diff --git a/NOTICE.md b/NOTICE.md
index 73916169f1..a737757c90 100644
--- a/NOTICE.md
+++ b/NOTICE.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Javassist Version 3.29.2-GA
 * Project: http://www.javassist.org/
 * Copyright (C) 1999- Shigeru Chiba. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.15.2
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.15.3
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index dd385f7263..86521933f7 100644
--- a/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jersey-heroku-webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>${project.version}</jersey.version>
-        <jetty.version>11.0.17</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>11.0.18</jetty.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.2</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
         <war.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.0</war.mvn.plugin.version>
     </properties>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 98b0d46984..9bd0bda279 100644
--- a/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/jersey-quickstart-grizzly2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>${project.version}</jersey.version>
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.3</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.0</junit-jupiter.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.2</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/examples/NOTICE.md b/examples/NOTICE.md
index 0162dc6453..aafa80c334 100644
--- a/examples/NOTICE.md
+++ b/examples/NOTICE.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Javassist Version 3.29.2-GA
 * Project: http://www.javassist.org/
 * Copyright (C) 1999- Shigeru Chiba. All Rights Reserved.
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.15.2
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers Version 2.15.3
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/examples/configured-client/pom.xml b/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
index ff4aa99e74..6269291d7d 100644
--- a/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/configured-client/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.helidon.microprofile.config</groupId>
             <artifactId>helidon-microprofile-config</artifactId>
-            <version>${helidon.version}</version>
+            <version>${helidon.config.version}</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.config</groupId>
@@ -114,5 +114,14 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk11-</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>(,12)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <helidon.config.version>${helidon.config.11.version}</helidon.config.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
index 9716e74eee..0078ce7dfb 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.jboss.weld.se</groupId>
                     <artifactId>weld-se-core</artifactId>
+                    <exclusions>
+                        <exclusion>
+                            <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
+                        </exclusion>
+                    </exclusions>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
diff --git a/ext/bean-validation/pom.xml b/ext/bean-validation/pom.xml
index 0890ac4e37..a382b7a3bc 100644
--- a/ext/bean-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/ext/bean-validation/pom.xml
@@ -148,4 +148,16 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <jboss.logging.version>${jboss.logging.8.version}</jboss.logging.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml b/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
index bb9be2920b..17943cd2c9 100644
--- a/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
+++ b/inject/cdi2-se/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.weld.se</groupId>
             <artifactId>weld-se-core</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
+            <version>${jboss.logging.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -119,4 +131,15 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <jboss.logging.version>${jboss.logging.8.version}</jboss.logging.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown b/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
index 027575cb09..4251b2fe93 100644
--- a/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
+++ b/media/json-jackson/src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE.markdown
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The project maintains the following source code repositories:
 
 ## Third-party Content
 
-Jackson JAX-RS Providers version 2.15.2
+Jackson JAX-RS Providers version 2.15.3
 * License: Apache License, 2.0
 * Project: https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-jaxrs-providers
 * Copyright: (c) 2009-2023 FasterXML, LLC. All rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43c1cb8e00..58bf993de1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2212,12 +2212,12 @@
         <!-- Versions of Maven plugins -->
         <antrun.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.0</antrun.mvn.plugin.version>
         <assembly.mvn.plugin.version>3.6.0</assembly.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <enforcer.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</enforcer.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <enforcer.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.1</enforcer.mvn.plugin.version>
         <exec.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.0</exec.mvn.plugin.version>
         <buildhelper.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.0</buildhelper.mvn.plugin.version>
         <buildnumber.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.0</buildnumber.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <checkstyle.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</checkstyle.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <checkstyle.version>10.9.3</checkstyle.version>
+        <checkstyle.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.1</checkstyle.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <checkstyle.version>10.12.4</checkstyle.version>
         <compiler.mvn.plugin.version>3.11.0</compiler.mvn.plugin.version>
         <!--
         Special version of the compiler plugin just for the jersey-common. All versions above
@@ -2226,94 +2226,95 @@
         but the jersey-common module which has to have the separate version for OSGi reasons.
          -->
         <compiler.common.mvn.plugin.version>3.9.0</compiler.common.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <dependency.mvn.plugin.version>3.6.0</dependency.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <dependency.mvn.plugin.version>3.6.1</dependency.mvn.plugin.version>
         <deploy.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.1</deploy.mvn.plugin.version>
         <ear.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</ear.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <failsafe.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.2</failsafe.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <failsafe.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</failsafe.mvn.plugin.version>
         <felix.mvn.plugin.version>5.1.9</felix.mvn.plugin.version>
         <findbugs.mvn.plugin.version>3.0.5</findbugs.mvn.plugin.version>
         <gfembedded.mvn.plugin.version>5.1</gfembedded.mvn.plugin.version>
         <install.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.1</install.mvn.plugin.version>
         <istack.mvn.plugin.version>4.2.0</istack.mvn.plugin.version>
         <jar.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</jar.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <javadoc.mvn.plugin.version>3.5.0</javadoc.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <jxr.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</jxr.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <javadoc.mvn.plugin.version>3.6.0</javadoc.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <jxr.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.1</jxr.mvn.plugin.version>
         <paxexam.mvn.plugin.version>1.2.4</paxexam.mvn.plugin.version>
         <proguard.mvn.plugin.version>2.6.0</proguard.mvn.plugin.version>
         <resources.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.1</resources.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <shade.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.1</shade.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <shade.mvn.plugin.version>3.5.1</shade.mvn.plugin.version>
         <site.mvn.plugin.version>3.9.1</site.mvn.plugin.version>
         <source.mvn.plugin.version>3.3.0</source.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.1.2</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <surefire.mvn.plugin.version>3.2.1</surefire.mvn.plugin.version>
         <war.mvn.plugin.version>3.4.0</war.mvn.plugin.version>
         <wiremock.mvn.plugin.version>2.11.0</wiremock.mvn.plugin.version>
-        <xml.mvn.plugin.version>1.0.2</xml.mvn.plugin.version>
+        <xml.mvn.plugin.version>1.1.0</xml.mvn.plugin.version>
         <!-- END of Versions of Maven plugins -->
 
