diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b77c0e1e..8524812b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -68,10 +68,14 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
 
   "org.playframework.anorm" %% "anorm"              % "2.6.10",
   "org.playframework.anorm" %% "anorm-postgres"     % "2.6.10",
-  "org.postgresql"          % "postgresql"          % "42.3.4",
+  "org.postgresql"          % "postgresql"          % "42.4.2",
   "net.postgis"             % "postgis-jdbc"        % "2021.1.0",
-  "joda-time"               % "joda-time"           % "2.10.14",
+  "joda-time"               % "joda-time"           % "2.11.1",
+  // TODO(ljdelight): The vividsolutions package was moved to the Eclipse Foundation as LocationTech.
+  //                  See the upgrade guide https://github.com/locationtech/jts/blob/master/MIGRATION.md
   "com.vividsolutions"      % "jts"                 % "1.13",
+
+  // NOTE: jts2geojson:0.16.0 uses jackson-databind:2.12.2 which is incompatible with play 2.8.x (requires 2.11.x)
   "org.wololo"              % "jts2geojson"         % "0.14.3",
   "org.apache.commons"      % "commons-lang3"       % "3.12.0",
   "commons-codec"           % "commons-codec"       % "1.14",
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index c8fcab54..22af2628 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.6.2
+sbt.version=1.7.1
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 310e6270..6c20d86d 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ resolvers ++= Seq(
 
 addDependencyTreePlugin
 
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.15")
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.8.16")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-gzip" % "1.0.2")