diff --git a/apps/jira_utils/README.md b/apps/jira_utils/README.md
index b1c4b10..aa69ea1 100644
--- a/apps/jira_utils/README.md
+++ b/apps/jira_utils/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ pyutils-jira --help
 ```
 
 ## Config file
-A config file with the jira connection parameters like url, token, resolved_statuses, skip_project_ids, target_versions should be passed to command line option `--cfg-file`
+A config file with the jira connection parameters like url, token, resolved_statuses, skip_project_ids,  
+target_versions should be passed to command line option `--cfg-file`
 
 ### Example:
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pyutils-jira:
   target_versions:
   - 1.0.0
   - 2.0.1
+  - 3.0.z
   issue_pattern: "([A-Z]+-[0-9]+)"
   version_string_not_targeted_jiras: "vfuture"
 ```
diff --git a/apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py b/apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py
index af4d736..90848ff 100644
--- a/apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py
+++ b/apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 LOGGER = get_logger(name=__name__)
 
 
-@retry(retry=retry_if_exception_type(JIRAError), stop=stop_after_attempt(3), wait=wait_fixed(2))
+@retry(
+    retry=retry_if_exception_type(JIRAError),
+    stop=stop_after_attempt(3),
+    wait=wait_fixed(2),
+)
 @lru_cache
 def get_issue(
     jira: JIRA,
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@ def get_jira_information(
     file_name: str,
 ) -> tuple[str, str]:
     jira_error_string = ""
+    re_compile = r"(?<![\d.])\d+\.\d+(?:\.(?:\d+|z))?\b"
+
     try:
         # check resolved status:
         jira_issue_metadata = get_issue(jira=jira_object, jira_id=jira_id).fields
@@ -105,17 +111,20 @@ def get_jira_information(
         if current_jira_status in resolved_status:
             jira_error_string += f"{jira_id} current status: {current_jira_status} is resolved."
 
-        # validate correct target version if provided:
+        # validate a correct target version if provided:
         if jira_target_versions:
             if skip_project_ids and jira_id.startswith(tuple(skip_project_ids)):
                 return file_name, jira_error_string
 
-            fix_version = (
-                re.search(r"([\d.]+)", jira_issue_metadata.fixVersions[0].name)
-                if (jira_issue_metadata.fixVersions)
-                else None
-            )
-            current_target_version = fix_version.group(1) if fix_version else target_version_str
+            # If a bug has a fix version, extract it using regex
+            if (jira_fix_versions := jira_issue_metadata.fixVersions) and (
+                found_version := re.findall(re_compile, jira_fix_versions[0].name)
+            ):
+                current_target_version = found_version[0]
+
+            else:
+                current_target_version = target_version_str
+
             if not any([current_target_version == version for version in jira_target_versions]):
                 jira_error_string += (
                     f"{jira_id} target version: {current_target_version}, does not match expected "
@@ -174,8 +183,18 @@ def process_jira_command_line_config_file(
     help="Provide comma separated list of Jira Project keys, against which version check should be skipped.",
     type=ListParamType(),
 )
-@click.option("--url", help="Provide the Jira server URL", type=click.STRING, default=os.getenv("JIRA_SERVER_URL"))
-@click.option("--token", help="Provide the Jira token.", type=click.STRING, default=os.getenv("JIRA_TOKEN"))
+@click.option(
+    "--url",
+    help="Provide the Jira server URL",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    default=os.getenv("JIRA_SERVER_URL"),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--token",
+    help="Provide the Jira token.",
+    type=click.STRING,
+    default=os.getenv("JIRA_TOKEN"),
+)
 @click.option(
     "--issue-pattern",
     help="Provide the regex for Jira ids",
@@ -226,11 +245,15 @@ def get_jira_mismatch(
         target_versions=target_versions,
     )
 
-    jira_obj = JIRA(token_auth=jira_config_dict["token"], options={"server": jira_config_dict["url"]})
+    jira_obj = JIRA(
+        token_auth=jira_config_dict["token"],
+        options={"server": jira_config_dict["url"]},
+    )
     jira_error: dict[str, str] = {}
 
     if jira_id_dict := get_jiras_from_python_files(
-        issue_pattern=jira_config_dict["issue_pattern"], jira_url=jira_config_dict["url"]
+        issue_pattern=jira_config_dict["issue_pattern"],
+        jira_url=jira_config_dict["url"],
     ):
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
             for file_name, ids in jira_id_dict.items():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1fb587f..e759c1c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ dependencies = [
   "tenacity>=9.0.0,<10",
   "python-simple-logger>=2.0.0,<3",
   "pyhelper-utils>=1.0.1,<2",
-  "ast-comments>=1.2.2"
+  "ast-comments>=1.2.2",
+  "click (>=8.1.7)",
 ]
 
