diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 0871c26..1287a2f 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <scribe.version>8.3.3</scribe.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.34</lombok.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.36</lombok.version>
+        <fasterxml.jackson.version>2.18.2</fasterxml.jackson.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.15</logback.version>
+        <archunit.version>1.3.0</archunit.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 <!--        delombok, so lombok generated classes are included in javadoc-->
         <delombok.output>${project.build.directory}/delombok</delombok.output>
@@ -74,22 +77,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.3</version>
+            <version>${logback.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
+            <version>${fasterxml.jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
+            <version>${fasterxml.jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.tngtech.archunit</groupId>
             <artifactId>archunit-junit5</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.0</version>
+            <version>${archunit.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>