diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index b2ace54c2..e47dae730 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ updates:
         versions: ["2.0.1.MR"]
       - dependency-name: "org.openjfx:*"
         update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+      # due to https://github.com/fabriciorby/maven-surefire-junit5-tree-reporter/issues/68
+      - dependency-name: "org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin"
+        versions: [ "3.5.4", "3.5.5" ]
     groups:
       java-test-dependencies:
         patterns:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e03874df..0fab76863 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@
 
 		<!-- build-time dependencies -->
 		<jetbrains.annotations.version>26.0.2-1</jetbrains.annotations.version>
-		<dependency-check.version>12.1.5</dependency-check.version>
+		<dependency-check.version>12.2.0</dependency-check.version>
 		<jacoco.version>0.8.14</jacoco.version>
-		<license-generator.version>2.7.0</license-generator.version>
-		<junit-tree-reporter.version>1.4.0</junit-tree-reporter.version>
-		<mvn-compiler.version>3.14.1</mvn-compiler.version>
-		<mvn-resources.version>3.3.1</mvn-resources.version>
-		<mvn-dependency.version>3.8.1</mvn-dependency.version>
-		<mvn-surefire.version>3.5.4</mvn-surefire.version>
-		<mvn-jar.version>3.4.2</mvn-jar.version>
+		<license-generator.version>2.7.1</license-generator.version>
+		<junit-tree-reporter.version>1.5.1</junit-tree-reporter.version>
+		<mvn-compiler.version>3.15.0</mvn-compiler.version>
+		<mvn-resources.version>3.4.0</mvn-resources.version>
+		<mvn-dependency.version>3.10.0</mvn-dependency.version>
+		<mvn-surefire.version>3.5.3</mvn-surefire.version>
+		<mvn-jar.version>3.5.0</mvn-jar.version>
 
 		<!-- Property used by surefire to determine jacoco engine -->
 		<surefire.jacoco.args></surefire.jacoco.args>