diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f02857..06040d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@
     <coherence.group.id>com.oracle.coherence.ce</coherence.group.id>
 
     <!-- dependency versions -->
-    <bedrock.version>7.0.3</bedrock.version>
+    <bedrock.version>7.0.4</bedrock.version>
     <coherence.version>24.03</coherence.version>
     <jakarta.xml.bind.version>3.0.1</jakarta.xml.bind.version>
     <copy.rename.maven.plugin.version>1.0.1</copy.rename.maven.plugin.version>
     <derby.version>10.17.1.0</derby.version>
     <docker.version>${project.version}</docker.version>
     <eclipselink.version>4.0.2</eclipselink.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.17.1</jackson.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.17.2</jackson.version>
     <jackson.databind.version>${jackson.version}</jackson.databind.version>
     <jaeger.version>1.8.1</jaeger.version>
     <jaxrs.version>3.0.0</jaxrs.version>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>3.5.0</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>
     <maven.exec.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.exec.plugin.version>
     <maven.jandex.plugin.version>1.2.3</maven.jandex.plugin.version>
-    <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.6.3</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+    <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.7.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
     <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>
     <maven.replacer.plugin.version>1.5.3</maven.replacer.plugin.version>
     <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.1</maven.source.plugin.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/oracle/coherence/demo/application/PersistenceHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/oracle/coherence/demo/application/PersistenceHelper.java
index 8d110c9..329c87e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/oracle/coherence/demo/application/PersistenceHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/oracle/coherence/demo/application/PersistenceHelper.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public PersistenceHelper() {
             waitForRegistration(registry, Registry.CLUSTER_TYPE);
         }
         catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to find MBean", e);
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to find MBean: " + e.getMessage());
         }
     }