diff --git a/apache-fop/pom.xml b/apache-fop/pom.xml
index c07732bef3..658d567a90 100644
--- a/apache-fop/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-fop/pom.xml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<!-- persistence -->
-		<hibernate.version>4.3.8.Final</hibernate.version>
-		<mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.34</mysql-connector-java.version>
+		<hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+		<mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
 		<!-- marshalling -->
 		<jackson.version>2.7.2</jackson.version>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 		<hibernate-validator.version>5.1.3.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
 
 		<!-- util -->
-		<guava.version>17.0</guava.version> <!-- upgrade to 18.0 -->
+		<guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
 		<commons-lang3.version>3.3.2</commons-lang3.version>
 
 		<!-- testing -->
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@
 		<httpcore.version>4.4</httpcore.version>
 		<httpclient.version>4.4</httpclient.version>
 
-		<rest-assured.version>2.4.0</rest-assured.version>
+		<rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
 		<!-- maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.2</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.12</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/core-java-8/pom.xml b/core-java-8/pom.xml
index 34292f61f3..bc1e402b4d 100644
--- a/core-java-8/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-8/pom.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index 306f50ee62..e3a9043b09 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- marshalling -->
         <jackson.version>2.7.2</jackson.version>
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/gson/pom.xml b/gson/pom.xml
index 6474acab12..4f331f6fd9 100644
--- a/gson/pom.xml
+++ b/gson/pom.xml
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- marshalling -->
         <gson.version>2.3</gson.version>
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/guava/pom.xml b/guava/pom.xml
index b7d6b8feb3..59ca3aa1bb 100644
--- a/guava/pom.xml
+++ b/guava/pom.xml
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/handling-spring-static-resources/pom.xml b/handling-spring-static-resources/pom.xml
index 2be74fc270..f47d8a5592 100644
--- a/handling-spring-static-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/handling-spring-static-resources/pom.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.9.2.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
 
         <!-- marshalling -->
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.14</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index ab09c8e543..66b2076852 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version> <!-- 4.3.6 --> <!-- 4.4-beta1 -->
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/jackson/pom.xml b/jackson/pom.xml
index fb1a30985a..9f8e652359 100644
--- a/jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/jackson/pom.xml
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- marshalling -->
         <jackson.version>2.7.2</jackson.version>
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/.classpath b/jpa-storedprocedure/.classpath
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/.classpath
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/.classpath
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/.project b/jpa-storedprocedure/.project
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/.project
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/.project
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/pom.xml b/jpa-storedprocedure/pom.xml
similarity index 97%
rename from persistence-jpa/pom.xml
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/pom.xml
index 312c44edb8..ec17bf7778 100644
--- a/persistence-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa-storedprocedure/pom.xml
@@ -7,35 +7,6 @@
     <version>1.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <jee.version>7.0</jee.version>
-        <oracle.version>11.2.0.4</oracle.version>
-        <hibernate.version>5.1.0.Final</hibernate.version>
-    </properties>
-
-    <build>
-        <finalName>JpaStoredProcedure</finalName>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <!--archive> <manifest> <mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass> </manifest> </archive -->
-                    <descriptorRefs>
-                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                    </descriptorRefs>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
     <dependencies>
 
         <!-- core library -->
@@ -91,4 +62,34 @@
 
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <finalName>jpa-storedprocedure</finalName>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <!--archive> <manifest> <mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass> </manifest> </archive -->
+                    <descriptorRefs>
+                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+                    </descriptorRefs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <jee.version>7.0</jee.version>
+        <oracle.version>11.2.0.4</oracle.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.1.0.Final</hibernate.version>
+    </properties>
+
+
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/Car.java b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/Car.java
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/Car.java
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/Car.java
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/QueryParameter.java b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/QueryParameter.java
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/QueryParameter.java
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jpa/model/QueryParameter.java
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/META-INF/persistence.xml
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureMySQL.sql b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureMySQL.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureMySQL.sql
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureMySQL.sql
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureOracle.sql b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureOracle.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureOracle.sql
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/FindCarByYearProcedureOracle.sql
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/create_database.sql b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/create_database.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/create_database.sql
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/create_database.sql
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/create_table_mysql.sql b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/create_table_mysql.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/create_table_mysql.sql
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/create_table_mysql.sql
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/insert_cars.sql b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/insert_cars.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/main/resources/config/database/insert_cars.sql
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/main/resources/config/database/insert_cars.sql
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/storedprocedure/StoredProcedureTest.java b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/storedprocedure/StoredProcedureTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/storedprocedure/StoredProcedureTest.java
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jpa/storedprocedure/StoredProcedureTest.java
diff --git a/persistence-jpa/src/test/resources/persistence.xml b/jpa-storedprocedure/src/test/resources/persistence.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from persistence-jpa/src/test/resources/persistence.xml
rename to jpa-storedprocedure/src/test/resources/persistence.xml
diff --git a/mockito/pom.xml b/mockito/pom.xml
index 0d2e7e5709..95b7b46d44 100644
--- a/mockito/pom.xml
+++ b/mockito/pom.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.35</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 14823c0f63..6f63269248 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <module>javaxval</module>
         <module>json-path</module>
         <module>mockito</module>
-        <!-- <module>persistence-jpa</module> -->
+        <!-- <module>jpa-storedprocedure</module> -->
         <module>querydsl</module>
         <!-- <module>raml</module> -->
         <module>rest-testing</module>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <module>spring-openid</module>
         <module>spring-quartz</module>
         <module>spring-rest</module>
-        
+
         <module>spring-security-basic-auth</module>
         <module>spring-security-mvc-custom</module>
         <module>spring-security-mvc-digest-auth</module>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <module>spring-security-rest-full</module>
         <module>spring-thymeleaf</module>
         <module>spring-zuul</module>
-        
+
     </modules>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/querydsl/pom.xml b/querydsl/pom.xml
index ab9de9c004..cf50144d3f 100644
--- a/querydsl/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <java.version>1.6</java.version>
         <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
         <spring.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <hibernate.version>4.1.1.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
         <querydsl.version>2.5.0</querydsl.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.5.10</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
@@ -184,4 +184,5 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rest-testing/pom.xml b/rest-testing/pom.xml
index 2c743e3af7..e159af0b77 100644
--- a/rest-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-testing/pom.xml
@@ -159,14 +159,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</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>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-all/pom.xml b/spring-all/pom.xml
index 30e5144b55..8ff09e5e17 100644
--- a/spring-all/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-all/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -245,14 +245,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 21a4fd21f4..102344a3fa 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
         <org.hamcrest.version>1.3</org.hamcrest.version>
         <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
         <querydsl.version>3.6.6</querydsl.version>
         <mysema.maven.version>1.1.3</mysema.maven.version>
 
