diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e2b915..1837294 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@
 		<maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
 
 		<!-- external dependencies provided using exense-dependencies -->
-		<dependencies.version>2025.6.25</dependencies.version>
+		<dependencies.version>2025.11.28-6929c90d11ea7b7be5b14369</dependencies.version>
 
 		<!-- maven build dependencies -->
 		<dep.mvn.compiler.version>3.14.0</dep.mvn.compiler.version>
 		<dep.mvn.jar.version>3.4.2</dep.mvn.jar.version>
 		<dep.mvn.jacoco.version>0.8.12</dep.mvn.jacoco.version>
 		<dep.mvn.deploy.version>3.0.0-M1</dep.mvn.deploy.version>
+		<dep.mvn.enforcer.version>3.1.0</dep.mvn.enforcer.version>
 		<dep.mvn.surefire.version>2.19.1</dep.mvn.surefire.version> <!-- newest: 3.2.5 -->
 		<dep.mvn.javadoc.version>3.3.2</dep.mvn.javadoc.version> <!-- newest: 3.7.0 -->
 		<dep.mvn.source.version>3.0.1</dep.mvn.source.version> <!-- newest: 3.3.1 -->
@@ -156,6 +157,11 @@
 						</dependency>
 					</dependencies>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>${dep.mvn.enforcer.version}</version>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
 					<artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
@@ -169,6 +175,24 @@
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>enforce-policies</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>enforce</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<rules>
+								<requireUpperBoundDeps/>
+							</rules>
+							<fail>true</fail>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>