diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7dd1b05..79409c4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ subprojects {
 	
 	// dependencies that all sub-projects have 
 	dependencies {
-		testCompile group: 'org.testng', name: 'testng', version: '6.11'
+		testCompile group: 'org.testng', name: 'testng', version: '6.13.1'
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pdb-plotting/build.gradle b/pdb-plotting/build.gradle
index c706a7e..1fd99c0 100644
--- a/pdb-plotting/build.gradle
+++ b/pdb-plotting/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 dependencies {
 	compile project(':performanceDb')
-	compile 'org.lucares:primitiveCollections:0.1.20171007100354'
-	compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.1'
-	compile 'com.google.guava:guava:23.0'
+	compile 'org.lucares:primitiveCollections:0.1.20171228131833'
+	compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.3'
+	compile 'com.google.guava:guava:23.6-jre'
 }
 
diff --git a/performanceDb/build.gradle b/performanceDb/build.gradle
index 1c5cb96..b1c8e5c 100644
--- a/performanceDb/build.gradle
+++ b/performanceDb/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ dependencies {
 	compile project(':pdb-api')
 	compile project(':data-store')
 	compile project(':file-utils')
-	//compile 'org.lucares:ludb:0.1.20171007100354'
-	compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.1'
+	compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.3'
 	compile 'org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.1'