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index 5810c8a3ff..554bb0c170 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>7.0.42</tomcat-dbcp.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
@@ -232,15 +232,15 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
         <groovy.version>1.8.9</groovy.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-hibernate3/pom.xml b/spring-hibernate3/pom.xml
index f55bde3a2d..59053be596 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate3/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate3/pom.xml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>3.6.10.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>7.0.47</tomcat-dbcp.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml b/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
index 7f921fe446..3652674614 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate-envers.version>${hibernate.version}</hibernate-envers.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>8.0.30</tomcat-dbcp.version>
         <jta.version>1.1</jta.version>
         <el-api.version>2.2.4</el-api.version>
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <!-- <hibernate4-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</hibernate4-maven-plugin.version> -->
 
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-jpa/pom.xml
index 0c7fb6095e..25dd960435 100644
--- a/spring-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.8.2.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <!-- <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version> -->
 
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-java/pom.xml
index e3703ded38..694a21d5d2 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-java/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-java/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         <thymeleaf.version>2.1.4.RELEASE</thymeleaf.version>
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
@@ -192,13 +192,14 @@
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.17</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        
         <!-- AspectJ -->
         <aspectj.version>1.8.7</aspectj.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-no-xml/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-no-xml/pom.xml
index 1a51ec61b4..202aee7295 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-no-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-no-xml/pom.xml
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
index f6b0b3fe3e..fc7deaad61 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-rest/pom.xml b/spring-rest/pom.xml
index b32d89df5b..767f90a6a6 100644
--- a/spring-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest/pom.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- marshalling -->
 
@@ -251,17 +251,17 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
         <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-basic-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-basic-auth/pom.xml
index d41aed11ed..009f5584bb 100644
--- a/spring-security-basic-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-basic-auth/pom.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -253,14 +253,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
index 8faf6f43fb..ca9b3423cc 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
index 374443e989..c292eb6b54 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -253,14 +253,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
index 47caf11a90..943eeaa197 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
index 7323a63bca..3f1d78f8ea 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 
 		<!-- persistence -->
 		<hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-		<mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+		<mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 		<h2.version>1.4.190</h2.version>
 		<postgresql.version>9.1-901.jdbc4</postgresql.version>
 		
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@
 		<httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 		<httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
 
-		<rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+		<rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
 		<!-- Maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.5</maven-war-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.11</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
index e81a2f7778..e330825bf2 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
index 108f14a301..854bbb70be 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- http -->
         <httpcore.version>4.4.4</httpcore.version>
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.8.0</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.17</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
index 6685f34f10..071fa14b71 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -280,13 +280,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/pom.xml
index cf46fb8dda..406c52e7e1 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-digest-auth/pom.xml
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- http -->
         <httpcore.version>4.4.4</httpcore.version>
@@ -306,13 +306,13 @@
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.8.0</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.17</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
index d31d2396b6..bc415d0455 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-full/pom.xml
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.8.2.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
 
         <rsql.version>2.0.0</rsql.version>
@@ -462,13 +462,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <apt-maven-plugin.version>1.1.3</apt-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
index 198f54fdf6..48791a83c1 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 
         <!-- persistence -->
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.37</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.38</mysql-connector-java.version>
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.13</org.slf4j.version>
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
         <org.hamcrest.version>1.3</org.hamcrest.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- swagger -->
         <springfox-swagger.version>2.2.2</springfox-swagger.version>
@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.1</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index 0302638c8d..51e26fdfdd 100644
--- a/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 		<org.hibernate-version>5.1.2.Final</org.hibernate-version>
         
 		<!-- Maven plugins -->
-		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
 		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.15</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+		<cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
     
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-zuul/pom.xml b/spring-zuul/pom.xml
index f9d191d9ac..75ff467527 100644
--- a/spring-zuul/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-zuul/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
-        <guava.version>18.0</guava.version>
+        <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.3.2</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.4</httpclient.version>
 
-        <rest-assured.version>2.4.0</rest-assured.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.3</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.16</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>