diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25dfcab..2ef079e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <checkerframework.version>3.49.5</checkerframework.version>
-    <junit.version>5.13.0</junit.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
+    <junit.version>5.13.2</junit.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.25.0</log4j.version>
     <jna.version>5.17.0</jna.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
           <plugin><!-- uploading to maven central-->
             <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
             <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.7.0</version>
+            <version>0.8.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>