diff --git a/NOTICE.md b/NOTICE.md
index 472637c..56c82ad 100644
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Copyright (C) 2009 The JSR-330 Expert Group
 
-Javassist Version 3.29.2-GA
+Javassist Version 3.30.2-GA
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: http://www.javassist.org/
 * Copyright (C) 1999- Shigeru Chiba. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.16.1
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.16.2
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 8652193..2bd8946 100644
--- a/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>${project.version}</jersey.version>
-        <jetty.version>11.0.18</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>11.0.20</jetty.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
         <war.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.0</war.mvn.plugin.version>
diff --git a/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 9bd0bda..54e18cd 100644
--- a/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>${project.version}</jersey.version>
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/bundles/apidocs/pom.xml b/bundles/apidocs/pom.xml
index 33c6b72..de2a192 100644
--- a/bundles/apidocs/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/apidocs/pom.xml
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.connectors</groupId>
             <artifactId>jersey-apache-connector</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <!--<exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>-->
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.connectors</groupId>
diff --git a/bundles/jaxrs-ri/pom.xml b/bundles/jaxrs-ri/pom.xml
index 130bbf7..66e4cc0 100644
--- a/bundles/jaxrs-ri/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/jaxrs-ri/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>package</phase>
diff --git a/connectors/apache-connector/pom.xml b/connectors/apache-connector/pom.xml
index b36502a..f0ad9c6 100644
--- a/connectors/apache-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/apache-connector/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -55,6 +61,12 @@
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons.codec.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/connectors/jdk-connector/pom.xml b/connectors/jdk-connector/pom.xml
index 72b29d9..c3b8301 100644
--- a/connectors/jdk-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/jdk-connector/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,27 @@
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
+        <profile> <!-- we still require JDK 1.8 TLS 1.3 limitations -->
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>(,9)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
+                            <excludes>
+                                <exclude>**/SslFilterTLS13Test.java</exclude>
+                                <exclude>**/SslFilterTLS13UrlStoresTest.java</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>jdk11+</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/etc/config/copyright-exclude b/etc/config/copyright-exclude
index 9577477..cc34e1e 100644
--- a/etc/config/copyright-exclude
+++ b/etc/config/copyright-exclude
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 /etc/config/copyright.txt
 /etc/config/edl-copyright.txt
 /etc/jenkins/
+/etc/scripts/
 /etc/travis/
 /LICENSE.md
 /third-party-license-readme.txt
diff --git a/etc/jenkins/Jenkinsfile_ci_build b/etc/jenkins/Jenkinsfile_ci_build
index cba5276..d933c21 100644
--- a/etc/jenkins/Jenkinsfile_ci_build
+++ b/etc/jenkins/Jenkinsfile_ci_build
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
                     steps {
                         sh '''
                                 bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/jenkins/jenkins_build.sh
+                                export EXCLUDE_ARGS=' -pl !:jersey-spring6'
+                                bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh
                             '''
                     }
                 }
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
                     steps {
                         sh '''
                                 bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/jenkins/jenkins_build.sh
+                                bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh
                             '''
                     }
                 }
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@
                     steps {
                         sh '''
                                 bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/jenkins/jenkins_build.sh
+                                bash ${WORKSPACE}/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh
                             '''
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh b/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..92ffeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/scripts/validation/dependency-convergence.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+readonly VALIDATION_DEPENDENCIES_MATCH='<!-- Insert dependencies here -->'
+readonly VALIDATION_POM=validation.pom.xml
+readonly POM_TEMPLATE_NAME=pom.template.xml
+readonly TEMP_FILE=modules.xml
+
+readonly MVN_CLI='org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-enforcer-plugin:enforce -Denforcer.rules=dependencyConvergence'
+
+readonly DEPENDENCY_GENERATION_PATTERN='<dependency><groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId><artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId><version>${jersey.version}</version></dependency>'
+
+# Path to this script
+[ -h "${0}" ] && readonly SCRIPT_PATH="$(readlink "${0}")" || readonly SCRIPT_PATH="${0}"
+
+readonly CURRENT_LOCATION=$(dirname -- "${SCRIPT_PATH}")
+readonly WS_DIR=$(cd ${CURRENT_LOCATION}; cd '../../..' ; pwd -P)
+
+#Prepare pom.xml from template
+
+cp -a ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${POM_TEMPLATE_NAME} ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${VALIDATION_POM}
+
+export JERSEY_VERSION=$(mvn exec:exec -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args='${project.version}' -f ${WS_DIR}/pom.xml -q -pl org.glassfish.jersey:project)
+
+echo "Validating convergences for Jersey "$JERSEY_VERSION
+echo '****************************************************'
+echo `mvn -v`
+echo '****************************************************'
+
+#get list of modules to b validated
+mvn -f ${WS_DIR}/pom.xml -Dexec.executable='echo' \
+ -Dtests.excluded \
+ -Dexec.args=${DEPENDENCY_GENERATION_PATTERN} \
+ ${MVN_ARGS} \
+ ${EXCLUDE_ARGS} \
+ -pl '!:helloworld-benchmark' exec:exec -q > ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${TEMP_FILE}
+
+#add the list of modules to the prepared pom.xml
+sed -e "/${VALIDATION_DEPENDENCIES_MATCH}/ {" -e "r ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${TEMP_FILE}" -e 'd' -e '}'  -i ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${VALIDATION_POM}
+
+#run validation
+mvn ${MVN_ARGS} ${MVN_CLI} -f ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${VALIDATION_POM} -Djersey.version=${JERSEY_VERSION}
+
+#clean the mess
+rm ${CURRENT_LOCATION}/${TEMP_FILE}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/scripts/validation/pom.template.xml b/etc/scripts/validation/pom.template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e58300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/scripts/validation/pom.template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+    Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+    terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
+    http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+
+    This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+    Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the
+    Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License,
+    version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception, which is available at
+    https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+
+-->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.validation</groupId>
+    <artifactId>dependency-convergences</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1</version>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <name>jersey-dependency-convergence-validation</name>
+
+    <description>dependencyConvergence rule check</description>
+
+
+    <dependencies>
+    <!-- Insert dependencies here -->
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <properties>
+        <jersey.version>3.0.99-SNAPSHOT</jersey.version>
+    </properties>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/NOTICE.md b/examples/NOTICE.md
index 89e2821..c68ea53 100644
--- a/examples/NOTICE.md
+++ b/examples/NOTICE.md
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Copyright (C) 2009 The JSR-330 Expert Group
 
