diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e93e0758..37aeb675 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.source}</maven.compiler.target>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.12.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-        <io.cucumber.version>7.22.1</io.cucumber.version>
         <org.mockito.version>5.17.0</org.mockito.version>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
         <testExclusions>**/e2e/*.java</testExclusions>
@@ -97,56 +95,48 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.platform</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-platform-suite</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
             <artifactId>cucumber-java</artifactId>
-            <version>${io.cucumber.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
             <artifactId>cucumber-junit-platform-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${io.cucumber.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.cucumber</groupId>
             <artifactId>cucumber-picocontainer</artifactId>
-            <version>${io.cucumber.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>