diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 61599d92..d1130256 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         <spotbugs.exclude>${project.basedir}/../etc/spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.exclude>
         <spotbugs.skip>false</spotbugs.skip>
         <spotbugs.threshold>Low</spotbugs.threshold>
-        <spotbugs.version>4.3.0</spotbugs.version>
+        <spotbugs.version>4.7.1.0</spotbugs.version>
 
         <non.final>false</non.final>
         <extension.name>jakarta.json</extension.name>
@@ -95,20 +95,15 @@
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.commonjava.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>directory-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.3.1</version>
-                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.4</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.0</version>
+                    <version>3.3.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.glassfish.copyright</groupId>
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.1</version>
+                    <version>3.10.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.glassfish.build</groupId>
@@ -128,7 +123,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1.1</version>
+                    <version>5.1.7</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <instructions>
                             <_noextraheaders>true</_noextraheaders>
@@ -138,7 +133,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.0</version>
+                    <version>3.2.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -148,12 +143,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3.0</version>
+                    <version>3.4.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
@@ -402,7 +397,6 @@ Use is subject to <a href="{@docRoot}/doc-files/speclicense.html" target="_top">
                 <groupId>com.github.spotbugs</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spotbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <findbugsXmlWithMessages>true</findbugsXmlWithMessages>
                     <fork>true</fork>
                     <excludeFilterFile>${spotbugs.exclude}</excludeFilterFile>
                     <failThreshold>High</failThreshold>