diff --git a/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/pom.xml b/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/pom.xml
index f3a48c1aa..aa99c20e7 100644
--- a/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/spring-cloud-stream-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 		<version>4.0.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
-	<properties>
-		<kotlin.version>1.9.0</kotlin.version>
-	</properties>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
@@ -57,7 +53,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
 				<artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-<!--				<version>${kotlin.version}</version>-->
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>compile</id>
diff --git a/core/spring-cloud-stream/pom.xml b/core/spring-cloud-stream/pom.xml
index eabc18d34..ff9997f11 100644
--- a/core/spring-cloud-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/core/spring-cloud-stream/pom.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 	<name>spring-cloud-stream</name>
 	<description>Messaging Microservices with Spring Integration</description>
 
-    <properties>
-        <kotlin.version>1.7.22</kotlin.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-core</artifactId>
@@ -87,7 +83,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
             <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib-jdk8</artifactId>
-<!--            <version>${kotlin.version}</version>-->
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -96,7 +91,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-<!--                <version>${kotlin.version}</version>-->
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>compile</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 410e4ea22..ab87de4d8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-				<version>2.13.4.2</version>
+				<version>2.15.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-				<version>2.13.4</version>
+				<version>2.15.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>