         <!-- Dependency versions -->
         <jersey.version>${project.version}</jersey.version>
-        <arquillian.version>1.7.0.Final</arquillian.version>
+        <arquillian.version>1.7.1.Final</arquillian.version>
         <arquillian.weld.version>3.0.1.Final</arquillian.weld.version> <!-- 3.0.2.Final fails microprofile TCK tests -->
         <!-- asm is now source integrated - keeping this property to see the version -->
         <!-- see core-server/src/main/java/jersey/repackaged/asm/.. -->
         <asm.version>9.6</asm.version>
         <!--required for spring (ext) modules integration -->
-        <aspectj.weaver.version>1.6.11</aspectj.weaver.version>
+        <aspectj.weaver.version>1.9.20.1</aspectj.weaver.version>
 <!--        <bnd.plugin.version>2.3.6</bnd.plugin.version>-->
         <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
-        <commons.io.version>2.13.0</commons.io.version>
+        <commons.io.version>2.15.0</commons.io.version>
 <!--        <commons-lang3.version>3.3.2</commons-lang3.version>-->
         <commons.logging.version>1.2</commons.logging.version>
-        <fasterxml.classmate.version>1.5.1</fasterxml.classmate.version>
+        <fasterxml.classmate.version>1.6.0</fasterxml.classmate.version>
         <felix.eventadmin.version>1.6.4</felix.eventadmin.version>
         <felix.framework.security.version>2.8.4</felix.framework.security.version>
         <felix.framework.version>7.0.5</felix.framework.version>
         <findbugs.glassfish.version>1.7</findbugs.glassfish.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.32</freemarker.version>
-        <gae.version>2.0.14</gae.version>
-        <groovy.version>4.0.12</groovy.version>
-        <gson.version>2.9.1</gson.version>
+        <gae.version>2.0.21</gae.version>
+        <groovy.version>4.0.15</groovy.version>
+        <gson.version>2.10.1</gson.version>
 
         <!--versions, extracted here due to maven-enforcer-plugin -->
 <!--        <commons.codec.version>1.15</commons.codec.version>-->
         <com.uber.jaeger.version>0.27.0</com.uber.jaeger.version>
-        <org.codehaus.gmavenplus.version>3.0.0</org.codehaus.gmavenplus.version>
+        <org.codehaus.gmavenplus.version>3.0.2</org.codehaus.gmavenplus.version>
         <!-- end of versions extracted here due to maven-enforcer-plugin -->
 
         <!-- micrometer -->
-        <micrometer.version>1.10.12</micrometer.version>
-        <micrometer-tracing.version>1.0.9</micrometer-tracing.version>
+        <micrometer.version>1.11.5</micrometer.version>
+        <micrometer-tracing.version>1.0.11</micrometer-tracing.version>
 
         <!-- microprofile -->
-        <microprofile.config.version>3.0</microprofile.config.version>
+        <microprofile.config.version>3.0.3</microprofile.config.version>
         <microprofile.rest.client.version>3.0.1</microprofile.rest.client.version>
         <helidon.config.version>3.0.2</helidon.config.version>
+        <helidon.config.11.version>1.4.13</helidon.config.11.version> <!-- JDK 11- support -->
         <smallrye.config.version>3.0.0</smallrye.config.version>
 