   [[project.authors]]
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies = [
 omit = [ "tests/*" ]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
-fail_under = 65
+fail_under = 68
 skip_empty = true
 
 [tool.coverage.html]
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ include = [ "apps" ]
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
 include = [ "apps" ]
 
+
 [tool.mypy]
 show_error_codes = true
 warn_unused_ignores = true
@@ -78,7 +80,12 @@ output-format = "grouped"
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [ "ipdb>=0.13.13,<0.14", "ipython" ]
-test = [ "pytest>=8.0.0,<9", "pytest-cov>=6.0.0,<7" ]
+test = [
+ "ipdb>=0.13.13",
+ "ipython>=8.18.1",
+ "pytest>=8.0.0,<9",
+ "pytest-cov>=6.0.0,<7",
+]
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [ "hatchling" ]
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index eab0baf..119babc 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    ":dependencyDashboard",
+    ":maintainLockFilesWeekly",
+    ":prHourlyLimitNone"
+  ],
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 0,
+  "lockFileMaintenance": {
+    "enabled": true
+  },
   "packageRules": [
     {
-      "matchPackagePatterns": [
-        "python-simple-logger",
-        "pylero",
-        "pyhelper-utils",
-        "pytest-mock",
-        "pyyaml",
-        "ipdb",
-        "ipython",
-        "pytest",
-        "pytest-cov"
-      ],
-      "groupName": "poetry-deps"
+      "matchPackagePatterns": ["*"],
+      "groupName": "python-deps"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/jira_utils/test_jira_utils.py b/tests/jira_utils/test_jira_utils.py
index 8f888c5..a8575d3 100644
--- a/tests/jira_utils/test_jira_utils.py
+++ b/tests/jira_utils/test_jira_utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 )
 
 LOGGER = get_logger(name=__name__)
-BASE_COMMAND = "poetry run python apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py --verbose  "
+BASE_COMMAND = "uv run apps/jira_utils/jira_information.py --verbose  "
 
 
 def test_process_jira_command_line_config_file_empty_config_token() -> None:
@@ -80,7 +80,16 @@ def test_process_jira_command_line_config_file_valid_config(mocker):
         # Test case 1: Issue with no jira target versions and not resolved status
         ("issue1", ["resolved"], [], "1.0", "file1.txt", [], "", "1.0"),
         # Test case 2: Issue with no jira target versions, but resolved status
-        ("issue2", ["open"], [], "1.0", "file2.txt", [], "issue2 current status: open is resolved.", "1.0"),
+        (
+            "issue2",
+            ["open"],
+            [],
+            "1.0",
+            "file2.txt",
+            [],
+            "issue2 current status: open is resolved.",
+            "1.0",
+        ),
         # Test case 3: Issue with no jira target versions, default resolved status
         ("issue3", [], [], "", "file3.txt", [], "", "1.1"),
         # Test case 4: Issue with not resolved state, but matching jira target version
@@ -99,7 +108,29 @@ def test_process_jira_command_line_config_file_valid_config(mocker):
         # Test case 6: Issue that would be skipped for version check because of skip
         ("issue6", ["resolved"], ["1.0"], "1.0", "file6.txt", ["issue"], "", "1.1"),
         # Test case 7: Issue that would be skipped for version check but fail resolved check
-        ("issue7", ["open"], ["1.0"], "1.0", "file6.txt", ["issue"], "issue7 current status: open is resolved.", "1.1"),
+        (
+            "issue7",
+            ["open"],
+            ["1.0"],
+            "1.0",
+            "file6.txt",
+            ["issue"],
+            "issue7 current status: open is resolved.",
+            "1.1",
+        ),
+        # Test case 8: Issue with unresolved state, and matching jira z target version
+        ("issue8", [], ["1.2.z"], "1.2,z", "file4.txt", [], "", "1.2.z"),
+        # Test case 9: Issue with unresolved state, and jira z target version not matching expected versions
+        (
+            "issue8",
+            [],
+            ["1.2.3"],
+            "",
+            "file4.txt",
+            [],
+            "issue8 target version: 1.2.z, does not match expected version ['1.2.3'].",
+            "1.2.z",
+        ),
     ],
     ids=[
         "test_no_jira_versions_no_resolved_status",
@@ -109,6 +140,8 @@ def test_process_jira_command_line_config_file_valid_config(mocker):
         "test_no_target_versions_not_resolved_state",
         "test_skip_version_check",
         "test_skip_version_check_fail_status_check",
+        "test_matching_target_z_version",
+        "test_non_matching_target_z_version",
     ],
 )
 def test_get_jira_information(
@@ -131,8 +164,8 @@ def test_get_jira_information(
 
