diff --git a/blackbox-test/pom.xml b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
index 99ba5c03..aab99550 100644
--- a/blackbox-test/pom.xml
+++ b/blackbox-test/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
 				<artifactId>avaje-inject-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>11.6</version>
+				<version>12.0</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>process-sources</phase>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 944bf2f3..e348ffe9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <surefire.useModulePath>false</surefire.useModulePath>
     <nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>true</nexus.staging.autoReleaseAfterClose>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
-    <inject.version>11.6</inject.version>
+    <inject.version>12.0</inject.version>
     <spi.version>2.13</spi.version>
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-09-19T01:05:16Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
diff --git a/validator-generator/pom.xml b/validator-generator/pom.xml
index ad69f54a..b798c2cb 100644
--- a/validator-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-generator/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
index ede5fb5a..b2d3f066 100644
--- a/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-http-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4</version>
+      <version>3.5</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/validator-spring-starter/pom.xml b/validator-spring-starter/pom.xml
index 226c78cf..1679edad 100644
--- a/validator-spring-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/validator-spring-starter/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>3.5.6</version>
+        <version>3.5.7</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>