diff --git a/distribution/docker/Dockerfile.mysql b/distribution/docker/Dockerfile.mysql
index 66fb9e90a711..1c1d489232aa 100644
--- a/distribution/docker/Dockerfile.mysql
+++ b/distribution/docker/Dockerfile.mysql
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ FROM $DRUID_RELEASE
 
 WORKDIR /opt/druid/extensions/mysql-metadata-storage
 
-ARG MYSQL_URL=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/mysql/mysql-connector-j/8.2.0/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar
-ARG MYSQL_JAR=mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar
+ARG MYSQL_URL=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/mysql/mysql-connector-j/8.4.0/mysql-connector-j-8.4.0.jar
+ARG MYSQL_JAR=mysql-connector-j-8.4.0.jar
 # https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/mysql/mysql-connector-j/8.2.0/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar.sha1
-ARG MYSQL_SHA=56d34aea30915904b1c883f1cfae731dd2df6029
+ARG MYSQL_SHA=b1bc0f47bcad26ad5f9bceefb63fcb920d868fca
 
 RUN wget -q ${MYSQL_URL} \
  && echo "${MYSQL_SHA}  ${MYSQL_JAR}" | sha1sum -c \
diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 136935433e93..6fa82e243e22 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -397,12 +397,8 @@
                                         <argument>${settings.localRepository}</argument>
                                         <argument>--no-default-hadoop</argument>
                                         <argument>-c</argument>
-                                        <argument>org.apache.druid.extensions.contrib:ambari-metrics-emitter</argument>
-                                        <argument>-c</argument>
                                         <argument>org.apache.druid.extensions.contrib:dropwizard-emitter</argument>
                                         <argument>-c</argument>
-                                        <argument>org.apache.druid.extensions.contrib:druid-cassandra-storage</argument>
-                                        <argument>-c</argument>
                                         <argument>org.apache.druid.extensions.contrib:druid-cloudfiles-extensions</argument>
                                         <argument>-c</argument>
                                         <argument>org.apache.druid.extensions.contrib:druid-distinctcount</argument>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11738830512e..0fbf8a993955 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <confluent.version>6.2.12</confluent.version>
         <datasketches.version>4.2.0</datasketches.version>
         <datasketches.memory.version>2.2.0</datasketches.memory.version>
-        <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
+        <derby.version>10.15.2.0</derby.version>
         <dropwizard.metrics.version>4.2.22</dropwizard.metrics.version>
         <errorprone.version>2.20.0</errorprone.version>
         <fastutil.version>8.5.4</fastutil.version>
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <jetty.version>9.4.54.v20240208</jetty.version>
         <jersey.version>1.19.4</jersey.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.12.7.20221012</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.15.4</jackson.version>
         <codehaus.jackson.version>1.9.13</codehaus.jackson.version>
-        <log4j.version>2.22.1</log4j.version>
+        <log4j.version>2.23.1</log4j.version>
         <mysql.version>8.2.0</mysql.version>
         <mariadb.version>2.7.3</mariadb.version>
         <netty3.version>3.10.6.Final</netty3.version>
-        <netty4.version>4.1.108.Final</netty4.version>
+        <netty4.version>4.1.112.Final</netty4.version>
         <postgresql.version>42.7.2</postgresql.version>
         <protobuf.version>3.24.0</protobuf.version>
         <resilience4j.version>1.3.1</resilience4j.version>
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
         <!-- Community extensions -->
         <module>extensions-contrib/compressed-bigdecimal</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/influx-extensions</module>
-        <module>extensions-contrib/cassandra-storage</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/dropwizard-emitter</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/cloudfiles-extensions</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/graphite-emitter</module>
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@
         <module>extensions-contrib/time-min-max</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/virtual-columns</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/thrift-extensions</module>
-        <module>extensions-contrib/ambari-metrics-emitter</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/sqlserver-metadata-storage</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/kafka-emitter</module>
         <module>extensions-contrib/redis-cache</module>