diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 431d169..f3dfbca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
       <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.1</version>
+      <version>2.9.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
@@ -75,41 +75,41 @@
         <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.0</version>
+          <version>3.2.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
+          <version>3.10.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.22.1</version>
+          <version>3.0.0-M7</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.2</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.2</version>
+          <version>3.0.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.8.2</version>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.7.1</version>
+          <version>3.12.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>3.4.1</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>