diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b485ce..51ab9e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.2.4</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.6</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 
         <vertx.version>4.5.21</vertx.version>
@@ -94,27 +94,18 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-config</artifactId>
-            <version>${vertx.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-web</artifactId>
-            <version>${vertx.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-web-client</artifactId>
-            <version>${vertx.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
             <artifactId>vertx-micrometer-metrics</artifactId>
-            <version>${vertx.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>co.nstant.in</groupId>
-            <artifactId>cbor</artifactId>
-            <version>0.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
@@ -144,10 +135,6 @@
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>secretsmanager</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kms</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>sts</artifactId>
@@ -172,20 +159,9 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.12.0</version>
+            <version>5.23.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-          <artifactId>mockito-inline</artifactId>
-          <version>5.2.0</version>
-          <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
-          <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-          <version>1.14.17</version>
-        </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -205,10 +181,9 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.12.1</version>
+        <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>21</source>
-          <target>21</target>
+          <release>21</release>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
@@ -307,6 +282,21 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>@{argLine} -javaagent:${org.mockito:mockito-core:jar}</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${maven-dependency-plugin.version}</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>properties</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>