diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 3417f36..e334c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ name: Build
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 761f87f..7c3a9aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	</developers>
 
 	<scm>
-		<connection>https://www.github.com/emays/parent</connection>
+		<connection>scm:git:https://www.github.com/emays/parent</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://www.github.com/emays/parent</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://www.github.com/emays/parent</url>
 		<tag>HEAD</tag>
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>25</java.version>
 		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>
+		<junit.version>6.0.1</junit.version>
 		<!-- logging dependencies -->
 		<slf4j.version>2.0.17</slf4j.version>
 		<log4j.version>2.25.2</log4j.version>
 		<!-- other deoendencies -->
-		<jackson.version>2.20.0</jackson.version>
-		<jersey.version>3.1.11</jersey.version>
+		<jackson.version>2.20.1</jackson.version>
+		<jersey.version>4.0.0</jersey.version>
 		<jetty.version>12.1.3</jetty.version>
 		<poi.version>5.4.1</poi.version>
 		<!-- org.apache.maven.plugins -->
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<maven-surefire-reports-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-reports-plugin.version>
-		<maven-war-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
+		<maven-war-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<!-- org.codehaus.mojo plugins -->
 		<exec-maven-plugin.version>3.6.2</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 		<license-maven-plugin.version>2.7.0</license-maven-plugin.version>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.github.haifengl</groupId>
 				<artifactId>smile-nlp</artifactId>
-				<version>4.4.2</version>
+				<version>5.0.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>jakarta.ws.rs</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jakarta.ws.rs-api</artifactId>
-				<version>3.1.0</version>
+				<version>4.0.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>jaxen</groupId>