diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 766e9d6..7ded3b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-base</artifactId>
-        <version>2.19.2</version>
+        <version>2.20.0</version>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
     <artifactId>jackson-databind-nullable</artifactId>
@@ -31,8 +31,47 @@
         <!-- Generate PackageVersion.java into this directory. -->
         <packageVersion.dir>org/openapitools/jackson/nullable</packageVersion.dir>
         <packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.jackson.nullable</packageVersion.package>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+
+        <!-- region Dependency Versions -->
+        <!-- Validator 8+ requires Java 11, Validator 9+ requires Java 17. -->
+        <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>2.20.0</jackson-bom.version>
+        <javax-validation-api.version>2.0.1.Final</javax-validation-api.version>
+        <jakarta-validation-api.version>3.1.1</jakarta-validation-api.version>
+        <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>
+        <!-- endregion -->
+
+        <!-- region Plugin Versions -->
+        <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.9.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.4.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.12.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-replacer-plugin.version>1.5.3</maven-replacer-plugin.version>
+        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+        <!-- endregion -->
     </properties>
 
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${jackson-bom.version}</version>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+                <type>pom</type>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
+                <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${junit.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -41,21 +80,21 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.1.Final</version>
+            <version>${javax-validation-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.validation</groupId>
             <artifactId>jakarta.validation-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <version>${jakarta-validation-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <!-- cannot update above 6 see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36329001/unable-to-create-a-configuration-because-no-bean-validation-provider-could-be-f -->
+
+        <!-- region Test Dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.validator</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>6.2.5.Final</version>
+            <version>${hibernate-validator.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -63,6 +102,7 @@
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- endregion -->
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -70,7 +110,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
                 <artifactId>replacer</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.3</version>
+                <version>${maven-replacer-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>process-packageVersion</id>
@@ -80,16 +120,16 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.14.0</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.2</version>
+                <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <archive>
                         <manifestEntries>
@@ -101,7 +141,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.1</version>
+                <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -114,7 +154,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.2</version>
+                <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -125,7 +165,7 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
                     <doclint>none</doclint>
                     <detectJavaApiLink>false</detectJavaApiLink>
                     <failOnWarnings>false</failOnWarnings>
@@ -160,7 +200,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -177,26 +217,10 @@
                             </gpgArguments>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.4.12</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>repackage</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>repackage</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>true</skip>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                         <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.8.0</version>
+                        <version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
                             <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openapitools/jackson/nullable/JsonNullableValueExtractorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openapitools/jackson/nullable/JsonNullableValueExtractorTest.java
index 694a46f..6a11db5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openapitools/jackson/nullable/JsonNullableValueExtractorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openapitools/jackson/nullable/JsonNullableValueExtractorTest.java
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance;
 
-import javax.validation.*;
-import javax.validation.constraints.Max;
-import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
-import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
+import jakarta.validation.ConstraintViolation;
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import jakarta.validation.Validation;
+import jakarta.validation.Validator;
+import jakarta.validation.ValidatorFactory;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Max;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Size;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ void testValidationIsAppliedOnDefinedValue_whenNullValueExtracted() {
         Set<ConstraintViolation<UnitIssue3>> violations = validator.validate(unitIssue);
         assertEquals(1, violations.size());
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     void testCollection() {
         Car aCar = new Car();
@@ -164,4 +168,4 @@ public Person(String role) {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}