diff --git a/forge-gui-android/pom.xml b/forge-gui-android/pom.xml
index 9e57867ebf5..32311c594c7 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/pom.xml
+++ b/forge-gui-android/pom.xml
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
diff --git a/forge-gui-android/proguard.cfg b/forge-gui-android/proguard.cfg
index 877eac61e4d..e4109c95444 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/proguard.cfg
+++ b/forge-gui-android/proguard.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 -dontskipnonpubliclibraryclasses
 -dontpreverify
 -verbose
--optimizations !code/simplification/*,!field/*,!class/merging/*,!code/allocation/variable,!library/gson
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/32615580
+-optimizations !code/simplification/*,!field/*,!class/merging/*,!code/allocation/variable,!library/gson,!class/unboxing/enum
 
 ## Uncomment the line below and set it to the location of rt.jar in JDK if the Proguard step fails to find the libraries
 ## and spits out a thousand-something Class Not Found errors
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
 -keep class org.apache.commons.lang3.** { *; }
 -keep class com.google.guava.** { *; }
 -keep class com.google.common.** { *; }
-#-keep class com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
+##-keep class com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
 ##-keep class io.sentry.event.Event { *; }
 ##-keep class io.sentry.android.core.SentryAndroidOptions
 ##-keep class io.sentry.android.core.SentryAndroid
@@ -129,6 +130,3 @@
 }
 
 -keepattributes LineNumberTable,SourceFile
-
-# https://stackoverflow.com/a/32615580
--optimizations !class/unboxing/enum
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/pom.xml b/forge-gui-desktop/pom.xml
index e6b70e23286..9968e39ae4f 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/pom.xml
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <archive>
                         <manifest>
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>se.bjurr.gitchangelog</groupId>
                 <artifactId>git-changelog-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.92</version>
+                <version>1.101.0</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>GenerateGitChangelog</id>
@@ -188,12 +188,34 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mortennobel</groupId>
             <artifactId>java-image-scaling</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8.5</version>
+            <version>0.8.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
             <artifactId>powermock-module-testng-common</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.9</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <!-- declare a specific dependency to override org.powermock's transitive dependency -->
         <dependency>
@@ -201,24 +223,52 @@
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
             <version>7.4.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
             <artifactId>powermock-module-testng</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.9</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
             <artifactId>powermock-core</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.9</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
             <artifactId>powermock-api-mockito2</artifactId>
             <version>2.0.9</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
@@ -231,38 +281,52 @@
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
             <version>3.12.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
             <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.3</version>
+            <version>1.14.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
             <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.3</version>
+            <version>1.14.5</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
             <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2</version>
+            <version>3.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>
             <artifactId>freemarker</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.31</version>
+            <version>2.3.32</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.googlecode.soundlibs</groupId>
             <artifactId>jlayer</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.1-1</version>
+            <version>1.0.1.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
             <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78</version>
+            <version>1.82</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -367,7 +431,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
@@ -490,7 +554,7 @@
                                     <jar>${project.build.finalName}-jar-with-dependencies.jar</jar>
                                     <dontWrapJar>true</dontWrapJar>
                                     <errTitle>forge</errTitle>
-                                    <downloadUrl>https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/</downloadUrl>
+                                    <downloadUrl>https://bell-sw.com/pages/downloads/#jdk-11-lts</downloadUrl>
                                     <icon>src/main/config/forge.ico</icon>
                                     <classPath>
                                         <mainClass>forge.view.Main</mainClass>
@@ -554,7 +618,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
@@ -712,7 +776,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
@@ -827,7 +891,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7</version>
+                        <version>3.0.0</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54c9f9644a3..7dcdd894b6b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -102,17 +102,18 @@
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1</version>
+                    <version>3.8.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>11</source>
                         <target>11</target>
+                        <release>11</release>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.9.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <quiet>true</quiet>
                         <failOnError>false</failOnError>
@@ -125,18 +126,21 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.16</version>
+                    <version>2.22.2</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <argLine>--illegal-access=permit</argLine>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.8.1</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                     <dependencies>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
                             <artifactId>wagon-ftp</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.6</version>
+                            <version>3.3.4</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>
@@ -144,40 +148,40 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
+                    <version>3.1.2</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.3</version>
+                    <version>3.8.2</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.7</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
+                    <version>3.2.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.1</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.8</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <allowTimestampedSnapshots>true</allowTimestampedSnapshots>
 			<checkModificationExcludes>
@@ -188,25 +192,25 @@
 
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.6</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.2.1</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.9</version>
+                    <version>1.11.2</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>checkstyle-validation</id>
@@ -313,12 +317,12 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.11</version>
+                <version>1.5.8</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.11</version>
+                <version>1.5.8</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>