diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 13f2537817..0f7861de79 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ ext {
 					}
 	modifiedFiles.finalizeValueOnRead()
 
-	assertjVersion = '3.24.2'
+	assertjVersion = '3.25.3'
 	awaitilityVersion = '4.2.1'
 	hamcrestVersion = '2.2'
 	hibernateValidationVersion = '8.0.1.Final'
-	jacksonBomVersion = '2.15.4'
-	jaywayJsonPathVersion = '2.8.0'
+	jacksonBomVersion = '2.17.0'
+	jaywayJsonPathVersion = '2.9.0'
 	junit4Version = '4.13.2'
 	junitJupiterVersion = '5.10.2'
 	kafkaVersion = '3.7.0'
-	kotlinCoroutinesVersion = '1.7.3'
-	log4jVersion = '2.22.1'
+	kotlinCoroutinesVersion = '1.8.0'
+	log4jVersion = '2.23.0'
 	micrometerDocsVersion = '1.0.2'
-	micrometerVersion = '1.13.0-SNAPSHOT'
-	micrometerTracingVersion = '1.3.0-SNAPSHOT'
-	mockitoVersion = '5.8.0'
+	micrometerVersion = '1.13.0-M2'
+	micrometerTracingVersion = '1.3.0-M2'
+	mockitoVersion = '5.10.0'
 	reactorVersion = '2023.0.4'
 	scalaVersion = '2.13'
 	springBootVersion = '3.2.3' // docs module
-	springDataVersion = '2024.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+	springDataVersion = '2024.0.0-M2'
 	springRetryVersion = '2.0.5'
 	springVersion = '6.1.5'
 	zookeeperVersion = '3.8.4'
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/JacksonUtils.java b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/JacksonUtils.java
index 3121409286..f525166905 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/JacksonUtils.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/JacksonUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2019-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2019-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ private static final class JodaModuleProvider {
 
 	private static final class KotlinModuleProvider {
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 		static final com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.Module MODULE =
-				new com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule();
+				new com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule.Builder().build();
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/retrytopic/RetryTopicClassLevelExceptionRoutingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/retrytopic/RetryTopicClassLevelExceptionRoutingIntegrationTests.java
index 74a6dd6985..ca89fbe47b 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/retrytopic/RetryTopicClassLevelExceptionRoutingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/retrytopic/RetryTopicClassLevelExceptionRoutingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -275,24 +275,28 @@ static class CountDownLatchContainer {
 
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	static class ShouldRetryOnlyByTopicException extends RuntimeException {
 		ShouldRetryOnlyByTopicException(String msg) {
 			super(msg);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	static class ShouldSkipBothRetriesException extends RuntimeException {
 		ShouldSkipBothRetriesException(String msg) {
 			super(msg);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	static class ShouldRetryOnlyBlockingException extends RuntimeException {
 		ShouldRetryOnlyBlockingException(String msg) {
 			super(msg);
 		}
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	static class ShouldRetryViaBothException extends RuntimeException {
 		ShouldRetryViaBothException(String msg) {
 			super(msg);
diff --git a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/DefaultKafkaHeaderMapperTests.java b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/DefaultKafkaHeaderMapperTests.java
index afa7525d04..adb56002fe 100644
--- a/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/DefaultKafkaHeaderMapperTests.java
+++ b/spring-kafka/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/support/DefaultKafkaHeaderMapperTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.common.header.Headers;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.header.internals.RecordHeader;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.header.internals.RecordHeaders;
+import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.core.log.LogAccessor;
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ void testMimeTypeInHeaders() {
 		mapper.toHeaders(recordHeaders, receivedHeaders);
 		Object fooHeader = receivedHeaders.get("foo");
 		assertThat(fooHeader).isInstanceOf(List.class);
-		assertThat(fooHeader).asList().containsExactly("application/json", "text/plain");
+		assertThat(fooHeader).asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactories.LIST)
+				.containsExactly("application/json", "text/plain");
 	}
 
 	@Test