diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19ee8e1..6f4afd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ Download Jar: <http://knowm.org/open-source/yank/yank-change-log/>
 
 #### Dependencies
 
-* commons-dbutils.dbutils-1.7.0
-* org.slf4j.slf4j-api-1.7.32
-* com.zaxxer.HikariCP-4.0.3
+* commons-dbutils.dbutils-1.8.1
+* org.slf4j.slf4j-api-2.0.13
+* com.zaxxer.HikariCP-5.1.0
 * a JDBC-compliant Connector jar
 
 ### Maven
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Add the Yank library as a dependency to your pom.xml file:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.knowm</groupId>
     <artifactId>yank</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.0</version>
+    <version>3.5.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.knowm</groupId>
     <artifactId>yank</artifactId>
-    <version>3.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 ## Building
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d0f7a67..c2c5c79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@
 			<version>2.0.13</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
-			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.33</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>8.3.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.2.4</version>
+                        <version>3.2.3</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>