diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbb6c4bd9e..58c5968695 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency.org-json.version>20210307</dependency.org-json.version>
         <dependency.commons-dbcp.version>1.4-DBCP330</dependency.commons-dbcp.version>
         <dependency.commons-io.version>2.8.0</dependency.commons-io.version>
-        <dependency.gson.version>2.8.6</dependency.gson.version>
+        <dependency.gson.version>2.8.5</dependency.gson.version>
         <dependency.httpclient.version>4.5.13</dependency.httpclient.version>
         <dependency.httpcore.version>4.4.14</dependency.httpcore.version>
         <dependency.commons-httpclient.version>3.1-HTTPCLIENT-1265</dependency.commons-httpclient.version>
@@ -652,11 +652,12 @@
                 <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId>
                 <version>1.8</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
-                <version>4.2</version>
-            </dependency>
+<!-- should be pulled in by alfresco-repository and org.apache.poi.poi:jar:4.1.2 -->
+<!--            <dependency>-->
+<!--                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>-->
+<!--                <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>-->
+<!--                <version>4.2</version>-->
+<!--            </dependency>-->
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.13.2</version>
+                <version>4.13.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>