diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b46eb33dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Build Commands
+
+```bash
+# Build all modules (skip GPG signing for local dev)
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true
+
+# Build a single module
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true -pl biometrics-util
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true -pl kernel-biometrics-api
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true -pl kernel-cbeffutil-api
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true -pl kernel-biosdk-provider
+
+# Run all tests
+mvn test
+
+# Run tests for a single module
+mvn test -pl biometrics-util
+
+# Run a specific test class
+mvn test -pl biometrics-util -Dtest=FingerDecoderTest
+
+# Run with Sonar analysis
+mvn verify sonar:sonar -Psonar
+
+# Skip tests during build
+mvn clean install -Dgpg.skip=true -DskipTests
+```
+
+Java 21 is required. All modules compile with `--enable-preview` enabled. The surefire plugin passes several `--add-opens` JVM flags for tests; these are already configured in each module's pom.xml.
+
+## Architecture Overview
+
+This is a Maven multi-module project (`groupId: io.mosip.biometrics`, version `1.4.0-SNAPSHOT`) providing biometric utility libraries for the [MOSIP](https://mosip.io) ecosystem. All modules are pure library JARs published to Maven Central (Sonatype OSS).
+
+### Module Dependency Chain
+
+```
+kernel-biometrics-api         ← defines all SPIs, entities, constants, models
+       ↑
+kernel-cbeffutil-api          ← implements CbeffUtil SPI; depends on kernel-biometrics-api
+kernel-biosdk-provider        ← implements iBioProviderApi; depends on kernel-biometrics-api
+biometrics-util               ← standalone ISO↔image converters; no dependency on other modules here
+test/                         ← sample CLI apps showing library usage (not a deployed artifact)
+```
+
+### kernel-biometrics-api
+
+Defines the contracts everything else depends on:
+
+- **`IBioApi`** (`spi/`) — core SPI: `init`, `checkQuality`, `match`, `extractTemplate`, `segment`, `convertFormat` (deprecated since 1.2.1)
+- **`IBioApiV2`** extends `IBioApi` — adds `convertFormatV2` (use this instead of deprecated `convertFormat`)
+- **`CbeffUtil`** (`spi/`) — SPI for CBEFF XML operations: `createXML`, `updateXML`, `validateXML`, `getBIRDataFromXML`, `getAllBDBData`, etc.
+- **`BIR`** / **`BiometricRecord`** (`entities/`) — core data model; `BIR` = Biometric Information Record, `BiometricRecord` wraps a list of BIRs
+- **`BiometricType`** (`constant/`) — `FINGER`, `IRIS`, `FACE`
+- **`BiometricFunction`** (`constant/`) — enum of functions the SDK can perform
+- **`Response<T>`** (`model/`) — generic wrapper returned by all `IBioApi` methods; contains status code and typed payload
+- **`CbeffValidator`** (`commons/`) — static utility for XML schema validation and BIR extraction
+
+### kernel-cbeffutil-api
+
+Single implementation of the CBEFF standard:
+
+- **`CbeffImpl`** — Spring `@Component` implementing `CbeffUtil`; loads its XSD schema at startup from a config server URL (`mosip.kernel.xsdstorage-uri` + `mosip.kernel.xsdfile`)
+- **`CbeffContainerImpl`** — handles XML serialization/deserialization of BIR lists; wraps the JAXB-based container
+- **`CbeffContainerI`** — interface for the container
+
+### kernel-biosdk-provider
+
+Bridges MOSIP kernel to external biometric SDKs via reflection. Does not call SDK directly — it uses reflection to invoke SDK methods by configured class names.
+
+- **`iBioProviderApi`** (`spi/`) — internal SPI; each `BioProviderImpl_V_X_X` implements this per SDK protocol version
+- **`BioProviderImpl_V_0_7`**, **`_V_0_8`**, **`_V_0_9`** — three concrete implementations; each handles a different SDK API version. The V_0_9 variant is the most current
+- **`BioAPIFactory`** — Spring `@Component` with `@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "mosip.biometric.sdk.providers")`; reads per-vendor per-modality config at startup, initializes providers, and builds a registry `Map<BiometricType, Map<BiometricFunction, iBioProviderApi>>`
+- Configuration keys follow the pattern: `mosip.biometric.sdk.providers.finger.<vendorId>.*`, `.iris.<vendorId>.*`, `.face.<vendorId>.*`
+- Uses H2 in-memory database and Spring Boot JPA (declared as dependencies but used by the SDK provider framework, not this library itself)
+
+### biometrics-util
+
+Standalone utility for ISO biometric format ↔ image conversion. No Spring dependency; purely functional static methods.
+
+- **ISO standards supported**: ISO 19794-4:2011 (Finger), ISO 19794-6:2011 (Iris), ISO 19794-5:2011 (Face)
+- **Decoders**: `FingerDecoder`, `IrisDecoder`, `FaceDecoder` — convert ISO binary (`byte[]`) → JPEG/PNG `byte[]` or `BufferedImage`
+- **Encoders**: `FingerEncoder`, `IrisEncoder`, `FaceEncoder` — convert image → ISO binary
+- **`CommonUtil`** — converts a Base64URL-encoded ISO biometric from one image type (JP2000, WSQ) to another (JPEG, PNG)
+- **`ConvertRequestDto`** — DTO used as input to all decoders/encoders; holds `version`, `inputBytes`, `compressionRatio` (default 95 for JPEG quality)
+- **`ISOStandardsValidator`** — validates ISO header fields across all modalities
+- **NIST parser** (`nist/parser/v2011/`) — parses NIST ITL 1-2011 XML biometric files into a rich DTO hierarchy; used by the `test/` sample apps
+- JPEG2000 support via `jai-imageio-jpeg2000`; WSQ support via `jnbis`; OpenCV via `openpnp.opencv`
+
+### test/ module
+
+Not a deployed artifact — contains standalone CLI sample applications demonstrating library usage: `BioUtilApplication` (decode/encode ISO↔image), `BioUtilConvertApplication` (convert image type within ISO), `SampleNistFileReader`, `NistDataQualityAnalyser`.
+
+## Key Design Patterns
+
+**SPI + reflection for SDK integration**: `kernel-biosdk-provider` never has a compile-time dependency on the actual biometric SDK JAR. SDK class names are passed as config properties; the provider uses reflection to call `init`, `verify`, `identify`, `extractTemplate` etc. This allows swapping SDKs without recompiling.
+
+**CBEFF XML as the canonical biometric interchange format**: All biometric data exchanged between MOSIP components flows as CBEFF XML. The `BIR` entity maps directly to ISO/IEC 19785 CBEFF structures. The XSD for validation is loaded at runtime from a config server.
+
+**`convertFormat` is deprecated**: Prefer `IBioApiV2.convertFormatV2` (returns `Response<BiometricRecord>`) over the old `IBioApi.convertFormat` (returns `BiometricRecord` directly with no error wrapping). The old method is marked `@Deprecated(since = "1.2.1", forRemoval = true)`.
+
+## Sonar Coverage Exclusions
+
+`biometrics-util` excludes from coverage: `constant/`, `exception/`, `nist/parser/v2011/`, and various ISO data model classes (e.g., `FaceBDIR`, `IrisBDIR`, `FingerBDIR`, `FeaturePoint`, `LandmarkPointType`). These are excluded because they are generated/data-only classes with no logic to test.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index baef52da2d..4b1129735b 100644
