diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 41b6e9a29..69106ae9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <distribution.format>zip</distribution.format>
-        <version.jackson>2.8.7</version.jackson>
-        <version.slf4j>1.7.24</version.slf4j>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+        <version.jackson>2.9.5</version.jackson>
+        <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</timestamp>
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy-MM-dd-HHmm</maven.build.timestamp.format>
         <!--Turn off javadoc errors-->
@@ -127,17 +127,26 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5</version>
+            <version>3.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>disable-java8-doclint</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
             <activation>
@@ -183,7 +192,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.6</version>
+                    <version>3.1.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -193,7 +202,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.1</version>
+                    <version>3.7.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -213,27 +222,27 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.6</version>
+                    <version>3.0.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.7</version>
+                    <version>3.0.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5</version>
+                    <version>3.7</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.19.1</version>
+                    <version>2.21.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.2.0</version>
+                    <version>2.2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
@@ -345,12 +354,12 @@
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
-                <version>1.9.4</version>
+                <version>1.9.5</version>
             </extension>
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
-                <version>1.9.4</version>
+                <version>1.9.5</version>
             </extension>
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.kathrynhuxtable.maven.wagon</groupId>