diff --git a/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml b/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
index c6411eb2..46f6c2c3 100644
--- a/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-cognito/http-client-authtoken/pom.xml
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-node</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/http-client/pom.xml b/http-client/pom.xml
index 486ef988..ed59be49 100644
--- a/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-json-node</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 270730af..678c06d5 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <junit.version>5.12.1</junit.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.3</assertj.version>
     <jackson.version>2.18.3</jackson.version>
-    <jex.version>3.0-RC22</jex.version>
+    <jex.version>3.0-RC23</jex.version>
     <avaje-inject.version>11.3</avaje-inject.version>
     <helidon.version>4.2.0</helidon.version>
     <javalin.version>6.5.0</javalin.version>
diff --git a/tests/test-client-generation/pom.xml b/tests/test-client-generation/pom.xml
index 5693387b..acd63b89 100644
--- a/tests/test-client-generation/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-client-generation/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.17</version>
+      <version>1.5.18</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml b/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
index 83448906..4d818e40 100644
--- a/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-javalin-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/tests/test-jex/pom.xml b/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
index b21b3fe2..0d1614ec 100644
--- a/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-jex/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- java annotation processors -->
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.1</version>
+              <version>3.2</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml b/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
index 7909fc3f..6db46e96 100644
--- a/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-nima-htmx/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-nima</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1</version>
+      <version>1.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-nima-test</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1</version>
+      <version>1.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.1</version>
+              <version>3.2</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.jstach</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml b/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
index 0216d126..7ce56513 100644
--- a/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-nima-jsonb/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.helidon.webserver</groupId>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
               <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-              <version>3.1</version>
+              <version>3.2</version>
             </path>
             <path>
               <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
diff --git a/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml b/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
index ebe1124c..50cb45a9 100644
--- a/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sigma/pom.xml
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-jsonb-generator</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1</version>
+      <version>3.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>