diff --git a/compatibility-tests/sdk-test-java/pom.xml b/compatibility-tests/sdk-test-java/pom.xml
index 6756d79517..09ae65294b 100644
--- a/compatibility-tests/sdk-test-java/pom.xml
+++ b/compatibility-tests/sdk-test-java/pom.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <aws.sdk.version>2.42.24</aws.sdk.version>
-        <awsjavasdk.version>2.42.24</awsjavasdk.version>
+        <aws.sdk.version>2.44.14</aws.sdk.version>
+        <awsjavasdk.version>2.44.14</awsjavasdk.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.18.8</jackson.version>
+        <kafka.clients.version>3.9.2</kafka.clients.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.135.Final</netty.version>
+        <wire.version>6.3.0</wire.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -33,15 +37,37 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>netty-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1.118.Final</version>
+                <version>${netty.version}</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.18.2</version>
-        </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.wire</groupId>
+                <artifactId>wire-runtime</artifactId>
+                <version>${wire.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.wire</groupId>
+                <artifactId>wire-runtime-jvm</artifactId>
+                <version>${wire.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+                <version>3.18.0</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
+                <version>${kafka.clients.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
@@ -326,7 +352,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-            <version>42.7.3</version>
+            <version>42.7.11</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
@@ -342,7 +368,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.18.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- JUnit 5 -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e629132fc6..38ae1a093e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,21 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <quarkus.platform.version>3.36.0</quarkus.platform.version>
-        <apicurio.version>2.6.9.Final</apicurio.version>
+        <quarkus.platform.version>3.36.3</quarkus.platform.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.21.4</jackson.version>
+        <apicurio.version>2.6.13.Final</apicurio.version>
+        <wire.version>6.3.0</wire.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.quarkus.platform</groupId>
                 <artifactId>quarkus-bom</artifactId>
@@ -48,6 +57,16 @@
                 <artifactId>h2-mvstore</artifactId>
                 <version>2.3.232</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.wire</groupId>
+                <artifactId>wire-runtime</artifactId>
+                <version>${wire.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.squareup.wire</groupId>
+                <artifactId>wire-runtime-jvm</artifactId>
+                <version>${wire.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>