diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/aether/ArtifactTransporter.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/aether/ArtifactTransporter.java
index e0dd82226..306bed126 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/aether/ArtifactTransporter.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/aether/ArtifactTransporter.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.maven.repository.internal.MavenRepositorySystemUtils;
 import org.eclipse.aether.DefaultRepositorySystemSession;
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ public class ArtifactTransporter {
 
     public ArtifactTransporter(Path localRepositoryLocation, RemoteRepository... remoteLocations) {
         this.localRepositoryLocation = localRepositoryLocation;
-        this.remoteLocations         = Arrays.asList(remoteLocations);
+        this.remoteLocations         = List.of(remoteLocations);
 
         // todo: proxies: https://github.com/jenkinsci/acceptance-test-harness/blob/b27c150f35a386dfced4a5960127bf62f9c34363/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/test/acceptance/utils/aether/ArtifactResolverUtil.java
     }
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.java
index 4832d428f..45db90de2 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import static net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Tasks.instrumented;
 
 import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.build_monitor.tasks.configuration.SaveTheChangesToBuildMonitor;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Actor;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Performable;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@
 public class ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView implements Task {
 
     public static ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView to(Task... configurationTasks) {
-        return instrumented(ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.class, Arrays.asList(configurationTasks));
+        return instrumented(ConfigureEmptyBuildMonitorView.class, List.of(configurationTasks));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ModifyControlPanelOptions.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ModifyControlPanelOptions.java
index c581d04c4..1dded85b5 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ModifyControlPanelOptions.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/build_monitor/tasks/ModifyControlPanelOptions.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import static net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Tasks.instrumented;
 
 import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.build_monitor.user_interface.BuildMonitorDashboard;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Actor;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Performable;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
 public class ModifyControlPanelOptions implements Task {
 
     public static ModifyControlPanelOptions to(Task... configurationTasks) {
-        return instrumented(ModifyControlPanelOptions.class, Arrays.asList(configurationTasks));
+        return instrumented(ModifyControlPanelOptions.class, List.of(configurationTasks));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/UseFailureCauseManagement.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/UseFailureCauseManagement.java
index 6174d0db5..323f63dbb 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/UseFailureCauseManagement.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/com/sonyericsson/jenkins/plugins/bfa/UseFailureCauseManagement.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import static net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Tasks.instrumented;
 
 import com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa.user_interface.JenkinsHomePageWithBFA;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Actor;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Task;
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@
 
 public class UseFailureCauseManagement implements Task {
     public static UseFailureCauseManagement to(Task... defineFailureCauses) {
-        return instrumented(UseFailureCauseManagement.class, Arrays.asList(defineFailureCauses));
+        return instrumented(UseFailureCauseManagement.class, List.of(defineFailureCauses));
     }
 
     @Step("{0} uses the 'Failure Cause Management'")
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/TestEnvironment.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/TestEnvironment.java
index 3128150ae..d68b4ac53 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/TestEnvironment.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/TestEnvironment.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package net.serenitybdd.integration.jenkins;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.integration.jenkins.environment.rules.ApplicativeTestRule;
 
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@ public JenkinsInstance create() {
     }
 
     public <ATR extends ApplicativeTestRule<JenkinsInstance>> TestEnvironment beforeStart(ATR... rules) {
-        return beforeStart(Arrays.asList(rules));
+        return beforeStart(List.of(rules));
     }
 
     public <ATR extends ApplicativeTestRule<JenkinsInstance>> TestEnvironment afterStart(ATR... rules) {
-        return afterStart(Arrays.asList(rules));
+        return afterStart(List.of(rules));
     }
 
