diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fb31ee..828e8a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
     <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>7</version>
+    <version>9</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.piccolo2d</groupId>
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7</version>
+          <version>2.8.1</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.4</version>
+          <version>1.5</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
+          <version>2.5</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4.1</version>
+          <version>2.5</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.16</version>
+          <version>2.17</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16</version>
+        <version>2.17</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>