diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index f4c9ae33e84..14dcb283c24 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ maven_install(
         "org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper:3.8.0",
         "io.kubernetes:client-java:" + kubernetes_client_version,
         "io.kubernetes:client-java-api-fluent:" + kubernetes_client_version,
-        "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:5.3.0",
+        "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:5.4.0",
         "org.apache.avro:avro:1.7.4",
         "org.apache.mesos:mesos:0.22.0",
         "com.hashicorp.nomad:nomad-sdk:0.7.0",
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ maven_install(
         "org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:" + http_client_version,
         "com.google.apis:google-api-services-storage:v1-rev108-1.22.0",
         "com.microsoft.dhalion:dhalion:0.2.6",
-        "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
         "com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:" + aws_version,
         "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:" + jetty_version,
         "org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-http:" + jetty_version,
diff --git a/maven_install.json b/maven_install.json
index 314e3645ab9..eb9d1e21a70 100644
--- a/maven_install.json
+++ b/maven_install.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
     "dependency_tree": {
         "__AUTOGENERATED_FILE_DO_NOT_MODIFY_THIS_FILE_MANUALLY": "THERE_IS_NO_DATA_ONLY_ZUUL",
-        "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 691313170,
-        "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 627101366,
+        "__INPUT_ARTIFACTS_HASH": 200617110,
+        "__RESOLVED_ARTIFACTS_HASH": -1994566254,
         "conflict_resolution": {},
         "dependencies": [
             {
@@ -525,16 +525,16 @@
                 "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/beust/jcommander/1.78/jcommander-1.78.jar"
             },
             {
-                "coord": "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:jar:sources:5.3.0",
+                "coord": "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:jar:sources:5.4.0",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "com.esotericsoftware:minlog:jar:sources:1.3.1",
                     "com.esotericsoftware:reflectasm:jar:sources:1.11.9",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
                     "com.esotericsoftware:minlog:jar:sources:1.3.1",
                     "com.esotericsoftware:reflectasm:jar:sources:1.11.9",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3"
                 ],
                 "exclusions": [
                     "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14",
@@ -542,26 +542,26 @@
                     "log4j:log4j",
                     "commons-logging:commons-logging"
                 ],
-                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0-sources.jar",
+                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0-sources.jar",
                 "mirror_urls": [
-                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0-sources.jar",
-                    "https://maven.google.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0-sources.jar",
-                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0-sources.jar"
+                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0-sources.jar",
+                    "https://maven.google.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0-sources.jar",
+                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0-sources.jar"
                 ],
-                "sha256": "2051c96d86539fd0db8046f67fb9ad593c69bf308f64b3f0c7d888a5e3c8cac8",
-                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0-sources.jar"
+                "sha256": "29adf2a8acbfaa7b1d6d0604e96b985dbf6cb2e2f89fbfad8fb0eeb27c59a1c6",
+                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0-sources.jar"
             },
             {
-                "coord": "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:5.3.0",
+                "coord": "com.esotericsoftware:kryo:5.4.0",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "com.esotericsoftware:minlog:1.3.1",
                     "com.esotericsoftware:reflectasm:1.11.9",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
                     "com.esotericsoftware:minlog:1.3.1",
                     "com.esotericsoftware:reflectasm:1.11.9",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3"
                 ],
                 "exclusions": [
                     "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14",
@@ -569,14 +569,14 @@
                     "log4j:log4j",
                     "commons-logging:commons-logging"
                 ],
-                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0.jar",
+                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0.jar",
                 "mirror_urls": [
-                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0.jar",
-                    "https://maven.google.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0.jar",
-                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0.jar"
+                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0.jar",
+                    "https://maven.google.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0.jar",
+                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0.jar"
                 ],
-                "sha256": "29e3e8066329ca5550e7103d2e7e9aad047e63d2ae5f7bece68858dd1264f44e",
-                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.3.0/kryo-5.3.0.jar"
+                "sha256": "0977fd9a3fe45b54f351de152e6a454a7dc0304e128080ef11c2d052d4c9edb5",
+                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/5.4.0/kryo-5.4.0.jar"
             },
             {
                 "coord": "com.esotericsoftware:minlog:jar:sources:1.3.1",
@@ -11190,7 +11190,7 @@
                 "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/mortbay/jetty/servlet-api-2.5/6.1.14/servlet-api-2.5-6.1.14.jar"
             },
             {
-                "coord": "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                "coord": "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                 "dependencies": [],
                 "directDependencies": [],
                 "exclusions": [
@@ -11199,17 +11199,17 @@
                     "log4j:log4j",
                     "commons-logging:commons-logging"
                 ],
