diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index ecfa446b..5ab64df7 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <graphcompose.version>1.6.0</graphcompose.version>
-        <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
-        <junit.bom.version>5.12.2</junit.bom.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>
+        <junit.bom.version>5.14.4</junit.bom.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.32</logback.version>
 
         <openhtmltopdf.version>1.0.10</openhtmltopdf.version>
         <itextpdf.version>5.5.13.3</itextpdf.version>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.13.0</version>
+                <version>3.15.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <release>${maven.compiler.release}</release>
                 </configuration>
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <version>3.6.2</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1dd0317..902defaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,27 +46,28 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
 
         <!-- Runtime / library dependencies -->
-        <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
         <flexmark.version>0.64.8</flexmark.version>
-        <jackson.bom.version>2.20.1</jackson.bom.version>
+        <jackson.bom.version>2.21.3</jackson.bom.version>
         <kotlin.version>2.2.20</kotlin.version>
-        <logback.version>1.5.18</logback.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.38</lombok.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.32</logback.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.46</lombok.version>
         <pdfbox.version>3.0.7</pdfbox.version>
-        <poi.version>5.4.0</poi.version>
+        <poi.version>5.5.1</poi.version>
         <javafx.version>21.0.2</javafx.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
-        <snakeyaml.version>2.4</snakeyaml.version>
+        <snakeyaml.version>2.6</snakeyaml.version>
         <zxing.version>3.5.3</zxing.version>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
-        <junit.bom.version>5.12.2</junit.bom.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.20.0</mockito.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
+        <junit.bom.version>5.14.4</junit.bom.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.23.0</mockito.version>
+        <byteBuddy.version>1.18.7</byteBuddy.version>
 
         <!-- Build plugins -->
-        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.13.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
-        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.8.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
-        <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.2.5</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.15.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.12.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+        <maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.5.5</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -208,6 +209,17 @@
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
             <version>${mockito.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+            <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+            <version>${byteBuddy.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>