diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
index eeff524f4..fb09ea2fc 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/com.iqser.red.service.java-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ plugins {
 val redactionServiceVersion by rootProject.extra { "4.290.0" }
 val pdftronRedactionServiceVersion by rootProject.extra { "4.48.0" }
 val redactionReportServiceVersion by rootProject.extra { "4.64.0" }
-val searchServiceVersion by rootProject.extra { "2.71.0" }
+val searchServiceVersion by rootProject.extra { "2.90.0" }
 
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/Component.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/Component.java
index c4f6975e0..bd01ddf53 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/Component.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/Component.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class Component {
     @NonNull
     private String name;
     @JacksonXmlCData
+    @NonNull
     private List<ComponentValue> componentValues;
     @JacksonXmlCData
     private boolean overridden;
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/ComponentValue.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/ComponentValue.java
index be343606b..7cfeeaa16 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/ComponentValue.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/service/v2/api/external/model/ComponentValue.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 
 @Data
 @Builder
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 public class ComponentValue {
 
     @JacksonXmlCData
+    @NonNull
     String value;
     @JacksonXmlCData
     @Deprecated