diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6ec05ec..e9176e6f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.0</version>
+				<version>3.5.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>test</id>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
       <plugin> <!-- needs to be explictily envoked using mvn checkstyle:check -->
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.0</version>
+        <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
         </configuration>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 						<!-- This plugin will set properties values using dependency information -->
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.8.0</version>
+						<version>3.8.1</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<goals>