diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 42774d208d..f9c0019771 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.0.x -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
   </properties>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>tools.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.7</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
index d066446690..11933697fb 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,27 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-      <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+      <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
       <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.x -->
       <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
       <dependencies>
+        <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+          <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+          <type>pom</type>
+          <scope>import</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+          <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+          <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+          <type>pom</type>
+          <scope>import</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
           <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index bda7313ed8..a51229001f 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-starters/dapr-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.x -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
   </properties>
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
index 75b95f8a7b..4452333090 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-data/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.x -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
   </properties>
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d36216bba..d920c43316 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.21.7</jackson.version>
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
     <spotbugs.fail>true</spotbugs.fail>
     <spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/spotbugs-exclude.xml</spotbugs.exclude.filter.file>
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
     <junit-bom.version>5.11.4</junit-bom.version>
     <snakeyaml.version>2.0</snakeyaml.version>
     <testcontainers.version>2.0.5</testcontainers.version>
-    <springboot.version>4.0.5</springboot.version>
+    <springboot.version>4.0.8</springboot.version>
     <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
-    <opentelemetry.version>1.41.0</opentelemetry.version>
+    <opentelemetry.version>1.62.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <wiremock.version>3.9.1</wiremock.version>
     <jakarta.annotation.version>2.1.1</jakarta.annotation.version>
     <javax.annotation.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation.version>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <kotlin.version>2.1.0</kotlin.version>
     <rest-assured.version>5.5.1</rest-assured.version>
     <!-- Keep in sync with the Netty version grpc-netty ${grpc.version} is built against (grpc-java SECURITY.md) -->
-    <netty.version>4.2.16.Final</netty.version>
+    <netty.version>4.2.17.Final</netty.version>
     <!-- TODO: Remove commons-compress override once testcontainers ships with >= 1.26.0 -->
     <commons-compress.version>1.26.0</commons-compress.version>
   </properties>
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@
         <scope>import</scope>
         <type>pom</type>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- OpenTelemetry and Jackson 3 BOMs imported BEFORE spring-boot-dependencies so they win over the
+           older, vulnerable versions Spring Boot manages. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>tools.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>3.1.7</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
@@ -159,13 +175,6 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
-        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
-        <type>pom</type>
-        <scope>import</scope>
-      </dependency>
 
       <!-- ====================================================================== -->
       <!-- Security overrides - Transitive dependency version fixes for CVEs   -->
@@ -180,6 +189,12 @@
         <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
         <version>1.17.2</version>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Spring Boot 4.0.8 still manages a vulnerable Tomcat 11.0.24 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
+        <artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId>
+        <version>11.0.25</version>
+      </dependency>
 
       <!-- ====================================================================== -->
       <!-- Direct dependencies - Only versions not managed by BOMs above         -->
diff --git a/sdk-bom/pom.xml b/sdk-bom/pom.xml
index f5b1942c41..523178d1d1 100644
--- a/sdk-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-bom/pom.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@
     <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
     <dapr.sdk.version>1.19.0-rc-1</dapr.sdk.version>
     <!-- Keep in sync with the Netty version grpc-netty ${grpc.version} is built against (grpc-java SECURITY.md) -->
-    <netty.version>4.2.16.Final</netty.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
+    <netty.version>4.2.17.Final</netty.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.21.7</jackson.version>
+    <opentelemetry.version>1.62.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <!-- TODO: Remove commons-compress override once testcontainers ships with >= 1.26.0 -->
     <commons-compress.version>1.26.0</commons-compress.version>
   </properties>
@@ -152,6 +153,13 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 552968e6ee..93097728f2 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <!-- The JaCoCo plugin was expecting coverage for this module, but since it's a test module
     and code coverage typically doesn't apply to tests, the coverage is set to 0. -->
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.coverage-ratio>0%</jacoco-maven-plugin.coverage-ratio>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Spring Boot 4 ITs (Testcontainers/@SpringBootTest) require JUnit 6; align this test module to it. -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
   </properties>
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 9a3535e53c..249ebb96e7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.x -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
   </properties>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>tools.jackson</groupId>
         <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.1</version>
+        <version>3.1.7</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-sdk-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 62a0500222..5813164807 100644
--- a/spring-boot-sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
     <protobuf.input.directory>${project.basedir}/proto</protobuf.input.directory>
-    <springboot4.version>4.0.5</springboot4.version>
+    <springboot4.version>4.0.8</springboot4.version>
     <!-- Override JUnit version to align with Spring Boot 4.x -->
     <junit-bom.version>6.0.2</junit-bom.version>
     <!-- The JaCoCo plugin was expecting coverage for this module, but since it's a test module
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- Root-managed Jackson 2 and OpenTelemetry versions; MUST precede the Spring Boot BOM, which manages older, vulnerable versions. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+        <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>