diff --git a/generator/pom.xml b/generator/pom.xml
index 4dc863d..8b11663 100644
--- a/generator/pom.xml
+++ b/generator/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.0</version>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aa2e7e3..f8752d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 		<cloudevents.version>2.3.0</cloudevents.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit-jupiter.version>
 		<assertj-core.version>3.22.0</assertj-core.version>
-		<jackson.version>2.15.0</jackson.version>
-		<slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
-		<json.schema.version>1.0.80</json.schema.version>
+		<jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
+		<slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
+		<json.schema.version>1.3.2</json.schema.version>
 		<packageurl.version>1.4.1</packageurl.version>
+		<commons-lang3.version>3.14.0</commons-lang3.version>
 		<project.github.repository>cdevents/sdk-java</project.github.repository>
 		<nexus.url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org</nexus.url>
 		<repository.url>git@github.com:${project.github.repository}.git</repository.url>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 0ce5fd6..d7fbd78 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@
             <version>${json.schema.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- explicitly listed to bump version -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.ethlo.time</groupId>
+            <artifactId>itu</artifactId>
+            <version>1.10.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- explicitly listed to bump version -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>