diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5527239..ac9fc79f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Enable using JUnit platform
   - Fix broken tests
   - Let scalatest and JUnit tests run together
+- Improve code quality to meet minimum standards [#203](https://github.com/ie3-institute/PowerSystemUtils/issues/203)
+  - Use `Stream#toList`
+  - Enhance deprecation annotations
+- Fix formatting for MarkDown files
+- Configure gradle jacoco plugin according to newest documentation
 
 ## [1.6.0]
 
diff --git a/gradle/scripts/jacoco.gradle b/gradle/scripts/jacoco.gradle
index 5f9629b4..ed31577d 100644
--- a/gradle/scripts/jacoco.gradle
+++ b/gradle/scripts/jacoco.gradle
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 // general configuration
 jacoco {
 	toolVersion = "0.8.7"
-	reportsDir = file("$buildDir/reports/jacoco")
+	reportsDirectory = layout.buildDirectory.dir("$buildDir/reports/jacoco")
 }
 
 jacocoTestReport {
 	reports {
-		xml.enabled true
-		csv.enabled false
-		html.enabled true
-		html.destination file("${buildDir}/reports/jacoco")
+		csv.required = false
+		html.required = true
+		xml.required = true
+		html.outputLocation = layout.buildDirectory.dir("${buildDir}/reports/jacoco")
 	}
 
 	// what to exclude from coverage report (files that should not be analyzed!)
diff --git a/gradle/scripts/sonarqube.gradle b/gradle/scripts/sonarqube.gradle
index 4cd55c51..98184972 100644
--- a/gradle/scripts/sonarqube.gradle
+++ b/gradle/scripts/sonarqube.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sonarqube {
 		property 'sonar.groovy.jacoco.itReportPath', 'build/jacoco/allTests.exec'
 		property 'sonar.groovy.binaries', 'build/classes/groovy' // groovy binaries
 		// scala specific stuff
-		property 'sonar.scala.coverage.reportPaths', 'build/reports/scoverage/scoverage.xml'
+		//property 'sonar.scala.coverage.reportPaths', 'build/reports/scoverage/scoverage.xml'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/EmpiricalRandom.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/EmpiricalRandom.java
index 4befea0c..a20f6995 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/EmpiricalRandom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/EmpiricalRandom.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Random;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.eclipse.collections.impl.UnmodifiableMap;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public C nextEmpirical() {
         this.empiricalCdf.entrySet().stream()
             .filter(entry -> entry.getValue() >= rand)
             .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            .toList();
     if (candidates.isEmpty()) {
       logger.error("There is no candidate, which is not supposed to happen. Take first one");
       return empiricalCdf.keySet().iterator().next();
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtils.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtils.java
index 39857f30..71b3e534 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtils.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public static org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point xyToPoint(double x, double y) {
    * @return Deep copy of the {@code relation} with closed ways
    * @deprecated This method is currently not under test and has to be revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Relation buildClosedWays(Relation relation) throws GeoPreparationException {
     /* Copy relation and empty the Members */
     Relation closedRelation = DeepCopy.copy(relation);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public static Relation buildClosedWays(Relation relation) throws GeoPreparationE
         relation.getMembers().stream()
             .filter(e -> e.getEntity() instanceof Way)
             .map(e -> (Way) e.getEntity())
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+            .toList();
 
     /* Get an idea, of which ways do have intersections and where */
     HashMap<Node, Set<Way>> intersections = new HashMap<>();
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public static Relation buildClosedWays(Relation relation) throws GeoPreparationE
             intersections.entrySet().stream()
                 .filter(e -> e.getValue().contains(currentWay))
                 .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
-                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                .toList();
         Node secondIntersection;
         if (candidateNodes.size() > 1)
           throw new GeoPreparationException(
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ else if (candidateNodes.isEmpty()) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Polygon buildConvexHull(
       Set<Point> points, int precision, ConvexHullAlgorithm algorithm)
       throws GeoPreparationException {
@@ -566,12 +566,10 @@ public static Polygon buildConvexHull(
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Polygon getIntersection(Polygon a, Polygon b) {
-    List<LatLon> sharedCoords =
-        a.getCoords().stream().filter(b::contains).collect(Collectors.toList());
-    List<LatLon> additionalCoords =
-        b.getCoords().stream().filter(a::contains).collect(Collectors.toList());
+    List<LatLon> sharedCoords = a.getCoords().stream().filter(b::contains).toList();
+    List<LatLon> additionalCoords = b.getCoords().stream().filter(a::contains).toList();
 
