diff --git a/guides/databases/postgres.md b/guides/databases/postgres.md
index 7ba8d288c0..3d312a3eb2 100644
--- a/guides/databases/postgres.md
+++ b/guides/databases/postgres.md
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ cds build --production
    ```json
    {
      "dependencies": {
-       "@sap/cds": "^9",
-       "@cap-js/postgres": "^2"
+       "@sap/cds": "^10",
+       "@cap-js/postgres": "^3"
      },
      "scripts": {
        "start": "cds-deploy"
diff --git a/guides/extensibility/customization.md b/guides/extensibility/customization.md
index 5eb2f89516..7ef624e3db 100644
--- a/guides/extensibility/customization.md
+++ b/guides/extensibility/customization.md
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ npm add @sap/cds-mtxs
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@capire/common": "*",
-    "@sap/cds": ">=9",
-    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3"
+    "@sap/cds": "^10",
+    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4"
   },
   "cds": {
     "requires": {
diff --git a/guides/extensibility/feature-toggles.md b/guides/extensibility/feature-toggles.md
index d939643ccb..97c06dbfbd 100644
--- a/guides/extensibility/feature-toggles.md
+++ b/guides/extensibility/feature-toggles.md
@@ -250,9 +250,8 @@ An MTX sidecar is a standard, yet minimalistic Node.js CAP project. By default i
 {
   "name": "mtx-sidecar", "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sap/cds": "^9",
-    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3",
-    "express": "^4"
+    "@sap/cds": "^10",
+    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4",
   },
   "cds": {
     "profile": "mtx-sidecar"
@@ -273,9 +272,8 @@ An MTX sidecar is a standard, yet minimalistic Node.js CAP project. By default i
 {
   "name": "mtx-sidecar", "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sap/cds": "^9",
-    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3",
-    "express": "^4"
+    "@sap/cds": "^10",
+    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4",
   },
   "cds": {
     "profiles": [
diff --git a/guides/multitenancy/index.md b/guides/multitenancy/index.md
index 7714d5f29b..173d8eed70 100644
--- a/guides/multitenancy/index.md
+++ b/guides/multitenancy/index.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In case of **CAP Node.js** projects, the `cds add multitenancy` command...
   ```jsonc
   {
     "dependencies": {
-        "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3"
+        "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4"
     },
   }
   ```
@@ -77,17 +77,16 @@ In case of **CAP Node.js** projects, the `cds add multitenancy` command...
   {
     "name": "bookshop-mtx",
     "dependencies": {
-      "@cap-js/hana": "^2",
-      "@sap/cds": "^9",
-      "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3",
+      "@cap-js/hana": "^3",
+      "@sap/cds": "^10",
+      "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4",
       "@sap/xssec": "^4",
-      "express": "^4"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-      "@cap-js/sqlite": "^2"
+      "@cap-js/sqlite": "^3"
     },
     "engines": {
-      "node": ">=20"
+      "node": ">=24"
     },
     "scripts": {
       "start": "cds-serve"
@@ -158,16 +157,16 @@ In case of **CAP Java** projects, the `cds add multitenancy` command...
       {
         "name": "bookshop-mtx",
         "dependencies": {
-          "@cap-js/hana": "^2",
-          "@sap/cds": "^9",
-          "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3",
+          "@cap-js/hana": "^3",
+          "@sap/cds": "^10",
+          "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4",
           "@sap/xssec": "^4"
         },
         "devDependencies": {
-          "@cap-js/sqlite": "^2"
+          "@cap-js/sqlite": "^3"
         },
         "engines": {
-          "node": ">=20"
+          "node": ">=24"
         },
         "scripts": {
           "start": "cds-serve",
diff --git a/guides/multitenancy/mtxs.md b/guides/multitenancy/mtxs.md
index 808e9eee89..1e617a84f6 100644
--- a/guides/multitenancy/mtxs.md
+++ b/guides/multitenancy/mtxs.md
@@ -171,14 +171,13 @@ An MTX sidecar is a standard, yet minimal Node.js CAP project. By default it's a
 {
   "name": "bookshop-mtx", "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sap/cds": "^9",
-    "@cap-js/hana": "^2",
-    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^3",
+    "@sap/cds": "^10",
+    "@cap-js/hana": "^3",
+    "@sap/cds-mtxs": "^4",
     "@sap/xssec": "^4",
-    "express": "^4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@cap-js/sqlite": "^2"
+    "@cap-js/sqlite": "^3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "cds-serve"
diff --git a/java/developing-applications/building.md b/java/developing-applications/building.md
index e476a17b2a..a6f1e8c5b6 100644
--- a/java/developing-applications/building.md
+++ b/java/developing-applications/building.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ It basically helps to control the dependency versions of the artifacts and shoul
 
 ```xml
 <properties>
-	<cds.services.version>2.6.0</cds.services.version>
+	<cds.services.version>5.0.0</cds.services.version>
 </properties>
 
 <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/tools/apis/cds-build.md b/tools/apis/cds-build.md
index b052b22909..0d9528617d 100644
--- a/tools/apis/cds-build.md
+++ b/tools/apis/cds-build.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The `cds.build.Plugin` class provides methods for copying or writing contents to
 ```js [postgres/lib/build.js]
 await this.copy(path.join(this.task.src, 'package.json')).to('package.json');
 await this.write({
-  dependencies: { '@sap/cds': '^9', '@cap-js/postgres': '^2' },
+  dependencies: { '@sap/cds': '^10', '@cap-js/postgres': '^3' },
   scripts: { start: 'cds-deploy' }
 }).to('package.json');
 ```
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ In the application's _package.json_, add a dependency to your plugin package to
 
 ```jsonc [package.json]
 "dependencies": {
-  "@cap-js/postgres": "^2"
+  "@cap-js/postgres": "^3"
 }
 ```