diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index ca5908a..b7e3b94 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
                     -Xdebug
                     -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,suspend=${debug.suspend.flag}
                     -Xloggc:"${project.build.directory}/surefire-reports/SqlppExecutionTest-%p-gc.log" -XX:+PrintGC -XX:+PrintGCDateStamps -XX:GCLogFileSize=10M
+                    --add-opens=jdk.management/com.sun.management.internal=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.management/sun.management=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED
                   </argLine>
                 </configuration>
                 <goals>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/dataflow/TestPrimaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/dataflow/TestPrimaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory.java
index c4390fa..38fdf56 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/dataflow/TestPrimaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/java/org/apache/asterix/test/dataflow/TestPrimaryIndexOperationTrackerFactory.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.asterix.test.dataflow;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.asterix.common.api.INcApplicationContext;
@@ -70,20 +69,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static void setFinal(Field field, Object obj, Object newValue) throws Exception {
-        field.setAccessible(true);
-        Field modifiersField = Field.class.getDeclaredField("modifiers");
-        modifiersField.setAccessible(true);
-        modifiersField.setInt(field, field.getModifiers() & ~Modifier.FINAL);
-        field.set(obj, newValue);
-    }
-
     @SuppressWarnings({ "rawtypes", "unchecked" })
     static void replaceMapEntry(Field field, Object obj, Object key, Object value)
             throws Exception, IllegalAccessException {
         field.setAccessible(true);
-        Field modifiersField = Field.class.getDeclaredField("modifiers");
-        modifiersField.setAccessible(true);
         Map map = (Map) field.get(obj);
         map.put(key, value);
     }
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 93a4edb..2c24162 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
             -DrunSlowAQLTests=${runSlowAQLTests}
             -Xdebug
             -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,suspend=${debug.suspend.flag}
+            --add-opens=jdk.management/com.sun.management.internal=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.management/sun.management=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED
             ${coverageArgLine}
             ${extraSurefireArgLine}
           </argLine>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IRateLimiter.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IRateLimiter.java
index b7433ae..163cbaf 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IRateLimiter.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/IRateLimiter.java
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
 
     void setRate(double ratePerSecond);
 
-    void request(int permits) throws HyracksDataException;
+    void request(int numOfPermits) throws HyracksDataException;
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/NoOpRateLimiter.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/NoOpRateLimiter.java
index ac0a1a9..a0660f6 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/NoOpRateLimiter.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/NoOpRateLimiter.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void request(int tokens) throws HyracksDataException {
+    public void request(int numOfPermits) throws HyracksDataException {
         // no op
     }
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/SleepRateLimiter.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/SleepRateLimiter.java
index 4d0ca92..3dcbfb8 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/SleepRateLimiter.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/SleepRateLimiter.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 /**
  * A wrapper of the RateLimiter implementation from {@link RateLimiter}
- *
  */
 public class SleepRateLimiter implements IRateLimiter {
     /**
@@ -55,8 +54,8 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void request(int permits) throws HyracksDataException {
-        rateLimiterImpl.acquire(permits);
+    public void request(int numOfPermits) throws HyracksDataException {
+        rateLimiterImpl.acquire(numOfPermits);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/LSMBTreePageWriteCallbackTest.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/LSMBTreePageWriteCallbackTest.java
index 4e59ab0..cf3b3a9 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/LSMBTreePageWriteCallbackTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/LSMBTreePageWriteCallbackTest.java
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void request(int permits) throws HyracksDataException {
-            limiter.request(permits);
+        public void request(int numOfPermits) throws HyracksDataException {
+            limiter.request(numOfPermits);
             pageCounter++;
         }
     };
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impl/TestLsmBtree.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impl/TestLsmBtree.java
index 2d0f079..10bd594 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impl/TestLsmBtree.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/am/lsm/btree/impl/TestLsmBtree.java
@@ -183,20 +183,20 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public void allowModify(int permits) {
-        modifySemaphore.release(permits);
+    public void allowModify(int numOfPermits) {
+        modifySemaphore.release(numOfPermits);
     }
 
-    public void allowSearch(int permits) {
-        searchSemaphore.release(permits);
+    public void allowSearch(int numOfPermits) {
+        searchSemaphore.release(numOfPermits);
     }
 
-    public void allowFlush(int permits) {
-        flushSemaphore.release(permits);
+    public void allowFlush(int numOfPermits) {
+        flushSemaphore.release(numOfPermits);
     }
 
-    public void allowMerge(int permits) {
-        mergeSemaphore.release(permits);
+    public void allowMerge(int numOfPermits) {
+        mergeSemaphore.release(numOfPermits);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 9fecea1..fce8c39 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}</root.dir>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <file.encoding>UTF-8</file.encoding>
-    <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
+    <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <javac.xlint.value>all</javac.xlint.value>
     <jvm.extraargs />
     <sonar.jacoco.reportPath>${env.PWD}/target/jacoco-merged.exec</sonar.jacoco.reportPath>
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
           <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
           <argLine>-enableassertions -Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Xdebug
             -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,suspend=n ${coverageArgLine}
+            --add-opens=jdk.management/com.sun.management.internal=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.management/sun.management=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.io=ALL-UNNAMED
           </argLine>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <log4j.configurationFile>${testLog4jConfigFile}</log4j.configurationFile>