diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 85ec528f7e..2dbc5a8030 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ subprojects {
         }
         testCompile "org.ow2.asm:asm:$asmVer"
 
-        jmhCompile 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:1.10.3'
-        jmhCompile 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-generator-annprocess:1.10.3'
+        jmhCompile 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:1.10.4'
+        jmhCompile 'org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-generator-annprocess:1.10.4'
 
         compileOnly 'org.kohsuke.metainf-services:metainf-services:1.5'
         // compileOnly 'com.google.auto.service:auto-service:1.0-rc1' // same as metainf-services
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ project (':quasar-core') {
         compile("com.esotericsoftware.kryo:kryo:2.24.0") {
             exclude group: "org.ow2.asm", module: '*'
         }
-        compile("de.javakaffee:kryo-serializers:0.33") {
+        compile("de.javakaffee:kryo-serializers:0.36") {
             exclude group: "com.esotericsoftware", module: '*'
             exclude group: "com.esotericsoftware.kryo", module: '*'
         }
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ project (':quasar-actors') {
         provided project(path: ':quasar-core', configuration: "jdk${jdkVer}Archives")
         // compile 'org.mutabilitydetector:MutabilityDetector:0.9.2'
         compile "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.12"
-        compile "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:0.6.12"
+        compile "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:0.6.15"
         testRuntime("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-slf4j-impl:2.3") {
             exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: '*'
         }