diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/pom.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/pom.xml
index 327278729ef21..2a6d44a2a4757 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.jaegertracing</groupId>
       <artifactId>jaeger-client</artifactId>
-      <version>0.33.1</version>
+      <version>${jaeger.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentracing</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.ozone.xml b/pom.ozone.xml
index 454cc4a665888..06a769ff0800c 100644
--- a/pom.ozone.xml
+++ b/pom.ozone.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
 
     <failIfNoTests>false</failIfNoTests>
     <maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>true</maven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile>
-    <jetty.version>9.3.24.v20180605</jetty.version>
+    <jetty.version>9.3.25.v20180904</jetty.version>
     <test.exclude>_</test.exclude>
     <test.exclude.pattern>_</test.exclude.pattern>
 
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
     <jackson.version>1.9.13</jackson.version>
     <jackson2.version>2.9.9</jackson2.version>
 
+    <!-- jaegertracing veresion -->
+    <jaeger.version>0.34.0</jaeger.version>
+
     <!-- httpcomponents versions -->
     <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
     <httpcore.version>4.4.4</httpcore.version>
@@ -142,7 +145,6 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
     <protobuf.version>2.5.0</protobuf.version>
     <protoc.path>${env.HADOOP_PROTOC_PATH}</protoc.path>
 
-    <zookeeper.version>3.4.13</zookeeper.version>
     <curator.version>2.12.0</curator.version>
     <findbugs.version>3.0.0</findbugs.version>
     <spotbugs.version>3.1.0-RC1</spotbugs.version>
@@ -1189,50 +1191,6 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
         <version>1.1.1</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
-        <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
-        <version>${zookeeper.version}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <!-- otherwise seems to drag in junit 3.8.1 via jline -->
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>jline</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jline</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
-        <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
-        <version>${zookeeper.version}</version>
-        <type>test-jar</type>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.jboss.netty</groupId>
-            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-          <exclusion>
-            <groupId>jline</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jline</artifactId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
         <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>