diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGJoinsIT.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGJoinsIT.java
index 6f16400..96e188e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGJoinsIT.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGJoinsIT.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     static final String FILTER_FIELD = JOIN_FIELD;
 
-    static final char[] SHAPES = new char[] { 'c', 's' }; //TODO: 'q'
+    static final char[] SHAPES = new char[] { 'c', 's', 'q' };
 
     @Parameterized.Parameters(name = "SqlppRQGJoinsIT {index}: {3}")
     public static Collection<Object[]> tests() {
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGTestBase.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGTestBase.java
index 434b368..50f2b93 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGTestBase.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/runtime/SqlppRQGTestBase.java
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(SqlppRQGTestBase.class);
 
-    protected static final String TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED = "TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED";
-
     protected static final String TEST_CONFIG_FILE_NAME = "src/main/resources/cc.conf";
 
-    protected static final String POSTGRES_IMAGE = "postgres:12.2";
+    protected static final String POSTGRES_IMAGE = "postgres:13.4";
 
     protected static final String TABLE_NAME = "tenk";
 
@@ -378,10 +376,6 @@
     }
 
     protected static void startPostgres() throws SQLException, IOException {
-        if (!Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv(TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED))) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(
-                    String.format("Set environment variable %s=%s", TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED, true));
-        }
         LOGGER.info("Starting Postgres");
         postgres = new PostgreSQLContainer<>(POSTGRES_IMAGE);
         postgres.start();
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 7d449fa..f58dfd2 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -969,6 +969,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -980,6 +988,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1016,6 +1032,14 @@
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
             <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
@@ -1046,6 +1070,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1062,6 +1094,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1078,6 +1118,14 @@
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
           <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.jline</groupId>
             <artifactId>jline</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
@@ -1092,6 +1140,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1103,6 +1159,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1119,6 +1183,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -1751,12 +1823,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
         <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-        <version>1.13.0</version>
+        <version>1.16.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
         <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-        <version>42.2.10</version>
+        <version>42.2.24</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index 35090c6..61ac8f3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
           <ignoredDependencies>
             <ignoredDependency>org.apache.hadoop:hadoop*::</ignoredDependency>
             <ignoredDependency>org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j*::</ignoredDependency>
+            <ignoredDependency>org.slf4j:slf4j*::</ignoredDependency>
           </ignoredDependencies>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@
           <groupId>log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -142,6 +151,14 @@
           <groupId>log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -156,6 +173,14 @@
           <groupId>log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -215,6 +240,11 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 339db5c..3671893 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -312,6 +320,11 @@
         <version>8.5.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+        <version>1.7.28</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
         <version>2.13.1</version>