diff --git a/activiti-api/pom.xml b/activiti-api/pom.xml
index 71d395d153a148b6e3ee1884d420746f119efd2e..488d1ef6b8cb00e934ffabb8c4786c50db15b019 100644
--- a/activiti-api/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-api/pom.xml
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
     <!-- configuration properties -->
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+    <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <activiti-api.version>${project.version}</activiti-api.version>
-    <activiti-build.version>7.1.32</activiti-build.version>
+    <activiti-build.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-build.version>
 
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/activiti-build/activiti-dependencies-parent/pom.xml b/activiti-build/activiti-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
index 2c22c03caa7c1f6e5f131489ba2023f4d22d221a..4f188fd2603981cfbc823acb533fd811fea00025 100644
--- a/activiti-build/activiti-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-build/activiti-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Activiti :: Dependencies Parent</name>
   <properties>
-    <spring-boot.version>2.1.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
+    <spring-boot.version>2.2.1.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-build/pom.xml b/activiti-build/pom.xml
index 18c543752e84c40cde68f1e8b1cc74a0f4072b57..722146cc23395a7042b1b674c5bb30ce7f201802 100644
--- a/activiti-build/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-build/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   </ciManagement>
   <properties>
     <!-- plugins -->
-    <asm.version>6.2</asm.version>
+    <asm.version>7.2-beta</asm.version>
     <assertj-assertions-generator-maven-plugin.version>2.2.0</assertj-assertions-generator-maven-plugin.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <dependency-check-maven.version>3.1.2</dependency-check-maven.version>
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@
     <jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.4</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
     <jgitflow-maven-plugin.version>1.0-m5.1</jgitflow-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
-    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
+    <maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-    <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
+    <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
     <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
     <!-- had to downgrade failsafe plugin to avoid sun.reflect.annotation.TypeNotPresentExceptionProxy error in activiti-cloud-query
     workaround for https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/6254-->
     <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-    <maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
-    <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-install-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-install-plugin.version>
+    <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <maven-site-plugin.version>3.8.2</maven-site-plugin.version>
diff --git a/activiti-core-common/activiti-core-test/pom.xml b/activiti-core-common/activiti-core-test/pom.xml
index 6761df74ac48856c98c94a68e4cc0beabbba9181..8fbd696212a847819134b33e8c98985552ce279b 100644
--- a/activiti-core-common/activiti-core-test/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-core-common/activiti-core-test/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
+    <awaitility.version>4.0.1</awaitility.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/activiti-core-common/pom.xml b/activiti-core-common/pom.xml
index 2f47068560fa1638d67f353f4a96f92f80b6b02e..f7e0712e625912fbaeab31146b544ea74060c012 100644
--- a/activiti-core-common/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-core-common/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   <description>Activiti Core :: Common</description>
   <url>http://activiti.org</url>
   <properties>
-    <activiti-build.version>7.1.32</activiti-build.version>
-    <activiti-api.version>7.1.59</activiti-api.version>
+    <activiti-build.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-build.version>
+    <activiti-api.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-api.version>
     <activiti-core-common.version>${project.version}</activiti-core-common.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
   </properties>
diff --git a/activiti-core/pom.xml b/activiti-core/pom.xml
index 6eade6d1bacbe04c1c8132d423dc09d13f782509..dd012891592b0714e2924514521fb0290a9243c5 100644
--- a/activiti-core/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@
   <description>Activiti Core :: Parent</description>
   <url>http://activiti.org</url>
   <properties>
-    <activiti-build.version>7.1.32</activiti-build.version>
-    <activiti-api.version>7.1.59</activiti-api.version>
-    <activiti-core-common.version>7.1.66</activiti-core-common.version>
+    <activiti-build.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-build.version>
+    <activiti-api.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-api.version>
+    <activiti-core-common.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-core-common.version>
     <activiti.version>${project.version}</activiti.version>
-    <awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
-    <batik.version>1.10</batik.version>
+    <awaitility.version>4.0.1</awaitility.version>
+    <batik.version>1.12</batik.version>
     <commons-email.version>1.5</commons-email.version>
-    <commons-fileupload.version>1.3.3</commons-fileupload.version>
+    <commons-fileupload.version>1.4</commons-fileupload.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
-    <el-api.version>2.2</el-api.version>
+    <el-api.version>2.2.1-b04</el-api.version>
     <geronimo.version>1.1.1</geronimo.version>
-    <java-uuid-generator.version>3.1.4</java-uuid-generator.version>
+    <java-uuid-generator.version>3.2.0</java-uuid-generator.version>
     <javaGeom.version>0.11.1</javaGeom.version>
-    <javax.enterprise.concurrent-api.version>1.0</javax.enterprise.concurrent-api.version>
-    <jaxb-api.version>2.3.1</jaxb-api.version>
-    <jgraphx.version>3.9.8.1</jgraphx.version>
-    <json-unit.version>1.24.0</json-unit.version>
+    <javax.enterprise.concurrent-api.version>1.1</javax.enterprise.concurrent-api.version>
+    <jaxb-api.version>2.4.0-b180830.0359</jaxb-api.version>
+    <jgraphx.version>4.0.5</jgraphx.version>
+    <json-unit.version>2.11.1</json-unit.version>
     <jsr250-api.version>1.0</jsr250-api.version>
     <juel.version>2.2.7</juel.version>
     <hibernate-jpa-2.1-api.version>1.0.2.Final</hibernate-jpa-2.1-api.version>
-    <mybatis.version>3.5.0</mybatis.version>
+    <mybatis.version>3.5.3</mybatis.version>
     <subethasmtp-wiser.version>1.2</subethasmtp-wiser.version>
     <xmlgraphics-commons.version>2.2</xmlgraphics-commons.version>
     <subethasmtp-wiser.version>1.2</subethasmtp-wiser.version>
-    <xmlgraphics-commons.version>2.2</xmlgraphics-commons.version>
-    <groovy-all.version>2.5.4</groovy-all.version>
+    <xmlgraphics-commons.version>2.4</xmlgraphics-commons.version>
+    <groovy-all.version>3.0.0-rc-1</groovy-all.version>
 
