diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29f32b4..34897c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# SSHMon Samples Collector [![travis][travis-image]][travis-url]
-
-[travis-image]: https://travis-ci.org/tilln/jmeter-sshmon.svg?branch=master
-[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/tilln/jmeter-sshmon
+# SSHMon Samples Collector [![github-actions](https://github.com/tilln/jmeter-sshmon/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tilln/jmeter-sshmon/actions/workflows/release.yml)
 
 Overview
 --------
@@ -27,15 +24,15 @@ Under tab "Available Plugins", select "SSHMon Samples Collector", then click "Ap
 
 ### Via Package from [JMeter-Plugins.org](https://jmeter-plugins.org/)
 
-Extract the [zip package](https://jmeter-plugins.org/files/packages/tilln-sshmon-1.3.zip) into JMeter's lib directory, then restart JMeter.
+Extract the [zip package](https://jmeter-plugins.org/files/packages/tilln-sshmon-1.4.zip) into JMeter's lib directory, then restart JMeter.
 
 ### Via Manual Download
 
-1. Copy the [jmeter-sshmon jar file](https://github.com/tilln/jmeter-sshmon/releases/download/1.3/jmeter-sshmon-1.3.jar) into JMeter's lib/ext directory.
+1. Copy the [jmeter-sshmon jar file](https://github.com/tilln/jmeter-sshmon/releases/download/1.4/jmeter-sshmon-1.4.jar) into JMeter's lib/ext directory.
 2. Copy the following dependencies into JMeter's lib directory:
-	* [kg.apc / jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=kg/apc/jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter/0.6/jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter-0.6.jar)
-    * [org.apache.sshd / sshd-core](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/sshd/sshd-core/2.6.0/sshd-core-2.6.0.jar)
-    * [org.apache.sshd / sshd-common](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/sshd/sshd-common/2.6.0/sshd-common-2.6.0.jar)
+	* [kg.apc / jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=kg/apc/jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter/0.7/jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter-0.7.jar)
+    * [org.apache.sshd / sshd-core](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/sshd/sshd-core/2.12.1/sshd-core-2.12.1.jar)
+    * [org.apache.sshd / sshd-common](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/apache/sshd/sshd-common/2.12.1/sshd-common-2.12.1.jar)
 3. Restart JMeter.
 
 **Important: Make sure to remove any older jar file version than `jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter-0.6.jar` from JMeter's lib directory!**
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6417c09..744068f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <groupId>nz.co.breakpoint.jmeter</groupId>
     <artifactId>jmeter-sshmon</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4</version>
     <name>jmeter-sshmon</name>
 
     <properties>
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <version>3.6.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
                                 <goals>
-                                    <!-- used to build the classpath for SSHD startup for intergration test phase -->
+                                    <!-- used to build the classpath for SSHD startup for integration test phase -->
                                     <goal>properties</goal>
                                 </goals>
                             </execution>
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>com.bazaarvoice.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>process-exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.4</version>
+                        <version>0.9</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>start-sshd</id>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.20</version>
+                        <version>3.2.5</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <phase>integration-test</phase>
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>kg.apc</groupId>
             <artifactId>jmeter-plugins-cmn-jmeter</artifactId>
-            <version>0.6</version>
+            <version>0.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
             <artifactId>sshd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
             <artifactId>sshd-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.0</version>
+            <version>2.12.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <version>2.0.12</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>