diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 96b81c5..8cbb2d3 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.9.RELEASE'
+        classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.10.RELEASE'
     }
 }
 
 plugins {
     id 'com.github.hierynomus.license' version '0.15.0'
-    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.7.0"
-    id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "4.18.2"
-    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.0.10.RELEASE"
+    id 'org.nosphere.apache.rat' version '0.7.0'
+    id 'com.jfrog.artifactory' version '4.18.2'
+    id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.0.10.RELEASE'
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'java'
     id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.36.0"
diff --git a/component-test/build.gradle b/component-test/build.gradle
index 44449c9..5004235 100644
--- a/component-test/build.gradle
+++ b/component-test/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        springBootVersion = '2.2.6.RELEASE'
+        springBootVersion = '2.4.1'
     }
     repositories {
         jcenter()
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id 'com.github.hierynomus.license' version '0.15.0'
-    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.6.0"
-    id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "4.15.1"
-    id "org.springframework.boot" version "2.2.6.RELEASE"
+    id "com.github.hierynomus.license" version "0.15.0"
+    id("org.nosphere.apache.rat") version "0.7.0"
+    id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "4.18.2"
+    id "org.springframework.boot" version "2.4.1"
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'java'
     id 'idea'
diff --git a/library/build.gradle b/library/build.gradle
index 1e5d6b7..40b82aa 100644
--- a/library/build.gradle
+++ b/library/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.9.RELEASE'
+        classpath 'io.spring.gradle:dependency-management-plugin:1.0.10.RELEASE'
     }
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 dependencyManagement {
     imports {
-        mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-netflix-ribbon:2.2.1.RELEASE'
+        mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-netflix-ribbon:2.2.6.RELEASE'
     }
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
             [group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-starter-openfeign'],
             [group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client'],
             [group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient'],
-            [group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-starter-security'],
+            [group: 'org.springframework.cloud', name: 'spring-cloud-starter-security', version: '2.2.4.RELEASE'],
             [group: 'org.hibernate', name: 'hibernate-validator', version: versions.hibernatevalidator],
             [group: 'io.jsonwebtoken', name: 'jjwt', version: versions.jjwt],
             [group: 'org.apache.fineract.cn', name: 'lang', version: versions.frameworklang],
diff --git a/shared.gradle b/shared.gradle
index be6550b..e509392 100644
--- a/shared.gradle
+++ b/shared.gradle
@@ -50,21 +50,22 @@
     }
     dependencies {
         dependency group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.5.13'
-        dependency group: 'org.springframework.boot', name: 'spring-boot-starter-actuator', version: '2.4.0'
+        dependency group: 'org.springframework.boot', name: 'spring-boot-starter-actuator', version: '2.4.1'
         dependency group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.6'
     }
 }
 
 // override certain dependency provided by Spring platform using newer releases
-ext['cassandra.version'] = '3.6'
-ext['cassandra-driver.version'] = '3.1.2'
+ext['cassandra.version'] = '3.11.9'
+ext['cassandra-driver.version'] = '4.9.0'
+ext['cassandra-driver.version'] = '4.9.0'
 ext['activemq.version'] = '5.13.2'
 ext['spring-data-releasetrain.version'] = 'Gosling-SR2A'
 
 dependencies {
     compile(
             [
-                    group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', name: 'jsr305'
+                    group: 'com.github.spotbugs', name: 'spotbugs', version: '4.2.0'
             ]
     )