diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 390e5d2..7919889 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <checkerframework.version>3.51.0</checkerframework.version>
-    <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.25.1</log4j.version>
+    <junit.version>5.14.0</junit.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <watch.mac.backend>fsevents</watch.mac.backend>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
           <plugin><!-- uploading to maven central-->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
             <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8.0</version>
+            <version>0.9.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>