diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ec273bff11..cd0c012556c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
             <!-- TODO: migrate log4j configs to logback xml (see properties to xml translation http://logback.qos.ch/translator/ -->
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.12</version>
+            <version>1.7.32</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
             <!-- junit 4 tests -->
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.13.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
             <!-- write asserts in unit tests like a real language -->
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.19.0</version>
+            <version>3.21.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>