diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index adfb5c507e..9d75ad7e3a 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency prefix="main.jmh" artifact="org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:1.35" usage="main-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="main.jmhAnnotation" artifact="org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-generator-annprocess:1.35" usage="main-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="main.hamcrest" artifact="org.hamcrest:hamcrest:3.0" usage="main-tests"/>
-    <dependency prefix="main.xmlunit" artifact="org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core:2.10.0" usage="main-tests"/>
+    <dependency prefix="main.xmlunit" artifact="org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core:2.10.1" usage="main-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="main.mockito" artifact="org.mockito:mockito-core:4.11.0" usage="main-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="main.byte-buddy" artifact="net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.5" usage="main-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="main.byte-buddy-agent" artifact="net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.17.5" usage="main-tests"/>
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ under the License.
 
     <!-- jars in the ooxml-test-lib directory, see the fetch-ooxml-jars target-->
     <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.reflections" artifact="org.reflections:reflections:0.10.2" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
-    <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.guava" artifact="com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
+    <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.guava" artifact="com.google.guava:guava:33.4.8-jre" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.javassist" artifact="org.javassist:javassist:3.27.0-GA" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.slf4j-api" artifact="org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
     <dependency prefix="ooxml.test.opczip" artifact="com.github.rzymek:opczip:1.2.0" usage="ooxml-tests"/>
diff --git a/poi-excelant/build.gradle b/poi-excelant/build.gradle
index 2d52734a2e..a82cc6d4cf 100644
--- a/poi-excelant/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-excelant/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(project(path: ':poi-ooxml', configuration: 'tests')) {
         exclude group: 'org.apache.poi', module: 'poi-scratchpad'
     }
-    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre'
+    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.4.8-jre'
     testImplementation "org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j2-impl:${log4jVersion}"
     testImplementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.17'
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:${apiGuardianVersion}"
diff --git a/poi-integration/build.gradle b/poi-integration/build.gradle
index e36681a723..35e588e3cc 100644
--- a/poi-integration/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-integration/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sourceSets {
 dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.apache.ant:ant:1.10.15'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-collections4:4.5.0'
-    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre'
+    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.4.8-jre'
 
     misc(project(':poi-ooxml')) {
         capabilities {
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/build.gradle b/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
index 375ae4f5ba..2f8a76de47 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-ooxml/build.gradle
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(path:':poi', configuration:'tests')
     testImplementation project(path:':poi-ooxml-lite-agent', configuration: 'archives')
     testRuntimeOnly "org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:${apiGuardianVersion}"
-    testImplementation 'org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core:2.10.0'
+    testImplementation 'org.xmlunit:xmlunit-core:2.10.1'
     testImplementation 'org.reflections:reflections:0.10.2'
     testImplementation 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:1.36'
     testImplementation 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-generator-annprocess:1.36'
-    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.3.0-jre'
+    testImplementation 'com.google.guava:guava:33.4.8-jre'
     testImplementation 'com.github.rzymek:opczip:1.2.0'
 
     // prevent slf4j warnings coming from xmlsec -> slf4j-api 1.7.x dependency