diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
index 3881e5f423..6398a69ce3 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0011/pom.xml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 <project>
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <groupId>maven</groupId>
-  <artifactId>maven-core-it0011</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0</version>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>maven</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>  
-  
-  <dependencyDefaults>
-    <dependencyDefault>
-        <groupId>maven</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </dependencyDefault>
-    <dependencyDefault>
-        <groupId>junit</groupId>
-        <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.1</version>
-    </dependencyDefault>
-  </dependencyDefaults>
-  
-</project>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-core-it0011</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0</version>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>maven</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>maven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>junit</groupId>
+                <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector.java
index 8da7efa55b..ca3a4643b4 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import org.apache.maven.model.Dependency;
-import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyDefault;
+import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyManagement;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
@@ -21,61 +21,53 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector implements ProjectDefaultsInjector
     
     public void injectDefaults(MavenProject project)
     {
-        injectDependencyDefaults(project.getDependencies(), project.getDependencyDefaults());
+        injectDependencyDefaults(project.getDependencies(), project.getDependencyManagement());
     }
 
     /** Added: Feb 1, 2005 by jdcasey
      */
-    private void injectDependencyDefaults( List dependencies, List dependencyDefaults )
+    private void injectDependencyDefaults( List dependencies, DependencyManagement dependencyManagement )
     {
-        // a given project's dependencies should be smaller than the group-defined defaults set...
-        // in other words, the project's deps will probably be a subset of those specified in defaults.
-        Map depsMap = new TreeMap();
-        for ( Iterator it = dependencies.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
+        if(dependencyManagement != null)
         {
-            Dependency dep = (Dependency) it.next();
-            depsMap.put(dep.getGroupId() + ":" + dep.getArtifactId() + ":" + dep.getType(), dep);
-        }
-        
-        for ( Iterator it = dependencyDefaults.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
-        {
-            DependencyDefault depdef = (DependencyDefault) it.next();
-            String key = depdef.getGroupId() + ":" + depdef.getArtifactId() + ":" + depdef.getType();
-            
-            Dependency dep = (Dependency) depsMap.get(key);
-            if(dep != null)
+            // a given project's dependencies should be smaller than the group-defined defaults set...
+            // in other words, the project's deps will probably be a subset of those specified in defaults.
+            Map depsMap = new TreeMap();
+            for ( Iterator it = dependencies.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
             {
-                mergeWithDefaults(dep, depdef);
-                validateDependency(dep);
+                Dependency dep = (Dependency) it.next();
+                depsMap.put(dep.getManagementKey(), dep);
+            }
+            
+            List dependencyDefaults = dependencyManagement.getDependencies();
+            
+            for ( Iterator it = dependencyDefaults.iterator(); it.hasNext(); )
+            {
+                Dependency def = (Dependency) it.next();
+                String key = def.getManagementKey();
+                
+                Dependency dep = (Dependency) depsMap.get(key);
+                if(dep != null)
+                {
+                    mergeWithDefaults(dep, def);
+                    validateDependency(dep);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
     /** Added: Feb 1, 2005 by jdcasey
      */
-    private void mergeWithDefaults( Dependency dep, DependencyDefault depdef )
+    private void mergeWithDefaults( Dependency dep, Dependency def )
     {
-        if(dep.getVersion() == null && depdef.getVersion() != null)
+        if(dep.getVersion() == null && def.getVersion() != null)
         {
-            dep.setVersion(depdef.getVersion());
-            
-            if(dep.getArtifact() == null && depdef.getArtifact() != null)
-            {
-                dep.setArtifact(depdef.getArtifact());
-            }
-            
-            if(dep.getUrl() == null && depdef.getUrl() != null)
-            {
-                dep.setUrl(depdef.getUrl());
-            }
+            dep.setVersion(def.getVersion());
         }
         
-        Properties depProps = dep.getProperties();
-        Properties depdefProps = depdef.getProperties();
-        if(depProps == null && depdefProps != null)
-        {
-            dep.setProperties(depdefProps);
-        }
+        Properties props = new Properties(def.getProperties());
+        props.putAll(dep.getProperties());
+        dep.setProperties(props);
     }
 