--- a/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various op
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Bio Utils
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils
 ================================================================================
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Homepage: https://www.h2database.com
 ================================================================================
 Package: imgscalr-lib
 License: Apache License 2.0
-Homepage: https://github.com/rkalla/imgscalr
+Homepage: https://github.com/thebuzzmedia/imgscalr
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
diff --git a/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt b/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b1129735b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+
+This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various open-source licenses. Below is a list of packages and their associated licenses.
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Bio Utils
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Apache Maven Plugins
+(maven-compiler-plugin, maven-gpg-plugin, maven-javadoc-plugin, maven-source-plugin, maven-jar-plugin, maven-resources-plugin, maven-shade-plugin, maven-surefire-plugin, maven-war-plugin, maven-antrun-plugin, maven-dependency-plugin)
+Version:
+  - maven-compiler-plugin: 3.11.0
+  - maven-gpg-plugin: 3.2.3
+  - maven-javadoc-plugin: 3.2.0
+  - maven-source-plugin: 3.3.1
+  - maven-jar-plugin: 3.4.0
+  - maven-resources-plugin: 3.3.1
+  - maven-shade-plugin: 3.2.4
+  - maven-surefire-plugin: 3.1.2
+  - maven-war-plugin: 3.1.0
+  - maven-antrun-plugin: 3.0.0
+  - maven-dependency-plugin: 2.10
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Sonar Maven Plugin (org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin)
+Version: 3.7.0.1746
+License: LGPL 3.0
+Homepage: https://docs.sonarqube.org/latest/analysis/scan/sonarscanner-for-maven/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Apache Commons Lang (org.apache.commons:commons-lang3)
+Version: (Not specified)
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Libraries (com.fasterxml.jackson.core, com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat, com.fasterxml.jackson.module)
+Version: (Not specified)
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Google Protobuf (com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java)
+Version: 3.13.0, 3.16.3
+License: BSD-3-Clause (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: OpenCV (org.openpnp:opencv)
+Version: 4.5.3-4
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://opencv.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Lombok (org.projectlombok:lombok)
+Version: (Not specified)
+License: MIT License (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://projectlombok.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Hibernate Validator (org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator)
+Version: (Not specified)
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: http://hibernate.org/validator/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JUnit (junit:junit, org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine, org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter)
+Version: Various
+License: Eclipse Public License 1.0/2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://junit.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Mockito (org.mockito:mockito-core, org.mockito:mockito-inline)
+Version: 3.3.3, 5.8.0
+License: MIT License (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://site.mockito.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Powermock (org.powermock:powermock-api-mockito2, org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4)
+Version: (Not specified)
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://github.com/powermock/powermock
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Bouncy Castle (org.bouncycastle:bcutil-jdk18on)
+Version: 1.78.1
+License: MIT License (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://www.bouncycastle.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Apache POI (org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml)
+Version: 5.2.5
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://poi.apache.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Google Gson (com.google.code.gson:gson)
+Version: 2.10.1
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/google/gson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: SLF4J (slf4j-api, log4j12)
+License: MIT License
+Homepage: https://www.slf4j.org/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JAI ImageIO JPEG2000
+License: Dual License (JJ2000 License AND BSD 3-Clause with Nuclear Disclaimer)
+Homepage: https://github.com/jai-imageio/jai-imageio-core
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JNBIS
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/mhshams/jnbis
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: H2 Database
+License: EPL-1.0 OR MPL-2.0
+Homepage: https://www.h2database.com
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: imgscalr-lib
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/thebuzzmedia/imgscalr
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: OkHttp (mockwebserver)
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://square.github.io/okhttp/
+================================================================================
+
+Full license texts and additional details for each of the above packages are available in the license/ directory of this repository. Please refer to those files or the original source of each package for complete legal terms and conditions.
diff --git a/biometrics-util/pom.xml b/biometrics-util/pom.xml
index f0203e6d47..51a73e7553 100644
--- a/biometrics-util/pom.xml
+++ b/biometrics-util/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>io.mosip.biometric.util</groupId>
 	<artifactId>biometrics-util</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>biometrics-util</name>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
 	<description>This utility is used to convert ISO to Image and Image to ISO</description>
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 		<maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.2.3</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
 		<maven.jar.plugin.version>3.0.2</maven.jar.plugin.version>
 		<maven.war.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.war.plugin.version>
-		<central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>0.7.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>
 		<maven.sonar.plugin.version>3.7.0.1746</maven.sonar.plugin.version>
+		<central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>0.7.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>
 
