diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3efd712..339bf28 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
 plugins {
   id 'java'
   id 'eclipse'            
-  id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version "0.39.0" // check for dependency updates run: gradlew dependenyUpdates
+  id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version "0.42.0" // check for dependency updates run: gradlew dependenyUpdates
 }
 
 
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ ext {
 
   javaVersion=16
 
-  version_log4j2= '2.15.0' // keep in sync with spring-boot-starter-log4j2
-  version_spring = '2.6.1'
+  version_log4j2= '2.17.2' // keep in sync with spring-boot-starter-log4j2
+  version_spring = '2.6.4'
   version_junit = '5.8.2'
   version_junit_platform = '1.8.2'
   version_nodejs = '16.14.2' // keep in sync with npm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ext {
   lib_commons_collections4 = 'org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.4'
   lib_commons_csv= 'org.apache.commons:commons-csv:1.9.0'
   lib_commons_lang3 = 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0'
-  lib_jackson_databind = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.12.4'
+  lib_jackson_databind = 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.2'
 
   lib_log4j2_core = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:${version_log4j2}"
   lib_log4j2_slf4j_impl = "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:${version_log4j2}"
diff --git a/pdb-js/build.gradle b/pdb-js/build.gradle
index fa87b60..af929ba 100644
--- a/pdb-js/build.gradle
+++ b/pdb-js/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 plugins {
-	id("com.github.node-gradle.node") version "3.1.1"
+	id("com.github.node-gradle.node") version "3.2.1"
 }