diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e374050d8..0140fe15b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 plugins {
     // Apply the java plugin to add support for Java
     id 'java'
-    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.50.0'
+    id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.51.0'
     id 'se.patrikerdes.use-latest-versions' version '0.2.18'
 
 }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // This dependency is used by the application.
-    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.0.0-jre'
+    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre'
 
     // Use JUnit test framework
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
diff --git a/load-generator/build.gradle b/load-generator/build.gradle
index 18cc003b9..905114be8 100644
--- a/load-generator/build.gradle
+++ b/load-generator/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'application'
 
     // lombok
-    id "io.freefair.lombok" version "8.4"
+    id "io.freefair.lombok" version "8.11"
 
     // jib
     id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib'
@@ -26,33 +26,33 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // This dependency is used by the application.
-    implementation "com.google.guava:guava:33.0.0-jre"
+    implementation "com.google.guava:guava:33.3.1-jre"
 
-    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.61.0"
-    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-api:1.61.0"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.68.1"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-api:1.68.1"
 
-    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.61.0"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.68.1"
 
-    implementation platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.34.1")
+    implementation platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.44.1")
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api"
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk"
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp"
 
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-semconv:1.30.1-alpha"
     implementation "io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk-extension-aws"
-    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-xray-recorder-sdk-core:2.15.0"
-    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-xray-recorder-sdk-aws-sdk:2.15.0"
+    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-xray-recorder-sdk-core:2.18.2"
+    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-xray-recorder-sdk-aws-sdk:2.18.2"
 
     // Use JUnit test framework
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
 
     // Command cli
-    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.5'
-    compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.5'
+    implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.6'
+    compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.6'
 
     // log
-    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.22.1'
-    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.22.1'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.24.2'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.24.2'
 
     implementation project(":trace-java-client")
 }
diff --git a/sample-apps/jaeger-zipkin-sample-app/build.gradle b/sample-apps/jaeger-zipkin-sample-app/build.gradle
index c7f9cd45f..d0b42e7f2 100644
--- a/sample-apps/jaeger-zipkin-sample-app/build.gradle
+++ b/sample-apps/jaeger-zipkin-sample-app/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
 
     // Apply the application plugin to add support for building a CLI application.
     id 'application'
-    id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib' version "3.4.0"
+    id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib' version "3.4.4"
 }
 
 group 'com.amazon.sampleapp'
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ application {
 dependencies {
     implementation "com.sparkjava:spark-core:2.9.4"
     implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0"
-    implementation "software.amazon.awssdk:s3:2.22.6"
-    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-api:1.60.1"
-    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.60.1"
-    implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.9"
+    implementation "software.amazon.awssdk:s3:2.29.21"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-api:1.68.1"
+    implementation "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded:1.68.1"
+    implementation "org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.16"
 
     implementation project(":trace-java-client")
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 13aab2700..c09549267 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pluginManagement {
   plugins {
-    id("com.google.cloud.tools.jib") version "3.4.0"
+    id("com.google.cloud.tools.jib") version "3.4.4"
   }
 }
 rootProject.name = 'aws-otel-test-framework'
diff --git a/trace-java-client/build.gradle b/trace-java-client/build.gradle
index 82343475c..c78f3a319 100644
--- a/trace-java-client/build.gradle
+++ b/trace-java-client/build.gradle
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
 
-    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
-    implementation group: 'io.opentracing.brave', name: 'brave-opentracing', version: '1.0.0'
-    implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.14.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.11.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.opentracing.brave', name: 'brave-opentracing', version: '1.0.1'
+    implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.17.0'
     implementation group: 'io.jaegertracing', name: 'jaeger-core', version: '1.8.1'
     implementation group: 'io.jaegertracing', name: 'jaeger-thrift', version: '1.8.1'
-    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.zipkin2', name: 'zipkin', version: '2.25.2'
-    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.reporter2', name: 'zipkin-sender-okhttp3', version: '2.17.1'
-    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.brave', name: 'brave', version: '5.17.0'
+    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.zipkin2', name: 'zipkin', version: '3.4.2'
+    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.reporter2', name: 'zipkin-sender-okhttp3', version: '3.4.2'
+    implementation group: 'io.zipkin.brave', name: 'brave', version: '6.0.3'
 
 }
 
diff --git a/validator/build.gradle b/validator/build.gradle
index e1ec51532..030cf54af 100644
--- a/validator/build.gradle
+++ b/validator/build.gradle
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ plugins {
   id 'java'
 
   id 'application'
-  id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib' version "3.4.0"
+  id 'com.google.cloud.tools.jib' version "3.4.4"
 
   // lombok
-  id "io.freefair.lombok" version "8.4"
-  id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "6.23.3"
+  id "io.freefair.lombok" version "8.11"
+  id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "6.25.0"
 
 }
 
@@ -22,32 +22,32 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
   testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
-  testImplementation group: 'org.assertj', name: 'assertj-core', version: '3.24.2'
+  testImplementation group: 'org.assertj', name: 'assertj-core', version: '3.26.3'
 
   // log
-  implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.22.1'
-  implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.22.1'
+  implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-api', version: '2.24.2'
+  implementation group: 'org.apache.logging.log4j', name: 'log4j-core', version: '2.24.2'
 
   // mustache template
-  implementation group: 'com.github.spullara.mustache.java', name: 'compiler', version: '0.9.11'
+  implementation group: 'com.github.spullara.mustache.java', name: 'compiler', version: '0.9.14'
 
   // apache io utils
-  implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.15.1'
+  implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.18.0'
 
   // yaml reader
-  implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-yaml', version: '2.16.1'
+  implementation group: 'com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat', name: 'jackson-dataformat-yaml', version: '2.18.1'
 
   // json flattener
   implementation group: 'com.github.wnameless', name: 'json-flattener', version: '0.7.1'
   implementation group: 'com.github.fge', name: 'json-schema-validator', version: '2.0.4'
 
   // command cli
-  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.5'
+  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.6'
 
-  compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.5'
+  compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.6'
 
   // aws sdk
-  implementation platform('com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-bom:1.12.626')
+  implementation platform('com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-bom:1.12.779')
   implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3'
   implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-cloudwatch'
   implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-xray'
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0")
 
   // command cli
-  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.5'
+  implementation 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.6'
 
-  compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.5'
+  compileOnly 'info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.7.6'
 
   // mockito
-  testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:5.8.0"
+  testImplementation "org.mockito:mockito-core:5.14.2"
 
   // k8s client
-  implementation "io.kubernetes:client-java-extended:19.0.0"
+  implementation "io.kubernetes:client-java-extended:22.0.0"
 }
 
 application {