     if (sharedCoords.isEmpty() && additionalCoords.isEmpty()) return null;
     else {
@@ -615,7 +613,7 @@ > calcHaversine(
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Quantity<Area> calcArea(Way w) throws GeoPreparationException {
     if (!w.isClosed())
       throw new GeoPreparationException(
@@ -633,7 +631,7 @@ public static Quantity<Area> calcArea(Way w) throws GeoPreparationException {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Quantity<Area> calcArea(Polygon p) throws GeoPreparationException {
     /* Get the boundary of the Polygon */
     Bounds bounds = p.getBounds();
@@ -734,7 +732,7 @@ public static Quantity<Area> calcArea(Polygon p) throws GeoPreparationException
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static boolean isBetween(Node a, Node b, Node c) {
     double crossProduct;
     double dotProduct;
@@ -779,7 +777,7 @@ public static boolean isBetween(Node a, Node b, Node c) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Quantity<Area> calcGeo2qmNew(double geoArea, Quantity<Area> cor) {
     double width = 51.5;
     double length = 7.401;
@@ -814,7 +812,7 @@ public static Quantity<Area> calcGeo2qmNew(double geoArea, Quantity<Area> cor) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static boolean isInsideLanduse(LatLon node, List<Way> landUses) {
     for (Way landUse : landUses) {
       if (rayCasting(new Polygon(landUse), node)) return true;
@@ -826,7 +824,7 @@ public static boolean isInsideLanduse(LatLon node, List<Way> landUses) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static boolean rayCasting(Polygon shape, LatLon node) {
     boolean inside = false;
 
@@ -843,7 +841,7 @@ public static boolean rayCasting(Polygon shape, LatLon node) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   private static boolean intersects(LatLon aIn, LatLon bIn, LatLon nIn) {
 
     // convert LatLons to arrays
@@ -875,7 +873,7 @@ private static boolean intersects(LatLon aIn, LatLon bIn, LatLon nIn) {
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static double calculateBuildingArea(Way building) {
     double area = 0.0;
 
@@ -913,9 +911,7 @@ public static Polygon radiusWithCircleAsPolygon(LatLon center, Quantity<Length>
     List<LatLon> circlePoints = radiusWithCircle(center, radius);
 
     List<LatLon> circlePointsLatLon =
-        circlePoints.stream()
-            .map(point -> new LatLon(point.getLat(), point.getLon()))
-            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        circlePoints.stream().map(point -> new LatLon(point.getLat(), point.getLon())).toList();
 
     return new Polygon(circlePointsLatLon);
   }
@@ -930,7 +926,7 @@ public static Polygon radiusWithCircleAsPolygon(LatLon center, Quantity<Length>
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static List<LatLon> radiusWithCircle(LatLon center, Quantity<Length> radius) {
 
     double lat1 = Math.toRadians(center.getLat());
@@ -970,7 +966,7 @@ public static List<LatLon> radiusWithCircle(LatLon center, Quantity<Length> radi
    * @deprecated ATTENTION! DON'T REMOVE: This method is currently not under test and has to be
    *     revised thoroughly
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public static Way wayFromWays(List<Way> waysToChain, Quantity<Length> radius, int wayId) {
 
