diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54707ec0..1b51d09b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <dependencies>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+          <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-github</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.0</version>
+        <version>1.3.1</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>0.17.8</version>
+        <version>0.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-log</artifactId>
-        <version>0.21.0</version>
+        <version>0.22.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-matchers</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.3</version>
+        <version>1.6.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-maven-slf4j</artifactId>
-        <version>0.10</version>
+        <version>0.12.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>com.jcabi</groupId>
         <artifactId>jcabi-xml</artifactId>
-        <version>0.24.0</version>
+        <version>0.25.3</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!-- JSON API -->
@@ -1460,12 +1460,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         <!-- XML APIs. -->
         <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
         <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-        <!-- 1.4.01 is the latest version, don't upgrade it unless
-        you explicitly check it in Maven Central. Version 2.0.2 is published
-        there, but it's outdated (June 2007), while 1.4.01 is the latest.
-        -->
-        <version>1.4.01</version>
-        <!-- don't change this line, 1.4.01 is the right/latest version -->
+        <version>1.0.b2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!--
@@ -1497,7 +1492,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
         -->
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
         <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-        <version>4.6.1</version>
+        <version>4.7.0</version>
         <exclusions>
           <exclusion>
             <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
@@ -1508,8 +1503,8 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
       <dependency>
         <!-- Forward all SLF4J calls to LOG4J. -->
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0-alpha5</version>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-reload4j</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!-- Use LOG4J logging facility for all loggings. -->