diff --git a/driver/pom.xml b/driver/pom.xml
index 5a04e50398..8339c078b3 100644
--- a/driver/pom.xml
+++ b/driver/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <rootDir>${project.basedir}/..</rootDir>
     <api.classes.directory>${basedir}/target/classes-without-jpms</api.classes.directory>
     <maven.compiler.xlint.extras>,-try</maven.compiler.xlint.extras>
-    <surefire.jpms.args>--add-opens org.neo4j.driver/org.neo4j.bolt.connection.netty.impl.util.messaging=ALL-UNNAMED</surefire.jpms.args>
     <failsafe.parallelizable.jpms.args>--add-opens org.neo4j.driver/org.neo4j.driver.internal.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens org.neo4j.driver/org.neo4j.driver.internal.async=ALL-UNNAMED</failsafe.parallelizable.jpms.args>
     <blockhound.tag>blockHoundTest</blockhound.tag>
     <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
diff --git a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/integration/reactive/ReactiveSessionIT.java b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/integration/reactive/ReactiveSessionIT.java
index ab03f8e4d9..b55db08815 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/integration/reactive/ReactiveSessionIT.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/integration/reactive/ReactiveSessionIT.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Flow;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
 import org.neo4j.driver.Config;
 import org.neo4j.driver.ConnectionPoolMetrics;
-import org.neo4j.driver.Logging;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.ClientException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException;
 import org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.EnabledOnNeo4jWith;
@@ -84,10 +82,7 @@ void shouldErrorWhenReactiveResultIsReturned(Function<ReactiveSession, Publisher
     @SuppressWarnings("BusyWait")
     void shouldReleaseResultsOnSubscriptionCancellation(boolean request) throws InterruptedException {
         var messages = Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList<String>());
-        var config = Config.builder()
-                .withDriverMetrics()
-                .withLogging(Logging.console(Level.FINE))
-                .build();
+        var config = Config.builder().withDriverMetrics().build();
         try (var driver = neo4j.customDriver(config)) {
             // verify the database is available as runs may not report errors due to the subscription cancellation
             driver.verifyConnectivity();
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00273a1077..a196bd32c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
     <parallelizable.it.forkCount>2</parallelizable.it.forkCount>
     <!-- All tests tagged are to be executed in parallel -->
     <parallelizable.it.tags>parallelizableIT</parallelizable.it.tags>
-    <surefire.and.failsafe.version>3.1.2</surefire.and.failsafe.version>
-    <surefire.jpms.args/>
+    <surefire.and.failsafe.version>3.5.3</surefire.and.failsafe.version>
     <failsafe.parallelizable.jpms.args/>
     <!-- Skip deployment by default for everything in this project. -->
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
@@ -37,15 +36,15 @@
     <!-- Please note that when updating this dependency -->
     <!-- (i.e. due to a security vulnerability or bug) that the -->
     <!-- corresponding server dependency also needs updating.-->
-    <netty-bom.version>4.1.119.Final</netty-bom.version>
+    <netty-bom.version>4.1.120.Final</netty-bom.version>
     <!-- Please note that when updating this dependency -->
     <!-- (i.e. due to a security vulnerability or bug) that the -->
     <!-- corresponding server dependency also needs updating.-->
-    <reactor-bom.version>2023.0.16</reactor-bom.version>
+    <reactor-bom.version>2023.0.17</reactor-bom.version>
     <slf4j-api.version>1.7.36</slf4j-api.version>
     <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
-    <mockito-core.version>5.16.1</mockito-core.version>
-    <junit.version>5.11.4</junit.version>
+    <mockito-core.version>5.17.0</mockito-core.version>
+    <junit.version>5.12.2</junit.version>
     <!-- supply a newer version than the one supplied by the reactive-streams 1.0.4 -->
     <testng.version>7.11.0</testng.version>
     <jarchivelib.version>1.2.0</jarchivelib.version>
@@ -56,9 +55,9 @@
     <bouncycastle-jdk18on.version>1.80</bouncycastle-jdk18on.version>
     <logback-classic.version>1.2.13</logback-classic.version>
     <jackson.version>2.18.3</jackson.version>
-    <lombok.version>1.18.36</lombok.version>
-    <svm.version>24.1.2</svm.version>
-    <micrometer.version>1.13.12</micrometer.version>
+    <lombok.version>1.18.38</lombok.version>
+    <svm.version>24.2.1</svm.version>
+    <micrometer.version>1.14.6</micrometer.version>
     <blockhound.version>1.0.11.RELEASE</blockhound.version>
     <testcontainers.version>1.20.6</testcontainers.version>
     <build-resources.version>2024-12.1</build-resources.version>
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${surefire.and.failsafe.version}</version>
           <configuration>
-            <argLine>${surefire.jpms.args}</argLine>
             <trimStackTrace>false</trimStackTrace>
             <classpathDependencyExcludes>
               <classpathDependencyExclude>org.graalvm.nativeimage:svm</classpathDependencyExclude>