diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 8e80fe2319..6657e4029d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ Import-Package: javax.annotation;version=0.0.0,*
             <version>1.4.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
+            <version>4.4</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
       <!-- Additional Profiles for Cloud Service vs. 6.x -->
@@ -324,6 +330,12 @@ Import-Package: javax.annotation;version=0.0.0,*
                     <version>5.7.4</version>
                     <scope>provided</scope>
                 </dependency>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-collections4</artifactId>
+                    <version>4.4</version>
+                    <scope>test</scope>
+                </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
     </profiles>    
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e08dba9bc..29f8c7ddc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <aem.sdk.api>2023.7.12874.20230726T072051Z-230702</aem.sdk.api>
         <componentGroupName>WKND Site</componentGroupName>
-        <core.wcm.components.version>2.23.4</core.wcm.components.version>
+        <core.wcm.components.version>2.24.6</core.wcm.components.version>
         <uber.jar.version>6.5.17</uber.jar.version>
         <wknd-shared.version>3.1.0</wknd-shared.version>
         <wknd-shared.65.version>2.2.2</wknd-shared.65.version>