diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index b9938c8..49defa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     name: Java Gradle
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml@1.41.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml@1.42.0
     with:
       java-version: 17
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b883cbc..857e236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   java-gradle-release:
     name: Java Gradle
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-release.yaml@1.41.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-release.yaml@1.42.0
     with:
       java-version: 17
       release-type: "${{ inputs.release-type }}"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d383a90..41e8e29 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ subprojects {
     dependencies {
         val log4jVersion: String by project
         "testImplementation"(group = "org.apache.logging.log4j", name = "log4j-slf4j2-impl", version = log4jVersion)
-        "testImplementation"(group = "org.assertj", name = "assertj-core", version = "3.25.1")
+        "testImplementation"(group = "org.assertj", name = "assertj-core", version = "3.25.3")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0041a9f..fce6cc8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 version=2.11.6-SNAPSHOT
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
-junit5Version=5.10.1
+junit5Version=5.10.2
 junit4Version=4.13.2
-confluentVersion=7.5.1
-kafkaVersion=3.5.2
-log4jVersion=2.22.1
+confluentVersion=7.6.0
+kafkaVersion=3.6.1
+log4jVersion=2.23.0
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
diff --git a/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts b/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
index abe980b..d62ce0c 100644
--- a/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     "api"(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-schema-registry-client", version = confluentVersion)
     "api"(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-streams-avro-serde", version = confluentVersion)
 
-    implementation(group = "org.wiremock", name = "wiremock", version = "3.3.1")
+    implementation(group = "org.wiremock", name = "wiremock", version = "3.4.2")
 
     val junit5Version: String by project
     testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)