diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91154cd51..8b43bc8c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
     <version.jetty>12.1.14</version.jetty>
 
     <version.jmh>1.37</version.jmh>
+    <version.jackson>2.21.7</version.jackson>
+    <version.netty>4.2.17.Final</version.netty>
 
     <!-- used by supplier and demo only; not in resolver itself -->
     <maven3Version>3.10.0</maven3Version>
@@ -242,6 +244,20 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.jackson}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>netty-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.netty}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
 
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>