diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea06c89b58..f8c3de95e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,9 +76,13 @@
         <jackson.version>2.12.4</jackson.version>
 
         <!-- Test -->
-        <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+        <junit4.version>4.13.2</junit4.version>
+        <junit5.version>5.7.0</junit5.version>
         <hamcrest.version>2.2</hamcrest.version>
         <hamcrest-all.version>1.3</hamcrest-all.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.17.2</assertj.version>
+        <jmh-core.version>1.19</jmh-core.version>
+        <jmh-generator.version>1.19</jmh-generator.version>
 
         <!-- CDN & CLOUD -->
         <jclouds.version>1.9.0</jclouds.version>
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <logback-classic.version>1.2.5</logback-classic.version>
+        <rest-assured.version>3.1.1</rest-assured.version>
     </properties>
 
 
@@ -97,9 +103,9 @@
 
         <!-- LOG -->
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j18-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.14.0</version>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback-classic.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- APACHE COMMONS -->
@@ -108,19 +114,16 @@
             <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
             <version>1.20</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
-            <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-math3</artifactId>
             <version>3.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
-
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
+            <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
+            <version>1.7</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>antlr</groupId>
             <artifactId>antlr</artifactId>
@@ -128,29 +131,26 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- utils -->
-
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>dom4j</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.1</version>
+            <version>2.1.3</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
+            <version>1.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity-tools</artifactId>
             <version>2.0</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
             <version>1.1.6</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
             <artifactId>persistence-api</artifactId>
@@ -159,14 +159,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>17.0</version>
+            <version>30.1.1-jre</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.gdata</groupId>
             <artifactId>core</artifactId>
             <version>1.47.1</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.orchestra.eclipse.birt</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.ow2.orchestra.eclipse.birt.core</artifactId>
@@ -182,17 +181,15 @@
             <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
             <version>2.0</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mchange</groupId>
             <artifactId>mchange-commons-java</artifactId>
             <version>0.2.9</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.13.2</version>
+            <version>${junit4.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jasypt</groupId>
@@ -246,13 +243,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.0</version>
+            <version>${junit5.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>5.7.0</version>
+            <version>${junit5.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>