diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 87f5accf..ce5cfc61 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.samskivert</groupId>
       <artifactId>samskivert</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>1.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-      <version>14.0.1</version>
+      <version>18.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- optional dependencies -->
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.lwjgl.lwjgl</groupId>
       <artifactId>lwjgl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.0</version>
+      <version>2.9.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.lwjgl.lwjgl</groupId>
       <artifactId>lwjgl_util</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9.0</version>
+      <version>2.9.3</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>javassist</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.javassist</groupId>
       <artifactId>javassist</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.0.GA</version>
+      <version>3.18.2-GA</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f66a6408..5cc0d3ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <narya.version>1.14</narya.version>
+    <narya.version>1.15</narya.version>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -58,15 +58,18 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2</version>
+        <version>3.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>1.5</source>
           <target>1.5</target>
           <fork>true</fork>
           <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-          <!-- yes, those quoted spaces are a workaround sanctioned by the Maven idiocracy -->
-          <compilerArgument>-Xlint" "-Xlint:-serial" "-Xlint:-path</compilerArgument>
+          <compilerArgs>
+            <arg>-Xlint</arg>
+            <arg>-Xlint:-serial</arg>
+            <arg>-Xlint:-path</arg>
+          </compilerArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
@@ -80,10 +83,11 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7</version>
+        <version>2.9.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <quiet>true</quiet>
           <show>public</show>
+          <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:all -Xdoclint:-missing</additionalparam>
           <links>
             <link>http://samskivert.github.com/samskivert/apidocs/</link>
             <link>http://docs.guava-libraries.googlecode.com/git/javadoc/</link>
@@ -181,6 +185,5 @@
         </snapshotRepository>
       </distributionManagement>
     </profile>
-
   </profiles>
 </project>