diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index 7f4fce2356..68e2de8129 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
             <artifactId>netty-build</artifactId>
-            <version>10</version>
+            <version>19</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d3a6788c9..e382b75049 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.4</version>
+        <version>1.7.5</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1.1</version>
+        <version>1.1.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>log4j</groupId>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.10</version>
+      <version>1.0.13</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4</version>
+        <version>2.4.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
           <arguments>-P release,sonatype-oss-release,full,no-osgi</arguments>
@@ -463,12 +463,12 @@
         <!-- keep surefire and failsafe in sync -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.14</version>
+          <version>2.15</version>
         </plugin>
         <!-- keep surefire and failsafe in sync -->
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.14</version>
+          <version>2.15</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -484,13 +484,14 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7</version>
+          <version>2.8</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.4</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <!-- Do NOT upgrade -->
           <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.2</version>
         </plugin>
@@ -514,7 +515,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7</version>
+          <version>1.8</version>
         </plugin>               
 
         <!-- Workaround for the 'M2E plugin execution not covered' problem.
@@ -579,3 +580,4 @@
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 </project>
+