     if jira_target_versions:
         mocker.patch(
-            "apps.jira_utils.jira_information.re.search",
-            return_value=mocker.MagicMock(group=lambda x: test_jira_version),
+            "apps.jira_utils.jira_information.re.findall",
+            return_value=[test_jira_version],
         )
         result = get_jira_information(
             jira_object=mock_jira,
@@ -160,10 +193,20 @@ def test_get_jira_information(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "content_and_expected",
     [
-        pytest.param({"content": "pytest.mark.jira(ABC-1111)", "expected": {"ABC-1111"}}, id="pytest_mark_jira"),
-        pytest.param({"content": "JIRA ID is jira_id=ABC-1111", "expected": {"ABC-1111"}}, id="jira_id="),
         pytest.param(
-            {"content": "JIRA URL is https://example.com/browse/ABC-1111", "expected": {"ABC-1111"}}, id="jira_url="
+            {"content": "pytest.mark.jira(ABC-1111)", "expected": {"ABC-1111"}},
+            id="pytest_mark_jira",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"content": "JIRA ID is jira_id=ABC-1111", "expected": {"ABC-1111"}},
+            id="jira_id=",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {
+                "content": "JIRA URL is https://example.com/browse/ABC-1111",
+                "expected": {"ABC-1111"},
+            },
+            id="jira_url=",
         ),
         pytest.param(
             {
@@ -184,6 +227,8 @@ def test_get_jira_information(
 )
 def test_get_jira_ids_from_file_content(content_and_expected):
     jira_ids = get_jira_ids_from_file_content(
-        file_content=content_and_expected["content"], issue_pattern=r"([A-Z]+-[0-9]+)", jira_url="https://example.com"
+        file_content=content_and_expected["content"],
+        issue_pattern=r"([A-Z]+-[0-9]+)",
+        jira_url="https://example.com",
     )
     assert jira_ids == content_and_expected["expected"]
diff --git a/tests/polarion/test_polarion_automated.py b/tests/polarion/test_polarion_automated.py
index 1ff9a01..4b4176f 100644
--- a/tests/polarion/test_polarion_automated.py
+++ b/tests/polarion/test_polarion_automated.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from pyhelper_utils.shell import run_command
 
-BASE_COMMAND = "poetry run python apps/polarion/polarion_set_automated.py --verbose"
+BASE_COMMAND = "uv run apps/polarion/polarion_set_automated.py --verbose"
 
 
 def test_missing_required_params_set_automated():
diff --git a/tests/polarion/test_verify_polarion_requirements.py b/tests/polarion/test_verify_polarion_requirements.py
index 71c724a..bff3a68 100644
--- a/tests/polarion/test_verify_polarion_requirements.py
+++ b/tests/polarion/test_verify_polarion_requirements.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from pyhelper_utils.shell import run_command
 
-BASE_COMMAND = "poetry run python apps/polarion/polarion_verify_tc_requirements.py"
+BASE_COMMAND = "uv run apps/polarion/polarion_verify_tc_requirements.py"
 
 
 def test_missing_project_id():
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 22ecc85..18b55d8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = {python3.9,python3.10,python3.11,python3.12}-{unittest},
+envlist = 3.9, 3.1{0,1,2,3}
 skipsdist = True
 
-
 [testenv]
 setenv =
     PYTHONPATH = {toxinidir}
 deps =
     uv
 commands =
-    uv run pytest tests
+  uv python pin python{envname}
+  uv sync --locked --all-extras --dev --group test
+  uv run pytest tests
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index f420b9d..6757f71 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ version = "1.0.20"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ast-comments" },
+    { name = "click" },
     { name = "jira" },
     { name = "pyhelper-utils" },
     { name = "pylero" },
@@ -857,6 +858,8 @@ dev = [
     { name = "ipython" },
 ]
 test = [
+    { name = "ipdb" },
+    { name = "ipython" },
     { name = "pytest" },
     { name = "pytest-cov" },
 ]
@@ -864,6 +867,7 @@ test = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "ast-comments", specifier = ">=1.2.2" },
+    { name = "click", specifier = ">=8.1.7" },
     { name = "jira", specifier = ">=3.6.0,<4" },
     { name = "pyhelper-utils", specifier = ">=1.0.1,<2" },
     { name = "pylero", specifier = ">=0.1.0,<0.2" },
@@ -879,6 +883,8 @@ dev = [
     { name = "ipython" },
 ]
 test = [
+    { name = "ipdb", specifier = ">=0.13.13" },
+    { name = "ipython", specifier = ">=8.18.1" },
     { name = "pytest", specifier = ">=8.0.0,<9" },
     { name = "pytest-cov", specifier = ">=6.0.0,<7" },
 ]