diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0de5c9ec83..1be289d6c8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.5
 	github.com/Xuanwo/go-locale v1.1.0
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible
-	github.com/devfile/alizer v1.2.1
+	github.com/devfile/alizer v1.3.1
 	github.com/devfile/api/v2 v2.2.2
 	github.com/devfile/library/v2 v2.2.2-0.20231102090733-57a7da8b8392
 	github.com/devfile/registry-support/index/generator v0.0.0-20230322155332-33914affc83b
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 96352d9ff7..21074f7c7b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext v0.0.0-20160507010035-511bcaf42ccd/go.mod h1:dv4zxwHi5C/8AeI+4gX4dCWOIvNi7I6JCSX0HvlKPgE=
 github.com/denverdino/aliyungo v0.0.0-20190125010748-a747050bb1ba/go.mod h1:dV8lFg6daOBZbT6/BDGIz6Y3WFGn8juu6G+CQ6LHtl0=
-github.com/devfile/alizer v1.2.1 h1:0CrHYGjT0xTw5CYoK/U1pYGmcpKxw9YUUVaqJWF3pZM=
-github.com/devfile/alizer v1.2.1/go.mod h1:kRCsbXuzCwXIbnSR4xpVZDr8Pl8j01rl+gPfkukbf/c=
+github.com/devfile/alizer v1.3.1 h1:1uT/Eb0ZKZzr/AhaKD87EVIKk5EQIb2q8Lcv7Vu7mpQ=
+github.com/devfile/alizer v1.3.1/go.mod h1:RFp2nrQwm0VVrNCr1PTaUkvIp8S5KAKZLmxY+l+pGjI=
 github.com/devfile/api/v2 v2.0.0-20211021164004-dabee4e633ed/go.mod h1:d99eTN6QxgzihOOFyOZA+VpUyD4Q1pYRYHZ/ci9J96Q=
 github.com/devfile/api/v2 v2.0.0-20220117162434-6e6e6a8bc14c/go.mod h1:d99eTN6QxgzihOOFyOZA+VpUyD4Q1pYRYHZ/ci9J96Q=
 github.com/devfile/api/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:dN7xFrOVG+iPqn4UKGibXLd5oVsdE8XyK9OEb5JL3aI=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/docker_enricher.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/docker_enricher.go
index 8a14364a35..8249f25372 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/docker_enricher.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/docker_enricher.go
@@ -32,19 +32,16 @@ func (d DockerEnricher) GetSupportedLanguages() []string {
 
 func (d DockerEnricher) DoEnrichLanguage(language *model.Language, _ *[]string) {
 	// The Dockerfile language does not contain frameworks
-	return
 }
 
 func (d DockerEnricher) DoEnrichComponent(component *model.Component, _ model.DetectionSettings, _ *context.Context) {
 	projectName := GetDefaultProjectName(component.Path)
 	component.Name = projectName
 
-	var ports []int
-	ports = GetPortsFromDockerFile(component.Path)
+	ports := GetPortsFromDockerFile(component.Path)
 	if len(ports) > 0 {
 		component.Ports = ports
 	}
-	return
 }
 
 func (d DockerEnricher) IsConfigValidForComponentDetection(language string, config string) bool {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/enricher.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/enricher.go
index 85a5823b5e..c6b8db1a2a 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/enricher.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/enricher.go
@@ -126,11 +126,10 @@ func GetPortsFromDockerFile(root string) []int {
 		cleanFilePath := filepath.Clean(filePath)
 		file, err := os.Open(cleanFilePath)
 		if err == nil {
-			defer func() error {
+			defer func(){
 				if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error closing file: %s", err)
+					fmt.Printf("error closing file: %s", err)
 				}
-				return nil
 			}()
 			return utils.ReadPortsFromDockerfile(file)
 		}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/dotnet/dotnet_detector.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/dotnet/dotnet_detector.go
index eb349a3ab8..4991980c85 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/dotnet/dotnet_detector.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/dotnet/dotnet_detector.go
@@ -64,20 +64,23 @@ func getFrameworks(configFilePath string) string {
 	cleanConfigPath := filepath.Clean(configFilePath)
 	xmlFile, err := os.Open(cleanConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error opening file: %s", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+	byteValue, err := io.ReadAll(xmlFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error reading file: %s", err)
 		return ""
 	}
-	byteValue, _ := io.ReadAll(xmlFile)
-
 	var proj schema.DotNetProject
 	err = xml.Unmarshal(byteValue, &proj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	defer func() error {
+	defer func(){
 		if err := xmlFile.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error closing file: %s", err)
+			fmt.Printf("error closing file: %s", err)
 		}
-		return nil
 	}()
 	if proj.PropertyGroup.TargetFramework != "" {
 		return proj.PropertyGroup.TargetFramework
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/nuxt_detector.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/nuxt_detector.go
index dd3af930a2..0641f5f000 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/nuxt_detector.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/nuxt_detector.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (n NuxtDetector) DoFrameworkDetection(language *model.Language, config stri
 
