diff --git a/aggregator/src/test/scala/ai/chronon/aggregator/test/FrequentItemsTest.scala b/aggregator/src/test/scala/ai/chronon/aggregator/test/FrequentItemsTest.scala
index 506675635c..90ffeec5e4 100644
--- a/aggregator/src/test/scala/ai/chronon/aggregator/test/FrequentItemsTest.scala
+++ b/aggregator/src/test/scala/ai/chronon/aggregator/test/FrequentItemsTest.scala
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util
 import ai.chronon.api.ScalaJavaConversions._
 import org.apache.datasketches.frequencies.ErrorType
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers._
+import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
 
 import scala.util.Random
 
@@ -182,16 +183,18 @@ class FrequentItemsTest extends AnyFlatSpec {
   }
 
   "MostFrequentK" should "always produce nearly k elements when cardinality is > k" in {
-    val k = 10
-    val topFrequentItems = new FrequentItems[java.lang.Long](k)
-    val frequentItemsIr = topFrequentItems.prepare(0)
+    for (i <- 0 until 900) {
+      val k = 10
+      val topFrequentItems = new FrequentItems[java.lang.Long](k)
+      val frequentItemsIr = topFrequentItems.prepare(0)
 
-    createSkewedData().foreach(i => topFrequentItems.update(frequentItemsIr, i))
+      createSkewedData().foreach(i => topFrequentItems.update(frequentItemsIr, i))
 
-    val topHistogram = topFrequentItems.finalize(frequentItemsIr)
+      val topHistogram = topFrequentItems.finalize(frequentItemsIr)
 
-    math.abs(topHistogram.size() - k) <= 2 shouldBe true
-    heavyHitterElems.foreach(elem => topHistogram.containsKey(elem.toString))
+      (topHistogram.size() - k) should be < 3
+      heavyHitterElems.foreach(elem => topHistogram.containsKey(elem.toString))
+    }
   }
 