-Javassist Version 3.29.2-GA
+Javassist Version 3.30.2-GA
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: http://www.javassist.org/
 * Copyright (C) 1999- Shigeru Chiba. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.16.1
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.16.2
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/examples/configured-client/pom.xml b/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
index 6269291..6d38f0d 100644
--- a/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2023, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -56,8 +56,32 @@
                     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
                     <artifactId>microprofile-config-api</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.reactivestreams</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>reactive-streams</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.reactivestreams</groupId>
+            <artifactId>reactive-streams</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.4</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
+            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
+            <version>2.2</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
 
 <!--    Instead of helidon-microprofile-config, smallrye-config can be used -->
 <!--        <dependency>-->
diff --git a/examples/groovy/pom.xml b/examples/groovy/pom.xml
index 99ab8ae..c42253f 100644
--- a/examples/groovy/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/groovy/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
             <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
             <type>pom</type>
             <version>${groovy.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.test-framework.providers</groupId>
@@ -48,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>5.8.2</version>
+            <version>${junit5.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-spring-webapp/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-spring-webapp/pom.xml
index 2369ef5..0f3b2df 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-spring-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-spring-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>micrometer-observation</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
             <version>${spring6.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/http-patch/pom.xml b/examples/http-patch/pom.xml
index 54a2589..567d9ad 100644
--- a/examples/http-patch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/http-patch/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -49,9 +49,22 @@
                     <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
                     <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions> 
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>${guava.version}</version>
diff --git a/examples/open-tracing/pom.xml b/examples/open-tracing/pom.xml
index a93f84b..4370892 100644
--- a/examples/open-tracing/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/open-tracing/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
                     <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>io.opentracing</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>opentracing-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>io.opentracing</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>opentracing-util</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ext/cdi/jersey-weld2-se/pom.xml b/ext/cdi/jersey-weld2-se/pom.xml
index 9ffd697..9790e01 100644
--- a/ext/cdi/jersey-weld2-se/pom.xml
+++ b/ext/cdi/jersey-weld2-se/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2014, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2014, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
                     <groupId>jakarta.interceptor</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jakarta.interceptor-api</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.inject</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.inject-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/ext/spring6/pom.xml b/ext/spring6/pom.xml
index e364dec..d46c82c 100644
--- a/ext/spring6/pom.xml
+++ b/ext/spring6/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2012, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2012, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -94,6 +93,10 @@
                     <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
                     <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -114,6 +117,10 @@
                     <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.inject</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.inject-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -363,5 +370,22 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>HK2_JDK8_dependencyConvergence_skip</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rulesToSkip>dependencyConvergence</rulesToSkip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/incubator/html-json/pom.xml b/incubator/html-json/pom.xml
index 226e827..5eed87b 100644
--- a/incubator/html-json/pom.xml
+++ b/incubator/html-json/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2011, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2011, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     </description>
 