     /** Added: Feb 1, 2005 by jdcasey
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
index c6f4294255..6842ff7041 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/MavenProject.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Build;
 import org.apache.maven.model.CiManagement;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Contributor;
+import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyManagement;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Developer;
 import org.apache.maven.model.DistributionManagement;
 import org.apache.maven.model.IssueManagement;
@@ -119,9 +120,9 @@ public class MavenProject
         return model.getDependencies();
     }
     
-    public List getDependencyDefaults()
+    public DependencyManagement getDependencyManagement()
     {
-        return model.getDependencyDefaults();
+        return model.getDependencyManagement();
     }
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest.java
index 0b0c88c87b..3def09d467 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.maven.model.Dependency;
-import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyDefault;
+import org.apache.maven.model.DependencyManagement;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         new DefaultProjectDefaultsInjector();
     }
     
-    public void testShouldSucceedInMergingDependencyWithDependencyDefault()
+    public void testShouldSucceedInMergingDependencyWithDependency()
     {
         Model model = new Model();
         
@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
         def.setVersion("1.0.1");
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
@@ -62,14 +66,16 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
-        def.setArtifact("myArtifact");
-        def.setUrl("http://www.google.com");
         def.setVersion("1.0.1");
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
@@ -80,8 +86,6 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         Dependency result = (Dependency)deps.get(0);
         assertEquals(def.getVersion(), result.getVersion());
-        assertEquals(def.getArtifact(), result.getArtifact());
-        assertEquals(def.getUrl(), result.getUrl());
     }
 
     public void testShouldNotMergeDefaultUrlOrArtifactWhenDependencySuppliesVersion()
@@ -95,13 +99,15 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
-        def.setArtifact("myArtifact");
-        def.setUrl("http://www.google.com");
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
@@ -112,8 +118,6 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         Dependency result = (Dependency)deps.get(0);
         assertEquals(dep.getVersion(), result.getVersion());
-        assertNull(result.getArtifact());
-        assertNull(result.getUrl());
     }
 
     public void testShouldMergeDefaultPropertiesWhenDependencyDoesntSupplyProperties()
@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
         
@@ -136,7 +140,11 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         def.setProperties(props);
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         assertEquals(1, deps.size());
         
         Dependency result = (Dependency)deps.get(0);
+        
         assertEquals("value", result.getProperties().getProperty("test"));
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
         
@@ -174,7 +183,11 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         def.setProperties(props2);
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
@@ -197,11 +210,15 @@ public class DefaultProjectDefaultsInjectorTest
         
         model.addDependency(dep);
         
-        DependencyDefault def = new DependencyDefault();
+        Dependency def = new Dependency();
         def.setGroupId(dep.getGroupId());
         def.setArtifactId(dep.getArtifactId());
         
-        model.addDependencyDefault(def);
+        DependencyManagement depMgmt = new DependencyManagement();
+        
+        depMgmt.addDependency(def);
+        
+        model.setDependencyManagement(depMgmt);
         
         MavenProject project = new MavenProject(model);
         
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/helpers/ProjectTestHelper.java b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/helpers/ProjectTestHelper.java
index fcd4c35c91..4f64ad6bc4 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/helpers/ProjectTestHelper.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/project/helpers/ProjectTestHelper.java
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ public class ProjectTestHelper
 
         assertEquals( "1.0", dep.getVersion() );
 
-        assertEquals( "d1-url", dep.getUrl() );
-
         Dependency dep2 = (Dependency) project.getDependencies().get( 1 );
 
         assertEquals( "g2", dep2.getGroupId() );
@@ -161,8 +159,6 @@ public class ProjectTestHelper
 
         assertEquals( "2.0", dep2.getVersion() );
 