 		<!-- git -->
 		<git.commit.id.plugin.version>3.0.1</git.commit.id.plugin.version>
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@
 		<jai.imageio.jpeg2000.version>1.3.0</jai.imageio.jpeg2000.version>
 		<github.mhshams.jnbis.version>2.0.2</github.mhshams.jnbis.version>
 
+		<!--Jacoco-->
+		<jacoco.maven.plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco.maven.plugin.version>
+
 		<!-- opencv -->
 		<openpnp.opencv.version>4.5.3-4</openpnp.opencv.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
-
-		<!--Jacoco-->
-		<jacoco.maven.plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco.maven.plugin.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
 
-		<!-- Testing -->
-		<org.junit.version>5.8.2</org.junit.version>
-		<org.mockito.inline.version>4.11.0</org.mockito.inline.version>
-		<org.mockito.jupiter.version>4.5.1</org.mockito.jupiter.version>
+        <!-- Testing -->
+        <org.junit.version>5.8.2</org.junit.version>
+        <org.mockito.inline.version>4.11.0</org.mockito.inline.version>
+        <org.mockito.jupiter.version>4.5.1</org.mockito.jupiter.version>
 
-		<!-- Sonar coverage -->
-		<sonar.coverage.exclusions>**/constant/**,**/exception/**,**/nist/parser/v2011/**,**/AbstractImageInfo.java,**/ConvertRequestDto.java,**/ImageDecoderRequestDto.java,**/NistRequestDto.java,**/FaceBDIR.java,**/FeaturePoint.java,**/ImageDataType.java,**/LandmarkPointType.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/Representation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/SegmentationBlock.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/ExtendedDataBlock.java,**/IrisBDIR.java,**/FingerBDIR.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/Representation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/ImageInformation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/ImageData.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/RepresentationData.java</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
+        <!-- Sonar coverage -->
+        <sonar.coverage.exclusions>**/constant/**,**/exception/**,**/nist/parser/v2011/**,**/AbstractImageInfo.java,**/ConvertRequestDto.java,**/ImageDecoderRequestDto.java,**/NistRequestDto.java,**/FaceBDIR.java,**/FeaturePoint.java,**/ImageDataType.java,**/LandmarkPointType.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/Representation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/SegmentationBlock.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/finger/ExtendedDataBlock.java,**/IrisBDIR.java,**/FingerBDIR.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/Representation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/ImageInformation.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/ImageData.java,**/io/mosip/biometrics/util/iris/RepresentationData.java</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 			<artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
 			<version>${org.junit.version}</version>
 			<type>pom</type>
-			<scope>test</scope>
+			<scope>import</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Mockito for testing -->
@@ -235,6 +235,25 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+		    <plugin>
+				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${jacoco.maven.plugin.version}</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>report</id>
+						<phase>prepare-package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>report</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -296,25 +315,6 @@
 					<dotGitDirectory>${project.basedir}/.git</dotGitDirectory>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${jacoco.maven.plugin.version}</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-					<execution>
-						<id>report</id>
-						<phase>prepare-package</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>report</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	<profiles>
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/NOTICE b/kernel-biometrics-api/NOTICE
index 42a324af51..6afc1ec71b 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/NOTICE
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/NOTICE
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ License 2.0 and require attribution. Their original NOTICE contents
 are retained as required by the Apache License 2.0.
 
