diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1bcbc0..bf8e7bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ The claims in a JWT are encoded as a JSON object that is digitally signed using
 
 Check out http://jwt.io/
 
+## What's new in v1.3.8-0
+* Updated upstream dependencies to Dropwizard 1.3.8
+* Updated upstream dependencies to jose4j to 0.6.5
+* Updated test dependencies and maven plugins
+
 ## What's new in v1.1.2-0
 * Updated upstream dependencies to Dropwizard 1.1.2
 * Updated upstream dependencies to jose4j to 0.6.0  
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 045e250..d374c88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.toastshaman</groupId>
     <artifactId>dropwizard-auth-jwt</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.2-0</version>
+    <version>1.3.8-0</version>
     <name>dropwizard-auth-jwt</name>
     <description>
         An implementation of the JSON Web Token (JWT) draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-20 for Dropwizard.
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <dropwizard.version>1.1.2</dropwizard.version>
+        <dropwizard.version>1.3.8</dropwizard.version>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bitbucket.b_c</groupId>
             <artifactId>jose4j</artifactId>
-            <version>0.6.0</version>
+            <version>0.6.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.4.1</version>
+            <version>3.11.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-guava</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.2.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.19</version>
+            <version>2.24.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>1.8</source>
                     <target>1.8</target>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <version>1.6</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <version>1.6.8</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
                             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>