diff --git a/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml b/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
index 6923b7b5..ecb1b287 100644
--- a/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-node</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/http-client/pom.xml b/http-client/pom.xml
index 21ff6895..d9a155ee 100644
--- a/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-node</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 96830010..83629da5 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <junit.version>5.12.2</junit.version>
+    <junit.version>5.13.0</junit.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
     <jackson.version>2.19.0</jackson.version>
     <jex.version>3.2</jex.version>
diff --git a/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml b/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
index 2e8a2409..aa122cc9 100644
--- a/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/test-jex/pom.xml b/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
index 0dfc9907..77ce328c 100644
--- a/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- java annotation processors -->
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.4</version>
+              <version>3.5</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml b/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
index d1e3fa94..38e6b7b6 100644
--- a/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.4</version>
+              <version>3.5</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.jstach</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml b/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
index 055c5d61..cd9e3ee8 100644
--- a/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.helidon.webserver</groupId>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.4</version>
+              <version>3.5</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml b/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
index f644951b..fbb13ab6 100644
--- a/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>