diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 50e61fd0..cacf3f49 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
 
     <inceptionYear>2017</inceptionYear>
 
-    <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.6.0</maven>
-    </prerequisites>
-
-
     <issueManagement>
         <url>https://github.com/toolisticon/aptk/issues</url>
         <system>GitHub Issues</system>
@@ -92,7 +87,8 @@
         <!-- versions of test dependencies -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
-        <mockito.version>4.3.1</mockito.version>
+        <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>
+        <mockito_jdk11.version>5.11.0</mockito_jdk11.version>
 
         <!-- sonatype url-->
         <sonatype-oss-dist-mgmt-snapshots-url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/
@@ -202,18 +198,6 @@
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
 
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-build-helper-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-
-                <!-- sources -->
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.amashchenko.maven.plugin</groupId>
@@ -559,6 +543,19 @@
                 <jdk>[1.8,9)</jdk>
             </activation>
 
+            <dependencyManagement>
+                <dependencies>
+
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+                        <version>${mockito.version}</version>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                    </dependency>
+
+                </dependencies>
+
+            </dependencyManagement>
 
             <build>
 
@@ -573,7 +570,7 @@
                         <executions>
 
                             <execution>
-                                <id>check_java17</id>
+                                <id>check_java8</id>
 
                                 <phase>test</phase>
 
@@ -611,9 +608,22 @@
         <profile>
             <id>jdkgreaterthan8</id>
             <activation>
-                <jdk>[9,99)</jdk>
+                <jdk>[9,11)</jdk>
             </activation>
 
+            <dependencyManagement>
+                <dependencies>
+
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+                        <version>${mockito.version}</version>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                    </dependency>
+
+                </dependencies>
+
+            </dependencyManagement>
 
             <build>
 
@@ -671,6 +681,82 @@
         </profile>
 
 
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdkgreaterthan11</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[11,99)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+
+            <dependencyManagement>
+                <dependencies>
+
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+                        <version>${mockito_jdk11.version}</version>
+                        <scope>test</scope>
+                    </dependency>
+
+                </dependencies>
+
+            </dependencyManagement>
+
+            <build>
+
+
+                <plugins>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.18</version>
+
+                        <configuration>
+                            <ignores>
+                                <ignore>com.sun.source.util.Trees</ignore>
+                                <ignore>com.sun.source.tree.*</ignore>
+                            </ignores>
+
+                        </configuration>
+
+                        <executions>
+
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>check_java18</id>
+
+                                <phase>test</phase>
+
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>check</goal>
+                                </goals>
+
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <excludeDependencies>
+                                        <excludeDependency>io.toolisticon.cute:*</excludeDependency>
+                                    </excludeDependencies>
+
+                                    <signature>
+                                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
+                                        <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
+                                        <version>1.0</version>
+                                    </signature>
+
+                                </configuration>
+
+                            </execution>
+
+                        </executions>
+
+
+                    </plugin>
+
+                </plugins>
+
+
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+
+
     </profiles>
 
     <distributionManagement>
@@ -707,7 +793,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${mockito.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>