diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 70d5a0b1c6..b0905bf979 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -34,32 +34,31 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-workspace</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-lifecycle</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.artifact</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
@@ -67,40 +66,16 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </dependency>
-    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-interactivity-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
@@ -112,13 +87,11 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
       <artifactId>wagon-file</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-beta-2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>easymock</groupId>
       <artifactId>easymock</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2_Java1.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -132,7 +105,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-distribution/pom.xml b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
index a5495a9038..bcd778b65c 100644
--- a/maven-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -33,22 +33,18 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <dependency>
@@ -59,16 +55,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
@@ -90,7 +76,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>easymock</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-embedder-integration-tests/pom.xml b/maven-embedder-integration-tests/pom.xml
index cb8b2f5b13..da3e4fad07 100644
--- a/maven-embedder-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -10,16 +10,9 @@
     <name>Integration Tests for Maven Embedder</name>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     
diff --git a/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index faae13716d..f80f0dcd96 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-embedder/pom.xml
@@ -33,17 +33,14 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-toolchain</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <dependency>
@@ -54,16 +51,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-          <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
@@ -85,7 +72,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>easymock</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 3ef425ceb8..39b4a6d6cb 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/maven-profile/pom.xml b/maven-profile/pom.xml
index 183d3e6c02..8dc2594758 100644
--- a/maven-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-profile/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-project/pom.xml b/maven-project/pom.xml
index af3bab2a4f..82d85c0ce3 100644
--- a/maven-project/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-project/pom.xml
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-workspace</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
       <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-toolchain/pom.xml b/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
index f573862918..238da08a1a 100644
--- a/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-toolchain/pom.xml
@@ -11,21 +11,13 @@
     <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>3.8.1</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.artifact</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6769e147db..fe8f02d859 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,6 +240,56 @@ under the License.
   <dependencyManagement>
     <!--end-->
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-workspace</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-lifecycle</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-reporting-api</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-profile</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>      
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-toolchain</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>        
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-embedder</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>  
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
@@ -311,7 +361,34 @@ under the License.
         <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
         <version>1.0</version>
-      </dependency>          
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
+            <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>   
+      <!-- Needed for backward compat aspect. -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+        <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
+      </dependency>      
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+        <artifactId>plexus-interactivity-api</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-alpha-6</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <!--start-->
   </dependencyManagement>