diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 9f3aa4b..eb8380a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ subprojects {
     dependencies {
         val log4jVersion: String by project
         "testImplementation"(group = "org.apache.logging.log4j", name = "log4j-slf4j2-impl", version = log4jVersion)
-        "testImplementation"(group = "org.assertj", name = "assertj-core", version = "3.25.3")
+        "testImplementation"(group = "org.assertj", name = "assertj-core", version = "3.27.2")
     }
 }
diff --git a/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/build.gradle.kts b/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 0c5dbab..a892f4d 100644
--- a/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
     id("com.github.davidmc24.gradle.plugin.avro") version "1.9.1"
-    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.9.1"
+    id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.9.4"
     java
     idea // required for protobuf support in intellij
 }
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ dependencies {
     api(project(":schema-registry-mock"))
 
     val junit5Version: String by project
-    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     testRuntimeOnly(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-engine", version = junit5Version)
-    testImplementation(group = "org.apache.avro", name = "avro", version = "1.11.3")
+    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
+    testImplementation(group = "org.apache.avro", name = "avro", version = "1.12.0")
     val confluentVersion: String by project
     testImplementation(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-protobuf-provider", version = confluentVersion)
     testImplementation(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-streams-protobuf-serde", version = confluentVersion)
-    testImplementation(group = "com.google.protobuf", name = "protobuf-java", version = "3.21.12")
+    testImplementation(group = "com.google.protobuf", name = "protobuf-java", version = "3.25.5")
 }
 
 protobuf {
     protoc {
         // The artifact spec for the Protobuf Compiler
-        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.21.12"
+        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.25.5"
     }
 }
diff --git a/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/src/test/java/com/bakdata/fluent_kafka_streams_tests/HeaderTest.java b/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/src/test/java/com/bakdata/fluent_kafka_streams_tests/HeaderTest.java
index e77c471..f1a504d 100644
--- a/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/src/test/java/com/bakdata/fluent_kafka_streams_tests/HeaderTest.java
+++ b/fluent-kafka-streams-tests/src/test/java/com/bakdata/fluent_kafka_streams_tests/HeaderTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * MIT License
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2023 bakdata GmbH
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 bakdata
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ void shouldAddHeaders() {
         final List<ProducerRecord<String, String>> records = Lists.newArrayList(this.testTopology.streamOutput());
         assertThat(records)
                 .hasSize(2)
-                .anySatisfy(record -> {
-                    assertThat(record.key()).isEqualTo("key1");
-                    assertThat(record.value()).isEqualTo("value1");
-                    assertThat(record.timestamp()).isZero();
-                    assertThat(record.headers().toArray())
+                .anySatisfy(producerRecord -> {
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.key()).isEqualTo("key1");
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.value()).isEqualTo("value1");
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.timestamp()).isZero();
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.headers().toArray())
                             .hasSize(1)
                             .anySatisfy(header -> {
                                 assertThat(header.key()).isEqualTo("header1");
                                 assertThat(header.value()).isEqualTo(new byte[]{0});
                             });
                 })
-                .anySatisfy(record -> {
-                    assertThat(record.key()).isEqualTo("key2");
-                    assertThat(record.value()).isEqualTo("value2");
-                    assertThat(record.timestamp()).isEqualTo(1L);
-                    assertThat(record.headers().toArray())
+                .anySatisfy(producerRecord -> {
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.key()).isEqualTo("key2");
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.value()).isEqualTo("value2");
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.timestamp()).isEqualTo(1L);
+                    assertThat(producerRecord.headers().toArray())
                             .hasSize(2)
                             .anySatisfy(header -> {
                                 assertThat(header.key()).isEqualTo("header1");
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9c61353..d63f34d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 version=2.15.1-SNAPSHOT
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
-junit5Version=5.10.2
+junit5Version=5.11.4
 junit4Version=4.13.2
-confluentVersion=7.7.0
-kafkaVersion=3.7.1
-log4jVersion=2.23.1
+confluentVersion=7.8.0
+kafkaVersion=3.8.1
+log4jVersion=2.24.3
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
diff --git a/schema-registry-mock-junit5/build.gradle.kts b/schema-registry-mock-junit5/build.gradle.kts
index db390b4..2cf01be 100644
--- a/schema-registry-mock-junit5/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/schema-registry-mock-junit5/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ dependencies {
     api(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     api(project(":schema-registry-mock"))
 
-    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     testRuntimeOnly(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-engine", version = junit5Version)
+    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     val confluentVersion: String by project
     testImplementation(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-protobuf-provider", version = confluentVersion)
 }
diff --git a/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts b/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
index ef01440..21ab0ec 100644
--- a/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/schema-registry-mock/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ dependencies {
     "api"(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-schema-registry-client", version = confluentVersion)
     "api"(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-streams-avro-serde", version = confluentVersion)
 
-    implementation(group = "org.wiremock", name = "wiremock", version = "3.4.2")
-    // required because other dependencies use different Jackson versions if this library is used in test scope
-    api(group = "com.fasterxml.jackson.core", name = "jackson-databind", version = "2.15.3")
+    implementation(group = "org.wiremock", name = "wiremock", version = "3.10.0")
 
     val junit5Version: String by project
-    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     testRuntimeOnly(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-engine", version = junit5Version)
+    testImplementation(group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version = junit5Version)
     testImplementation(group = "io.confluent", name = "kafka-protobuf-provider", version = confluentVersion)
 }