diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e811ac4..c3be636d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,23 +61,22 @@
     <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
     <lang3.version>3.13.0</lang3.version>
     <junit.version>5.10.0</junit.version>
-    <testcontainers.version>1.19.0</testcontainers.version>
+    <testcontainers.version>1.19.1</testcontainers.version>
     <assertj-core.version>3.24.2</assertj-core.version>
     <jparams.version>1.0.4</jparams.version>
-    <mockito.version>5.5.0</mockito.version>
+    <mockito.version>5.6.0</mockito.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.9</slf4j.version>
     <logback.version>1.4.11</logback.version>
     <mock-server.version>5.14.0</mock-server.version>
-    <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
-    <oauth2-oidc-sdk.version>10.15</oauth2-oidc-sdk.version>
+    <jackson.version>2.15.3</jackson.version>
+    <oauth2-oidc-sdk.version>11.4</oauth2-oidc-sdk.version>
     <mock-server.version>5.15.0</mock-server.version>
     <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
-    <protobuf.java.version>3.24.3</protobuf.java.version>
-    <grpc-netty-shaded.version>1.58.0</grpc-netty-shaded.version>
-    <grpc-protobuf.version>1.58.0</grpc-protobuf.version>
-    <grpc-stub.version>1.58.0</grpc-stub.version>
+    <protobuf.java.version>3.24.4</protobuf.java.version>
+    <grpc-netty-shaded.version>1.59.0</grpc-netty-shaded.version>
+    <grpc-protobuf.version>1.59.0</grpc-protobuf.version>
+    <grpc-stub.version>1.59.0</grpc-stub.version>
     <annotations-api.version>6.0.53</annotations-api.version>
-    <protocol-buffers-java.version>0.1.0</protocol-buffers-java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/weaviate/integration/client/batch/ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest.java b/src/test/java/io/weaviate/integration/client/batch/ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest.java
index 045c26e5..43165b29 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/weaviate/integration/client/batch/ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/weaviate/integration/client/batch/ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest {
 
   private static String host;
   private static Integer port;
+  private static String grpcHost;
   private static Integer grpcPort;
 
   @ClassRule
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public class ClientBatchGrpcCreateTest {
   public void before() {
     host = compose.getServiceHost("weaviate_1", 8080);
     port = compose.getServicePort("weaviate_1", 8080);
+    grpcHost = compose.getServiceHost("weaviate_1", 50051);
     grpcPort = compose.getServicePort("weaviate_1", 50051);
   }
 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ private void testCreateBatchWithNestedAndNestArrayObject(Boolean useGRPC) {
   private void testCreateBatch(Boolean useGRPC, String className, List<Property> properties, WeaviateObject[] objects) {
     Config config = new Config("http", host + ":" + port);
     config.setUseGRPC(useGRPC);
-    config.setGrpcAddress(host + ":" + grpcPort);
+    config.setGrpcAddress(grpcHost + ":" + grpcPort);
     WeaviateClient client = new WeaviateClient(config);
     // create schema
     Result<Boolean> createResult = client.schema().classCreator()