diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
index 48553d2d7..3294a8677 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-wrapper-validation.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index 1cd40dffc..8b7f6ff9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/render
 
       - name: Cache NPM
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           rm -fr build
 
       - name: Cache gems
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: vendor/bundle
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gems-${{ hashFiles('**/Gemfile.lock') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed879214e..1a8bd3145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -sL https://github.com/dita-ot/org.dita-ot.html/archive/refs/heads/${{ env.WEBSITE_PLUGIN_BRANCH }}.zip -o org.dita-ot.html.zip
       - name: Cache render DITA-OT
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: dita-ot-${{ env.DITA_OT_VERSION }}
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-dita-ot-${{ env.DITA_OT_VERSION }}
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           DITA_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/dita-ot-${{ env.DITA_OT_VERSION }}
           RELEASE_DITA_OT: ${{ github.workspace }}/src-dita-ot/dita-ot-${{ github.event.inputs.dita-ot-version }}
       - name: Create release PR
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
           branch: release/${{ github.event.inputs.dita-ot-version }}
           title: 'Update site for ${{ github.event.inputs.dita-ot-version }}'
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           cmd: yq -i '.inputs.DITA_OT_VERSION.default = "${{ env.VERSION }}"' '.github/actions/render/action.yml'
 
       - name: Create release PR
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
           branch: feature/update-github-actions-${{ env.VERSION }}
           title: 'Update docs GitHub Actions for ${{ env.VERSION }}'
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 36af21989..2312dc587 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-. "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
-
 npx lint-staged
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 815914be1..3179b60a6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@prettier/plugin-xml": "3.2.2",
-        "husky": "^8.0.3",
-        "lint-staged": "15.2.0",
-        "prettier": "3.1.1",
+        "husky": "^9.0.10",
+        "lint-staged": "15.2.1",
+        "prettier": "3.2.4",
         "stylelint": "^15.11.0",
         "stylelint-config-recommended": "^13.0.0",
         "stylelint-config-sass-guidelines": "^10.0.0"
@@ -511,9 +511,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/cli-truncate/node_modules/string-width": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GPQHj7row82Hjo9hKZieKcHIhaAIKOJvFSIZXuCU9OASVZrMNUaZuz++SPVrBjnLsnk4k+z9f2EIypgxf2vNFw==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SEIJCWiX7Kg4c129n48aDRwLbFb2LJmXXFrWBG4NGaRtMQ3myKPKbwrD1BKqQn74oCoNMBVrfDEr5M9YxCsrkw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
@@ -1083,15 +1083,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/husky": {
-      "version": "8.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-8.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+dQSyqPh4x1hlO1swXBiNb2HzTDN1I2IGLQx1GrBuiqFJfoMrnZWwVmatvSiO+Iz8fBUnf+lekwNo4c2LlXItg==",
+      "version": "9.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-9.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TQGNknoiy6bURzIO77pPRu+XHi6zI7T93rX+QnJsoYFf3xdjKOur+IlfqzJGMHIK/wXrLg+GsvMs8Op7vI2jVA==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
-        "husky": "lib/bin.js"
+        "husky": "bin.mjs"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
+        "node": ">=18"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/typicode"
@@ -1331,9 +1331,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/lint-staged": {
-      "version": "15.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TFZzUEV00f+2YLaVPWBWGAMq7So6yQx+GG8YRMDeOEIf95Zn5RyiLMsEiX4KTNl9vq/w+NqRJkLA1kPIo15ufQ==",
+      "version": "15.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dhwAPnM85VdshybV9FWI/9ghTvMLoQLEXgVMx+ua2DN7mdfzd/tRfoU2yhMcBac0RHkofoxdnnJUokr8s4zKmQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "5.3.0",
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
         "debug": "4.3.4",
         "execa": "8.0.1",
         "lilconfig": "3.0.0",
-        "listr2": "8.0.0",
+        "listr2": "8.0.1",
         "micromatch": "4.0.5",
         "pidtree": "0.6.0",
         "string-argv": "0.3.2",
@@ -1358,9 +1358,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/listr2": {
-      "version": "8.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/listr2/-/listr2-8.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-u8cusxAcyqAiQ2RhYvV7kRKNLgUvtObIbhOX2NCXqvp1UU32xIg5CT22ykS2TPKJXZWJwtK3IKLiqAGlGNE+Zg==",
+      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/listr2/-/listr2-8.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ovJXBXkKGfq+CwmKTjluEqFi3p4h8xvkxGQQAQan22YCgef4KZ1mKGjzfGh6PL6AW5Csw0QiQPNuQyH+6Xk3hA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "cli-truncate": "^4.0.0",
@@ -1932,9 +1932,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/prettier": {
-      "version": "3.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-22UbSzg8luF4UuZtzgiUOfcGM8s4tjBv6dJRT7j275NXsy2jb4aJa4NNveul5x4eqlF1wuhuR2RElK71RvmVaw==",
+      "version": "3.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FWu1oLHKCrtpO1ypU6J0SbK2d9Ckwysq6bHj/uaCP26DxrPpppCLQRGVuqAxSTvhF00AcvDRyYrLNW7ocBhFFQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
@@ -2131,9 +2131,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/rfdc": {