     public <ATR extends ApplicativeTestRule<JenkinsInstance>> TestEnvironment beforeStart(List<ATR> rules) {
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/client/JenkinsClient.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/client/JenkinsClient.java
index db1d32c30..663cb35af 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/client/JenkinsClient.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/client/JenkinsClient.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import net.serenitybdd.integration.jenkins.process.JenkinsProcess;
@@ -164,8 +163,8 @@ private int executeCommand(String... args) {
         //TODO use RealJenkinsRule
         //return executor.call(args).execute(noManualInput(), info(logger), error(logger));
         try {
-        	List<String> cliArgs = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("-s", jenkinsUrl.toString(), "-http"));
-        	cliArgs.addAll(Arrays.asList(args));
+        	List<String> cliArgs = new ArrayList<>(List.of("-s", jenkinsUrl.toString(), "-http"));
+        	cliArgs.addAll(List.of(args));
         	
         	return CLI._main(cliArgs.toArray(new String[0]));
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/UpdateCenter.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/UpdateCenter.java
index 21f042759..bf1dddfa4 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/UpdateCenter.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/UpdateCenter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class UpdateCenter {
             = "https://updates.jenkins.io/update-center.json?version=%s";
     private final Path tempDir;
 
-    private List<Version> jenkinsLTSVersions = Arrays.asList(
+    private List<Version> jenkinsLTSVersions = List.of(
       Version.valueOf("2.375.4"),
       Version.valueOf("2.375.3"),
       Version.valueOf("2.375.2"),
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/rules/InstallPluginsFromDisk.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/rules/InstallPluginsFromDisk.java
index f1bff98e0..d13b2774c 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/rules/InstallPluginsFromDisk.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/environment/rules/InstallPluginsFromDisk.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import net.serenitybdd.integration.jenkins.JenkinsInstance;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public class InstallPluginsFromDisk implements ApplicativeTestRule<JenkinsInstan
 
     public InstallPluginsFromDisk(Path... pluginsToInstall) {
         this.pluginIDs = List.of();
-        this.pluginsToInstall = Arrays.asList(pluginsToInstall);
+        this.pluginsToInstall = List.of(pluginsToInstall);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/process/JenkinsProcess.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/process/JenkinsProcess.java
index 4d3ffe149..7a245ffa3 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/process/JenkinsProcess.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/jenkins/process/JenkinsProcess.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ public void stop() {
 
     private ProcessBuilder process(Path executable, String... arguments) {
         List<String> args = new ArrayList<>(windowsOrUnix(executable));
-        args.addAll(Arrays.asList(arguments));
+        args.addAll(List.of(arguments));
 
         return new ProcessBuilder(args);
     }
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/utils/RuleChains.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/utils/RuleChains.java
index 22dd2185e..4f45c29e2 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/utils/RuleChains.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/integration/utils/RuleChains.java
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package net.serenitybdd.integration.utils;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.rules.RuleChain;
 import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
 
 public class RuleChains {
     public static RuleChain from(TestRule... rules) {
-        return from(Arrays.asList(rules));
+        return from(List.of(rules));
     }
 
     private static RuleChain from(List<TestRule> testRules) {
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/actions/EnterCode.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/actions/EnterCode.java
index 5386b03bb..71f35fd88 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/actions/EnterCode.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/actions/EnterCode.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import static net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Tasks.instrumented;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Actor;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Interaction;
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
 
 public class EnterCode {
     public static EnterCode asFollows(String... lines) {
-        return new EnterCode(Arrays.asList(lines));
+        return new EnterCode(List.of(lines));
     }
 
     public Interaction intoTheCodeMirror(Target editorField) {
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/TodoList.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/TodoList.java
index 18555bebb..108b499a4 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/TodoList.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/TodoList.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import static net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Tasks.instrumented;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Actor;
 import net.serenitybdd.screenplay.Performable;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ public <T extends Performable> TodoList add(T task) {
     }
 
     public <T extends Performable> TodoList addAll(T... tasks) {
-        todos.addAll(Arrays.asList(tasks));
+        todos.addAll(List.of(tasks));
 