 
+===============================================================================
 Apache License 2.0 Components
+===============================================================================
 
  • Spring Boot Starter Web
  • Spring Boot Starter Test
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ Apache License 2.0 Components
  • Git Commit ID Plugin (3.0.1)
 
 
+===============================================================================
 Notes
+===============================================================================
 
 All MOSIP Kernel and Biometrics components (licensed under MPL-2.0),
 JUnit (EPL-1.0 / EPL-2.0), SLF4J and Mockito (MIT), Protobuf (BSD-3-Clause),
@@ -52,3 +56,4 @@ NOTICE.txt. Their license texts are included separately.
 
 Full license texts for all dependencies are available in the `license/`
 directory or at their respective project repositories.
+
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index b9748c12a7..5390a1c394 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -4,35 +4,35 @@ This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various op
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt b/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dab31da7ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+
+This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various open-source licenses. Below is a list of packages and their associated licenses.
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Web
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
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+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-jpa
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Hibernate Validator
+Version: Not specified
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://hibernate.org/validator/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Core
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Databind
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Annotations
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-annotations
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Dataformat XML
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Dataformat CSV
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-csv
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson JAXB Annotations Module
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-jaxb-annotations
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: SLF4J API
+License: MIT License (Inferred)
+Homepage: http://www.slf4j.org
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Gson
+Version: 2.8.6
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/google/gson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JNBIS (Fingerprint Image Decoder)
+Version: 2.0.2
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/mhshams/jnbis
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: H2 Database
+License: EPL 1.0 or MPL 2.0
+Homepage: https://www.h2database.com
+================================================================================
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+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.13.0
+License: BSD-3-Clause
+Homepage: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.16.3
+License: BSD-3-Clause
+Homepage: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 4.2
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/thebuzzmedia/imgscalr
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JAI ImageIO JPEG2000
+Version: 1.3.0
+License: BSD-3-Clause-No-Nuclear-License
+Homepage: https://github.com/jai-imageio/jai-imageio-core
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 2.7.5
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://square.github.io/okhttp/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Eclipse Public License 1.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://junit.org
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JUnit Vintage Engine
+License: Eclipse Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://junit.org
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: JUnit Jupiter
+Version: 5.10.2
+License: Eclipse Public License 2.0
+Homepage: https://junit.org/junit5/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Mockito Core
+Version: 3.3.3
+License: MIT License
+Homepage: https://github.com/mockito/mockito
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Mockito Core
+Version: 5.8.0
+License: MIT License
+Homepage: https://github.com/mockito/mockito
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: PowerMock API Mockito2
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/powermock/powermock
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/powermock/powermock
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.11.0
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 1.5
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-gpg-plugin/
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+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.2.3
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-gpg-plugin/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.2.0
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-javadoc-plugin/
+================================================================================
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+================================================================================
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+Version: 2.22.0
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/
+================================================================================
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+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/
+================================================================================
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+Version: 3.3.1
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-source-plugin/
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+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/
+================================================================================
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+Full license texts and additional details for each of the above packages are available in the license/ directory of this repository. Please refer to those files or the original source of each package for complete legal terms and conditions.
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml b/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
index 538e0af74c..a66bed7839 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>io.mosip.kernel</groupId>
 	<artifactId>kernel-biometrics-api</artifactId>
 
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>kernel-biometrics-api</name>
 	<description>biometrics api definitions</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 		<gson.version>2.8.6</gson.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip  -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
 
 		<!--Sonar coverage -->
 		<sonar.coverage.exclusions>**/constant/**</sonar.coverage.exclusions>
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/commons/CbeffValidator.java b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/commons/CbeffValidator.java
index e046fee2af..102f5546bc 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/commons/CbeffValidator.java
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/commons/CbeffValidator.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.time.ZoneOffset;
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@
 
 import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
 import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
-import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
 import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
 import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller;
 import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
@@ -27,6 +25,7 @@
 import io.mosip.kernel.core.cbeffutil.constant.CbeffConstant;
 import io.mosip.kernel.core.cbeffutil.exception.CbeffException;
 import io.mosip.kernel.core.util.CryptoUtil;
+import io.mosip.kernel.biometrics.entities.*;
 
