diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 49dd15c751f1a..3f1dc4f54749d 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <supported-maven-versions>[3.8.2,)</supported-maven-versions>
 
         <!-- These 2 properties are used by CreateProjectMojo to add the Maven Wrapper -->
-        <proposed-maven-version>3.9.5</proposed-maven-version>
+        <proposed-maven-version>3.9.6</proposed-maven-version>
         <maven-wrapper.version>3.2.0</maven-wrapper.version>
         <gradle-wrapper.version>8.5</gradle-wrapper.version>
         <quarkus-gradle-plugin.version>${project.version}</quarkus-gradle-plugin.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
index 96486a94ac924..c73aaf1acfd64 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
         <eclipse-minimal-json.version>0.9.5</eclipse-minimal-json.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit.jupiter.version>
-        <maven-core.version>3.9.5</maven-core.version><!-- Keep in sync with sisu.version -->
-        <sisu.version>0.3.5</sisu.version><!-- Keep in sync with maven-core.version -->
-        <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.7.1</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
-        <maven-resolver.version>1.9.13</maven-resolver.version>
+        <maven-core.version>3.9.6</maven-core.version><!-- Keep in sync with sisu.version -->
+        <sisu.version>0.9.0.M2</sisu.version><!-- Keep in sync with maven-core.version -->
+        <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.10.2</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
+        <maven-resolver.version>1.9.18</maven-resolver.version>
         <maven-shared-utils.version>3.3.4</maven-shared-utils.version> <!-- Keep in sync with maven-core.version (force this version on maven-invoker) -->
         <maven-wagon.version>3.5.3</maven-wagon.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.16</httpcore.version><!-- Keep in sync with maven-wagon.version (wagon-http 3.4.3 brings in 4.4.13 and 4.4.14) -->
diff --git a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
index ae2779ab33089..b3554c909dc5b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/enforcer-rules/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <!-- Keeping 3.0.0.M3 because 3.2.1 requires class changes -->
         <enforcer-api.version>3.0.0-M3</enforcer-api.version>
         <maven-invoker-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-invoker-plugin.version>
-        <maven-core.version>3.9.5</maven-core.version>
+        <maven-core.version>3.9.6</maven-core.version>
 
         <!--
            Supported Maven versions, interpreted as a version range (Also defined in build-parent)
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 37f160b4f1d25..f5dfd8120a53d 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
         <!-- Not sure exactly why but the Maven plugins need to be compiled with Java 11 -->
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
         <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
-        <maven-core.version>3.9.5</maven-core.version>
+        <maven-core.version>3.9.6</maven-core.version>
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.11.0</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.1.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
+        <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.10.2</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
         <jackson-bom.version>2.15.3</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-beanbag.version>1.3.2</smallrye-beanbag.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit.jupiter.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
index 5d057c14fdcaa..71c6d568baade 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <jandex.version>3.1.6</jandex.version>
         <bytebuddy.version>1.12.12</bytebuddy.version>
         <junit5.version>5.10.0</junit5.version>
-        <maven.version>3.9.5</maven.version>
+        <maven.version>3.9.6</maven.version>
         <assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
         <jboss-logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss-logging.version>
         <jakarta.annotation-api.version>2.1.1</jakarta.annotation-api.version>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
index 281043c650de9..b6e8a6310329c 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-testing/src/main/resources/fake-catalog.json
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
         "supported-maven-versions": "[3.6.2,)",
         "minimum-java-version": "11",
         "recommended-java-version": "17",
-        "proposed-maven-version": "3.9.5",
+        "proposed-maven-version": "3.9.6",
         "maven-wrapper-version": "3.2.0",
         "gradle-wrapper-version": "8.5"
       }
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 10b5ed03844e6..aae9b022e5815 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
         <!-- These properties are used by CreateProjectMojo to add the Maven Wrapper -->
-        <proposed-maven-version>3.9.5</proposed-maven-version>
+        <proposed-maven-version>3.9.6</proposed-maven-version>
         <maven-wrapper.version>3.2.0</maven-wrapper.version>
         <gradle-wrapper.version>8.5</gradle-wrapper.version>