diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32ef711..f89de18 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>de.ids_mannheim.korap</groupId>
     <artifactId>Kustvakt-core</artifactId>
-    <version>0.58</version>
+    <version>0.59.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Kustvakt core</name>
     <description>Kustvakt core, basic rest api for testing purposes and default
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                 <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
                 <filtering>true</filtering>
                 <includes>
-                    <include>**/*.prop</include>
+                    <include>**/*.info</include>
                     <include>**/*.xml</include>
                     <include>**/*.conf</include>
                     <include>**/*.properties</include>
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
                     <include>**/*.prop</include>
                     <include>**/*.xml</include>
                     <include>**/*.conf</include>
+                    <include>**/*.info</include>
                     <include>**/*.properties</include>
                 </includes>
             </testResource>
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@
                 <includes>
                     <!--<include>**/*.prop</include>-->
                     <!--<include>**/*.xml</include>-->
-                    <!--<include>**/*.conf</include>-->
+                    <include>**/*.info</include>
                     <include>**/*.properties</include>
                     <!--<include>**/*.sql</include>-->
                 </includes>
@@ -143,10 +144,15 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9</version>
+                <version>2.19.1</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
+                    <forkCount>1</forkCount>
+                    <threadCount>10</threadCount>
+
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>**/*APITest.java</exclude>
+                        <exclude>de/ids_mannheim/korap/suites/*.java</exclude>
                     </excludes>
                     <includes>
                         <include>de/ids_mannheim/korap/**/*.java</include>
@@ -321,7 +327,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.ids_mannheim.korap</groupId>
             <artifactId>Krill</artifactId>
-            <version>0.55.3</version>
+            <version>0.55.5</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
@@ -361,7 +367,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>4.1.6.RELEASE</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+            <version>4.1.6.RELEASE</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- apparently this order prevents the spring schemas from being overriden in META-INF/spring.schemas, thus must stay like this
@@ -369,12 +381,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>4.1.6.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>4.1.6.RELEASE</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- copied from extension -->