   "HeavyHittersK" should "always produce only heavy hitter elements regardless of cardinality" in {
diff --git a/maven_install.json b/maven_install.json
index 6d3393b0f9..3801354aaf 100755
--- a/maven_install.json
+++ b/maven_install.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "__AUTOGENERATED_FILE_DO_NOT_MODIFY_THIS_FILE_MANUALLY": "THERE_IS_NO_DATA_ONLY_ZUUL",
-  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1299826128,
-  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 1084374128,
+  "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 2090580338,
+  "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -2082105607,
   "artifacts": {
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       "shasums": {
@@ -398,10 +398,10 @@
     },
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       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "793ca8734aa15687e7e64564eab8b6ae9ee2720eae27aa663074682144b1c386",
-        "sources": "9d7bde2572b643151355862775084cfd6485299d81e270d7078828c02f60eaaf"
+        "jar": "1f85db623bf653860d10e13e7b1ca6609301f66994dc93784c92a66019516bb9",
+        "sources": "e36b18cfa95ac7c03749c7ea4bfbd5a95c5139e3aaea729b233015f187ea4673"
       },
-      "version": "1.5.6-4"
+      "version": "1.5.6-6"
     },
     "com.github.pjfanning:jersey-json": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -1399,10 +1399,10 @@
     },
     "commons-pool:commons-pool": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "22095672ac3ad6503e42ec6d4cbc330cd1318040223f6c5d9605473b6d2aa0fd",
-        "sources": "e23cb39a3101562346c94bb4f9aef2cd1cbbe214cb382e34e9c812ed255977d3"
+        "jar": "46c42b4a38dc6b2db53a9ee5c92c63db103665d56694e2cfce2c95d51a6860cc",
+        "sources": "34b398311d20fb3cab2d6b9890c679c3b8251e9948327d9f00a509cf273a9512"
       },
-      "version": "1.5.4"
+      "version": "1.6"
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     "dnsjava:dnsjava": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -1413,10 +1413,10 @@
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       "shasums": {
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-        "sources": "7f5952d138e9cff1445a961b90228680b5714145038648e02e4433490e5f078d"
+        "jar": "0c2a96bf86d5fb24ff7f20c92483c61391cb10d440a4bd278c77365a2b165698",
+        "sources": "336d13c5e7456e039d794d0de1ef0a6ec262360fd8c158a81e9c020a9687f6ac"
       },
-      "version": "0.27"
+      "version": "2.0.2"
     },
     "io.circe:circe-core_2.12": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -2527,13 +2527,6 @@
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       "version": "4.13.2"
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-        "jar": "1d31696445697720527091754369082a6651bd49781b6005deb94e56753406f9",
-        "sources": "4d9ba787af1692aa88417c2a47a37a98125d645b91ab556252dbee0f45225493"
-      },
-      "version": "1.2.17"
-    },
     "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy": {
       "shasums": {
         "jar": "7472e3961992c12a9fd4f6d67c21de4280abe18f292704dd49d7338289f8acf5",
@@ -2683,10 +2676,10 @@
     },
     "org.apache.avro:avro": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "4554aa8f8175f999fc56e35d8d294d634480992ce02406a52c650f521997e436",
-        "sources": "c888cdcb0e9060651f379c824e393e61fb8785f5ebdd10ca4e43ca457e828eb3"
+        "jar": "eeba11b77070b9aa6337d886fdf778f6695f6c4c3dcfd2a02389925c885079fa",
+        "sources": "0151e4f35e319f3291b7defc90e879109ad4a4b90c6a465e06617f7f2dc436b7"
       },
-      "version": "1.11.3"
+      "version": "1.11.4"
     },
     "org.apache.avro:avro-ipc": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -3415,38 +3408,38 @@
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-column": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "3ff4222b5da77cc85e3fee623ff9779f991a1a0987125e68bc642ff913ec5612",
-        "sources": "a9bfa04d7f9ec2097256b34672f8ea93cb5313f4396266f73274c46a03832536"
+        "jar": "c3ce722da920bfa886ee9f98028ecc9dfe3d199625cc14809c3c2fc8bcfa29ba",
+        "sources": "32dbc7386e61809d9edc30a6b6a818f59077415391ab0e7f48fb875da40cd936"
       },
-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common": {
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-        "jar": "4a2d7a8eb395bbc8d202fa74b272e45374a1034b351028824ad46925366297ea",
-        "sources": "7e9762f617f60f8a05f4431bdeaa55076672402cf7a425fd70e355072e48232a"
+        "jar": "7e10373a59e4cba6efdf9f2c03da5a2b27c5fb4768cf7cb25d7905dc76b40272",
+        "sources": "1bac6586672f1ba87ba420186972ec45989207c81463aab7372a2857975e95fd"
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-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-encoding": {
       "shasums": {
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-        "sources": "aa5269df8aa587dd28250ae02f65594776d8762e53e7a7ffe8672770da851425"
+        "jar": "b6ee50330dd91ef0c7a7a0004400dea04e17748f2d69a13930b8ba9c9e314ad8",
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-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-format-structures": {
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-        "jar": "57b3e31e9502a1121dc481a3017fc2f20d1d6116da82dd58155a69b10b28e1e6",
-        "sources": "d6c733e33c2191d0a94d3f781303195168d9e9ffc7f055ee9059e27ccd9385b4"
+        "jar": "f5ba4d969a68eb5f5fab18a63feb4df66ea021e1f728b65834c1fe016b356c73",
+        "sources": "2a54c4ac657a69fd127b14d03ea359f460a5fc8cec8ddce3dc04356d624af431"