     <checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</checkstyle-maven-plugin.version>
     <skipCheckstyle>true</skipCheckstyle>
diff --git a/activiti-dependencies/pom.xml b/activiti-dependencies/pom.xml
index a46832b16974750c137ed0cf4b1d24d5f4d1ce70..b161ac948f49d771716a6c819ce125c37d1d22c2 100755
--- a/activiti-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
   <inceptionYear>2018</inceptionYear>
 
   <properties>
-    <activiti-build.version>7.1.32</activiti-build.version>
-    <activiti-api.version>7.1.59</activiti-api.version>
-    <activiti-core-common.version>7.1.66</activiti-core-common.version> 
-    <activiti.version>7.1.134</activiti.version>
+    <activiti-build.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-build.version>
+    <activiti-api.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-api.version>
+    <activiti-core-common.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-core-common.version> 
+    <activiti.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti.version>
   </properties>
 
   <organization>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-connector-example/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-connector-example/pom.xml
index 257283823338e2e9ec5de5f48e036a14b4cc2034..d9a571c634f0ba9aa802869758bc1741cd36c649 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-connector-example/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-connector-example/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-bean/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-bean/pom.xml
index 89c6c5af011069e2c2c78836b198119dccc55ef4..b27b094aa4e7f613e399b55246eb78380097b772 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-bean/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-bean/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-nobean/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-nobean/pom.xml
index 50563846346bf833aed3c65e40cc1f8a929ade38..9d600b9cb22954b8f0ad73671a15d47fef440e42 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-nobean/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-full-example-nobean/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-process-example/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-process-example/pom.xml
index 2dec4c9f49118c4a7a8fb618f67e76248dc06ba4..db2b0bc4ebe669bf23a8f5c1856251e5f3f6738e 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-process-example/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-process-example/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-task-example/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-task-example/pom.xml
index 51492924a2fd79dbfbf66b6a93927d0fcb6ca53d..fee6bf2d737be58f548f68de6db3bde1505b089f 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-task-example/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-basic-task-example/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-spring-integration-example/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-spring-integration-example/pom.xml
index 4b3eab942ba4e4fc2b8fdcc67495c2180f940a0b..989e3d644ef525bcbfff8410ecd72e3483c92f88 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-spring-integration-example/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-spring-integration-example/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <java.version>11</java.version>
    <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-web-example/pom.xml b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-web-example/pom.xml
index d14eaebe430cb361fd6e6d1a4ceab4bd19bbf9e2..ab2d9360180f54cfb63367e9191dc132523bd3d6 100644
--- a/activiti-examples/activiti-api-web-example/pom.xml
+++ b/activiti-examples/activiti-api-web-example/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
    <java.version>11</java.version>
    <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
-    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.123</activiti-dependencies.version>
+    <activiti-dependencies.version>7.1.0-SNAPSHOT</activiti-dependencies.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>