diff --git a/commons/ihe/hl7v2/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/commons/ihe/hl7v2/definitions/pdq/v25/message/CustomMessageCopyTest.groovy b/commons/ihe/hl7v2/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/commons/ihe/hl7v2/definitions/pdq/v25/message/CustomMessageCopyTest.groovy
index a91222684a..8570d0cada 100644
--- a/commons/ihe/hl7v2/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/commons/ihe/hl7v2/definitions/pdq/v25/message/CustomMessageCopyTest.groovy
+++ b/commons/ihe/hl7v2/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/commons/ihe/hl7v2/definitions/pdq/v25/message/CustomMessageCopyTest.groovy
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ class CustomMessageCopyTest {
 
     @Test
     void testCopyDefaultQBP() throws HL7Exception {
-        ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v25.message.QBP_Q21 QBP_Q21_copy = new PipeParser().parse(msg).copy()
-        assertTrue(QBP_Q21_copy.getQPD() instanceof ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v25.segment.QPD)
+        ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v25.message.QBP_Q21 copy = new PipeParser().parse(msg).copyMessage()
+        assertTrue(copy.getQPD() instanceof ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.v25.segment.QPD)
     }
 
     @Test
     void testCopyCustomQBP(){
-        QBP_Q21 QBP_Q21_copy = PARSER.parse(msg).copy()
-        assertTrue(QBP_Q21_copy.getQPD() instanceof QPD)
-        assertEquals(PARSER, QBP_Q21_copy.getParser())
-        assertEquals(PARSER.getFactory(), QBP_Q21_copy.getParser().getFactory())
+        QBP_Q21 copy = PARSER.parse(msg).copyMessage()
+        assertTrue(copy.getQPD() instanceof QPD)
+        assertEquals(PARSER, copy.getParser())
+        assertEquals(PARSER.getFactory(), copy.getParser().getFactory())
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index 9ac3e8e8de..a254f785c7 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <camel-version>4.4.3</camel-version>
         <!-- resolve dependency convergence between guava and hapi caffeine -->
         <checker-qual-version>3.19.0</checker-qual-version>
-        <cxf-version>4.0.4</cxf-version>
+        <cxf-version>4.0.5</cxf-version>
         <commons-io-version>2.16.1</commons-io-version>
         <commons-compress-version>1.26.1</commons-compress-version>
         <equinox-app-version>1.3.200-v20130910-1609</equinox-app-version>
diff --git a/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/extend/Hl7Dsl2ExtensionModule.groovy b/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/extend/Hl7Dsl2ExtensionModule.groovy
index be44b36fbb..94a421cb0c 100644
--- a/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/extend/Hl7Dsl2ExtensionModule.groovy
+++ b/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/extend/Hl7Dsl2ExtensionModule.groovy
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ class Hl7Dsl2ExtensionModule {
     /**
      * @DSLDoc http://repo.openehealth.org/confluence/display/ipf2/HL7+DSL
      */
-    static Message copy(Message delegate) {
-        MessageUtils.copy(delegate)
+    static Message copyMessage(Message delegate) {
+        MessageUtils.copyMessage(delegate)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/message/MessageUtils.groovy b/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/message/MessageUtils.groovy
index 2daee97718..2d824f317f 100644
--- a/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/message/MessageUtils.groovy
+++ b/modules/hl7/src/main/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/message/MessageUtils.groovy
@@ -211,7 +211,12 @@ class MessageUtils {
         newInstance(message, message.parser.hapiContext.modelClassFactory)
     }
 
