diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e0e07b..8ec0ad5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.3.4</version>
+    <version>3.4.0</version>
     <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>eu.dissco</groupId>
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <jakarta.json.version>2.1.3</jakarta.json.version>
     <opencsv.version>5.9</opencsv.version>
     <amazon.awssdk.version>2.29.6</amazon.awssdk.version>
+    <ok-http.version>4.12.0</ok-http.version>
     <sonar.organization>dissco</sonar.organization>
     <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
     <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>../app-it/target/site/jacoco-aggregate/jacoco.xml
@@ -102,17 +103,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
       <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
+      <version>${ok-http.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockwebserver</artifactId>
+      <version>${ok-http.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
 
   <build>
+    <defaultGoal>-B verify</defaultGoal>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>