       },
-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "5b86f191d0bbfe866d194bd1a336fa79d049d342fb7a05aefcf31ea266792a40",
-        "sources": "829f2d8e0543a18207a208a25d23beaed51dd2e84bfcc330b4585e1e49adf517"
+        "jar": "5c764cb6712776fa3f3b15431c3913f23610557da439ec43598094a217aa63d9",
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-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop-bundle": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -3457,10 +3450,10 @@
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     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-jackson": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "d1e66f2a392d1777425688d3439b7f57d08c4404a81ae95bb247a16cfc773da1",
-        "sources": "b924ab34328c6c19815d84076d345113ceb057858747dd81ce18c5d008181738"
+        "jar": "af3d6629502edca8897cd779dde602d3343f83205c446458a735060e838deb2f",
+        "sources": "829257576904634c548f399628ce10cebd87c04d370c35039888e572f0b39918"
       },
-      "version": "1.13.1"
+      "version": "1.15.1"
     },
     "org.apache.spark:spark-avro_2.12": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -3637,13 +3630,6 @@
       },
       "version": "4.23"
     },
-    "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations": {
-      "shasums": {
-        "jar": "3bfbb397b06f63a2a0a361f62ed32cf199bd92ddd48ea99281f4987edec9777b",
-        "sources": "69bb3869e0e013d37818b2e821c04f41fd067fbb0978dfffabd0815802001845"
-      },
-      "version": "0.13.0"
-    },
     "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api": {
       "shasums": {
         "jar": "b509448ac506d607319f182537f0b35d71007582ec741832a1f111e5b5b70b38",
@@ -4542,10 +4528,10 @@
     },
     "org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java": {
       "shasums": {
-        "jar": "0f3f1857ed33116583f480b4df5c0218836c47bfbc9c6221c0d73f356decf37b",
-        "sources": "2560b4e91eef4c90d8ca6ce7d15961bdbcfdbd2ffbe74dbf1d1c712f52d2d6ca"
+        "jar": "4c766cb3f855415ee734b2392949a0b6f12a60879334a74518deaf6270d32e36",
+        "sources": "17d2781f5ae987ddb0355e9a2f5bd07e2df15989063756b9c63158d0136d32d0"
       },
-      "version": "1.1.10.5"
+      "version": "1.1.10.7"
     },
     "org.yaml:snakeyaml": {
       "shasums": {
@@ -5022,7 +5008,9 @@
       "com.github.jnr:jnr-posix"
     ],
     "com.github.joshelser:dropwizard-metrics-hadoop-metrics2-reporter": [
-      "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core"
+      "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core",
+      "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common",
+      "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
     "com.github.pjfanning:jersey-json": [
       "com.sun.jersey:jersey-core",
@@ -6206,17 +6194,7 @@
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
     "io.grpc:grpc-alts": [
-      "com.google.auth:google-auth-library-oauth2-http",
-      "com.google.guava:guava",
-      "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-auth",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-context",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-core",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-grpclb",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-stub",
-      "org.conscrypt:conscrypt-openjdk-uber"
+      "io.grpc:grpc-context"
     ],
     "io.grpc:grpc-api": [
       "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305",
@@ -6282,12 +6260,6 @@
       "org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-annotations"
     ],
     "io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded": [
-      "com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations",
-      "com.google.guava:guava",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-api",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-core",
-      "io.grpc:grpc-util",
-      "io.perfmark:perfmark-api",
       "org.codehaus.mojo:animal-sniffer-annotations"
     ],
     "io.grpc:grpc-protobuf": [
@@ -6822,9 +6794,13 @@
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
     "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-netty": [
+      "io.netty:netty-common",
+      "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-core",
       "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-netty-buffer-patch"
     ],
     "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-netty-buffer-patch": [
+      "io.netty:netty-buffer",
+      "io.netty:netty-common",
       "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-core",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
@@ -7258,7 +7234,6 @@
       "commons-lang:commons-lang",
       "commons-logging:commons-logging",
       "javax.xml.bind:jaxb-api",
-      "log4j:log4j",
       "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-api",
       "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-common",
       "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-yarn-server-applicationhistoryservice",
@@ -7279,8 +7254,7 @@
     ],
     "org.apache.hbase:hbase-annotations": [
       "com.github.stephenc.findbugs:findbugs-annotations",
-      "junit:junit",
-      "log4j:log4j"
+      "junit:junit"
     ],
     "org.apache.hbase:hbase-client": [
       "com.github.stephenc.findbugs:findbugs-annotations",
@@ -7292,7 +7266,6 @@
       "commons-logging:commons-logging",
       "io.netty:netty-all",
       "junit:junit",
-      "log4j:log4j",
