diff --git a/service/application/pom.xml b/service/application/pom.xml
index 30584cab..3072b768 100644
--- a/service/application/pom.xml
+++ b/service/application/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         <version>1.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
-    <groupId>com.solace.maas</groupId>
     <artifactId>event-management-agent</artifactId>
     <version>1.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
         <spring-security-rsa.version>1.1.1</spring-security-rsa.version>
         <spring-kafka.version>3.0.10</spring-kafka.version>
         <kafka-clients.version>3.5.0</kafka-clients.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter-webflux.version>3.1.4</spring-boot-starter-webflux.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
     <repositories>
         <repository>
@@ -27,7 +26,23 @@
             <url>file:///solclientj/lib/</url>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -38,15 +53,9 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId>
-            <version>10.1.14</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -122,21 +131,6 @@
             <artifactId>camel-directvm-starter</artifactId>
             <version>4.0.0-M2</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
             <artifactId>camel-file</artifactId>
@@ -177,63 +171,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-boot-starter-webflux.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
             <version>4.4</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-resolver-dns</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-dns</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-socks</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
 
         <!-- logback/logstash integration -->
         <dependency>
@@ -333,11 +276,6 @@
             <artifactId>springdoc-openapi-ui</artifactId>
             <version>${springdoc.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -353,6 +291,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
+                    <!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
                     <argLine>${jacocoSurefire}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
@@ -437,7 +376,6 @@
                         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${pmd.plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
-                            <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>
                             <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
                             <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
                             <rulesets>
diff --git a/service/kafka-plugin/pom.xml b/service/kafka-plugin/pom.xml
index 8243be0f..a8da8ff3 100644
--- a/service/kafka-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/service/kafka-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -21,9 +21,27 @@
         <jackson-dataformat-cbor.version>2.13.4</jackson-dataformat-cbor.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-kafka</artifactId>
@@ -77,16 +95,6 @@
             <artifactId>camel-jackson</artifactId>
             <version>${camel.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>third-party-jackson-core</artifactId>
@@ -103,11 +111,6 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-cbor</artifactId>
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
                     <argLine>${jacocoSurefire}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/service/local-storage-plugin/pom.xml b/service/local-storage-plugin/pom.xml
index f179133c..60ba29d1 100644
--- a/service/local-storage-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/service/local-storage-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,14 +15,31 @@
         <snakeyaml.version>2.0</snakeyaml.version>
         <jacksondatabind.version>2.13.4.2</jacksondatabind.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter.version>3.1.2</spring-boot-starter.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter-test.version>3.1.2</spring-boot-starter-test.version>
+        <spring-boot-starter.version>3.1.5</spring-boot-starter.version>
+        <spring-boot-starter-test.version>3.1.5</spring-boot-starter-test.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.4</commons-collections4.version>
         <jupiter.version>5.3.1</jupiter.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
             <artifactId>camel-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -50,21 +67,6 @@
             <artifactId>camel-jackson</artifactId>
             <version>${camel.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
             <artifactId>camel-file</artifactId>
@@ -119,16 +121,6 @@
             <version>${camel.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>${jacksondatabind.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
@@ -151,6 +143,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
                     <argLine>${jacocoSurefire}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/service/plugin/pom.xml b/service/plugin/pom.xml
index a748229f..c68d8cb0 100644
--- a/service/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/service/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,27 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <snakeyaml.version>2.0</snakeyaml.version>
-        <spring-boot-starter-webflux.version>3.1.4</spring-boot-starter-webflux.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -34,15 +52,9 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
-            <artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId>
-            <version>10.1.14</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -51,62 +63,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webflux</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-boot-starter-webflux.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-handler</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-http2</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-transport</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-resolver</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-resolver-dns</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-dns</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-socks</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.camel.springboot</groupId>
@@ -163,25 +119,5 @@
             <version>${camel.version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>${snakeyaml.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/service/pom.xml b/service/pom.xml
index b6f07204..7b10669c 100644
--- a/service/pom.xml
+++ b/service/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.2</version>
+        <version>3.1.5</version>
         <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>com.solace.maas</groupId>
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@
                         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${pmd.plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
-                            <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>
                             <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
                             <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
                             <rulesets>
diff --git a/service/solace-plugin/pom.xml b/service/solace-plugin/pom.xml
index 62fbcc4c..dbd7e860 100644
--- a/service/solace-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/service/solace-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,21 @@
         <snakeyaml.version>2.0</snakeyaml.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.solace</groupId>
@@ -48,11 +62,6 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty-codec-http</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.100.Final</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
@@ -73,12 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.2</version>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <!--suppress UnresolvedMavenProperty -->
                     <argLine>${jacocoSurefire}</argLine>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>