         <guava.version>31.1-jre</guava.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <helidon.version>1.4.13</helidon.version>
         <helidon.jersey.connector.version>3.0.2</helidon.jersey.connector.version>
         <xmlunit.version>2.9.1</xmlunit.version>
         <hk2.osgi.version>org.glassfish.hk2.*;version="[2.5,4)"</hk2.osgi.version>
         <hk2.jvnet.osgi.version>org.jvnet.hk2.*;version="[2.5,4)"</hk2.jvnet.osgi.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
         <httpclient5.version>5.2.1</httpclient5.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.15.3</jackson.version>
         <javassist.version>3.29.2-GA</javassist.version>
-        <jboss.logging.version>3.4.3.Final</jboss.logging.version>
+        <jboss.logging.version>3.5.3.Final</jboss.logging.version>
+        <jboss.logging.8.version>3.4.3.Final</jboss.logging.8.version>
         <jersey1.version>1.19.3</jersey1.version>
         <jersey1.last.final.version>${jersey1.version}</jersey1.last.final.version>
         <jettison.version>1.3.7</jettison.version> <!-- TODO: 1.3.8 doesn't work; AbstractJsonTest complexBeanWithAttributes -->
-        <jmh.version>1.36</jmh.version>
+        <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
         <jmockit.version>1.49</jmockit.version>
         <junit4.version>4.13.2</junit4.version>
-        <junit5.version>5.9.3</junit5.version>
-        <junit-platform-suite.version>1.9.3</junit-platform-suite.version>
+        <junit5.version>5.10.0</junit5.version>
+        <junit-platform-suite.version>1.10.0</junit-platform-suite.version>
         <kryo.version>4.0.2</kryo.version>
         <mockito.version>3.12.4</mockito.version> <!-- CQ 17673 -->
         <mustache.version>0.9.10</mustache.version>
-        <netty.version>4.1.93.Final</netty.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.100.Final</netty.version>
         <opentracing.version>0.33.0</opentracing.version>
         <osgi.version>6.0.0</osgi.version>
         <osgi.framework.version>1.10.0</osgi.framework.version>
@@ -2325,9 +2326,9 @@
         <rxjava.version>1.3.8</rxjava.version>
         <rxjava2.version>2.2.21</rxjava2.version>
         <simple.version>6.0.1</simple.version>
-        <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
-        <spring6.version>6.0.10</spring6.version>
-        <testng.version>7.6.1</testng.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+        <spring6.version>6.0.13</spring6.version>
+        <testng.version>7.8.0</testng.version>
         <testng6.version>6.9.13.6</testng6.version>
         <!-- Jakartified, eligible for CQ -->
         <weld.version>4.0.3.Final</weld.version>
@@ -2338,7 +2339,7 @@
         <xerces.version>2.12.2</xerces.version>
 
         <!-- Graal VM       -->
-        <graalvm.version>20.3.11</graalvm.version>
+        <graalvm.version>20.3.12</graalvm.version>
 
         <!-- do not need CQs (below this line till the end of version properties)-->
         <gf.impl.version>6.2.5</gf.impl.version>
@@ -2373,9 +2374,10 @@
         <jaxrs.api.spec.version>3.0</jaxrs.api.spec.version>
         <jaxrs.api.impl.version>3.0.0</jaxrs.api.impl.version>
         <jetty.osgi.version>org.eclipse.jetty.*;version="[11,15)"</jetty.osgi.version>
-        <jetty.version>11.0.17</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.version>11.0.18</jetty.version>
+        <jetty.tracing.version>11.0.15</jetty.tracing.version> <!-- special version for tracing support tests-->
         <jetty9.version>9.4.53.v20231009</jetty9.version>
-        <jetty.plugin.version>11.0.15</jetty.plugin.version>
+        <jetty.plugin.version>11.0.18</jetty.plugin.version>
         <jetty.servlet.api.25.version>6.1.14</jetty.servlet.api.25.version>
         <jsonb.api.version>2.0.0</jsonb.api.version>
         <jsonp.ri.version>1.0.5</jsonp.ri.version>
diff --git a/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index be654ef1ad..3cbd0d888a 100644
--- a/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/test-framework/maven/container-runner-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@
                     <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
                     <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/pom.xml b/tests/e2e/pom.xml
index 489b94c91f..6f7c8be896 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/e2e/pom.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <jboss.logging.version>${jboss.logging.8.version}</jboss.logging.version>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>sonar</id>
             <build>
diff --git a/tests/integration/microprofile/rest-client-tck/pom.xml b/tests/integration/microprofile/rest-client-tck/pom.xml
index 0a63e187d2..496f1ca102 100644
--- a/tests/integration/microprofile/rest-client-tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/microprofile/rest-client-tck/pom.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>uk.co.deliverymind</groupId>
                         <artifactId>wiremock-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.7.0</version>
+                        <version>${wiremock.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>test-compile</phase>
diff --git a/tests/integration/tracing-support/pom.xml b/tests/integration/tracing-support/pom.xml
index a939fd7455..192f52dc8f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tracing-support/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/tracing-support/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${jetty.tracing.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <connectors>
                         <connector>