diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1bd47542c..608b3e195 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -109,13 +109,14 @@ The 2.15 doesn't report any breaking changes so its backwards compatible with 2.
         <jedis.version>3.8.0</jedis.version>
         <quartz-scheduler.version>2.3.2</quartz-scheduler.version>
 
+        <!-- GeoTools 29.x requires Java 17+ -->
         <geotools.version>28.5</geotools.version>
         <jts.version>1.19.0</jts.version>
         <!-- https://github.com/ElectronicChartCentre/java-vector-tile -->
         <mvt.version>1.3.23</mvt.version>
         <flexjson.version>2.0</flexjson.version>
-
-        <pdfbox.version>2.0.30</pdfbox.version>
+        <!-- https://pdfbox.apache.org/3.0/migration.html -->
+        <pdfbox.version>2.0.32</pdfbox.version>
         <hystrix.version>1.5.18</hystrix.version>
         <!-- Test deps versions -->
         <powermock.version>2.0.9</powermock.version>