diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 650b07e96f..7b67e31e77 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ allprojects {
                     force "org.checkerframework:checker-qual:${checkerQualVersion}"
                     // force version for SequenceAnalysis, api, cloud
                     force "com.google.guava:guava:${guavaVersion}"
-                    // force version for SequenceAnalysis, TargetedMS
+                    // force versions for SequenceAnalysis, TargetedMS
                     force "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${googleProtocolBufVersion}"
+                    force "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:${googleProtocolBufVersion}"
                     // force version for Cloud, FileTransfer, SequenceAnalysis, etc.
                     force "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:${jsr305Version}"
                     // force Jakarta Activation API version used by our Angus Activation implementation
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index af45627d91..aaed8772b7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ apacheDirectoryVersion=2.1.7
 apacheMinaVersion=2.2.4
 
 # Usually matches the version specified as a Spring Boot dependency (see springBootVersion below)
-apacheTomcatVersion=10.1.43
+apacheTomcatVersion=10.1.44
 
 # (mothership) -> json-path -> json-smart -> accessor-smart
 # (core) -> graalvm
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ snappyJavaVersion=1.1.10.8
 # Also, update apacheTomcatVersion above to match Spring Boot's Tomcat dependency version
 springBootVersion=3.5.4
 # This usually matches the Spring Framework version dictated by springBootVersion
-springVersion=6.2.9
+springVersion=6.2.10
 
 sqliteJdbcVersion=3.50.3.0