diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
index 529f0a8bc7a..7b1212ec373 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/TEST.ROOT
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 # randomness:           test uses randomness, test cases differ from run to run
 # cgroups:              test uses cgroups
 # flag-sensitive:       test is sensitive to certain flags and might fail when flags are passed using -vmoptions and -javaoptions
-keys=stress headful intermittent randomness cgroups flag-sensitive
+# external-dep:         test requires external dependencies to work
+keys=stress headful intermittent randomness cgroups flag-sensitive external-dep
 
 groups=TEST.groups TEST.quick-groups
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/TestGenerator.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/TestGenerator.java
index 1b8ff81c48a..81d8da356d6 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/TestGenerator.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/TestGenerator.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class TestGenerator {
     public static String DESC_FORMAT = "\n"
             + "/**\n"
             + " * @test %1$s\n"
+            + " * @key external-dep\n"
             + " * @library /test/lib /\n"
             + " * @run driver/timeout=21600 " + JcstressRunner.class.getName()
                     // verbose output
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/accessAtomic.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/accessAtomic.java
index cfeb8ff0ea7..45311747023 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/accessAtomic.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/accessAtomic.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test accessAtomic
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.accessAtomic\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/acqrel.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/acqrel.java
index 0dd102221b5..8313278053e 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/acqrel.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/acqrel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test acqrel
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.acqrel\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomicity.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomicity.java
index c6c4263aeb0..abffd4fb3dd 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomicity.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomicity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test atomicity
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.atomicity\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomics.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomics.java
index 3527fad666d..449b051efa6 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomics.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/atomics.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test atomics
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.atomics\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/causality.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/causality.java
index 05ca0dc654a..8cda7d61ade 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/causality.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/causality.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test causality
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.causality\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/coherence.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/coherence.java
index f8368834ac4..c2630c2dd66 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/coherence.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/coherence.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test coherence
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.coherence\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/collections.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/collections.java
index 176f004495b..b1363b25168 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/collections.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/collections.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test collections
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.collections\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/copy.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/copy.java
index b291dbe7cde..a2d0d6f099f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/copy.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/copy.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test copy
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.copy\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/countdownlatch.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/countdownlatch.java
index 290ec80cc8c..cee4f917c6f 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/countdownlatch.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/countdownlatch.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test countdownlatch
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.countdownlatch\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/defaultValues.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/defaultValues.java
index c86529491b9..8fce07d8063 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/defaultValues.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/defaultValues.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test defaultValues
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.defaultValues\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/executors.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/executors.java
index b29bbb6507c..f2f50978404 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/executors.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/executors.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test executors
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.executors\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/fences.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/fences.java
index 5bca0257717..d2925a0a101 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/fences.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/fences.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test fences
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.fences\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/future.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/future.java
index eea5b7de64c..5bc760fe2f5 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/future.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/future.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test future
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.future\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/init.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/init.java
index 625037b8f94..087956881d3 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/init.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/init.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test init
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.init\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initClass.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initClass.java
index 5a0e70f19ac..5b936ce46cd 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initClass.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test initClass
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.initClass\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initLen.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initLen.java
index 4cb040bf878..01ef04b8a13 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initLen.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/initLen.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test initLen
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.initLen\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/interrupt.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/interrupt.java
index 8e4d2ad0fba..1a9ecc357d4 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/interrupt.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/interrupt.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test interrupt
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.interrupt\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/locks.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/locks.java
index 7450e295094..e3e11633323 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/locks.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/locks.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test locks
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.locks\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/memeffects.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/memeffects.java
index d4e1b0e26ce..6be6d180939 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/memeffects.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/memeffects.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test memeffects
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.memeffects\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/mxbeans.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/mxbeans.java
index 64f5e760f95..4714b335bdd 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/mxbeans.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/mxbeans.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test mxbeans
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.mxbeans\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/oota.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/oota.java
index c558006cc9d..6c21e76a7e9 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/oota.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/oota.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test oota
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.oota\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/seqcst.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/seqcst.java
index 7b0bae61855..def96932d7e 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/seqcst.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/seqcst.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test seqcst
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.seqcst\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/singletons.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/singletons.java
index 1ddaaff4c68..9714dc0ea1d 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/singletons.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/singletons.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test singletons
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.singletons\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/strings.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/strings.java
index 76ed85ab65f..caacea9bcc7 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/strings.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/strings.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test strings
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.strings\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/tearing.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/tearing.java
index 3b9c96351c1..a55d43964b7 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/tearing.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/tearing.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test tearing
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.tearing\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/threadlocal.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/threadlocal.java
index 4abc459224f..9103b90594a 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/threadlocal.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/threadlocal.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test threadlocal
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.threadlocal\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/unsafe.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/unsafe.java
index 2983d4e8e04..8be919b0c3b 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/unsafe.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/unsafe.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test unsafe
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.unsafe\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/varhandles.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/varhandles.java
index 389714c32a8..af9b4271157 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/varhandles.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/varhandles.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test varhandles
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.varhandles\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/volatiles.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/volatiles.java
index 085289fad24..2f1f015b8d5 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/volatiles.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/jcstress/volatiles.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @test volatiles
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib /
  * @run driver/timeout=21600 applications.jcstress.JcstressRunner -v -t org.openjdk.jcstress.tests.volatiles\.
  */
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/scimark/Scimark.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/scimark/Scimark.java
index ee4f6f7cef9..c17fad0ac54 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/scimark/Scimark.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/applications/scimark/Scimark.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 /*
  * @test
+ * @key external-dep
  * @library /test/lib
  * @run driver Scimark
  */