diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3b82816c0..48edb2850f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    </ciManagement>
 
    <prerequisites>
-      <maven>3.2.5</maven>
+      <maven>3.3.9</maven>
    </prerequisites>
 
    <repositories>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             <plugins>
                <plugin>
                   <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.10</version>
+                  <version>3.1.1</version>
                   <executions>
                      <!-- Unzips the docflex/javadoc doclet -->
                      <execution>
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@
       <maven.buildhelper.version>1.9.1</maven.buildhelper.version>
       <maven.compiler.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.version>
       <maven.enforcer.plugin>3.0.0-M2</maven.enforcer.plugin>
-      <maven.resources.version>2.7</maven.resources.version>
+      <maven.resources.version>3.1.0</maven.resources.version>
       <maven.tomcat.port>8080</maven.tomcat.port>
 
       <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
       <fabric8.docker.version>0.25.0</fabric8.docker.version>
       <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
-      <postgresql.version>42.2.1</postgresql.version>
+      <postgresql.version>42.2.5</postgresql.version>
       <postgresql.port>5432</postgresql.port>
       <mysql.version>5.1.40</mysql.version>
       <mysql.port>3306</mysql.port>
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
       <image.tag>latest</image.tag>
       <image.registry>quay.io</image.registry>
 
-      <javax-jaxb.version>2.3.1</javax-jaxb.version>
+      <javax-jaxb.version>2.3.0</javax-jaxb.version>
    </properties>
 
    <dependencyManagement>
@@ -574,13 +574,6 @@
          <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
 
-      <!--<dependency>-->
-         <!--<groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>-->
-         <!--<artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>-->
-         <!--<version>${javax-jaxb.version}</version>-->
-         <!--<scope>provided</scope>-->
-      <!--</dependency>-->
-
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.bcel</groupId>
          <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
@@ -676,14 +669,12 @@
             <version>${maven.javadoc.version}</version>
             <configuration>
                <doclint>none</doclint>
-               <!--<additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>-->
             </configuration>
             <executions>
                <execution>
                   <id>attach-javadocs</id>
                   <configuration>
                      <doclint>none</doclint>
-                     <!--<additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>-->
                   </configuration>
                   <goals>
                      <goal>jar</goal>
@@ -694,7 +685,7 @@
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.1</version>
+            <version>3.1.0</version>
             <executions>
                <execution>
                   <id>default-clean</id>
@@ -733,7 +724,7 @@
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3</version>
+            <version>3.7.1</version>
             <executions>
                <execution>
                   <id>default-site</id>
@@ -809,7 +800,7 @@
          <plugins>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.22.0</version>
+               <version>2.22.1</version>
                <configuration>
                   <argLine>
                      --illegal-access=permit
@@ -822,11 +813,11 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.5</version>
+               <version>3.1.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.2-beta-5</version>
+               <version>3.1.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <groupId>org.alfresco.maven.plugin</groupId>
@@ -912,7 +903,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.22.0</version>
+               <version>2.22.1</version>
                <configuration>
                   <argLine>
                      --illegal-access=permit
@@ -948,14 +939,13 @@
                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                   <doclint>none</doclint>
-                  <!--<additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>-->
                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>1.8</version>
+               <version>1.16</version>
                <configuration>
 
                    <verbose>${license.verbose}</verbose>
@@ -1066,11 +1056,11 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.6.1</version>
+               <version>3.1.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-               <version>2.9</version>
+               <version>3.1.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>