-        assertEquals( "d2-url", dep2.getUrl() );
-
         // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Build
         // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/maven-model/maven.mdo b/maven-model/maven.mdo
index 24ed831efe..e5c9116d4b 100644
--- a/maven-model/maven.mdo
+++ b/maven-model/maven.mdo
@@ -411,13 +411,12 @@
           <!-- [ jdcasey:01-Feb-2005 ] Added to handle version management for 
            | dependencies to be used in sub-projects. -->
         <field>
-          <name>dependencyDefaults</name>
+          <name>dependencyManagement</name>
           <version>4.0.0</version>
           <required>false</required>
           <description><![CDATA[Default dependency information for grouped projects inheriting from this one.]]></description>
           <association>
-	          <type>DependencyDefault</type>
-            <multiplicity>*</multiplicity>
+	          <type>DependencyManagement</type>
           </association>
         </field>
         <field>
@@ -826,7 +825,7 @@
         </field>
         <field>
           <name>url</name>
-          <version>3.0.0+</version>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
           <description><![CDATA[
             This url will be provided to the user if the jar file cannot be downloaded
             from the central repository.
@@ -840,12 +839,6 @@
           <description><![CDATA[Literal name of the artifact.]]></description>
           <type>String</type>
         </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>artifact</name>
-          <version>4.0.0+</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[Literal name of the artifact]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-        </field>
         <field>
           <name>type</name>
           <version>3.0.0+</version>
@@ -892,6 +885,11 @@
             {
                 return groupId + ":" + artifactId + ":" + type + ":" + version;
             }
+            
+            public String getManagementKey()
+            {
+                return groupId + ":" + artifactId + ":" + type;
+            }
           </code>
         </codeSegment>
         <codeSegment>
@@ -1767,90 +1765,29 @@
         </field>
       </fields>
     </class>
-    <!-- [ jdcasey:01-Feb-2005 ] Added to handle version management for 
-     | dependencies to be used in sub-projects. -->
     <class>
-      <name>DependencyDefault</name>
-      <version>4.0.0</version>
-      <description><![CDATA[
-      	Default information for a dependency to be used in a sub-project. The 
-        required fields here will be used to match dependency references.
-      ]]></description>
-      <fields>
-        <field>
-          <name>groupId</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <required>true</required>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            The project group that produced the dependency, e.g.
-            <code>geronimo</code>.
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>artifactId</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <required>true</required>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            The unique id for an artifact produced by the project group, e.g.
-            <code>germonimo-jms</code>
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>version</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            The version of the dependency., e.g.
-            <code>3.2.1</code>
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>url</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            This url will be provided to the user if the jar file cannot be downloaded
-            from the central repository.
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-          <comment>The URL should really be gleaned from a shared database of dependency information.</comment>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>artifact</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[Literal name of the artifact]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>type</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            Other known recognised dependency types are:
-            <code>ejb</code> and
-            <code>plugin</code>.
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>String</type>
-          <defaultValue>jar</defaultValue>
-        </field>
-        <field>
-          <name>properties</name>
-          <version>4.0.0</version>
-          <description><![CDATA[
-            Properties about the dependency. Various plugins allow you to
-            <code>mark</code> dependencies with properties. For example the
-            <a href="plugins/war/index.html">war</a> plugin looks for a
-            <code>war.bundle</code> property, and if found will include the dependency
-            in
-            <code>WEB-INF/lib</code>. For example syntax, check the war plugin docs.
-          ]]></description>
-          <type>Properties</type>
-          <association xml.mapStyle="inline">
-            <type>String</type>
-            <multiplicity>*</multiplicity>
-          </association>
-        </field>
-      </fields>
+        <name>DependencyManagement</name>
+        <version>4.0.0</version>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+        	Section for management of default dependency information for use in 
+            a group of POMs.
+        ]]></description>
+        <fields>
+            <field>
+                <name>dependencies</name>
+                <version>4.0.0</version>
+                <description><![CDATA[
+                	The dependencies specified here are not validated until they
+                    are referenced in a POM within the group. This allows the 
+                    specification of a "standard" version for a particular
+                    dependency.
+                ]]></description>
+                <association>
+                    <type>Dependency</type>
+                    <multiplicity>*</multiplicity>
+                </association>
+            </field>
+        </fields>
     </class>
   </classes>
 </model>