diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3a7137abc6..a76ee3c7bc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.jackson2Version      = "2.4.4"
 	ext.jasperReportsVersion = "6.0.0"
 	ext.jettyVersion         = "9.2.5.v20141112"
-	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.5"
+	ext.jodaVersion          = "2.6"
 	ext.junitVersion         = "4.11"
 	ext.nettyVersion         = "4.0.24.Final"
 	ext.openJpaVersion       = "2.2.2"  // 2.3.0 not Java 8 compatible (based on ASM 4)
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ project("spring-oxm") {
 		optional("org.jibx:jibx-run:1.2.5")
 		testCompile(project(":spring-context"))
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:1.5")
-		testCompile("xpp3:xpp3:1.1.3.4.O")
-		testCompile("org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.0.1") {
+		testCompile("xpp3:xpp3:1.1.4c")
+		testCompile("org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.3.7") {
 			exclude group: 'stax', module: 'stax-api'
 		}
 		testCompile(files(genCastor.classesDir).builtBy(genCastor))
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ project("spring-jdbc") {
 		optional("javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api:1.2")
 		optional("com.mchange:c3p0:0.9.2.1")
 		optional("org.hsqldb:hsqldb:${hsqldbVersion}")
-		optional("com.h2database:h2:1.4.181")
+		optional("com.h2database:h2:1.4.182")
 		optional("org.apache.derby:derby:10.11.1.1")
 		optional("org.apache.derby:derbyclient:10.11.1.1")
 	}