diff --git a/docker-jans-auth-server/Dockerfile b/docker-jans-auth-server/Dockerfile
index de3a0cdb09a..6f394d8d43a 100644
--- a/docker-jans-auth-server/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-jans-auth-server/Dockerfile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RUN /opt/jython/bin/pip uninstall -y pip setuptools
 # ===========
 
 ENV CN_VERSION=1.0.21-SNAPSHOT
-ENV CN_BUILD_DATE='2023-11-14 10:53'
+ENV CN_BUILD_DATE='2023-12-01 12:29'
 ENV CN_SOURCE_URL=https://jenkins.jans.io/maven/io/jans/jans-auth-server/${CN_VERSION}/jans-auth-server-${CN_VERSION}.war
 
 # Install Jans Auth
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p ${JETTY_BASE}/jans-auth/agama/fl \
     ${JETTY_BASE}/jans-auth/agama/ftl \
     ${JETTY_BASE}/jans-auth/agama/scripts
 
-ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=a3026d7957a1aaefa30269904744975352ae4642
+ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=00aee0c26565e8b0b574370610a75139c2155568
 
 # note that as we're pulling from a monorepo (with multiple project in it)
 # we are using partial-clone and sparse-checkout to get the agama code
diff --git a/docker-jans-config-api/Dockerfile b/docker-jans-config-api/Dockerfile
index f38add48478..488600d2f56 100644
--- a/docker-jans-config-api/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-jans-config-api/Dockerfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RUN wget -q https://maven.jans.io/maven/io/jans/jython-installer/${JYTHON_VERSIO
 # ==========
 
 ENV CN_VERSION=1.0.21-SNAPSHOT
-ENV CN_BUILD_DATE='2023-11-21 10:01'
+ENV CN_BUILD_DATE='2023-12-01 11:39'
 ENV CN_SOURCE_URL=https://jenkins.jans.io/maven/io/jans/jans-config-api-server/${CN_VERSION}/jans-config-api-server-${CN_VERSION}.war
 
 # Install Jans Config API
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ RUN wget -q ${SCIM_PLUGIN_SOURCE_URL} -O ${JETTY_BASE}/jans-config-api/_plugins/
 # jans-linux-setup sync
 # =====================
 
-ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=2918c11a25b50a395c71ad5dc252cf49d319a407
+ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=00aee0c26565e8b0b574370610a75139c2155568
 ARG JANS_SETUP_DIR=jans-linux-setup/jans_setup
 ARG JANS_CONFIG_API_RESOURCES=jans-config-api/server/src/main/resources
 
diff --git a/docker-jans-persistence-loader/Dockerfile b/docker-jans-persistence-loader/Dockerfile
index 895f34b7e97..5f26148a2ba 100644
--- a/docker-jans-persistence-loader/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-jans-persistence-loader/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN python3 -m ensurepip \
 # =====================
 
 # janssenproject/jans SHA commit
-ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=fa98c326cb8d8a51c36053e44363fdf6ddcef4b9
+ENV JANS_SOURCE_VERSION=00aee0c26565e8b0b574370610a75139c2155568
 ARG JANS_SETUP_DIR=jans-linux-setup/jans_setup
 ARG JANS_SCRIPT_CATALOG_DIR=docs/script-catalog
 ARG JANS_CONFIG_API_RESOURCES=jans-config-api/server/src/main/resources
diff --git a/docker-jans-persistence-loader/scripts/hooks.py b/docker-jans-persistence-loader/scripts/hooks.py
index 83c2b6eebe1..c5bf98bb09a 100644
--- a/docker-jans-persistence-loader/scripts/hooks.py
+++ b/docker-jans-persistence-loader/scripts/hooks.py
@@ -195,10 +195,19 @@ def transform_auth_dynamic_config_hook(conf, manager):
         })
         should_update = True
 
-    # avoid setting agama configuration root dir based on java system variable
-    if "rootDir" not in conf["agamaConfiguration"]:
-        conf["agamaConfiguration"]["rootDir"] = "/opt/jans/jetty/jans-auth/agama"
-        should_update = True
+    # add missing agama-level keys
+    for new_key, value in [
+        # avoid setting agama configuration root dir based on java system variable
+        ("rootDir", "/opt/jans/jetty/jans-auth/agama"),
+        # add serializers
+        ("serializeRules", {
+            "JAVA": ["java", "sun", "com.sun", "jdk"],
+            "KRYO": [],
+        }),
+    ]:
+        if new_key not in conf["agamaConfiguration"]:
+            conf["agamaConfiguration"][new_key] = value
+            should_update = True
 
     # return the conf and flag to determine whether it needs update or not
     return conf, should_update