diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..351227f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.2.4
diff --git a/mysql-ruby-lambda/.ruby-version b/mysql-ruby-lambda/.ruby-version
index 4fe5631..351227f 100644
--- a/mysql-ruby-lambda/.ruby-version
+++ b/mysql-ruby-lambda/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.4
diff --git a/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile b/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile
index f3e928b..be612b5 100644
--- a/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile
+++ b/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 gem 'mysql2'
 gem 'rubocop'
-gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.3'
+gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.4'
diff --git a/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile.lock b/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile.lock
index 01c7871..239d014 100644
--- a/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/mysql-ruby-lambda/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git
-  revision: fabe9675fd26d228100f9487a01e99f61d22bc60
-  tag: 1.0.3
+  revision: 9614d8c9756436795ce8c2e6d2ab66cbd9282522
+  tag: 1.0.4
   specs:
     uc3-ssm (1.0.3)
 
diff --git a/simulate-lambda-alb/.ruby-version b/simulate-lambda-alb/.ruby-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..351227f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simulate-lambda-alb/.ruby-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.2.4
diff --git a/simulate-lambda-alb/Gemfile.lock b/simulate-lambda-alb/Gemfile.lock
index 84d0b4d..6a88247 100644
--- a/simulate-lambda-alb/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/simulate-lambda-alb/Gemfile.lock
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ GEM
     httpclient (2.8.3)
     json (2.8.2)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
+    logger (1.6.1)
     mustermann (3.0.3)
       ruby2_keywords (~> 0.0.1)
     parallel (1.26.3)
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ GEM
       racc
     racc (1.8.1)
     rack (3.1.8)
-    rack-protection (4.0.0)
+    rack-protection (4.1.1)
       base64 (>= 0.1.0)
+      logger (>= 1.6.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0, < 4)
     rack-session (2.0.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0)
@@ -35,10 +37,11 @@ GEM
       parser (>= 3.3.1.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
-    sinatra (4.0.0)
+    sinatra (4.1.1)
+      logger (>= 1.6.0)
       mustermann (~> 3.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0, < 4)
-      rack-protection (= 4.0.0)
+      rack-protection (= 4.1.1)
       rack-session (>= 2.0.0, < 3)
       tilt (~> 2.0)
     tilt (2.4.0)
diff --git a/src-admintool/.ruby-version b/src-admintool/.ruby-version
index 4fe5631..351227f 100644
--- a/src-admintool/.ruby-version
+++ b/src-admintool/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.4
diff --git a/src-admintool/Gemfile b/src-admintool/Gemfile
index 7ca1cb6..63a09cd 100644
--- a/src-admintool/Gemfile
+++ b/src-admintool/Gemfile
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ gem 'mysql2'
 # https://github.com/CDLUC3/mrt-admin-lambda/blob/main/mysql-ruby-lambda/Dockerfile#L19-L21
 gem 'aws-sdk-s3'
 gem 'rubocop'
-gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.3'
+gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.4'
diff --git a/src-admintool/Gemfile.lock b/src-admintool/Gemfile.lock
index 9f48d88..078f4fd 100644
--- a/src-admintool/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src-admintool/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git
-  revision: fabe9675fd26d228100f9487a01e99f61d22bc60
-  tag: 1.0.3
+  revision: 9614d8c9756436795ce8c2e6d2ab66cbd9282522
+  tag: 1.0.4
   specs:
     uc3-ssm (1.0.3)
 
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ GEM
   specs:
     ast (2.4.2)
     aws-eventstream (1.3.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.1007.0)
+    aws-partitions (1.1012.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.213.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.3.0)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.992.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.9)
       jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
-    aws-sdk-kms (1.95.0)
+    aws-sdk-kms (1.96.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-s3 (1.171.0)
+    aws-sdk-s3 (1.173.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sdk-kms (~> 1)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
diff --git a/src-colladmin/.ruby-version b/src-colladmin/.ruby-version
index 4fe5631..351227f 100644
--- a/src-colladmin/.ruby-version
+++ b/src-colladmin/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.4
diff --git a/src-colladmin/Gemfile b/src-colladmin/Gemfile
index 32f1b63..620890d 100644
--- a/src-colladmin/Gemfile
+++ b/src-colladmin/Gemfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gem 'mrt-zk', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/mrt-zk.git', tag: '2.2.1'
 gem 'nokogiri'
 gem 'rest-client'
 gem 'rubocop'
-gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.3'
+gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.4'
 gem 'unf_ext', '~> 0.0.7.7'
 gem 'zk'
 gem 'zookeeper'
diff --git a/src-colladmin/Gemfile.lock b/src-colladmin/Gemfile.lock
index 0edd7c4..05fa1a7 100644
--- a/src-colladmin/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src-colladmin/Gemfile.lock
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git
-  revision: fabe9675fd26d228100f9487a01e99f61d22bc60
-  tag: 1.0.3
+  revision: 9614d8c9756436795ce8c2e6d2ab66cbd9282522
+  tag: 1.0.4
   specs:
     uc3-ssm (1.0.3)
 