 /**
  * Utility class for Cbeff (Common Biometric Exchange File Format) data
@@ -49,7 +48,11 @@ public class CbeffValidator {
 
 	static {
 		try {
-			BIR_CONTEXT = JAXBContext.newInstance(BIR.class);
+			BIR_CONTEXT = JAXBContext.newInstance(BIR.class,
+					BIRInfo.class,
+					BDBInfo.class,
+					SBInfo.class,
+					VersionType.class);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new ExceptionInInitializerError("Failed to initialize JAXBContext for BIR: " + e.getMessage());
 		}
@@ -184,18 +187,21 @@ private static long getFormatType(String type) {
 	 * @param xsd The XSD (XML Schema Definition) used for validation as a byte
 	 *            array.
 	 * @return A byte array containing the generated and validated XML data.
-	 * @throws CbeffValidationException If XSD validation fails.
-	 * @throws CbeffException           If any other error occurs during the
-	 *                                  process.
+	 * @throws Exception  If XSD validation fails
 	 */
 	public static byte[] createXMLBytes(BIR bir, byte[] xsd) throws Exception {
 		CbeffValidator.validateXML(bir);
 
 		Marshaller jaxbMarshaller = BIR_CONTEXT.createMarshaller();
 		jaxbMarshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE);
+		jaxbMarshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_ENCODING, "UTF-8");
+
 		byte[] savedData;
-		try (ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
-			jaxbMarshaller.marshal(bir, baos);
+		try (ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+			 OutputStreamWriter writer = new OutputStreamWriter(baos, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)) {
+
+			jaxbMarshaller.marshal(bir, writer);
+			writer.flush(); // ensure all characters are written to baos
 			savedData = baos.toByteArray();
 		}
 
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer.java b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer.java
index 21c8766345..94baca8f74 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer.java
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer.java
@@ -47,49 +47,49 @@
  */
 public class ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer extends StdSerializer<byte[]> {
 
-	private final boolean useUnsigned;
+    private final boolean useUnsigned;
 
-	/**
-	 * Default constructor using signed integer conversion (-128 to 127).
-	 */
-	public ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer() {
-		this(byte[].class, false);
-	}
+    /**
+     * Default constructor using signed integer conversion (-128 to 127).
+     */
+    public ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer() {
+        this(byte[].class, false);
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Constructs a serializer for byte arrays with configurable signed/unsigned conversion.
-	 *
-	 * @param t           the class type (byte[])
-	 * @param useUnsigned true to treat bytes as unsigned (0 to 255),
-	 *                    false for signed (-128 to 127)
-	 */
-	protected ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer(Class<byte[]> t, boolean useUnsigned) {
-		super(t);
-		this.useUnsigned = useUnsigned;
-	}
+    /**
+     * Constructs a serializer for byte arrays with configurable signed/unsigned conversion.
+     *
+     * @param t           the class type (byte[])
+     * @param useUnsigned true to treat bytes as unsigned (0 to 255),
+     *                    false for signed (-128 to 127)
+     */
+    protected ByteArrayToIntArraySerializer(Class<byte[]> t, boolean useUnsigned) {
+        super(t);
+        this.useUnsigned = useUnsigned;
+    }
 
-	/**
-	 * Serializes a byte array to a JSON array of integers.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Writes {@code null} to the output if the byte array itself is null.
-	 *
-	 * @param value    the byte array to serialize
-	 * @param gen      the JSON generator
-	 * @param provider the serializer provider
-	 * @throws IOException if serialization fails
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public void serialize(byte[] value, JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {
-		if (value == null) {
-			gen.writeNull();
-			return;
-		}
+    /**
+     * Serializes a byte array to a JSON array of integers.
+     * <p>
+     * Writes {@code null} to the output if the byte array itself is null.
+     *
+     * @param value    the byte array to serialize
+     * @param gen      the JSON generator
+     * @param provider the serializer provider
+     * @throws IOException if serialization fails
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(byte[] value, JsonGenerator gen, SerializerProvider provider) throws IOException {
+        if (value == null) {
+            gen.writeNull();
+            return;
+        }
 
-		gen.writeStartArray();
-		for (byte b : value) {
-			int intValue = useUnsigned ? Byte.toUnsignedInt(b) : b;
-			gen.writeNumber(intValue);
-		}
-		gen.writeEndArray();
-	}
-}
+        // Convert byte[] to int[] for writing
+        int[] intArray = new int[value.length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
+            intArray[i] = useUnsigned ? Byte.toUnsignedInt(value[i]) : value[i];
+        }
+        gen.writeArray(intArray, 0, intArray.length);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer.java b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer.java
index 22a33f1671..aaf889f08b 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer.java
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer.java
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonParser;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonToken;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.deser.std.StdDeserializer;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Base64;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * A custom Jackson {@link StdDeserializer} that converts a JSON array of integers
@@ -47,76 +47,79 @@
  */
 public class IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer extends StdDeserializer<byte[]> {
 
-	private final boolean useUnsigned;
+    private static final ObjectMapper MAPPER = new ObjectMapper()
+            .disable(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES)
+            .disable(JsonParser.Feature.STRICT_DUPLICATE_DETECTION);
 