-      "version": "1.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V2hovdzFbOi77/WajaSMXk2OLm+xNIeQdMMuB7icj7bk6zi2F8GGAxigcnDFpJHbNyNcgyJDiP+8nOrY5cZGrA==",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r5a3l5HzYlIC68TpmYKlxWjmOP6wiPJ1vWv2HeLhNsRZMrCkxeqxiHlQ21oXmQ4F3SiryXBHhAD7JZqvOJjFmg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/rimraf": {
@@ -2696,9 +2696,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/wrap-ansi/node_modules/string-width": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-GPQHj7row82Hjo9hKZieKcHIhaAIKOJvFSIZXuCU9OASVZrMNUaZuz++SPVrBjnLsnk4k+z9f2EIypgxf2vNFw==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SEIJCWiX7Kg4c129n48aDRwLbFb2LJmXXFrWBG4NGaRtMQ3myKPKbwrD1BKqQn74oCoNMBVrfDEr5M9YxCsrkw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
@@ -3117,9 +3117,9 @@
           "dev": true
         },
         "string-width": {
-          "version": "7.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-GPQHj7row82Hjo9hKZieKcHIhaAIKOJvFSIZXuCU9OASVZrMNUaZuz++SPVrBjnLsnk4k+z9f2EIypgxf2vNFw==",
+          "version": "7.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-SEIJCWiX7Kg4c129n48aDRwLbFb2LJmXXFrWBG4NGaRtMQ3myKPKbwrD1BKqQn74oCoNMBVrfDEr5M9YxCsrkw==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
@@ -3540,9 +3540,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "husky": {
-      "version": "8.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-8.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+dQSyqPh4x1hlO1swXBiNb2HzTDN1I2IGLQx1GrBuiqFJfoMrnZWwVmatvSiO+Iz8fBUnf+lekwNo4c2LlXItg==",
+      "version": "9.0.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-9.0.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TQGNknoiy6bURzIO77pPRu+XHi6zI7T93rX+QnJsoYFf3xdjKOur+IlfqzJGMHIK/wXrLg+GsvMs8Op7vI2jVA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "ignore": {
@@ -3728,9 +3728,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "lint-staged": {
-      "version": "15.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TFZzUEV00f+2YLaVPWBWGAMq7So6yQx+GG8YRMDeOEIf95Zn5RyiLMsEiX4KTNl9vq/w+NqRJkLA1kPIo15ufQ==",
+      "version": "15.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lint-staged/-/lint-staged-15.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dhwAPnM85VdshybV9FWI/9ghTvMLoQLEXgVMx+ua2DN7mdfzd/tRfoU2yhMcBac0RHkofoxdnnJUokr8s4zKmQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "chalk": "5.3.0",
@@ -3738,7 +3738,7 @@
         "debug": "4.3.4",
         "execa": "8.0.1",
         "lilconfig": "3.0.0",
-        "listr2": "8.0.0",
+        "listr2": "8.0.1",
         "micromatch": "4.0.5",
         "pidtree": "0.6.0",
         "string-argv": "0.3.2",
@@ -3746,9 +3746,9 @@
       }
     },
     "listr2": {
-      "version": "8.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/listr2/-/listr2-8.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-u8cusxAcyqAiQ2RhYvV7kRKNLgUvtObIbhOX2NCXqvp1UU32xIg5CT22ykS2TPKJXZWJwtK3IKLiqAGlGNE+Zg==",
+      "version": "8.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/listr2/-/listr2-8.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ovJXBXkKGfq+CwmKTjluEqFi3p4h8xvkxGQQAQan22YCgef4KZ1mKGjzfGh6PL6AW5Csw0QiQPNuQyH+6Xk3hA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "cli-truncate": "^4.0.0",
@@ -4123,9 +4123,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "prettier": {
-      "version": "3.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-22UbSzg8luF4UuZtzgiUOfcGM8s4tjBv6dJRT7j275NXsy2jb4aJa4NNveul5x4eqlF1wuhuR2RElK71RvmVaw==",
+      "version": "3.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FWu1oLHKCrtpO1ypU6J0SbK2d9Ckwysq6bHj/uaCP26DxrPpppCLQRGVuqAxSTvhF00AcvDRyYrLNW7ocBhFFQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "punycode": {
@@ -4245,9 +4245,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "rfdc": {
-      "version": "1.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-V2hovdzFbOi77/WajaSMXk2OLm+xNIeQdMMuB7icj7bk6zi2F8GGAxigcnDFpJHbNyNcgyJDiP+8nOrY5cZGrA==",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rfdc/-/rfdc-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r5a3l5HzYlIC68TpmYKlxWjmOP6wiPJ1vWv2HeLhNsRZMrCkxeqxiHlQ21oXmQ4F3SiryXBHhAD7JZqvOJjFmg==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "rimraf": {
@@ -4642,9 +4642,9 @@
           "dev": true
         },
         "string-width": {
-          "version": "7.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-GPQHj7row82Hjo9hKZieKcHIhaAIKOJvFSIZXuCU9OASVZrMNUaZuz++SPVrBjnLsnk4k+z9f2EIypgxf2vNFw==",
+          "version": "7.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-7.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-SEIJCWiX7Kg4c129n48aDRwLbFb2LJmXXFrWBG4NGaRtMQ3myKPKbwrD1BKqQn74oCoNMBVrfDEr5M9YxCsrkw==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "emoji-regex": "^10.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a836d57b..739fee594 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "fmt": "npm run format",
     "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{css,dita*,json,md,scss,xml,yaml,yml}\"",
     "lint-staged": "lint-staged --no-stash",
-    "prepare": "husky install",
+    "prepare": "husky",
     "prettier": "prettier --write \"**/*.{css,dita*,json,md,scss,xml,yaml,yml}\"",
     "prettier-check": "prettier --check \"**/*.{css,dita*,json,md,scss,xml,yaml,yml}\"",
     "stylelint": "stylelint \"**/*.css\"",
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@prettier/plugin-xml": "3.2.2",
-    "husky": "^8.0.3",
-    "lint-staged": "15.2.0",
-    "prettier": "3.1.1",
+    "husky": "^9.0.10",
+    "lint-staged": "15.2.1",
+    "prettier": "3.2.4",
     "stylelint": "^15.11.0",
     "stylelint-config-recommended": "^13.0.0",
     "stylelint-config-sass-guidelines": "^10.0.0"
diff --git a/parameters/dita-command-arguments.dita b/parameters/dita-command-arguments.dita
index 20700d93f..c148ae9d1 100644
--- a/parameters/dita-command-arguments.dita
+++ b/parameters/dita-command-arguments.dita
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <parmname>--install</parmname> will still work.)</note>
     </section>
 
