diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9b65aa..f501c19 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,22 +85,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-api.version}</version>
+            <version>2.0.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>${slf4j-api.version}</version>
+            <version>2.0.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
             <artifactId>curator-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${curator-test.version}</version>
+            <version>5.6.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka_2.13</artifactId>
-            <version>${kafka.version}</version>
+            <version>3.7.2</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -111,72 +111,72 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-            <version>${kafka.version}</version>
+            <version>3.9.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>${guava.version}</version>
+            <version>32.1.3-jre</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.version}</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics</groupId>
             <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${metrics-core.version}</version>
+            <version>4.2.22</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xerial.snappy</groupId>
             <artifactId>snappy-java</artifactId>
-            <version>${snappy-java.version}</version>
+            <version>1.1.10.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TEST DEPENDENCIES -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>${logback-classic.version}</version>
+            <version>1.5.13</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${assertj-core.version}</version>
+            <version>3.24.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- Only required to run tests in an IDE that bundles an older version -->
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-launcher</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.platform.version}</version>
+            <version>1.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- Only required to run tests in an IDE that bundles an older version -->
             <groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.vintage.version}</version>
+            <version>5.10.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- To avoid compiler warnings about @API annotations in JUnit code -->
             <groupId>org.apiguardian</groupId>
             <artifactId>apiguardian-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${apiguardian-api.version}</version>
+            <version>1.1.2</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>