diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c2fedb2..5229d8ca 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ project.ext {
   operatorFrameworkVersion = "4.9.5"
   kubernetesServerMockVersion = "6.13.3" // align with transitive dependency of operator framework
   mockitoVersion = "5.2.0"
-  jacksonVersion = "2.17.2"
+  jacksonVersion = "2.18.0"
   logbackContribVersion = "0.1.5"
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus:1.13.4'
 
   // test
-  testImplementation enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.0")
+  testImplementation enforcedPlatform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.1")
   testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter'
   testImplementation 'org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer:2.2.0'
   testImplementation 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3', {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ dependencies {
     exclude group: 'net.bytebuddy', 'module': 'byte-buddy'
     exclude group: 'net.bytebuddy', 'module': 'byte-buddy-agent'
   }
-  testImplementation "uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-jupiter:2.1.6"
+  testImplementation "uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-jupiter:2.1.7"
   testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-inline:${mockitoVersion}", {
     // conflict of 1.14.1 and 1.14.7 in uk.org.webcompere:system-stubs-jupiter
     exclude group: 'net.bytebuddy', 'module': 'byte-buddy'