diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fc6eeb7..418273f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@88425854a36845f9c881450d9660b5fd46bee142 # v3.4.2
+      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@f9c9c575b8b21b6485636a91ffecd10e558c62f6 # v3.5.0
       - name: Fetch version history
         # Do NOT want to fetch all tags if building a specific tag.
         # Doing so could result in code published with wrong version, if newer tags have been pushed
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - name: Build
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
-      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@88425854a36845f9c881450d9660b5fd46bee142 # v3.4.2
+      - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@f9c9c575b8b21b6485636a91ffecd10e558c62f6 # v3.5.0
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@99b8673ff64fbf99d8d325f52d9a5bdedb8483e9 # v4.2.1
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
index 8aa3689..7d1c233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Dependabot metadata
         id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@5e5f99653a5b510e8555840e80cbf1514ad4af38 # v2.1.0
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@dbb049abf0d677abbd7f7eee0375145b417fdd34 # v2.2.0
         with:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Approve PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 47ddf53..38e9765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - name: Extract implementation info
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - name: Run functional tests
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@66535aaf56f831b35e3a8481c9c99b665b84dd45 # v3.4.2
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
         with:
           gradle-home-cache-cleanup: true
       - if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -147,22 +147,22 @@ jobs:
         id: pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@983d7736d9b0ae728b81ab479565c72886d7745b # v5.0.0
       - name: Download implementations
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
           name: implementations
           path: docs/_includes
       - name: Download functional results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
           name: functional
           path: docs/_includes
       - name: Download validate benchmark results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
           name: validateBenchmark
           path: docs/_includes
       - name: Download serde benchmark results
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
         with:
           name: serdeBenchmark
           path: docs/_includes
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b813495..b9fa114 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ val junitVersion = "5.10.3"
 val junitPioneerVersion = "2.2.0"
 val mockitoVersion = "5.12.0"
 val jmhVersion = "1.37"
-val confluentVersion = "7.6.1"
-val vertxVersion = "4.5.8"
+val confluentVersion = "7.7.0"
+val vertxVersion = "4.5.9"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:$jmhVersion")
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation("net.jimblackler.jsonschemafriend:core:0.12.4")
 
-    implementation("com.networknt:json-schema-validator:1.4.3")
+    implementation("com.networknt:json-schema-validator:1.5.1")
 
     implementation("com.qindesign:snowy-json:0.16.0")
     runtimeOnly("org.glassfish:jakarta.json:2.0.0:module")
 
     implementation("org.leadpony.justify:justify:3.1.0")
 
-    implementation("dev.harrel:json-schema:1.6.1")
+    implementation("dev.harrel:json-schema:1.7.0")
     implementation("com.sanctionco.jmail:jmail:1.6.3") // dev.harrel format validation
 
     runtimeOnly("org.slf4j:slf4j-nop:2.0.13")