diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09b6e743f..765328bdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         which conflict with dapr-sdk's jackson dependencies
         https://github.com/microsoft/durabletask-java/blob/main/client/build.gradle#L16
         -->
-    <jackson.version>2.16.1</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
     <spotbugs.fail>true</spotbugs.fail>
     <spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>../spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
         <version>3.3.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-          <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
           <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
           <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 9f5253f99..53a4ff484 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>3.3.0</version>
-      <type>maven-plugin</type>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dapr</groupId>
       <artifactId>dapr-sdk-autogen</artifactId>
@@ -43,18 +37,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
       <artifactId>reactor-core</artifactId>
       <version>3.5.0</version>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
-      <artifactId>reactor-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.0</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
       <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
@@ -68,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>${jackson.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>