     <properties>
-        <net.java.html.version>1.5.1</net.java.html.version>
+        <net.java.html.version>1.8.1</net.java.html.version>
         <enforcer.skip>true</enforcer.skip>
     </properties>
 
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@
             <groupId>org.netbeans.html</groupId>
             <artifactId>ko-ws-tyrus</artifactId>
             <version>${net.java.html.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.glassfish.grizzly</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>grizzly-framework</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.glassfish.grizzly</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>grizzly-http-server</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Overwrite Grizzly dependency defined in ko-ws-tyrus -->
diff --git a/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml b/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
index 17943cd..d63c8ea 100644
--- a/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
+++ b/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
                     <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/inject/hk2/pom.xml b/inject/hk2/pom.xml
index 538aaa6..84a04cf 100644
--- a/inject/hk2/pom.xml
+++ b/inject/hk2/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2017, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>
             <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
-            <version>${javassist.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown b/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
index 5b5dcd7..72bc99a 100644
--- a/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
+++ b/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 ## Third-party Content
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers version 2.16.1
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers version 2.16.2
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c042e9..bac66c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@
             <properties>
                 <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
                 <istack.mvn.plugin.version>3.0.9</istack.mvn.plugin.version>
+                <hk2.version>3.0.3</hk2.version>
             </properties>
             <build>
                 <pluginManagement>
@@ -2230,6 +2231,7 @@
         <war.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.0</war.mvn.plugin.version>
         <wiremock.mvn.plugin.version>2.11.0</wiremock.mvn.plugin.version>
         <xml.mvn.plugin.version>1.1.0</xml.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <harness.testing.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</harness.testing.mvn.plugin.version>
         <!-- END of Versions of Maven plugins -->
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
@@ -2244,6 +2246,7 @@
 <!--        <bnd.plugin.version>2.3.6</bnd.plugin.version>-->
         <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
         <commons.io.version>2.15.0</commons.io.version>
+        <commons.codec.version>1.16.1</commons.codec.version>
 <!--        <commons-lang3.version>3.3.2</commons-lang3.version>-->
         <commons.logging.version>1.2</commons.logging.version>
         <fasterxml.classmate.version>1.6.0</fasterxml.classmate.version>
@@ -2253,7 +2256,7 @@
         <findbugs.glassfish.version>1.7</findbugs.glassfish.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.32</freemarker.version>
         <gae.version>2.0.21</gae.version>
-        <groovy.version>4.0.15</groovy.version>
+        <groovy.version>4.0.20</groovy.version>
         <gson.version>2.10.1</gson.version>
 
         <!--versions, extracted here due to maven-enforcer-plugin -->
@@ -2269,7 +2272,7 @@
         <!-- microprofile -->
         <microprofile.config.version>3.0.3</microprofile.config.version>
         <microprofile.rest.client.version>3.0.1</microprofile.rest.client.version>
-        <helidon.config.version>3.0.2</helidon.config.version>
+        <helidon.config.version>3.2.6</helidon.config.version>
         <helidon.config.11.version>1.4.13</helidon.config.11.version> <!-- JDK 11- support -->
         <smallrye.config.version>3.0.0</smallrye.config.version>
 
