diff --git a/.scala-steward.conf b/.scala-steward.conf
index 6f769e8519..89020c4d55 100644
--- a/.scala-steward.conf
+++ b/.scala-steward.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # ignore the following dependencies:
 # jodd -> hard to update and only used in DateUtilV1
+# gatling-sbt -> doesn't find the gatling libraries anymore after bumping
+# sbt-scoverage -> version conflict in scala-xml
+
 updates.ignore = [
-        { groupId = "org.jodd", artifactId="jodd", version = "3.2.7" }
+        { groupId = "org.jodd", artifactId = "jodd", version = "3.2.7" }
+        { groupId = "io.gatling", artifactId = "gatling-sbt", version = "2.2.2" }
+        { groupId = "org.scoverage", artifactId = "sbt-scoverage", version = "1.9.3" }
     ]
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index f3050fa406..ff22580ab4 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   val AkkaActorVersion = "2.6.20"
   val AkkaHttpVersion  = "10.2.10"
-  val JenaVersion      = "4.6.0"
+  val JenaVersion      = "4.6.1"
 
   val ZioVersion                  = "2.0.2"
   val ZioHttpVersion              = "2.0.0-RC4"
-  val ZioJsonVersion              = "0.3.0-RC11"
+  val ZioJsonVersion              = "0.3.0"
   val ZioConfigVersion            = "3.0.2"
   val ZioSchemaVersion            = "0.2.0"
   val ZioLoggingVersion           = "2.1.0"
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ object Dependencies {
 
   // logging
   val scalaLogging   = "com.typesafe.scala-logging" %% "scala-logging"   % "3.9.5" // Scala 3 compatible
-  val slf4jApi       = "org.slf4j"                   % "slf4j-api"       % "2.0.0" // the logging interface
-  val logbackClassic = "ch.qos.logback"              % "logback-classic" % "1.4.0" // the logging implementation
+  val slf4jApi       = "org.slf4j"                   % "slf4j-api"       % "2.0.1" // the logging interface
+  val logbackClassic = "ch.qos.logback"              % "logback-classic" % "1.4.1" // the logging implementation
 
   // Metrics
   val aspectjweaver    = "org.aspectj" % "aspectjweaver"      % "1.9.9.1"
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   val icu4j           = "com.ibm.icu"                % "icu4j"            % "71.1"
   val jakartaJSON     = "org.glassfish"              % "jakarta.json"     % "2.0.1"
   val jodd            = "org.jodd"                   % "jodd"             % "3.2.7"
-  val rdf4jClient     = "org.eclipse.rdf4j"          % "rdf4j-client"     % "4.1.0"
-  val rdf4jShacl      = "org.eclipse.rdf4j"          % "rdf4j-shacl"      % "4.1.0"
+  val rdf4jClient     = "org.eclipse.rdf4j"          % "rdf4j-client"     % "4.1.3"
+  val rdf4jShacl      = "org.eclipse.rdf4j"          % "rdf4j-shacl"      % "4.1.3"
   val saxonHE         = "net.sf.saxon"               % "Saxon-HE"         % "11.4"
   val scalaGraph      = "org.scala-graph"           %% "graph-core"       % "1.13.5" // Scala 3 incompatible
   val scallop         = "org.rogach"                %% "scallop"          % "4.1.0"  // Scala 3 compatible
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   val akkaHttpTestkit      = "com.typesafe.akka"    %% "akka-http-testkit"         % AkkaHttpVersion  // Scala 3 incompatible
   val akkaStreamTestkit    = "com.typesafe.akka"    %% "akka-stream-testkit"       % AkkaActorVersion // Scala 3 compatible
   val akkaTestkit          = "com.typesafe.akka"    %% "akka-testkit"              % AkkaActorVersion // Scala 3 compatible
-  val gatlingHighcharts    = "io.gatling.highcharts" % "gatling-charts-highcharts" % "3.8.2"
-  val gatlingTestFramework = "io.gatling"            % "gatling-test-framework"    % "3.8.2"
+  val gatlingHighcharts    = "io.gatling.highcharts" % "gatling-charts-highcharts" % "3.8.4"
+  val gatlingTestFramework = "io.gatling"            % "gatling-test-framework"    % "3.8.4"
   val scalaTest            = "org.scalatest"        %% "scalatest"                 % "3.2.13"         // Scala 3 compatible
   val testcontainers       = "org.testcontainers"    % "testcontainers"            % "1.17.3"
 
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 642d3a8c8d..673b239cfe 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ addSbtPlugin("io.gatling"        % "gatling-sbt"         % "2.2.2")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage"     % "sbt-scoverage"       % "1.9.3")
 addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n"      % "sbt-buildinfo"       % "0.11.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"     % "sbt-scalafmt"        % "2.4.6")
-addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"     % "sbt-scalafix"        % "0.10.1")
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala"     % "sbt-scalafix"        % "0.10.2")
 
 // ad-hoc plugins - uncomment on demenad and keep it commented out in main branch