diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fcf6bae57..79a87031e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
     <assertj-core.version>3.26.3</assertj-core.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <spotless.version>2.43.0</spotless.version>
-    <checkstyle.version>10.18.0</checkstyle.version>
+    <checkstyle.version>10.18.1</checkstyle.version>
     <system-stubs.version>2.1.3</system-stubs.version>
     <surefire.version>3.4.0</surefire.version>
     <system-stubs.version>2.1.3</system-stubs.version>
-    <springframework.version>6.1.12</springframework.version>
-    <mockito.version>5.12.0</mockito.version>
+    <springframework.version>6.1.13</springframework.version>
+    <mockito.version>5.13.0</mockito.version>
     <!--  Quality assurance  -->
     <enforcer.skipBanLoggingFrameworks>false</enforcer.skipBanLoggingFrameworks>
     <enforcer.skipEnforceScopeLoggerBridges>false</enforcer.skipEnforceScopeLoggerBridges>
diff --git a/sample-code/spring-app/pom.xml b/sample-code/spring-app/pom.xml
index ed9c26089..ce21ea15d 100644
--- a/sample-code/spring-app/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-code/spring-app/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <spring-boot.version>3.3.3</spring-boot.version>
-    <logback.version>1.5.7</logback.version>
+    <logback.version>1.5.8</logback.version>
     <cf-logging.version>3.8.4</cf-logging.version>
     <!-- Skip end-to-end tests by default, can be overridden with -DskipTests=false -->
     <skipTests>true</skipTests>
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
       <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -127,6 +133,16 @@
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
       <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+          <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <!-- scope "provided" -->
     <dependency>