diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-kogito-runtimes.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-kogito-runtimes.yml
index d85d5a94896..fc95b96b3eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-kogito-runtimes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-kogito-runtimes.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
           maven-version: ${{ matrix.maven-version }}
           cache-key-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.java-version }}-maven${{ matrix.maven-version }}
-      - name: Install Python needed packages
-        uses: kiegroup/kie-ci/.ci/actions/python-packages@main
-        with:
-          packages: jep
       - name: Build Chain
         uses: kiegroup/kie-ci/.ci/actions/build-chain@main
         with:
diff --git a/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml b/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
index 4c79cc0340b..9371f610a21 100644
--- a/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/kogito-build/kogito-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- this version property is used in plugins but also in dependencies too -->
-    <version.io.quarkus>2.16.8.Final</version.io.quarkus>
+    <version.io.quarkus>2.16.9.Final</version.io.quarkus>
     <version.io.quarkus.quarkus-test>${version.io.quarkus}</version.io.quarkus.quarkus-test>
     <version.org.springframework.boot>2.6.6</version.org.springframework.boot>
     <version.org.apache.kafka>3.4.0</version.org.apache.kafka>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <version.com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock>2.33.2</version.com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock>
     <version.com.google.protobuf>3.22.0</version.com.google.protobuf>
     <!-- We don't use gson directly. This is just to align versions of transitive dependencies -->
-    <version.com.google.gson>2.9.0</version.com.google.gson>
+    <version.com.google.gson>2.10</version.com.google.gson>
     <!-- currently required for integration test only -->
     <version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>21.3.0.0</version.com.oracle.database.jdbc>
     <version.com.sun.xml.bind.core>2.3.0.1</version.com.sun.xml.bind.core>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <version.io.smallrye.reactive.mutiny-vertx-web-client>2.30.1</version.io.smallrye.reactive.mutiny-vertx-web-client>
 
     <version.io.vertx>4.3.7</version.io.vertx>
-    <version.io.grpc>1.51.1</version.io.grpc>
+    <version.io.grpc>1.53.0</version.io.grpc>
 
     <version.io.quarkus.camel>2.15.0</version.io.quarkus.camel>