-	/**
-	 * Default constructor using signed byte conversion (-128 to 127).
-	 */
-	public IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer() {
-		this(byte[].class, false);
-	}
+    private static final Base64.Decoder STD_DECODER = Base64.getDecoder();
 
-	/**
-	 * Constructs a deserializer with configurable signed/unsigned conversion.
-	 *
-	 * @param t           the class type handled by this deserializer
-	 * @param useUnsigned {@code true} to interpret integers as unsigned (0 to 255),
-	 *                    {@code false} for signed (-128 to 127)
-	 */
-	protected IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer(Class<byte[]> t, boolean useUnsigned) {
-		super(t);
-		this.useUnsigned = useUnsigned;
-	}
+    private final boolean useUnsigned;
 
-	/**
-	 * Deserializes a JSON array of integers into a byte array.
-	 *
-	 * @param parser  the JSON parser
-	 * @param context the deserialization context
-	 * @return a byte array corresponding to the numeric JSON input
-	 * @throws IOException if the JSON is invalid, not an array, or contains values outside
-	 *                     the expected signed/unsigned byte range
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public byte[] deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
-		JsonToken token = parser.getCurrentToken();
-		if (token == JsonToken.VALUE_STRING) {
-			// Base64 input
-			String base64 = parser.getText();
-			if (base64 == null || base64.isEmpty()) {
-				return new byte[0]; // return empty array
-			}
-			return Base64.getDecoder().decode(base64);
-		}
+    /**
+     * Default constructor using signed byte conversion (-128 to 127).
+     */
+    public IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer() {
+        this(byte[].class, false);
+    }
 
-		if (token != JsonToken.START_ARRAY) {
-			String errorMsg = "Expected JSON array for byte[] deserialization, found: " + parser.getCurrentToken();
-			throw new IOException(errorMsg);
-		}
+    /**
+     * Constructs a deserializer with configurable signed/unsigned conversion.
+     *
+     * @param t           the class type handled by this deserializer
+     * @param useUnsigned {@code true} to interpret integers as unsigned (0 to 255),
+     *                    {@code false} for signed (-128 to 127)
+     */
+    protected IntArrayToByteArrayDeserializer(Class<byte[]> t, boolean useUnsigned) {
+        super(t);
+        this.useUnsigned = useUnsigned;
+    }
 
-		List<Byte> byteList = new ArrayList<>();
-		while (parser.nextToken() != JsonToken.END_ARRAY) {
-			if (parser.getCurrentToken() != JsonToken.VALUE_NUMBER_INT) {
-				throw new IOException("Expected integer value in JSON array, found: " + parser.getCurrentToken());
-			}
+    /**
+     * Deserializes a JSON array of integers into a byte array.
+     *
+     * @param parser  the JSON parser
+     * @param context the deserialization context
+     * @return a byte array corresponding to the numeric JSON input
+     * @throws IOException if the JSON is invalid, not an array, or contains values outside
+     *                     the expected signed/unsigned byte range
+     */
+    @Override
+    public byte[] deserialize(JsonParser parser, DeserializationContext context) throws IOException {
+        JsonToken token = parser.getCurrentToken();
+        if (token == JsonToken.VALUE_STRING) {
+            // Base64 input
+            String base64 = parser.getText();
+            if (base64 == null || base64.isEmpty()) {
+                return new byte[0]; // return empty array
+            }
+            return STD_DECODER.decode(base64);
+        }
 
-			int value = parser.getIntValue();
-			if (useUnsigned) {
-				if (value < 0 || value > 255) {
-					throw new IOException("Unsigned byte value out of range (0 to 255): " + value);
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (value < -128 || value > 127) {
-					throw new IOException("Signed byte value out of range (-128 to 127): " + value);
-				}
-			}
-			byteList.add((byte) value);
-		}
+        else if (token != JsonToken.START_ARRAY) {
+            String errorMsg = "Expected JSON array for byte[] deserialization, found: " + parser.getCurrentToken();
+            throw new IOException(errorMsg);
+        }
+        else {
+            // Read the entire array as int[] to avoid manual token iteration
+            int[] intArray = MAPPER.readValue(parser, int[].class);
 
