diff --git a/etc/checkstyle.xml b/etc/checkstyle.xml
index 5cec671ee..351d22f8a 100755
--- a/etc/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/etc/checkstyle.xml
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
         <module name="UnusedImports">
             <property name="severity" value="ignore"/>
         </module>
-        <module name="LineLength">
-            <property name="severity" value="ignore"/>
-        </module>
         <module name="MethodLength">
             <property name="severity" value="ignore"/>
         </module>
@@ -212,6 +209,9 @@
     <module name="FileLength">
         <property name="severity" value="ignore"/>
     </module>
+    <module name="LineLength">
+         <property name="severity" value="ignore"/>
+    </module>
     <module name="FileTabCharacter">
       <property name="eachLine" value="true"/>
     </module>
diff --git a/etc/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/etc/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index b1a3350ca..7b459336c 100644
--- a/etc/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/etc/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -41,5 +41,8 @@
   <Match>
     <Bug pattern="RV_RETURN_VALUE_IGNORED_BAD_PRACTICE" />
   </Match>
+  <Match>
+    <Bug pattern="CT_CONSTRUCTOR_THROW" />
+  </Match>
   
 </FindBugsFilter>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3eaa9dcac..c2d8bcd84 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@
     <aggregate.report.dir>morf-integration-test/target/site/jacoco-aggregate/jacoco.xml</aggregate.report.dir>
 
     <!-- plugin versions -->
-    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-    <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-    <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
-    <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-    <spotbugs.version>4.7.3</spotbugs.version>
-    <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>4.7.3.5</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>8.12</checkstyle.version>
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
+    <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <spotbugs.version>4.9.8</spotbugs.version>
+    <spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>4.9.8.2</spotbugs-maven-plugin.version>
+    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>9.3</checkstyle.version>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <commons-lang3.version>3.8</commons-lang3.version>