 // DoPortsDetection searches for the port in package.json, and nuxt.config.js
 func (n NuxtDetector) DoPortsDetection(component *model.Component, ctx *context.Context) {
-	ports := []int{}
+	var ports []int
 	regexes := []string{`--port=(\d*)`}
 	// check if port is set in start script in package.json
 	port := getPortFromStartScript(component.Path, regexes)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/vue_detector.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/vue_detector.go
index dc7e456dfa..35b86405ee 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/vue_detector.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/javascript/nodejs/vue_detector.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (v VueDetector) DoFrameworkDetection(language *model.Language, config strin
 // DoPortsDetection searches for the port in package.json, .env file, and vue.config.js
 func (v VueDetector) DoPortsDetection(component *model.Component, ctx *context.Context) {
 	regexes := []string{`--port (\d*)`, `PORT=(\d*)`}
-	ports := []int{}
+	var ports []int
 	// check if --port or PORT is set in start script in package.json
 	port := getPortFromStartScript(component.Path, regexes)
 	if utils.IsValidPort(port) {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/recognizer/devfile_recognizer.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/recognizer/devfile_recognizer.go
index 347f37070e..dcbc3146b6 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/recognizer/devfile_recognizer.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/recognizer/devfile_recognizer.go
@@ -242,12 +242,8 @@ var DownloadDevfileTypesFromRegistry = func(url string, filter model.DevfileFilt
 	if err != nil {
 		return []model.DevfileType{}, err
 	}
-	defer func() error {
-		if err := resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error closing file: %s", err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}()
+
+	defer utils.CloseHttpResponseBody(resp)
 
 	// Check server response
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/detector.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/detector.go
index 370c7e4c41..223f535721 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/detector.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/detector.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/model"
 	"github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/schema"
@@ -134,19 +135,18 @@ func GetPomFileContent(pomFilePath string) (schema.Pom, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return schema.Pom{}, err
 	}
-	byteValue, _ := io.ReadAll(xmlFile)
-
+	byteValue, err := io.ReadAll(xmlFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return schema.Pom{}, err
+	}
+	
 	var pom schema.Pom
 	err = xml.Unmarshal(byteValue, &pom)
 	if err != nil {
 		return schema.Pom{}, err
 	}
-	defer func() error {
-		if err := xmlFile.Close(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error closing file: %s", err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}()
+
+	defer CloseFile(xmlFile)
 	return pom, nil
 }
 
@@ -353,12 +353,7 @@ func GetEnvVarsFromDockerFile(root string) ([]model.EnvVar, error) {
 		cleanFilePath := filepath.Clean(filePath)
 		file, err := os.Open(cleanFilePath)
 		if err == nil {
-			defer func() error {
-				if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("error closing file: %s", err)
-				}
-				return nil
-			}()
+			defer CloseFile(file)
 			return readEnvVarsFromDockerfile(file)
 		}
 	}
@@ -751,3 +746,15 @@ func NormalizeSplit(file string) (string, string) {
 	}
 	return dir, fileName
 }
+
+func CloseHttpResponseBody(resp *http.Response){
+	if err := resp.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error closing file: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func CloseFile(file *os.File){
+	if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error closing file: %s", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/langfiles/languages_file_handler.go b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/langfiles/languages_file_handler.go
index 9237e9903c..f915d51e9b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/langfiles/languages_file_handler.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/utils/langfiles/languages_file_handler.go
@@ -184,9 +184,7 @@ func (l *LanguageFile) GetConfigurationPerLanguageMapping() map[string][]string
 func (l *LanguageFile) GetExcludedFolders() []string {
 	var excludedFolders []string
 	for _, langItem := range l.languages {
-		for _, exclude := range langItem.ExcludeFolders {
-			excludedFolders = append(excludedFolders, exclude)
-		}
+		excludedFolders = append(excludedFolders, langItem.ExcludeFolders...)
 	}
 	excludedFolders = removeDuplicates(excludedFolders)
 	return excludedFolders
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 2b8ff9d5a8..f2b07398f3 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ github.com/danieljoos/wincred
 # github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 ## explicit
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew
-# github.com/devfile/alizer v1.2.1
+# github.com/devfile/alizer v1.3.1
 ## explicit; go 1.19
 github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher
 github.com/devfile/alizer/pkg/apis/enricher/framework/dotnet