-		byte[] result = new byte[byteList.size()];
-		for (int i = 0; i < byteList.size(); i++) {
-			result[i] = byteList.get(i);
-		}
-		return result;
-	}
+            // Validate range and convert to byte[]
+            byte[] result = new byte[intArray.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++) {
+                int value = intArray[i];
+                if (useUnsigned) {
+                    if (value < 0 || value > 255) {
+                        throw new IOException("Unsigned byte value out of range (0 to 255): " + value);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if (value < -128 || value > 127) {
+                        throw new IOException("Signed byte value out of range (-128 to 127): " + value);
+                    }
+                }
+                result[i] = (byte) value;
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ObjectFactory.java b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ObjectFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba55acae52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/main/java/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/entities/ObjectFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//
+// This file was generated by the JavaTM Architecture for XML Binding(JAXB) Reference Implementation, v2.2.8-b130911.1802 
+// See <a href="http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb">http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb</a> 
+// Any modifications to this file will be lost upon recompilation of the source schema. 
+// Generated on: 2019.05.13 at 03:22:53 PM IST 
+//
+
+package io.mosip.kernel.biometrics.entities;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.*;
+
+@Data
+@XmlRegistry
+public class ObjectFactory {
+	public ObjectFactory() {}
+
+	public BIR createBIR() {
+		return new BIR();
+	}
+	// Add other factory methods as needed
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/CbeffValidatorTest.java b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/CbeffValidatorTest.java
index dc5ff0f937..71ec3c6fd9 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/CbeffValidatorTest.java
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/io/mosip/kernel/biometrics/CbeffValidatorTest.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
 				.build();
 
 		birList.add(iHandGeo);
-		
+
 		
 		
 	}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ public void getBDBBasedOnTypeAndSubTypeSubTypeNULLWithIrisBioTypeTest() throws E
 		Map<String, String> bdbMap = CbeffValidator.getBDBBasedOnTypeAndSubType(bir, "Iris", null);
 		MatcherAssert.assertThat(bdbMap.size(), is(1));
 	}
-		
+
 	@Test
 	public void getBDBBasedOnTypeAndSubTypeAllNULLTest() throws Exception {
 		BIR bir = new BIR();
diff --git a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/resources/schema/updatedcbeff.xsd b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/resources/schema/updatedcbeff.xsd
index f4ffb23a43..3bc3942584 100644
--- a/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/resources/schema/updatedcbeff.xsd
+++ b/kernel-biometrics-api/src/test/resources/schema/updatedcbeff.xsd
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ SCHEMA.
 -->
 <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
 		   xmlns="http://standards.iso.org/iso-iec/19785/-3/ed-2/" targetNamespace="http://standards.iso.org/iso-iec/19785/-3/ed-2/" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
-	<xs:element name="BIR" type="BIRType"/>
-	<xs:complexType name="BIRType">
+    
+    <xs:element name="BIR" type="BIRType"/>
+
+    <xs:complexType name="BIRType">
 		<xs:sequence>
 			<xs:element name="Version" type="VersionType" minOccurs="0"/>
 			<xs:element name="CBEFFVersion" type="VersionType" minOccurs="0"/>
diff --git a/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index b9748c12a7..5390a1c394 100644
--- a/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -4,35 +4,35 @@ This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various op
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
diff --git a/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt b/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dab31da7ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-biosdk-provider/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+
+This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various open-source licenses. Below is a list of packages and their associated licenses.
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Web
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Test
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Data JPA
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-jpa
+================================================================================
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+================================================================================
+Package: Hibernate Validator
+Version: Not specified
+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://hibernate.org/validator/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0 (Inferred)
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
+================================================================================
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+License: MIT License (Inferred)
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+Version: 1.3.0
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+License: Apache License 2.0
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-source-plugin/
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+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/
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+
+Full license texts and additional details for each of the above packages are available in the license/ directory of this repository. Please refer to those files or the original source of each package for complete legal terms and conditions.
diff --git a/kernel-biosdk-provider/pom.xml b/kernel-biosdk-provider/pom.xml
index c0db95b883..16e1901589 100644
--- a/kernel-biosdk-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel-biosdk-provider/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<artifactId>kernel-biosdk-provider</artifactId>
 	<groupId>io.mosip.kernel</groupId>
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>kernel-biosdk-provider</name>
 	<description>Implementation of biosdk provider</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@
 		<hibernate.validator.version>6.0.12.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip  -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
-		<kernel.biometricsdk.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.biometricsdk.version>
-		<kernel.biometrics.api.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.biometrics.api.version>
-		<kernel.logger.logback.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.logger.logback.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+		<kernel.biometrics.api.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.biometrics.api.version>
+		<kernel.logger.logback.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.logger.logback.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/NOTICE b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/NOTICE
index 86e63c9607..a11f3bbdbe 100644
--- a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/NOTICE
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/NOTICE
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ LICENSE directory.
 
 Full license texts for all third-party components are provided in the
 `license/` directory or may be obtained from their original sources.
+
diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/README.md b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/README.md
index 26b064d063..be55d55dec 100644
--- a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/README.md
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 **Kernel CBEFF Util API** provides utilities and interfaces to handle CBEFF (Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework) data structures. It ensures compliance with CBEFF standards for biometric data exchange within the MOSIP ecosystem.
 
 ## ✨ Features
-- **CBEFF Compliance**: Utilities to create and parse CBEFF compliant data structures.
+- **CBEFF Compliance**: Utilities to create and parse CBEFF-compliant data structures.
 - **Data Encapsulation**: Handles BIR (Biometric Information Record) construction.
 - **Standardization**: Ensures biometric data is exchanged in a standardized format.
 
