diff --git a/PearPackagingMavenPlugin/pom.xml b/PearPackagingMavenPlugin/pom.xml
index 67f2909..c7987bc 100644
--- a/PearPackagingMavenPlugin/pom.xml
+++ b/PearPackagingMavenPlugin/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 153d1c3..7183bee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
             <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1.1</version>
+            <version>8.3.1</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                <goals><goal>check</goal></goals>
diff --git a/uima-doc-v3-maintainers-guide/pom.xml b/uima-doc-v3-maintainers-guide/pom.xml
index 1b30524..216d5e9 100644
--- a/uima-doc-v3-maintainers-guide/pom.xml
+++ b/uima-doc-v3-maintainers-guide/pom.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
   <name>Apache UIMA SDK Documentation - Version 3 Maintainer's Guide</name>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
 
-  <properties>
-    <asciidoctor.plugin.version>2.1.0</asciidoctor.plugin.version>
-    <asciidoctor.version>2.4.2</asciidoctor.version>
-    <asciidoctor.pdf.version>1.5.4</asciidoctor.pdf.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/uima-doc-v3-users-guide/pom.xml b/uima-doc-v3-users-guide/pom.xml
index 358b130..4a4a4ff 100644
--- a/uima-doc-v3-users-guide/pom.xml
+++ b/uima-doc-v3-users-guide/pom.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
   <name>Apache UIMA SDK Documentation - Version 3 User's Guide</name>
   <url>${uimaWebsiteUrl}</url>
 
-  <properties>
-    <asciidoctor.plugin.version>2.1.0</asciidoctor.plugin.version>
-    <asciidoctor.version>2.4.2</asciidoctor.version>
-    <asciidoctor.pdf.version>1.5.4</asciidoctor.pdf.version>
-  </properties>
-
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/uimaj-core/pom.xml b/uimaj-core/pom.xml
index 1226471..910d940 100644
--- a/uimaj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/uimaj-core/pom.xml
@@ -131,13 +131,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/uimaj-parent/pom.xml b/uimaj-parent/pom.xml
index 293d022..2269eec 100644
--- a/uimaj-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/uimaj-parent/pom.xml
@@ -140,19 +140,25 @@
      properties already, they should be injected manually into the plugins. 
     -->
     <slf4j-version>1.7.36</slf4j-version>
-    <log4j-version>2.19.0</log4j-version>
-    <jackson-version>2.13.1</jackson-version>
-    <junit-version>5.9.1</junit-version>
-    <assertj-version>3.23.1</assertj-version>
-    <xmlunit-version>2.9.0</xmlunit-version>
+    <log4j-version>2.20.0</log4j-version>
+    <commons-io-version>2.13.0</commons-io-version>
+    <commons-csv-version>1.10.0</commons-csv-version>
+    <jackson-version>2.15.2</jackson-version>
+    <junit-version>5.9.3</junit-version>
+    <assertj-version>3.24.2</assertj-version>
+    <xmlunit-version>2.9.1</xmlunit-version>
     <maven.version>3.2.5</maven.version>
 
+    <asciidoctor.plugin.version>2.2.4</asciidoctor.plugin.version>
+    <asciidoctor.version>2.5.8</asciidoctor.version>
+    <asciidoctor.pdf.version>2.3.7</asciidoctor.pdf.version>
+
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 
     <eclipseP2RepoId>org.eclipse.p2.201812</eclipseP2RepoId>
 
-    <api_check_oldVersion>3.3.1</api_check_oldVersion>
+    <api_check_oldVersion>3.4.1</api_check_oldVersion>
 
     <assemblySrcDescriptor>src/main/assembly/src.xml</assemblySrcDescriptor>
   </properties>
@@ -206,6 +212,16 @@
         <version>${xmlunit-version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-io-version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId>
+        <version>${commons-csv-version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
         <groupId>${eclipseP2RepoId}</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.eclipse.jdt.debug</artifactId>
         <exclusions>