@@ -2281,9 +2284,8 @@
         <hk2.jvnet.osgi.version>org.jvnet.hk2.*;version="[2.5,4)"</hk2.jvnet.osgi.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
         <httpclient5.version>5.2.1</httpclient5.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
-        <jackson1.version>1.9.13</jackson1.version>
-        <javassist.version>3.29.2-GA</javassist.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.2</jackson.version>
+        <javassist.version>3.30.2-GA</javassist.version>
         <jboss.logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss.logging.version>
         <jboss.logging.8.version>3.4.3.Final</jboss.logging.8.version>
         <jersey1.version>1.19.3</jersey1.version>
@@ -2292,7 +2294,7 @@
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
         <jmockit.version>1.49</jmockit.version>
         <junit4.version>4.13.2</junit4.version>
-        <junit5.version>5.10.0</junit5.version>
+        <junit5.version>5.10.2</junit5.version>
         <junit-platform-suite.version>1.10.0</junit-platform-suite.version>
         <kryo.version>4.0.2</kryo.version>
         <mockito.version>3.12.4</mockito.version> <!-- CQ 17673 -->
@@ -2335,7 +2337,7 @@
         <grizzly2.version>3.0.1</grizzly2.version>
         <grizzly.client.version>1.16</grizzly.client.version>
         <grizzly.npn.version>2.0.0</grizzly.npn.version>
-        <hk2.version>3.0.3</hk2.version> <!-- 3.0.4 fails osgi tests, 3.0.5 is for JDK 11+ -->
+        <hk2.version>3.0.6</hk2.version> <!-- 3.0.4 fails osgi tests, 3.0.5 is for JDK 11+ -->
         <jsp.version>3.0.0</jsp.version>
         <jstl.version>2.0.0</jstl.version>
         <jta.api.version>2.0.1</jta.api.version>
@@ -2346,7 +2348,7 @@
         <jakarta.el.version>4.0.0</jakarta.el.version>
         <jakarta.el.impl.version>4.0.2</jakarta.el.impl.version>
         <jakarta.annotation.osgi.version>jakarta.annotation.*;version="[2.0,3)"</jakarta.annotation.osgi.version>
-        <jakarta.annotation.version>2.0.0</jakarta.annotation.version>
+        <jakarta.annotation.version>2.1.1</jakarta.annotation.version>
         <jakarta.inject.version>2.0.1</jakarta.inject.version>
         <jakarta.interceptor.version>2.0.1</jakarta.interceptor.version>
         <jakarta.jsonp.version>2.0.2</jakarta.jsonp.version>
@@ -2357,7 +2359,7 @@
         <jaxrs.api.spec.version>3.0</jaxrs.api.spec.version>
         <jaxrs.api.impl.version>3.0.0</jaxrs.api.impl.version>
         <jetty.osgi.version>org.eclipse.jetty.*;version="[11,15)"</jetty.osgi.version>
-        <jetty.version>11.0.18</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>11.0.20</jetty.version>
         <jetty.tracing.version>11.0.15</jetty.tracing.version> <!-- special version for tracing support tests-->
         <jetty9.version>9.4.53.v20231009</jetty9.version>
         <jetty.plugin.version>11.0.18</jetty.plugin.version>
diff --git a/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3cbd0d8..f2f9cc0 100644
--- a/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     </description>
 
     <properties>
-        <groovy.version>3.0.17</groovy.version>
+<!--        <groovy.version>3.0.21</groovy.version>-->
         <groovy-eclipse-compiler.version>3.7.0</groovy-eclipse-compiler.version>
         <groovy-eclipse-batch.version>3.0.8-01</groovy-eclipse-batch.version>
         <maven.version>3.9.2</maven.version>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <version>${harness.testing.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@
             <version>${org.codehaus.gmavenplus.version}</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
                     <artifactId>file-management</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
@@ -161,6 +169,14 @@
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
                     <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -178,24 +194,10 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>
             <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
             <type>pom</type>
             <version>${groovy.version}</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/test-framework/maven/custom-enforcer-rules/pom.xml b/test-framework/maven/custom-enforcer-rules/pom.xml
index 53c80b6..5f702fc 100644
--- a/test-framework/maven/custom-enforcer-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/maven/custom-enforcer-rules/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -53,24 +53,8 @@
                     <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
                 <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>aether-util</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>plexus-classworlds</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/test-framework/pom.xml b/test-framework/pom.xml
index 926c06f..5d7da44 100644
--- a/test-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/test-framework/util/pom.xml b/test-framework/util/pom.xml
index 28b1d60..b0adcad 100644
--- a/test-framework/util/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/util/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2015, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2015, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
             <artifactId>hamcrest</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/tests/osgi/functional/pom.xml b/tests/osgi/functional/pom.xml
index 17bf9ee..8b1abdb 100644
--- a/tests/osgi/functional/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/osgi/functional/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2010, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2010, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
             <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.logging</groupId>
             <artifactId>pax-logging-api</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
-            <version>1.11.5</version>
+            <version>1.11.17</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/release-test/pom.xml b/tests/release-test/pom.xml
index 53eaf39..2882162 100644
--- a/tests/release-test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/release-test/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2022, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2022, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0, which is available at
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                <version>${surefire.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                     <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <version>${harness.testing.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
+                        <version>${surefire.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <forkCount>1</forkCount>
                             <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
diff --git a/tools/jersey-release-notes-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/tools/jersey-release-notes-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e1f8091..79fd77b 100644
--- a/tools/jersey-release-notes-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/jersey-release-notes-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <version>${harness.testing.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>