-    <section>
+    <section id="args">
       <title>Arguments</title>
       <indexterm><parmname>--input</parmname></indexterm>
       <indexterm><parmname>-i</parmname></indexterm>
@@ -150,10 +150,18 @@
             <p conkeyref="conref-task/transtypes"/>
           </pd>
         </plentry>
+        <plentry id="project">
+          <pt>
+            <parmname>--project</parmname>=<varname>file</varname>
+          </pt>
+          <pd>Publish a project file with multiple deliverables.</pd>
+          <pd>For more information, see
+            <xref keyref="using-project-files"/>.</pd>
+        </plentry>
       </parml>
     </section>
 
-    <section>
+    <section id="subcommands">
       <title>Subcommands</title>
       <indexterm><cmdname>deliverables</cmdname> subcommand</indexterm>
       <indexterm><cmdname>install</cmdname> subcommand</indexterm>
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@
         </plentry>
       </parml>
     </section>
-    <section>
+    <section id="options">
       <title>Options</title>
       <indexterm><parmname>-o</parmname></indexterm>
       <indexterm><parmname>--output</parmname></indexterm>
@@ -288,22 +296,6 @@
             resources and can slow down the build process, so it should only be enabled when further details are
             required to diagnose problems.</pd>
         </plentry>
-        <plentry id="output">
-          <pt>
-            <parmname>--output</parmname>=<varname>dir</varname></pt>
-          <pt>
-            <parmname>-o</parmname>
-            <varname>dir</varname>
-          </pt>
-          <pd>
-            <p>Specifies the path of the output directory; the path can be absolute or relative to the current
-              directory.</p>
-            <p>This option corresponds to the common parameter
-              <xref keyref="parameters-base/output.dir"/>.</p>
-            <p>By default, the output is written to the <filepath>out</filepath> subdirectory of the current
-              directory.</p>
-          </pd>
-        </plentry>
         <plentry>
           <pt>
             <parmname>--filter</parmname>=<varname>files</varname>
@@ -342,6 +334,31 @@
           </pt>
           <pd>Write logging messages to a file.</pd>
         </plentry>
+        <plentry>
+          <pt>
+            <parmname>--no-color</parmname>
+          </pt>
+          <pd>By default, DITA-OT prints certain log messages to the console in color. In terminal environments that do
+            not support colored output, the ANSI color escape codes will be shown instead. To deactivate colored output,
+            pass the <parmname>--no-color</parmname> option to the <cmdname>dita</cmdname> command, or set the
+              <codeph>TERM=dumb</codeph> or <codeph>NO_COLOR</codeph> environment variables.</pd>
+        </plentry>
+        <plentry id="output">
+          <pt>
+            <parmname>--output</parmname>=<varname>dir</varname></pt>
+          <pt>
+            <parmname>-o</parmname>
+            <varname>dir</varname>
+          </pt>
+          <pd>
+            <p>Specifies the path of the output directory; the path can be absolute or relative to the current
+              directory.</p>
+            <p>This option corresponds to the common parameter
+              <xref keyref="parameters-base/output.dir"/>.</p>
+            <p>By default, the output is written to the <filepath>out</filepath> subdirectory of the current
+              directory.</p>
+          </pd>
+        </plentry>
         <plentry>
           <pt>
             <parmname>--parameter</parmname>=<varname>value</varname></pt>