diff --git a/log4j-samples-aspectj/pom.xml b/log4j-samples-aspectj/pom.xml
index 8e8d860..7c904bd 100644
--- a/log4j-samples-aspectj/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples-aspectj/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <log4j2.version>${log4j.version}</log4j2.version>
 
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
-    <aspectj.version>1.9.25</aspectj.version>
+    <aspectj.version>1.9.25.1</aspectj.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectj-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15.0</version>
+            <version>1.16.0</version>
             <dependencies>
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
diff --git a/log4j-samples-graalvm/pom.xml b/log4j-samples-graalvm/pom.xml
index e962ab4..9d18e07 100644
--- a/log4j-samples-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       ~ Set to latest stable 2.x release for users.
       ~ Our workflows override this.
       -->
-    <log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.4</log4j.version>
 
     <!-- Some samples require JDK 9+ -->
     <minimalJavaBuildVersion>17</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@
     <revision>0.0.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
 
     <!-- Dependencies (alphabetical) -->
-    <assertj.version>3.27.6</assertj.version>
-    <json-org.version>20250517</json-org.version>
-    <json-unit.version>5.0.0</json-unit.version>
-    <junit.version>6.0.1</junit.version>
-    <logback.version>1.5.20</logback.version>
+    <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
+    <json-org.version>20251224</json-org.version>
+    <json-unit.version>5.1.1</json-unit.version>
+    <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
+    <logback.version>1.5.32</logback.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
 
     <!-- IT to run for each profile -->
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
         <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.11.2</version>
+        <version>1.1.0</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.2</version>
+        <version>3.6.3</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>run-executable</id>
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
             <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.11.2</version>
+            <version>1.1.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <executions>
               <execution>
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
             <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.11.2</version>
+            <version>1.1.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <executions>
               <execution>
diff --git a/log4j-samples-jlink/pom.xml b/log4j-samples-jlink/pom.xml
index 1b80b60..6a9fc5b 100644
--- a/log4j-samples-jlink/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples-jlink/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- Plugin version -->
-    <maven-jlink-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-jlink-plugin.version>
+    <maven-jlink-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jlink-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- OS-specific launcher suffix -->
     <jlink.launcher.suffix />
diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
index a2f0a59..1d7f494 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-09-14T15:03:45Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <!-- Dependency versions -->
-    <kubernetes-client.version>7.4.0</kubernetes-client.version>
+    <kubernetes-client.version>7.6.1</kubernetes-client.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d50b1e1..5a9f4ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       ~ Set to latest stable 2.x release for users.
       ~ Our workflows override this.
       -->
-    <log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.4</log4j.version>
 
     <!-- Some samples require JDK 17+ -->
     <minimalJavaBuildVersion>17</minimalJavaBuildVersion>
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@
     <jetty.version>11.0.26</jetty.version>
     <javax-jms.version>2.0.1</javax-jms.version>
     <spotbugs-annotations.version>4.9.8</spotbugs-annotations.version>
-    <spring-boot.version>3.5.7</spring-boot.version>
-    <spring-cloud.version>2025.0.0</spring-cloud.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>4.0.6</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-cloud.version>2025.1.1</spring-cloud.version>
 
     <!-- Pinned transitive dependencies -->
     <!-- Try removing from time to time -->
-    <error_prone.version>2.44.0</error_prone.version>
-    <guava.version>33.5.0-jre</guava.version>
+    <error_prone.version>2.49.0</error_prone.version>
+    <guava.version>33.6.0-jre</guava.version>
     <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.20.1</jackson.version>
-    <joda-time.version>2.14.0</joda-time.version>
-    <kotlin.version>2.2.21</kotlin.version>
-    <snakeyaml.version>2.5</snakeyaml.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.21.3</jackson.version>
+    <joda-time.version>2.14.2</joda-time.version>
+    <kotlin.version>2.3.21</kotlin.version>
+    <snakeyaml.version>2.6</snakeyaml.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
   </properties>