diff --git a/bundles/pom.xml b/bundles/pom.xml
index d7b769a7c2..fa335d30bf 100644
--- a/bundles/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/pom.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
                   <!-- Apache Karaf -->
                   <descriptor>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/framework/${karaf.version}/xml/features</descriptor>
                   <descriptor>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/standard/${karaf.version}/xml/features</descriptor>
+                  <descriptor>mvn:org.apache.karaf.features/specs/${karaf.version}/xml/features</descriptor>
                   <!-- Current feature under verification -->
                   <descriptor>file:${project.build.directory}/feature/feature.xml</descriptor>
                 </descriptors>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30bbd9a60d..b1219c1e91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
 
     <bnd.version>6.4.0</bnd.version>
     <eea.version>2.3.0</eea.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.14.1</jackson.version>
-    <karaf.version>4.4.3</karaf.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
+    <karaf.version>4.4.4</karaf.version>
     <ohc.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</ohc.version>
     <sat.version>0.15.0</sat.version>
     <spotless.version>2.38.0</spotless.version>