       "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common",
       "org.apache.hbase:hbase-annotations",
       "org.apache.hbase:hbase-common",
@@ -7312,7 +7285,6 @@
       "commons-lang:commons-lang",
       "commons-logging:commons-logging",
       "junit:junit",
-      "log4j:log4j",
       "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common",
       "org.apache.hbase:hbase-annotations",
       "org.apache.hbase:hbase-protocol",
@@ -7324,7 +7296,6 @@
       "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java",
       "commons-logging:commons-logging",
       "junit:junit",
-      "log4j:log4j",
       "org.apache.hbase:hbase-annotations"
     ],
     "org.apache.hive.shims:hive-shims-0.23": [
@@ -7394,16 +7365,14 @@
       "stax:stax-api"
     ],
     "org.apache.hive:hive-llap-client": [
+      "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3"
+    ],
+    "org.apache.hive:hive-llap-common": [
       "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3",
-      "org.apache.curator:apache-curator:pom",
-      "org.apache.curator:curator-framework",
       "org.apache.hive:hive-common",
-      "org.apache.hive:hive-llap-common",
+      "org.apache.hive:hive-serde",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
-    "org.apache.hive:hive-llap-common": [
-      "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3"
-    ],
     "org.apache.hive:hive-llap-tez": [
       "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3",
       "org.apache.hive:hive-common",
@@ -7540,12 +7509,12 @@
       "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3"
     ],
     "org.apache.orc:orc-shims": [
+      "org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-client-api",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-column": [
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common",
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-encoding",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common": [
@@ -7556,14 +7525,17 @@
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
     ],
+    "org.apache.parquet:parquet-format-structures": [
+      "javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api"
+    ],
     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop": [
       "com.github.luben:zstd-jni",
+      "commons-pool:commons-pool",
       "io.airlift:aircompressor",
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-column",
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common",
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-format-structures",
       "org.apache.parquet:parquet-jackson",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations",
       "org.slf4j:slf4j-api",
       "org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java"
     ],
@@ -7784,8 +7756,6 @@
       "org.apache.twill:twill-zookeeper"
     ],
     "org.apache.twill:twill-zookeeper": [
-      "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic",
-      "ch.qos.logback:logback-core",
       "com.google.guava:guava",
       "org.apache.twill:twill-api",
       "org.apache.twill:twill-common",
@@ -12388,29 +12358,6 @@
       "org.junit.runners.parameterized",
       "org.junit.validator"
     ],
-    "log4j:log4j": [
-      "org.apache.log4j",
-      "org.apache.log4j.chainsaw",
-      "org.apache.log4j.config",
-      "org.apache.log4j.helpers",
-      "org.apache.log4j.jdbc",
-      "org.apache.log4j.jmx",
-      "org.apache.log4j.lf5",
-      "org.apache.log4j.lf5.util",
-      "org.apache.log4j.lf5.viewer",
-      "org.apache.log4j.lf5.viewer.categoryexplorer",
-      "org.apache.log4j.lf5.viewer.configure",
-      "org.apache.log4j.net",
-      "org.apache.log4j.nt",
-      "org.apache.log4j.or",
-      "org.apache.log4j.or.jms",
-      "org.apache.log4j.or.sax",
-      "org.apache.log4j.pattern",
-      "org.apache.log4j.rewrite",
-      "org.apache.log4j.spi",
-      "org.apache.log4j.varia",
-      "org.apache.log4j.xml"
-    ],
     "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy": [
       "net.bytebuddy",
       "net.bytebuddy.agent.builder",
@@ -18209,6 +18156,7 @@
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.doubles",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.floats",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints",
+      "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.io",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.shorts",
@@ -18218,6 +18166,7 @@
       "org.apache.parquet",
       "org.apache.parquet.bytes",
       "org.apache.parquet.compression",
+      "org.apache.parquet.conf",
       "org.apache.parquet.glob",
       "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.codec",
       "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata",
@@ -18240,6 +18189,7 @@
     ],
     "org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop": [
       "org.apache.parquet",
+      "org.apache.parquet.conf",
       "org.apache.parquet.crypto",
       "org.apache.parquet.crypto.keytools",
       "org.apache.parquet.filter2.bloomfilterlevel",
@@ -18258,6 +18208,7 @@
       "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.util.counters",
       "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.util.counters.mapred",
       "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.util.counters.mapreduce",
+      "org.apache.parquet.hadoop.util.wrapped.io",
       "org.apache.parquet.internal.hadoop.metadata",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.booleans",
