diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index adb76757b..9ebd09086 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ allprojects {
 
 		environmentProperty = project.hasProperty('environment') ? getProperty('environment') : 'hsql'
 
-		springVersionDefault = '5.3.14-SNAPSHOT'
+		springVersionDefault = '5.3.15-SNAPSHOT'
 		springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? getProperty('springVersion') : springVersionDefault
 		springRetryVersion = '1.3.1'
-		springAmqpVersion = '2.3.13-SNAPSHOT'
+		springAmqpVersion = '2.3.14-SNAPSHOT'
 		springDataCommonsVersion = '2.4.16-SNAPSHOT'
 		springDataGeodeVersion = '2.4.16-SNAPSHOT'
 		springDataJpaVersion = '2.4.16-SNAPSHOT'
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 		activemqVersion = '5.15.15'
 		apacheAvroVersion ='1.9.2'
-		aspectjVersion = '1.9.6'
+		aspectjVersion = '1.9.7'
 		commonsDdbcpVersion = '2.8.0'
 		commonsIoVersion = '2.8.0'
 		commonsLangVersion = '3.11'
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ allprojects {
 		jettisonVersion = '1.2' //? => upgrade to 1.4 and the build fails (deprecated anyway via xstream)
 		jmsVersion = '2.0.1'
 		junitVersion = '4.13.2'
-		junitJupiterVersion = '5.7.2'
-		log4jVersion = '2.16.0'
+		junitJupiterVersion = '5.8.2'
+		log4jVersion = '2.17.1'
 		mysqlVersion = '8.0.27'
-		mockitoVersion = '3.6.28'
+		mockitoVersion = '3.12.4'
 		postgresqlVersion = '42.2.24'
 		quartzVersion = '2.3.2'
 		servletApiVersion = '4.0.1'
 		sqlfireclientVersion = '1.0.3'
 		sqliteVersion = '3.32.3.3'
-		woodstoxVersion = '6.2.6'
-		xmlunitVersion = '2.8.2'
+		woodstoxVersion = '6.2.7'
+		xmlunitVersion = '2.8.4'
 		xstreamVersion = '1.4.16'
 		jrubyVersion = '1.7.27'
 		beanshellVersion = '2.0b5'
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ allprojects {
 		jaxbImplVersion = '2.3.0.1'
 		prometheusPushgatewayVersion = '0.10.0'
 		docResourcesVersion = '0.2.5'
-		assertjVersion='3.18.1'
+		assertjVersion='3.22.0'
 		mongoDbDriverSyncVersion='4.1.2'
-		testcontainersVersion='1.15.3'
-		neo4jVersion='3.2.27'
+		testcontainersVersion='1.16.2'
+		neo4jVersion='3.2.28'
 	}
 
 	apply plugin: 'idea'