diff --git a/mockito/pom.xml b/mockito/pom.xml
index 16c7cb0dd8..83005668f3 100644
--- a/mockito/pom.xml
+++ b/mockito/pom.xml
@@ -101,42 +101,19 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<properties>
-		<!-- Spring -->
-		<org.springframework.version>4.1.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-		<org.springframework.security.version>3.2.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.security.version>
-
-		<!-- persistence -->
-		<hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-		<mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
-
-		<!-- logging -->
-		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
-		<logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
-
-		<!-- various -->
-		<hibernate-validator.version>5.1.3.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-
 		<!-- util -->
 		<guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-		<commons-lang3.version>3.4</commons-lang3.version>
+		<commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
 		<!-- testing -->
 		<org.hamcrest.version>1.3</org.hamcrest.version>
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 		<mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
-		<powermock.version>1.6.4</powermock.version>
-
-		<httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
-		<httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
-
-		<rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+		<powermock.version>1.6.6</powermock.version>
 
 		<!-- maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-		<maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.14</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/mocks/jmockit/pom.xml b/mocks/jmockit/pom.xml
index 8b03313a51..44e886ec24 100644
--- a/mocks/jmockit/pom.xml
+++ b/mocks/jmockit/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 		<jmockit.version>1.24</jmockit.version>
 
 		<!-- maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/mocks/mock-comparisons/pom.xml b/mocks/mock-comparisons/pom.xml
index 692bfffd53..aa143dac66 100644
--- a/mocks/mock-comparisons/pom.xml
+++ b/mocks/mock-comparisons/pom.xml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
 		<mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
 		<easymock.version>3.4</easymock.version>
-		<jmockit.version>1.24</jmockit.version>
+		<jmockit.version>1.29</jmockit.version>
         
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
 		<!-- maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.18.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/orika/pom.xml b/orika/pom.xml
index c335b0dc22..94efbc77f3 100644
--- a/orika/pom.xml
+++ b/orika/pom.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
     <version>1.0</version>
 
     <properties>
-        <slf4j-api.version>1.7.5</slf4j-api.version>
-        <jcl-over-slf4j.version>1.7.5</jcl-over-slf4j.version>
-        <orika-core.version>1.4.6</orika-core.version>
-        <junit.version>4.3</junit.version>
+        <slf4j-api.version>1.7.21</slf4j-api.version>
+        <jcl-over-slf4j.version>1.7.21</jcl-over-slf4j.version>
+        <orika-core.version>1.5.0</orika-core.version>
+        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <name>Orika</name>
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>7</source>
                     <target>7</target>
diff --git a/patterns/intercepting-filter/pom.xml b/patterns/intercepting-filter/pom.xml
index 2cf89246f9..c497307869 100644
--- a/patterns/intercepting-filter/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/intercepting-filter/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.21</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -51,4 +51,8 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <slf4j.version>1.7.21</slf4j.version>
+    </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/patterns/pom.xml b/patterns/pom.xml
index 6797891353..c18b0b3862 100644
--- a/patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
                 <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.1</version>
+                    <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>1.8</source>
                         <target>1.8</target>
@@ -45,14 +45,22 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0</version>
+                    <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>9.3.12.v20160915</version>
+                    <version>${jetty-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <javax.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
+           
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <jetty-maven-plugin.version>9.4.0.v20161208</jetty-maven-plugin.version>
+    </properties>
 </project>