diff --git a/main/project.clj b/main/project.clj
index 611f8bd..d01c6c4 100644
--- a/main/project.clj
+++ b/main/project.clj
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
   :scm {:name "git" :url "https://github.com/taoensso/telemere"}
 
   :dependencies
-  [[com.taoensso/encore "3.146.1"]]
+  [[com.taoensso/encore "3.153.1"]]
 
   :test-paths ["test" #_"src"]
 
   :profiles
   {;; :default [:base :system :user :provided :dev]
-   :provided {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.12.35"] ; v1.12.42+ needs JVM 21+
+   :provided {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojurescript "1.12.42"]
                              [org.clojure/clojure       "1.11.4"]]}
-   :c1.12    {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure       "1.12.0"]]}
+   :c1.12    {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure       "1.12.1"]]}
    :c1.11    {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure       "1.11.4"]]}
    :c1.10    {:dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure       "1.10.3"]]}
 
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
      #_[io.github.paintparty/bling  "0.4.2"]
 
      ;;; For optional handlers
-     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api                         "1.50.0"]
-     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure "1.50.0"]
-     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp               "1.50.0"]
+     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api                         "1.53.0"]
+     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure "1.53.0"]
+     [io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp               "1.53.0"]
      #_[io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-exporters-jaeger           "0.9.1"]
      [metosin/jsonista       "0.3.13"]
      [com.draines/postal     "2.0.5"]
diff --git a/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc b/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
index 7ab8724..c7aae82 100644
--- a/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
+++ b/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   (remove-ns (symbol (str *ns*)))
   (:api (enc/interns-overview)))
 
-(enc/assert-min-encore-version [3 146 1])
+(enc/assert-min-encore-version [3 153 1])
 
 ;;;; Shared signal API
 
diff --git a/slf4j/project.clj b/slf4j/project.clj
index ee89d37..84fec82 100644
--- a/slf4j/project.clj
+++ b/slf4j/project.clj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   :profiles
   {:provided
    {:dependencies
-    [[org.clojure/clojure   "1.12.0"]
+    [[org.clojure/clojure   "1.12.1"]
      [org.slf4j/slf4j-api   "2.0.17"]
      [com.taoensso/telemere "1.0.1"]]}