diff --git a/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/pom.xml b/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/pom.xml
index 455ec78b49f0..ae5798b223a0 100644
--- a/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/pom.xml
+++ b/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/pom.xml
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <pdfbox-tools.version>3.0.0</pdfbox-tools.version>
+        <pdfbox-tools.version>3.0.5</pdfbox-tools.version>
         <pdf2dom.version>2.0.1</pdf2dom.version>
-        <itextpdf.version>5.5.13.3</itextpdf.version>
+        <itextpdf.version>5.5.13.4</itextpdf.version>
         <xmlworker.version>5.5.10</xmlworker.version>
         <poi-scratchpad.version>3.15</poi-scratchpad.version>
         <batik-transcoder.version>1.8</batik-transcoder.version>
diff --git a/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pdf/PDFSampleMain.java b/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pdf/PDFSampleMain.java
index 195f49e9621c..3e44f0562c43 100644
--- a/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pdf/PDFSampleMain.java
+++ b/text-processing-libraries-modules/pdf/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pdf/PDFSampleMain.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
             PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(3);
             addTableHeader(table);
+            setAbsoluteColumnWidths(table);
+            //setAbsoluteColumnWidthsInTableWidth(table);
+            //setRelativeColumnWidths(table);
             addRows(table);
             addCustomRows(table);
 
@@ -52,6 +55,24 @@ private static void addTableHeader(PdfPTable table) {
         });
     }
 
+    private static void setAbsoluteColumnWidths(PdfPTable table) {
+       table.setTotalWidth(500); // Sets total table width to 500 points
+       table.setLockedWidth(true);
+       float[] columnWidths = {100f, 200f, 200f}; // Defines three columns with absolute widths
+       table.setWidths(columnWidths);
+    }
+
+    private static void setAbsoluteColumnWidthsInTableWidth(PdfPTable table) {
+       table.setTotalWidth(new float[] {72f, 144f, 216f}); // First column 1 inch, second 2 inches, third 3 inches 
+       table.setLockedWidth(true);
+    }
+
+    private static void setRelativeColumnWidths(PdfPTable table) {
+        // Set column widths (relative)
+        table.setWidths(new float[] {1, 2, 1});
+        table.setWidthPercentage(80); // Table width as 80% of page width
+    }
+    
     private static void addRows(PdfPTable table) {
         table.addCell("row 1, col 1");
         table.addCell("row 1, col 2");