-    static Message copy(Message source) {
+    /**
+     * Copies the message by rendering and reparsing it. Consider using {@link AbstractMessage#copy()} for copying using reflection
+     * @param source message
+     * @return message copy
+     */
+    static Message copyMessage(Message source) {
         source.parser.parse(source.encode())
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ class MessageUtils {
     }
 
     private static Group newInstance(Group group) {
-        group.class.newInstance()
+        group.class.getConstructor().newInstance()
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/modules/hl7/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/dsl/MessageTest.groovy b/modules/hl7/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/dsl/MessageTest.groovy
index d0f659519d..302dd342fa 100644
--- a/modules/hl7/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/dsl/MessageTest.groovy
+++ b/modules/hl7/src/test/groovy/org/openehealth/ipf/modules/hl7/dsl/MessageTest.groovy
@@ -90,25 +90,25 @@ class MessageTest extends groovy.test.GroovyAssert {
     void testCopyMessage1() {
         //def msg1Copy = msg1.empty()
         //Messages.copyMessage(msg1, msg1Copy)
-        def msg1Copy = MessageUtils.copy(msg1)
+        def msg1Copy = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg1)
         assert msg1.toString() == msg1Copy.toString()
     }
 
     @Test
     void testCopyMessage2() {
-        def msg2Copy = MessageUtils.copy(msg2)
+        def msg2Copy = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg2)
         assert msg2.toString() == msg2Copy.toString()
     }
 
     @Test
     void testCopyMessageWithNonStandardSegments1() {
-        def msg3Copy = MessageUtils.copy(msg3)
+        def msg3Copy = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg3)
         assert msg3.toString() == msg3Copy.toString()
     }
 
     @Test
     void testCopyMessageWithNonStandardSegments2() {
-        def msg4Copy = MessageUtils.copy(msg4)
+        def msg4Copy = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg4)
         assert msg4.toString() == msg4Copy.toString()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform-camel/hl7/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/hl7/CopyMessageExpression.java b/platform-camel/hl7/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/hl7/CopyMessageExpression.java
index 9113392c13..768b7adcb1 100644
--- a/platform-camel/hl7/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/hl7/CopyMessageExpression.java
+++ b/platform-camel/hl7/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/hl7/CopyMessageExpression.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public CopyMessageExpression() {}
     public <T> T evaluate(Exchange exchange, Class<T> type) {
         try {
             var msg = HL7v2.bodyMessage(exchange);
-            var result = MessageUtils.copy(msg);
+            var result = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg);
             return type.cast(result);
         } catch (HL7Exception e) {
             throw new HL7v2Exception(e);
diff --git a/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2/intercept/consumer/ConsumerMarshalInterceptor.java b/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2/intercept/consumer/ConsumerMarshalInterceptor.java
index f437296744..e703be7e9c 100644
--- a/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2/intercept/consumer/ConsumerMarshalInterceptor.java
+++ b/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2/intercept/consumer/ConsumerMarshalInterceptor.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public void process(Exchange exchange) throws Exception {
 
         // Put the original message into the headers. Make a copy if requested
         try {
-            inMessage.setHeader(Constants.ORIGINAL_MESSAGE_ADAPTER_HEADER_NAME, copyOriginalMessage ? MessageUtils.copy(originalMessage) : originalMessage);
+            inMessage.setHeader(Constants.ORIGINAL_MESSAGE_ADAPTER_HEADER_NAME, copyOriginalMessage ? MessageUtils.copyMessage(originalMessage) : originalMessage);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // this exception will occur when the message structure (MSH-9-3) of
             // the original adapter is wrong or when unknown segments are present
diff --git a/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/AbstractHl7v2WebService.java b/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/AbstractHl7v2WebService.java
index ac0f79df91..d557d32781 100644
--- a/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/AbstractHl7v2WebService.java
+++ b/platform-camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/src/main/java/org/openehealth/ipf/platform/camel/ihe/hl7v2ws/AbstractHl7v2WebService.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ protected String doProcess(String request) {
             return render(nakFactory.createDefaultNak(e));
         }
 
-        var originalRequest = MessageUtils.copy(msg);
+        var originalRequest = MessageUtils.copyMessage(msg);
 
         // play the route, handle its outcomes and check response acceptance
         try {