diff --git a/build/parents/build/pom.xml b/build/parents/build/pom.xml
index 195a11a1fbf..b353ad82986 100644
--- a/build/parents/build/pom.xml
+++ b/build/parents/build/pom.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <version.org.mariadb.jdbc>3.1.4</version.org.mariadb.jdbc>
         <version.mysql.mysql-connector-j>8.1.0</version.mysql.mysql-connector-j>
         <version.com.ibm.db2.jcc>11.5.8.0</version.com.ibm.db2.jcc>
-        <version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>23.2.0.0</version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>
+        <version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>23.3.0.23.09</version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>
         <version.com.microsoft.sqlserver.mssql-jdbc>12.2.0.jre11</version.com.microsoft.sqlserver.mssql-jdbc>
 
         <!-- >>> Performance tests -->
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         <version.com.ibm.jbatch>2.1.1</version.com.ibm.jbatch>
 
         <!-- >>> Jakarta Batch: JBeret SE dependencies -->
-        <version.org.jboss.marshalling>2.1.2.Final</version.org.jboss.marshalling>
+        <version.org.jboss.marshalling>2.1.3.Final</version.org.jboss.marshalling>
         <version.org.wildfly.security.wildfly-security-manager>1.1.2.Final</version.org.wildfly.security.wildfly-security-manager>
         <version.org.google.guava>32.1.2-jre</version.org.google.guava>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 555ccd553e4..78c8f663327 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
         <version.install.plugin>3.1.1</version.install.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.4.0</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.project-info.plugin>3.4.5</version.project-info.plugin>
-        <version.japicmp.plugin>0.18.0</version.japicmp.plugin>
+        <version.japicmp.plugin>0.18.1</version.japicmp.plugin>
         <version.nexus-staging.plugin>1.6.13</version.nexus-staging.plugin>
         <version.deploy.plugin>3.1.1</version.deploy.plugin>
         <version.gpg.plugin>3.1.0</version.gpg.plugin>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
         <!-- Check dependencies for security vulnerabilities -->
         <version.dependency-check.plugin>8.4.0</version.dependency-check.plugin>
         <version.exec.plugin>3.1.0</version.exec.plugin>
-        <version.forbiddenapis.plugin>3.5.1</version.forbiddenapis.plugin>
+        <version.forbiddenapis.plugin>3.6</version.forbiddenapis.plugin>
         <version.jandex.plugin>3.1.5</version.jandex.plugin>
         <version.maven.injection.plugin>1.0.2</version.maven.injection.plugin>
         <version.jar.plugin>3.3.0</version.jar.plugin>
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@
         <version.source.plugin>3.3.0</version.source.plugin>
         <!-- Surefire versions are a minefield of bugs: be careful with upgrades -->
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <version.surefire.plugin.java-version.asm>9.5</version.surefire.plugin.java-version.asm>
+        <version.surefire.plugin.java-version.asm>9.6</version.surefire.plugin.java-version.asm>
         <version.jacoco.plugin>0.8.10</version.jacoco.plugin>
-        <version.com.buschmais.jqassistant.plugin>2.0.7</version.com.buschmais.jqassistant.plugin>
+        <version.com.buschmais.jqassistant.plugin>2.0.8</version.com.buschmais.jqassistant.plugin>
         <version.docker.maven.plugin>0.43.4</version.docker.maven.plugin>
         <version.moditect.plugin>1.0.0.Final</version.moditect.plugin>
         <version.sonar.plugin>3.10.0.2594</version.sonar.plugin>