-                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1-sources.jar",
+                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3-sources.jar",
                 "mirror_urls": [
-                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1-sources.jar",
-                    "https://maven.google.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1-sources.jar",
-                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1-sources.jar"
+                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3-sources.jar",
+                    "https://maven.google.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3-sources.jar",
+                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3-sources.jar"
                 ],
-                "sha256": "65178da72578c40a37cbd88d07d2a21dd240d6186fe67f1fc066d1fcbac0003b",
-                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1-sources.jar"
+                "sha256": "d06164f8ca002c8ef193cef2d682822014dd330505616af93a3fb64226fc131d",
+                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3-sources.jar"
             },
             {
-                "coord": "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                "coord": "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                 "dependencies": [],
                 "directDependencies": [],
                 "exclusions": [
@@ -11218,14 +11218,14 @@
                     "log4j:log4j",
                     "commons-logging:commons-logging"
                 ],
-                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1.jar",
+                "file": "v1/https/jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3.jar",
                 "mirror_urls": [
-                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1.jar",
-                    "https://maven.google.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1.jar",
-                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1.jar"
+                    "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3.jar",
+                    "https://maven.google.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3.jar",
+                    "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3.jar"
                 ],
-                "sha256": "c74330cc6b806c804fd37e74487b4fe5d7c2750c5e15fbc6efa13bdee1bdef80",
-                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/2.1/objenesis-2.1.jar"
+                "sha256": "02dfd0b0439a5591e35b708ed2f5474eb0948f53abf74637e959b8e4ef69bfeb",
+                "url": "https://jcenter.bintray.com/org/objenesis/objenesis/3.3/objenesis-3.3.jar"
             },
             {
                 "coord": "org.ow2.asm:asm:jar:sources:5.0.3",
@@ -11270,7 +11270,7 @@
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:jar:sources:3.20.0-GA",
                     "org.mockito:mockito-all:jar:sources:1.10.19",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-api-support:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2"
@@ -11299,7 +11299,7 @@
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA",
                     "org.mockito:mockito-all:1.10.19",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-api-support:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2"
@@ -11327,7 +11327,7 @@
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-api-support:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:jar:sources:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2"
                 ],
@@ -11354,7 +11354,7 @@
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-api-support:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2"
                 ],
@@ -11381,7 +11381,7 @@
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:jar:sources:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
@@ -11407,7 +11407,7 @@
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-core:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
                     "org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
@@ -11434,7 +11434,7 @@
                 "dependencies": [
                     "junit:junit:jar:sources:4.12",
                     "org.javassist:javassist:jar:sources:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2"
                 ],
@@ -11463,7 +11463,7 @@
                 "dependencies": [
                     "junit:junit:4.12",
                     "org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2"
                 ],
@@ -11493,7 +11493,7 @@
                     "junit:junit:jar:sources:4.12",
                     "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:jar:sources:1.3",
                     "org.javassist:javassist:jar:sources:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-common:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2"
@@ -11523,7 +11523,7 @@
                     "junit:junit:4.12",
                     "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3",
                     "org.javassist:javassist:3.20.0-GA",
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1",
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-core:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-module-junit4-common:1.6.2",
                     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2"
@@ -11550,10 +11550,10 @@
             {
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:jar:sources:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:jar:sources:3.3"
                 ],
                 "exclusions": [
                     "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14",
@@ -11573,10 +11573,10 @@
             {
                 "coord": "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:1.6.2",
                 "dependencies": [
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3"
                 ],
                 "directDependencies": [
-                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:2.1"
+                    "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.3"
                 ],
                 "exclusions": [
                     "org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14",
diff --git a/release/maven/heron-with-kryo.template.pom b/release/maven/heron-with-kryo.template.pom
index 186fc766ad0..aecdabcd53c 100644
--- a/release/maven/heron-with-kryo.template.pom
+++ b/release/maven/heron-with-kryo.template.pom
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.esotericsoftware</groupId>
       <artifactId>kryo</artifactId>
-      <version>5.3.0</version>
+      <version>5.4.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     DEPS