diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8dc490b..f8038e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <!-- the main class -->
     <exec.mainClass>org.folio.edge.patron.MainVerticle</exec.mainClass>
-    <vertx.version>4.3.3</vertx.version>
+    <vertx.version>4.3.5</vertx.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -45,17 +45,10 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.3</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.2</version>
+        <version>2.19.0</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -107,7 +100,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.folio</groupId>
       <artifactId>edge-common</artifactId>
-      <version>4.4.1</version>
+      <version>4.4.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Only needed for AwsParamStore -->
@@ -145,13 +138,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
       <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0</version>
+      <version>4.2.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
       <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-      <version>3.4.2</version>
+      <version>3.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/folio/edge/patron/MainVerticle.java b/src/main/java/org/folio/edge/patron/MainVerticle.java
index 0c33c18..c8981e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/folio/edge/patron/MainVerticle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/folio/edge/patron/MainVerticle.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public MainVerticle() {
         : DEFAULT_PATRON_ID_CACHE_CAPACITY;
     logger.info("Using patronId cache capacity: " + patronIdCacheCapacity);
 
-    // initialize the TokenCache
     PatronIdCache.initialize(cacheTtlMs, failureCacheTtlMs, cacheCapacity);
   }