diff --git a/integration-tests/mtx-local/srv/pom.xml b/integration-tests/mtx-local/srv/pom.xml
index 2abd69b22..4e69eed6b 100644
--- a/integration-tests/mtx-local/srv/pom.xml
+++ b/integration-tests/mtx-local/srv/pom.xml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.6.3</version>
+        <version>3.6.4</version>
         <configuration>
           <environmentVariables>
             <PATH>${cds.node.directory}${path.separator}${env.PATH}</PATH>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f7448ac7..c24d2e554 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
     <excluded.generation.package>com/sap/cds/feature/attachments/generated/</excluded.generation.package>
 
-    <software.amazon.awssdk-s3-version>2.54.13</software.amazon.awssdk-s3-version>
+    <software.amazon.awssdk-s3-version>2.54.18</software.amazon.awssdk-s3-version>
     <software.amazon.awssdk-crt-version>0.48.4</software.amazon.awssdk-crt-version>
 
     <!-- Latest versions of CAP Java and cds-dk used for integrations tests only -->
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
         <artifactId>netty-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.17.Final</version>
+        <version>4.2.18.Final</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.4</version>
+          <version>3.2.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>