diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5e4c35643c2a1..8de03efeba088 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildscript {
     classpath 'com.github.ben-manes:gradle-versions-plugin:0.17.0'
     classpath 'org.scoverage:gradle-scoverage:2.1.0'
     classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:2.0.2'
-    classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:3.0.2'
+    classpath 'org.owasp:dependency-check-gradle:3.1.1'
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 ext {
-  gradleVersion = "4.5.1"
+  gradleVersion = "4.6"
   buildVersionFileName = "kafka-version.properties"
 
   maxPermSizeArgs = []
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ subprojects {
   if (it.path != ':core') {
 
     jacoco {
-      toolVersion = "0.8.0"
+      toolVersion = "0.8.1"
     }
 
     // NOTE: Jacoco Gradle plugin does not support "offline instrumentation" this means that classes mocked by PowerMock
@@ -874,6 +874,8 @@ project(':tools') {
 
     compile libs.jacksonJaxrsJsonProvider
     compile libs.jerseyContainerServlet
+    compile libs.jaxbApi // Jersey dependency that was available in the JDK before Java 9
+    compile libs.activation // Jersey dependency that was available in the JDK before Java 9
     compile libs.jettyServer
     compile libs.jettyServlet
     compile libs.jettyServlets
@@ -1203,6 +1205,8 @@ project(':connect:runtime') {
 
     compile libs.jacksonJaxrsJsonProvider
     compile libs.jerseyContainerServlet
+    compile libs.jaxbApi // Jersey dependency that was available in the JDK before Java 9
+    compile libs.activation // Jersey dependency that was available in the JDK before Java 9
     compile libs.jettyServer
     compile libs.jettyServlet
     compile libs.jettyServlets
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index b7a03dcd7528f..789ed980ea2e5 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -47,36 +47,39 @@ if (hasProperty('scalaVersion')) {
 versions["baseScala"] = versions.scala.substring(0, versions.scala.lastIndexOf("."))
 
 versions += [
+  activation: "1.1.1",
   apacheda: "1.0.0",
   apacheds: "2.0.0-M24",
   argparse4j: "0.7.0",
-  bcpkix: "1.58",
+  bcpkix: "1.59",
   easymock: "3.5.1",
   jackson: "2.9.4",
   jetty: "9.2.24.v20180105",
   jersey: "2.25.1",
-  jmh: "1.19",
+  jmh: "1.20",
   log4j: "1.2.17",
-  scalaLogging: "3.7.2",
+  scalaLogging: "3.8.0",
+  jaxb: "2.3.0",
   jopt: "5.0.4",
   junit: "4.12",
-  lz4: "1.4",
+  lz4: "1.4.1",
   metrics: "2.2.0",
   // PowerMock 1.x doesn't support Java 9, so use PowerMock 2.0.0 beta
   powermock: "2.0.0-beta.5",
   reflections: "0.9.11",
   rocksDB: "5.7.3",
-  scalatest: "3.0.4",
+  scalatest: "3.0.5",
   scoverage: "1.3.1",
   slf4j: "1.7.25",
   snappy: "1.1.7.1",
   zkclient: "0.10",
   zookeeper: "3.4.10",
   jfreechart: "1.0.0",
-  mavenArtifact: "3.5.2"
+  mavenArtifact: "3.5.3"
 ]
 
 libs += [
+  activation: "javax.activation:activation:$versions.activation",
   argparse4j: "net.sourceforge.argparse4j:argparse4j:$versions.argparse4j",
   apacheda: "org.apache.directory.api:api-all:$versions.apacheda",
   apachedsCoreApi: "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-api:$versions.apacheds",
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ libs += [
   easymock: "org.easymock:easymock:$versions.easymock",
   jacksonDatabind: "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:$versions.jackson",
   jacksonJaxrsJsonProvider: "com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs:jackson-jaxrs-json-provider:$versions.jackson",
+  jaxbApi: "javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api:$versions.jaxb",
   jettyServer: "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:$versions.jetty",
   jettyClient: "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-client:$versions.jetty",
   jettyServlet: "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-servlet:$versions.jetty",