     LinkedList<Way> waysCopy = new LinkedList<>(waysToChain);
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/io/FileIOUtils.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/io/FileIOUtils.java
index ca7469b3..38231ec8 100755
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/io/FileIOUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/io/FileIOUtils.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public static BufferedWriter getBufferedWriter(
    * @deprecated replaced by #compressFile(Path, Path). Add ".gz" to the input path and pass it as
    *     output filepath in compressFile() for a similar functionality.
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.5", forRemoval = true)
   public static CompletableFuture<Boolean> gzip(final String filename) {
     return gzip(filename, "");
   }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public static CompletableFuture<Boolean> gzip(final String filename) {
    * @return a Future containing a boolean which is either true on success or false otherwise
    * @deprecated replaced by #compressFile(Path, Path)
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.5", forRemoval = true)
   public static CompletableFuture<Boolean> gzip(
       final String filename, final String outputFileName) {
     return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/EmptyQuantity.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/EmptyQuantity.java
index 1eb7656b..d710dc20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/EmptyQuantity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/EmptyQuantity.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public Number getValue() {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<Q> add(Quantity<Q> that) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<Q> add(Quantity<Q> that) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<Q> subtract(Quantity<Q> that) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<Q> subtract(Quantity<Q> that) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<?> divide(Quantity<?> that) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<?> divide(Quantity<?> that) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<Q> divide(Number that) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<Q> divide(Number that) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<?> multiply(Quantity<?> multiplier) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<?> multiply(Quantity<?> multiplier) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<Q> multiply(Number multiplier) {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<Q> multiply(Number multiplier) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public ComparableQuantity<?> inverse() {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public ComparableQuantity<?> inverse() {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public Quantity<Q> negate() {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object that) {
    *     on this Quantity
    */
   @Override
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = false)
   public int hashCode() {
     throw new EmptyQuantityException(EXCEPTION_MESSAGE);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/QuantityUtil.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/QuantityUtil.java
index 6cac1503..c8efc236 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/QuantityUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/QuantityUtil.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public static <Q extends Quantity<Q>> boolean isEquivalentAbs(
    * @deprecated renamed to {@link QuantityUtil#isEquivalentAbs(Quantity, Quantity, double)} for
    *     clarity und uniformity
    */
-  @Deprecated
+  @Deprecated(since = "1.4", forRemoval = true)
   public static <Q extends Quantity<Q>> boolean considerablyAbsEqual(
       Quantity<Q> a, Quantity<Q> b, double absQuantityTolerance) {
     return isEquivalentAbs(a, b, absQuantityTolerance);
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/EnergyDensity.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/EnergyDensity.java
index d115f4a7..608d94fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/EnergyDensity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/EnergyDensity.java
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 import tech.units.indriya.ComparableQuantity;
 
 /** @deprecated replaced by {@link Irradiation} */
-@Deprecated
+@Deprecated(since = "1.5", forRemoval = true)
 public interface EnergyDensity extends ComparableQuantity<EnergyDensity> {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/PowerDensity.java b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/PowerDensity.java
index 1c821700..360de090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/PowerDensity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ie3/util/quantities/interfaces/PowerDensity.java
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
  *
  * @deprecated replaced by {@link Irradiance}
  */
-@Deprecated
+@Deprecated(since = "1.5", forRemoval = true)
 public interface PowerDensity extends ComparableQuantity<PowerDensity> {}
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtilsTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtilsTest.groovy
index e1d312cc..6ea690a0 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtilsTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/edu/ie3/util/geo/GeoUtilsTest.groovy
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import edu.ie3.util.quantities.PowerSystemUnits
 import edu.ie3.util.quantities.QuantityUtil
 import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Coordinate
 import org.locationtech.jts.geom.LineString
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.Point
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.PrecisionModel
 import org.locationtech.jts.io.geojson.GeoJsonReader
 import spock.lang.Shared
 
@@ -34,6 +36,15 @@ class GeoUtilsTest extends Specification {
 		geoJsonReader = new GeoJsonReader()
 	}
 
+	def "Trying to instantiate the GeoUtils leads to an exception"() {
+		when:
+		new GeoUtils()
+
+		then:
+		def ex = thrown(IllegalStateException)
+		ex.message == "Utility classes cannot be instantiated"
+	}
+
 	def "Test haversine (distance between two points given lat/lon)"() {
 		given:
 		LatLon start = new LatLon(37.87532764735112, -122.25311279296875)
@@ -64,7 +75,19 @@ class GeoUtilsTest extends Specification {
 		// Value from Google Maps, error range of +-10 km
 	}
 
-	def "The GridAndGeoUtils should get the CoordinateDistances between a base point and a collection of other points correctly"() {
+	def "LatLon can properly be converted to Point"() {
+		given:
+		def latLon = new LatLon(49d, 7d)
+		def expected = new Point(new Coordinate(7d, 49d), new PrecisionModel(), 4326)
+
+		when:
+		def actual = GeoUtils.latlonToPoint(latLon)
+
+		then:
+		actual == expected
+	}
+
+	def "The GeoUtils should get the CoordinateDistances between a base point and a collection of other points correctly"() {
 		given:
 		def basePoint = GeoUtils.xyToPoint(49d, 7d)
 		def points = [