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ GEM
   specs:
     ast (2.4.2)
     aws-eventstream (1.3.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.1007.0)
+    aws-partitions (1.1012.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.213.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.3.0)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.992.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.9)
       jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
-    aws-sdk-ec2 (1.488.0)
+    aws-sdk-ec2 (1.493.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-kms (1.95.0)
+    aws-sdk-kms (1.96.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-lambda (1.141.0)
+    aws-sdk-lambda (1.143.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-s3 (1.171.0)
+    aws-sdk-s3 (1.173.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sdk-kms (~> 1)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-ssm (1.184.0)
+    aws-sdk-ssm (1.186.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
     aws-sigv4 (1.10.1)
diff --git a/src-common/.ruby-version b/src-common/.ruby-version
index 4fe5631..351227f 100644
--- a/src-common/.ruby-version
+++ b/src-common/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.4
diff --git a/src-common/Gemfile b/src-common/Gemfile
index 79fa37f..dc66cae 100644
--- a/src-common/Gemfile
+++ b/src-common/Gemfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source 'https://rubygems.org'
 gem 'json'
 gem 'mysql2'
 # carefully check that the right version of this gem is installed in the mysql-ruby-lambda image
-gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.3'
+gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.4'
 # gem 'aws-sdk-s3'
 gem 'httpclient'
 gem 'jwt'
diff --git a/src-common/Gemfile.lock b/src-common/Gemfile.lock
index ea5f499..030576e 100644
--- a/src-common/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src-common/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git
-  revision: fabe9675fd26d228100f9487a01e99f61d22bc60
-  tag: 1.0.3
+  revision: 9614d8c9756436795ce8c2e6d2ab66cbd9282522
+  tag: 1.0.4
   specs:
     uc3-ssm (1.0.3)
 
diff --git a/src-testdriver/.ruby-version b/src-testdriver/.ruby-version
index 4fe5631..351227f 100644
--- a/src-testdriver/.ruby-version
+++ b/src-testdriver/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.2
\ No newline at end of file
+3.2.4
diff --git a/src-testdriver/Gemfile b/src-testdriver/Gemfile
index 638962b..796149f 100644
--- a/src-testdriver/Gemfile
+++ b/src-testdriver/Gemfile
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ gem 'json'
 gem 'nokogiri'
 gem 'rspec'
 gem 'rubocop'
-gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.3'
+gem 'uc3-ssm', git: 'https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git', tag: '1.0.4'
diff --git a/src-testdriver/Gemfile.lock b/src-testdriver/Gemfile.lock
index 9e9c711..0664b47 100644
--- a/src-testdriver/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/src-testdriver/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/CDLUC3/uc3-ssm.git
-  revision: fabe9675fd26d228100f9487a01e99f61d22bc60
-  tag: 1.0.3
+  revision: 9614d8c9756436795ce8c2e6d2ab66cbd9282522
+  tag: 1.0.4
   specs:
     uc3-ssm (1.0.3)
 
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ GEM
   specs:
     ast (2.4.2)
     aws-eventstream (1.3.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.1007.0)
+    aws-partitions (1.1012.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.213.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.3.0)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.992.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.9)
       jmespath (~> 1, >= 1.6.1)
-    aws-sdk-lambda (1.141.0)
+    aws-sdk-lambda (1.143.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
-    aws-sdk-ssm (1.184.0)
+    aws-sdk-ssm (1.186.0)
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.210.0)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.5)
     aws-sigv4 (1.10.1)