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/GroovyScript.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/GroovyScript.java
index e5ec2b537..82066dead 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/GroovyScript.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/GroovyScript.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package net.serenitybdd.screenplay.jenkins.tasks.configuration.build_steps;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class GroovyScript {
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public GroovyScript separatedBy(String lineSeparator) {
     }
 
     public GroovyScript definedAs(String... lines) {
-        return this.definedAs(Arrays.asList(lines));
+        return this.definedAs(List.of(lines));
     }
 
     public GroovyScript definedAs(List<String> lines) {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public GroovyScript definedAs(List<String> lines) {
     }
 
     public GroovyScript andOutputs(String... lines) {
-        return definedAs(Arrays.stream(lines).map(line -> String.format("echo \"%s\";", line)).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        return definedAs(Stream.of(lines).map(line -> String.format("echo \"%s\";", line)).collect(Collectors.toList()));
     }
 
     public String code() {
diff --git a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/ShellScript.java b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/ShellScript.java
index f9d682939..c66b8f152 100644
--- a/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/ShellScript.java
+++ b/build-monitor-acceptance/src/main/java/net/serenitybdd/screenplay/jenkins/tasks/configuration/build_steps/ShellScript.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package net.serenitybdd.screenplay.jenkins.tasks.configuration.build_steps;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class ShellScript {
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public static ShellScript that(String descriptionOfScriptsBehaviour) {
     }
 
     public ShellScript definedAs(String... lines) {
-        return this.definedAs(Arrays.asList(lines));
+        return this.definedAs(List.of(lines));
     }
 
     public ShellScript definedAs(List<String> lines) {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public ShellScript definedAs(List<String> lines) {
     }
 
     public ShellScript andOutputs(String... lines) {
-        return definedAs(Arrays.stream(lines).map(line -> String.format("echo \"%s\";", line)).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+        return definedAs(Stream.of(lines).map(line -> String.format("echo \"%s\";", line)).collect(Collectors.toList()));
     }
 
     public String code() {
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/pipeline/BreadthFirstNodeTraversalTest.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/pipeline/BreadthFirstNodeTraversalTest.java
index 8ab1ff17b..719b48d05 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/pipeline/BreadthFirstNodeTraversalTest.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/pipeline/BreadthFirstNodeTraversalTest.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.contains;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsInAnyOrder;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ private static class TestNode {
         TestNode(String displayName, Type type, TestNode[] parents) {
             this.displayName = displayName;
             this.type = type;
-            this.parents = Arrays.asList(parents);
+            this.parents = List.of(parents);
         }
 
         String getDisplayName() {
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/readability/ListerTest.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/readability/ListerTest.java
index 24d44ba32..ea9bccb3d 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/readability/ListerTest.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/readability/ListerTest.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
 
 import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.readability.Lister;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -46,6 +45,6 @@ public void should_allow_to_use_a_different_template_to_describe_a_list_with_one
     }
 
     private <T> List<T> listOf(T... items) {
-        return Arrays.asList(items);
+        return List.of(items);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/JobViewRecipe.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/JobViewRecipe.java
index 8376a0f9c..a2965a3de 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/JobViewRecipe.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/JobViewRecipe.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import com.smartcodeltd.jenkinsci.plugins.buildmonitor.viewmodel.features.Feature;
 import hudson.model.Job;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public JobViewRecipe of(Job<?, ?> job) {
     }
 
     public JobViewRecipe which(Feature... features) {
-        this.features = Arrays.asList(features);
+        this.features = List.of(features);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/Loops.java b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/Loops.java
index ada01ea7f..7fcfba1fa 100644
--- a/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/Loops.java
+++ b/build-monitor-plugin/src/test/java/com/smartcodeltd/jenkinsci/plugins/buildmonitor/viewmodel/syntacticsugar/Loops.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 /**
  * @author Jan Molak
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ public static <T> List<T> asFollows(T... examples) {
     }
 
     public static <T> List<T> asFollows(Supplier<T>... examples) {
-        return Arrays.stream(examples).map(Supplier::get).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return Stream.of(examples).map(Supplier::get).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}