diff --git a/jcore-pipeline-builder-base/pom.xml b/jcore-pipeline-builder-base/pom.xml
index 945eeb6..a7e2009 100644
--- a/jcore-pipeline-builder-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jcore-pipeline-builder-base/pom.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.1</version>
+                <version>3.4.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <descriptorRefs>
                         <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
                     </descriptorRefs>
-
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.julielab</groupId>
             <artifactId>julielab-maven-aether-utilities</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.1.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
diff --git a/jcore-pipeline-runner/jcore-pipeline-runner-base/pom.xml b/jcore-pipeline-runner/jcore-pipeline-runner-base/pom.xml
index 36aa7ec..9b4b714 100644
--- a/jcore-pipeline-runner/jcore-pipeline-runner-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jcore-pipeline-runner/jcore-pipeline-runner-base/pom.xml
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
                     <groupId>javax.json</groupId>
                     <artifactId>javax.json-api</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
-<!--                <exclusion>-->
-<!--                    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>-->
-<!--                    <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>-->
-<!--                </exclusion>-->
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>*</artifactId>
@@ -94,7 +90,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2</version>
+                <version>3.4.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <descriptors>
                         <descriptor>jcore-pipeline-runner/jcore-pipeline-runner-base/cli-assembly.xml</descriptor>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a26011d..5da373f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.julielab</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcore-base</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>