diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8faf356de7..2c9a82b67e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id 'org.sonarqube' version '2.6.2'
+	id 'org.sonarqube' version '2.7'
 	id 'org.asciidoctor.convert' version '1.5.9.2'
 	id 'org.ajoberstar.grgit' version '3.0.0'
 }
@@ -88,26 +88,26 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 
 	ext {
 		activeMqVersion = '5.15.9'
-		apacheSshdVersion = '2.1.0'
+		apacheSshdVersion = '2.2.0'
 		aspectjVersion = '1.9.2'
-		assertjVersion = '3.11.1'
+		assertjVersion = '3.12.2'
 		assertkVersion = '0.13'
 		boonVersion = '0.34'
 		commonsDbcp2Version = '2.5.0'
 		commonsIoVersion = '2.6'
 		commonsNetVersion = '3.6'
 		curatorVersion = '4.0.1'
-		derbyVersion = '10.14.2.0'
-		eclipseLinkVersion = '2.7.3'
+		derbyVersion = '10.15.1.3'
+		eclipseLinkVersion = '2.7.4'
 		ftpServerVersion = '1.1.1'
 		googleJsr305Version = '3.0.2'
 		groovyVersion = '2.5.6'
 		guavaVersion = '26.0-jre'
 		hamcrestVersion = '1.3'
-		hazelcastVersion = '3.11.1'
-		hibernateVersion = '5.4.1.Final'
+		hazelcastVersion = '3.11.2'
+		hibernateVersion = '5.4.2.Final'
 		hsqldbVersion = '2.4.1'
-		h2Version = '1.4.197'
+		h2Version = '1.4.199'
 		jackson2Version = '2.9.8'
 		javaxActivationVersion = '1.1.1'
 		javaxMailVersion = '1.6.2'
@@ -118,32 +118,32 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 		jschVersion = '0.1.55'
 		jsonpathVersion = '2.4.0'
 		junit4Version = '4.12'
-		junitJupiterVersion = '5.4.0'
-		junitPlatformVersion = '1.4.0'
+		junitJupiterVersion = '5.4.1'
+		junitPlatformVersion = '1.4.1'
 		jythonVersion = '2.7.0'
 		kryoShadedVersion = '4.0.2'
 		lettuceVersion = '5.1.6.RELEASE'
 		log4jVersion = '2.11.2'
 		micrometerVersion = '1.1.3'
-		mockitoVersion = '2.24.0'
+		mockitoVersion = '2.25.1'
 		mysqlVersion = '8.0.15'
 		pahoMqttClientVersion = '1.2.0'
 		postgresVersion = '42.2.5'
-		reactorNettyVersion = '0.8.5.RELEASE'
-		reactorVersion = '3.2.6.RELEASE'
+		reactorNettyVersion = '0.8.6.RELEASE'
+		reactorVersion = '3.2.8.RELEASE'
 		romeToolsVersion = '1.9.0'
 		servletApiVersion = '4.0.0'
-		smackVersion = '4.3.1'
-		springAmqpVersion = project.hasProperty('springAmqpVersion') ? project.springAmqpVersion : '2.1.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
-		springDataJpaVersion = '2.1.5.RELEASE'
-		springDataMongoVersion = '2.1.5.RELEASE'
-		springDataRedisVersion = '2.1.5.RELEASE'
-		springGemfireVersion = '2.1.5.RELEASE'
+		smackVersion = '4.3.3'
+		springAmqpVersion = project.hasProperty('springAmqpVersion') ? project.springAmqpVersion : '2.1.5.RELEASE'
+		springDataJpaVersion = '2.1.6.RELEASE'
+		springDataMongoVersion = '2.1.6.RELEASE'
+		springDataRedisVersion = '2.1.6.RELEASE'
+		springGemfireVersion = '2.1.6.RELEASE'
 		springSecurityVersion = '5.1.4.RELEASE'
 		springRetryVersion = '1.2.4.RELEASE'
-		springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? project.springVersion : '5.1.6.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+		springVersion = project.hasProperty('springVersion') ? project.springVersion : '5.1.6.RELEASE'
 		springWsVersion = '3.0.7.RELEASE'
-		tomcatVersion = "9.0.16"
+		tomcatVersion = "9.0.17"
 		xstreamVersion = '1.4.11.1'
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpProxyScenarioTests.java b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpProxyScenarioTests.java
index 7e6465b565..ceadf867f8 100644
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpProxyScenarioTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/HttpProxyScenarioTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -49,8 +50,7 @@ import org.springframework.messaging.PollableChannel;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
-import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.HttpRequestHandlerAdapter;
 /**
  * @author Artem Bilan
  * @author Gary Russell
+ *
  * @since 3.0
  */
-@ContextConfiguration
-@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @DirtiesContext
 public class HttpProxyScenarioTests {
 
@@ -89,8 +89,9 @@ public class HttpProxyScenarioTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testHttpProxyScenario() throws Exception {
-		DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.RFC_1123_DATE_TIME;
 		ZoneId GMT = ZoneId.of("GMT");
+		DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter =
+				DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz", Locale.US).withZone(GMT);
 
 		Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
 		c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ public class HttpProxyScenarioTests {
 			assertEquals(ifUnmodifiedSinceValue, httpHeaders.getFirst("If-Unmodified-Since"));
 			assertEquals("Keep-Alive", httpHeaders.getFirst("Connection"));
 
-			MultiValueMap<String, String> responseHeaders = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(httpHeaders);
+			MultiValueMap<String, String> responseHeaders = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>(httpHeaders);
 			responseHeaders.set("Connection", "close");
 			responseHeaders.set("Content-Disposition", contentDispositionValue);
 			return new ResponseEntity<>(responseHeaders, HttpStatus.OK);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ public class HttpProxyScenarioTests {
 			assertThat(entity.getBody(), instanceOf(byte[].class));
 			assertEquals("foo", new String((byte[]) entity.getBody()));
 
-			MultiValueMap<String, String> responseHeaders = new LinkedMultiValueMap<String, String>(httpHeaders);
+			MultiValueMap<String, String> responseHeaders = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>(httpHeaders);
 			responseHeaders.set("Connection", "close");
 			responseHeaders.set("Content-Type", "text/plain");
 			return new ResponseEntity<Object>(responseHeaders, HttpStatus.OK);