diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index 70b05264d..6cf4553db 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   <artifactId>ebean-test</artifactId>
 
   <properties>
-    <bytebuddy.version>1.14.9</bytebuddy.version>
-    <assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
+    <bytebuddy.version>1.14.12</bytebuddy.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.25.3</assertj.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.4</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80beee080..0519d362f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
index 5f5bf8def..2f1dc4d50 100644
--- a/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>1.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>