diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
index 49fb896a..c5de0515 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.tools.sat.custom-checks</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/checkstyle/test/OhInfXmlValidationCheckTest.java b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/checkstyle/test/OhInfXmlValidationCheckTest.java
index ba499ef9..3a0c9750 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/checkstyle/test/OhInfXmlValidationCheckTest.java
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/java/org/openhab/tools/analysis/checkstyle/test/OhInfXmlValidationCheckTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -57,13 +58,23 @@ public class OhInfXmlValidationCheckTest extends AbstractStaticCheckTest {
 
     private static final DefaultConfiguration CONFIGURATION = createModuleConfig(OhInfXmlValidationCheck.class);
 
+    private static Locale initialLocale;
+
     @BeforeAll
     public static void createConfiguration() {
+        initialLocale = Locale.getDefault();
         CONFIGURATION.addProperty("thingSchema", THING_SCHEMA_URL);
         CONFIGURATION.addProperty("addonSchema", ADDON_SCHEMA_URL);
         CONFIGURATION.addProperty("configSchema", CONFIG_SCHEMA_URL);
     }
 
+    @AfterAll
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.SetDefaultLocale")
+    public static void tearDownClass() {
+        // Set the default locale to its initial value.
+        Locale.setDefault(initialLocale);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected String getPackageLocation() {
         return "checkstyle/ohInfXmlValidationCheckTest";
@@ -72,6 +83,7 @@ protected String getPackageLocation() {
     private boolean isResourceAvailable;
 
     @BeforeEach
+    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.SetDefaultLocale")
     public void checkConnection() {
         Locale.setDefault(new Locale("en", "US"));
         try {
diff --git a/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml b/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
index 0d8c5fef..72255363 100644
--- a/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.tools.sat.custom-checks</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>findbugs</artifactId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml b/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
index 51736df1..4dfec2b9 100644
--- a/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.tools.sat.custom-checks</groupId>
     <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>pmd</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b80b553..a81a0fd1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.openhab.tools.sat</groupId>
   <artifactId>pom</artifactId>
-  <version>0.18.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.19.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Static Code Analysis Tool Parent POM</name>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <maven.plugin.compiler.version>3.14.1</maven.plugin.compiler.version>
     <mojo.executor.version>2.4.1</mojo.executor.version>
     <org.jsoup.version>1.19.1</org.jsoup.version>
-    <sat.version>0.17.0</sat.version>
+    <sat.version>0.18.0</sat.version>
     <jdt-annotations.version>2.3.100</jdt-annotations.version>
     <flexmark.version>0.64.8</flexmark.version>
     <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.5.4</maven.surefire.plugin.version>