@@ -18266,6 +18217,7 @@
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.doubles",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.floats",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.ints",
+      "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.io",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.longs",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.objects",
       "shaded.parquet.it.unimi.dsi.fastutil.shorts"
@@ -18366,7 +18318,9 @@
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.exc",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.filter",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.format",
+      "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.internal.shaded.fdp.v2_18_1",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io",
+      "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.io.schubfach",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.json",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.json.async",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.core.sym",
@@ -18393,7 +18347,8 @@
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.impl",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ser.std",
       "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.type",
-      "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util"
+      "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util",
+      "shaded.parquet.com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.util.internal"
     ],
     "org.apache.spark:spark-avro_2.12": [
       "org.apache.spark.sql.avro",
@@ -18835,10 +18790,6 @@
       "org.apache.xbean.asm9.signature",
       "org.apache.xbean.asm9.tree"
     ],
-    "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations": [
-      "org.apache.yetus.audience",
-      "org.apache.yetus.audience.tools"
-    ],
     "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api": [
       "org.apiguardian.api"
     ],
@@ -22101,8 +22052,6 @@
       "joda-time:joda-time:jar:sources",
       "junit:junit",
       "junit:junit:jar:sources",
-      "log4j:log4j",
-      "log4j:log4j:jar:sources",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:jar:sources",
@@ -22406,8 +22355,6 @@
       "org.apache.velocity:velocity",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded:jar:sources",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations:jar:sources",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:jar:sources",
       "org.assertj:assertj-core",
@@ -23463,8 +23410,6 @@
       "joda-time:joda-time:jar:sources",
       "junit:junit",
       "junit:junit:jar:sources",
-      "log4j:log4j",
-      "log4j:log4j:jar:sources",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:jar:sources",
@@ -23768,8 +23713,6 @@
       "org.apache.velocity:velocity",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded:jar:sources",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations:jar:sources",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:jar:sources",
       "org.assertj:assertj-core",
@@ -24825,8 +24768,6 @@
       "joda-time:joda-time:jar:sources",
       "junit:junit",
       "junit:junit:jar:sources",
-      "log4j:log4j",
-      "log4j:log4j:jar:sources",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent",
       "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:jar:sources",
@@ -25130,8 +25071,6 @@
       "org.apache.velocity:velocity",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded",
       "org.apache.xbean:xbean-asm9-shaded:jar:sources",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations",
-      "org.apache.yetus:audience-annotations:jar:sources",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api",
       "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:jar:sources",
       "org.assertj:assertj-core",
diff --git a/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl b/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
index 9c04d51975..4438f71151 100644
--- a/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
+++ b/tools/build_rules/dependencies/maven_repository.bzl
@@ -92,8 +92,16 @@ maven_repository = repository(
         "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.25.1",
 
         # Avro
-        "org.apache.avro:avro:1.11.3",
+        "org.apache.avro:avro:1.11.4",
         "com.linkedin.avroutil1:avro-fastserde:0.4.25",
+        
+        # Parquet - Force upgrade to 1.15.1 to address CVE in 1.13.1
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-column:1.15.1",
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-common:1.15.1",
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-encoding:1.15.1",
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-format-structures:1.15.1",
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-hadoop:1.15.1",
+        "org.apache.parquet:parquet-jackson:1.15.1",
 
         # Hive
         "org.apache.hive:hive-metastore:2.3.9",
@@ -222,6 +230,11 @@ maven_repository = repository(
         # Exclude scala artifacts as right versions are pulled from scala repository
         "org.scala-lang:scala-library",
         "org.scala-lang:scala-reflect",
+        # Exclude vulnerable log4j 1.2.17 - using reload4j 1.2.25 as a secure replacement
+        "log4j:log4j",
     ],
-    overrides = {},
+    overrides = {
+        # Force reload4j as a replacement for vulnerable log4j 1.2.17
+        "log4j:log4j": "ch.qos.reload4j:reload4j:1.2.25",
+    },
 )