gaJCuhxXN/O5AuiI56xxd6DukQdVOK0NfpzBntNo=
 github.com/elastic/apm-data v0.1.1-0.20231019120308-82201b991ae5 h1:URlDi0TZetSAo8KAIbaMZQhM5EG8+SDgs0jTen7WvMg=
 github.com/elastic/apm-data v0.1.1-0.20231019120308-82201b991ae5/go.mod h1:z4iJVl8vyQa5v5o7UapWGHTsycBKsKfJfILuf2TZpYo=
-github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231204124921-be42a3369f94 h1:HGuZZvCTJHfw67Kv/3Dko1HRx2oWNc3ktz9xL7xRyu8=
-github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231204124921-be42a3369f94/go.mod h1:C3d6os2PiO+aRDft33aQq94OwX0w83tut1R19QSWGB4=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.4 h1:K+xC7OGgcy4fLXVuGgOGLs+eXCqRnRg2SQQinxP+KsA=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.4/go.mod h1:5+7NIBAILc0GkgxYW3ckXncu5wRZfltZhTY4aZAYP4M=
+github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231218141841-a633696068ed h1:2ABWyeeCuBbi4ReJFeEAvfPUctfYLc0x5x3ZaQCAuWs=
+github.com/elastic/beats/v7 v7.0.0-alpha2.0.20231218141841-a633696068ed/go.mod h1:IyDGwc1d+ERmSiMOZZ2mJIJfCnFnIl85zQP7ZvtkSfY=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.5 h1:5DeMpuNc8c/tN6HN0A4A2uOFTNFHSg7xrKApzfhvF1U=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.5/go.mod h1:chulyCAyZb/njMHgzkhC/yWnt8v/Y6eCRUhmFVnsA5o=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0 h1:niI3WQ+01Lnp2r5LxK8SyNhrPJe13vBiOkqrDRK2oTA=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0/go.mod h1:DYoX95xjC4BW/p2avyu724Qr2+hoUIz9eCU9CVS1d+0=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.2 h1:yT0hF0UAxJCdQqhHh6SFpgYrcpB10oFzPj8IaytPS2o=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.7.2/go.mod h1:pVBEElQJUO9mr4WStWNXuQGsJn54lcjAoYAHmsvBLBc=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-shipper-client v0.5.1-0.20230228231646-f04347b666f3 h1:sb+25XJn/JcC9/VL8HX4r4QXSUq4uTNzGS2kxOE7u1U=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-shipper-client v0.5.1-0.20230228231646-f04347b666f3/go.mod h1:rWarFM7qYxJKsi9WcV6ONcFjH/NA3niDNpTxO+8/GVI=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.0 h1:sA3pSk+awH4g45M8tjcwd9U6uVQvNzUpKS8ajS3DuUk=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.0/go.mod h1:9C1UEfj0P687HAzZepHszN6zXA+2tN2Lx3Osvq1zby8=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.1 h1:r0ofKHgPpl+W09ie7tzGcCDC0d4NZbQUv37rSgHf4FM=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.9.1/go.mod h1:9C1UEfj0P687HAzZepHszN6zXA+2tN2Lx3Osvq1zby8=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.3.0 h1:DJGxovyQLXGr62e9nDMPSxRyWION0Bh6d9eCFBriiHo=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.3.0/go.mod h1:87Tcz8IVNe6rVSLdBux1o/PEItLtyabHU3naC7IoqKI=
 github.com/elastic/gmux v0.3.1 h1:ghT+5Y9jW5udQTBrhDeMOtQVdRBwk9Y2h1o+4Rb7mhE=
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ github.com/elastic/go-lumber v0.1.2-0.20220819171948-335fde24ea0f h1:TsPpU5EAwlt
 github.com/elastic/go-lumber v0.1.2-0.20220819171948-335fde24ea0f/go.mod h1:HHaWnZamYKWsR9/eZNHqRHob8iQDKnchHmmskT/SKko=
 github.com/elastic/go-structform v0.0.10 h1:oy08o/Ih2hHTkNcRY/1HhaYvIp5z6t8si8gnCJPDo1w=
 github.com/elastic/go-structform v0.0.10/go.mod h1:CZWf9aIRYY5SuKSmOhtXScE5uQiLZNqAFnwKR4OrIM4=
-github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.1 h1:g9mwl05njS4r69TisC+vwHWTSKywZFYYUu3so3T/Lao=
-github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.1/go.mod h1:6KQb31j0QeWBDF88jIdWSxE8cwoOB9tO4Y4osN7Q70E=
+github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.2 h1:mcm4OSYVMyws6+n2HIVMGkln5HOpo5Ie1ZmbbNn0jg4=
+github.com/elastic/go-sysinfo v1.11.2/go.mod h1:GKqR8bbMK/1ITnez9NIsIfXQr25aLhRJa7AfT8HpBFQ=
 github.com/elastic/go-ucfg v0.8.6 h1:stUeyh2goTgGX+/wb9gzKvTv0YB0231LTpKUgCKj4U0=
 github.com/elastic/go-ucfg v0.8.6/go.mod h1:4E8mPOLSUV9hQ7sgLEJ4bvt0KhMuDJa8joDT2QGAEKA=
 github.com/elastic/go-windows v1.0.1 h1:AlYZOldA+UJ0/2nBuqWdo90GFCgG9xuyw9SYzGUtJm0=
diff --git a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/apm-server.yaml b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/apm-server.yaml
index 449c18c0114..49dbb026ebe 100644
--- a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/apm-server.yaml
+++ b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/apm-server.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: ApmServer
 metadata:
   name: apm-server
 spec:
-  version: 8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+  version: 8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
   count: 1
   http:
     tls:
diff --git a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/elasticsearch.yaml b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/elasticsearch.yaml
index 20e902ab72b..2457802ff45 100644
--- a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Elasticsearch
 metadata:
   name: elasticsearch
 spec:
-  version: 8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+  version: 8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
   auth:
     fileRealm:
       - secretName: elasticsearch-admin
diff --git a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/kibana.yaml b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/kibana.yaml
index c28af055490..c201e698b79 100644
--- a/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/kibana.yaml
+++ b/testing/infra/k8s/base/stack/kibana.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Kibana
 metadata:
   name: kibana
 spec:
-  version: 8.13.0-6av99u5d-SNAPSHOT
+  version: 8.13.0-h30gube9-SNAPSHOT
   count: 1
   elasticsearchRef:
     name: elasticsearch