diff --git a/.projen/deps.json b/.projen/deps.json
index 478dfd26..d5ec7e88 100644
--- a/.projen/deps.json
+++ b/.projen/deps.json
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
       "version": "^10.0.0",
       "type": "build"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "eslint-import-resolver-node",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     {
       "name": "eslint-import-resolver-typescript",
       "type": "build"
@@ -67,11 +63,6 @@
       "version": "~v1.85.0 || ~5.0.14 || ~5.1.2 || ~5.2.0 || ~5.3.0",
       "type": "build"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "npm-check-updates",
-      "version": "^16",
-      "type": "build"
-    },
     {
       "name": "projen",
       "type": "build"
diff --git a/.projen/tasks.json b/.projen/tasks.json
index 94ff2527..c307c907 100644
--- a/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -234,10 +234,7 @@
       },
       "steps": [
         {
-          "exec": "yarn upgrade npm-check-updates"
-        },
-        {
-          "exec": "npm-check-updates --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=prod,peer --filter=@jsii/spec,case,fs-extra,glob,glob-promise,jsii-reflect,semver,yargs"
+          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=prod --filter=@jsii/spec,case,fs-extra,glob,glob-promise,jsii-reflect,semver,yargs"
         },
         {
           "exec": "yarn install --check-files"
@@ -261,10 +258,7 @@
       },
       "steps": [
         {
-          "exec": "yarn upgrade npm-check-updates"
-        },
-        {
-          "exec": "npm-check-updates --upgrade --target=latest --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=cdklabs-projen-project-types,projen"
+          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=latest --peer --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=cdklabs-projen-project-types,projen"
         },
         {
           "exec": "yarn install --check-files"
@@ -288,16 +282,13 @@
       },
       "steps": [
         {
-          "exec": "yarn upgrade npm-check-updates"
-        },
-        {
-          "exec": "npm-check-updates --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=@types/fs-extra,@types/jest,@types/node,@types/semver,@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin,@typescript-eslint/parser,cdklabs-projen-project-types,constructs,eslint-import-resolver-node,eslint-import-resolver-typescript,eslint-plugin-import,eslint,jest,jest-junit,npm-check-updates,projen,standard-version,ts-jest,ts-node,typescript"
+          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --dep=dev --filter=@types/fs-extra,@types/jest,@types/node,@types/semver,@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin,@typescript-eslint/parser,cdklabs-projen-project-types,constructs,eslint-import-resolver-typescript,eslint-plugin-import,eslint,jest,jest-junit,projen,standard-version,ts-jest,ts-node,typescript"
         },
         {
           "exec": "yarn install --check-files"
         },
         {
-          "exec": "yarn upgrade @types/fs-extra @types/jest @types/node @types/semver @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin @typescript-eslint/parser cdklabs-projen-project-types constructs eslint-import-resolver-node eslint-import-resolver-typescript eslint-plugin-import eslint jest jest-junit npm-check-updates projen standard-version ts-jest ts-node typescript"
+          "exec": "yarn upgrade @types/fs-extra @types/jest @types/node @types/semver @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin @typescript-eslint/parser cdklabs-projen-project-types constructs eslint-import-resolver-typescript eslint-plugin-import eslint jest jest-junit projen standard-version ts-jest ts-node typescript"
         },
         {
           "exec": "npx projen"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc926f3a..a518b780 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@
     "cdklabs-projen-project-types": "^0.1.182",
     "constructs": "^10.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8",
-    "eslint-import-resolver-node": "^0.3.9",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^2.7.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.1",
     "jest": "^29",
     "jest-junit": "^15",
     "jsii-rosetta": "~v1.85.0 || ~5.0.14 || ~5.1.2 || ~5.2.0 || ~5.3.0",
-    "npm-check-updates": "^16",
     "projen": "^0.77.6",
     "standard-version": "^9",
     "ts-jest": "^29",