diff --git a/exercises/exercise-1-testing-java/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-1-testing-java/pom.xml
index a25b0fa..f15ed97 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-1-testing-java/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-1-testing-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
-        <zeebe.version>8.8.10</zeebe.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.7.9</postgresql.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.21.0</mockito.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+        <zeebe.version>8.8.14</zeebe.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.7.10</postgresql.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.22.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/exercises/exercise-1-testing-kotlin/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-1-testing-kotlin/pom.xml
index d8f5926..317ff17 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-1-testing-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-1-testing-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
-        <kotlin.version>2.3.0</kotlin.version>
-        <zeebe.version>8.8.10</zeebe.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.7.9</postgresql.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+        <kotlin.version>2.3.10</kotlin.version>
+        <zeebe.version>8.8.14</zeebe.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.7.10</postgresql.version>
         <kotlin-logging.version>3.0.5</kotlin-logging.version>
         <mockk.version>1.14.9</mockk.version>
         <spring-mockk.version>5.0.1</spring-mockk.version>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-java/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-java/pom.xml
index 190a303..26a258f 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-java/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-java/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
-        <zeebe.version>8.8.10</zeebe.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.7.9</postgresql.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.21.0</mockito.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+        <zeebe.version>8.8.14</zeebe.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.7.10</postgresql.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.22.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-kotlin/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-kotlin/pom.xml
index c7abe13..715a3e5 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-2-outbox-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
-        <kotlin.version>2.3.0</kotlin.version>
-        <zeebe.version>8.8.10</zeebe.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.7.9</postgresql.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+        <kotlin.version>2.3.10</kotlin.version>
+        <zeebe.version>8.8.14</zeebe.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.7.10</postgresql.version>
         <kotlin-logging.version>3.0.5</kotlin-logging.version>
-        <kotlin-jackson.version>2.21.0</kotlin-jackson.version>
+        <kotlin-jackson.version>2.21.1</kotlin-jackson.version>
         <mockk.version>1.14.9</mockk.version>
         <spring-mockk.version>5.0.1</spring-mockk.version>
         <kotlin-mockito.version>6.2.3</kotlin-mockito.version>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/exercises/exercise-3-connector-java/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-3-connector-java/pom.xml
index ddb168b..e46452a 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-3-connector-java/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-3-connector-java/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
         <connectors.version>8.8.7</connectors.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.42</lombok.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.21.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.22.0</mockito.version>
         <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
-        <junit.version>6.0.2</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.4</version>
+                <version>3.5.5</version>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- Maven Shade Plugin (Fat JAR) -->
diff --git a/exercises/exercise-4-agentic-orchestration/pom.xml b/exercises/exercise-4-agentic-orchestration/pom.xml
index 1f75c2b..b65031e 100644
--- a/exercises/exercise-4-agentic-orchestration/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/exercise-4-agentic-orchestration/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <spring-boot.version>3.5.10</spring-boot.version>
-        <zeebe.version>8.8.10</zeebe.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>4.0.3</spring-boot.version>
+        <zeebe.version>8.8.14</zeebe.version>
         <postgresql.version>42.7.8</postgresql.version>
         <mockito.version>5.2.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>