diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 09ea188f..7f9f262e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ext {
   slf4jVersion = '1.7.30'
   log4j2Version = '2.14.1'
   tscfgVersion = '1.0.2'
-  scapegoatVersion = '1.4.16'
+  scapegoatVersion = '1.4.17'
 
   scriptsLocation = 'gradle' + File.separator + 'scripts' + File.separator // location of script plugins
 }
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation "com.typesafe.akka:akka-actor_${scalaVersion}:${akkaVersion}"
 
   /* Logging */
-  implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.3'
+  implementation 'ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.4'
   implementation "com.typesafe.scala-logging:scala-logging_${scalaVersion}:3.9.5" // akka scala logging
 
   /* Scala compiler plugin for static code analysis */