diff --git a/step-api/pom.xml b/step-api/pom.xml
index e9cd337..bb9e8eb 100644
--- a/step-api/pom.xml
+++ b/step-api/pom.xml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 		<maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
 
 		<!-- exense dependencies -->
-		<dependencies.version>2025.6.25</dependencies.version>
-		<step-streaming.version>1.0.0</step-streaming.version>
+		<dependencies.version>2025.11.28-6929c90d11ea7b7be5b14369</dependencies.version>
+		<step-streaming.version>2025.12.2-692eb14511ea7b7be5b3d2db</step-streaming.version>
 
 		<!-- maven build dependencies -->
 		<dep.mvn.compiler.version>3.14.0</dep.mvn.compiler.version>
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 		<dep.mvn.source.version>3.0.1</dep.mvn.source.version>
 		<dep.mvn.surefire.version>3.2.5</dep.mvn.surefire.version>
 		<dep.mvn.jacoco.version>0.8.12</dep.mvn.jacoco.version>
+		<dep.mvn.enforcer.version>3.1.0</dep.mvn.enforcer.version>
 		<dep.mvn.dependency-check.version>10.0.3</dep.mvn.dependency-check.version>
 	</properties>
 
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>${dep.mvn.surefire.version}</version>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>${dep.mvn.enforcer.version}</version>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
 					<artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
@@ -258,6 +264,24 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<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>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>