@@ -84,4 +84,3 @@ If you have questions or encounter issues, feel free to raise them in the [MOSIP
 
 This project is licensed under the **Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL 2.0)**.  
 See the [LICENSE](../LICENSE) for full license details.
-
diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
index 4bceb8fe52..a24e33b3c6 100644
--- a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
@@ -4,35 +4,35 @@ This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various op
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
 
 ================================================================================
 Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
-Version: 1.3.0-SNAPSHOT
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
 License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
 Homepage: https://mosip.io
 ================================================================================
diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a24e33b3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES
+
+This project includes third-party packages that are distributed under various open-source licenses. Below is a list of packages and their associated licenses.
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel BOM
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Core
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0 (Inferred from project’s official repository)
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Kernel Logger Logback
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics API
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: MOSIP Biometrics Util
+Version: 1.4.0-SNAPSHOT
+License: Mozilla Public License 2.0
+Homepage: https://mosip.io
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Web
+License: Apache License 2.0 
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Test
+License: Apache License 2.0 
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Spring Boot Starter Data JPA
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://spring.io/projects/spring-data-jpa
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Hibernate Validator
+Version: Not specified
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://hibernate.org/validator/
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Core
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
+Package: Jackson Databind
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-annotations
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-xml
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-csv
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-module-jaxb-annotations
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+================================================================================
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+License: MIT License 
+Homepage: http://www.slf4j.org
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 2.8.6
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/google/gson
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Version: 2.0.2
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/mhshams/jnbis
+================================================================================
+
+================================================================================
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+Homepage: https://www.h2database.com
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+License: Apache License 2.0
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+Version: 2.10
+License: Apache License 2.0
+Homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/
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+License: Apache License 2.0
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diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/pom.xml b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/pom.xml
index f728098ebb..3a0ef246e1 100644
--- a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>io.mosip.kernel</groupId>
 	<artifactId>kernel-cbeffutil-api</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>kernel-cbeffutil-api</name>
 	<description>Biometric interface to be compliant with CBEFF standard </description>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 		<git.commit.id.plugin.version>3.0.1</git.commit.id.plugin.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip kernel -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
-		<kernel.biometrics.api.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.biometrics.api.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+		<kernel.biometrics.api.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.biometrics.api.version>
 
 		<!-- Test -->
 		<org.junit.version>5.10.2</org.junit.version>
diff --git a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/src/test/java/io/mosip/kernel/cbeffutil/test/CbeffImplTest.java b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/src/test/java/io/mosip/kernel/cbeffutil/test/CbeffImplTest.java
index d71282f5fd..e75458c4d6 100644
--- a/kernel-cbeffutil-api/src/test/java/io/mosip/kernel/cbeffutil/test/CbeffImplTest.java
+++ b/kernel-cbeffutil-api/src/test/java/io/mosip/kernel/cbeffutil/test/CbeffImplTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.nullable;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -270,7 +271,8 @@ public void shouldValidateXmlWithSingleParameterReturnsTrue() throws Exception {
 					 mockStatic(io.mosip.kernel.core.cbeffutil.common.CbeffXSDValidator.class)) {
 
 			byte[] xmlBytes = "<xml>test</xml>".getBytes();
-			mockedValidator.when(() -> io.mosip.kernel.core.cbeffutil.common.CbeffXSDValidator.validateXML(any(), any()))
+			mockedValidator.when(() -> io.mosip.kernel.core.cbeffutil.common.CbeffXSDValidator.validateXML(
+							nullable(byte[].class), any(byte[].class)))
 					.thenReturn(true);
 
 			boolean result = cbeffUtilImpl.validateXML(xmlBytes);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c218702cf..4333c701d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<groupId>io.mosip.biometrics</groupId>
 	<artifactId>biometrics</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>biometric</name>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
 	<description>This Pom builds all the Biometric related dependencies.</description>
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@
 		<central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>0.7.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+        
 	</properties>
 
 	<modules>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index 5ef9e9c929..c34e2ba175 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<groupId>io.mosip.bio.utils</groupId>
 	<artifactId>bioutils</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>biometrics-util-test</name>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/bio-utils</url>
 	<description>This utility is used to Test the Biomnetric Util Repo
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 		<jacoco.maven.plugin.version>0.8.11</jacoco.maven.plugin.version>
 		<maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
 		<maven.central.publishing.plugin.version>0.7.0</maven.central.publishing.plugin.version>
-		
 		<!-- spring -->
 		<spring.boot.version>2.0.2.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
 
@@ -46,9 +45,9 @@
 		<com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>2.15.0</com.fasterxml.jackson.core.version>
 
 		<!-- Mosip -->
-		<kernel.bom.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
-		<kernel.core.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
-		<mosip.biometrics.util.version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</mosip.biometrics.util.version>
+		<kernel.bom.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.bom.version>
+		<kernel.core.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</kernel.core.version>
+		<mosip.biometrics.util.version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</mosip.biometrics.util.version>
 
 	</properties>