diff --git a/.whitesource b/.whitesource
index 6f5edc0de..177f6ee6b 100644
--- a/.whitesource
+++ b/.whitesource
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
       ":gitSignOff",
       "github>whitesource/merge-confidence:beta"
     ],
+    "addLabels": ["skip-changelog"],
     "workflowRules": {
       "enabled": true
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3a83e7af3..e81d2b5e7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     configurations.all {
         resolutionStrategy {
-            force("com.google.guava:guava:33.0.0-jre") // CVE for 31.1, keep to force transitive dependencies
+            force("com.google.guava:guava:33.1.0-jre") // CVE for 31.1, keep to force transitive dependencies
             force("org.eclipse.platform:org.eclipse.core.runtime:3.31.0") // CVE for < 3.29.0
             force("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.17.0") // Dependency Jar Hell
         }