diff --git a/jetty-gcloud/jetty-gcloud-session-manager/pom.xml b/jetty-gcloud/jetty-gcloud-session-manager/pom.xml
index 2dd5c7ab409..a4962001147 100644
--- a/jetty-gcloud/jetty-gcloud-session-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-gcloud/jetty-gcloud-session-manager/pom.xml
@@ -31,32 +31,6 @@
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- avoid depending on a range dependency from a transitive dependency -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
-      <artifactId>grpc-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
-      <artifactId>auto-value</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.0</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.http-client</groupId>
-      <artifactId>google-http-client-jackson2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.21.0</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
-      <version>3.0.0</version>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-webapp</artifactId>
diff --git a/jetty-gcloud/pom.xml b/jetty-gcloud/pom.xml
index 491b469c572..406af262ae5 100644
--- a/jetty-gcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-gcloud/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <name>Jetty :: GCloud</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <gcloud.version>1.0.0</gcloud.version>
+    <gcloud.version>1.105.0</gcloud.version>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index df96259775f..1c259160316 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -231,6 +231,118 @@
       <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <type>zip</type>
+      <exclusions>
+        <!-- eliminating dependencies of jetty-home that are being pulled in when in reactor
+             for the jetty build itself.  This can cause accidental cyclic references. -->
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-alpn-conscrypt-server</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-alpn-openjdk8-server</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-alpn-server</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-cdi</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-continuation</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.gcloud</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-gcloud-session-manager</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-hazelcast</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-jaas</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-jaspi</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.memcached</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-memcached-sessions</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-openid</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.fcgi</groupId>
+          <artifactId>fcgi-server</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-spring</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-start</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-nosql</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-unixsocket</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-infinispan</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.http2</groupId>
+          <artifactId>http2-server</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>infinispan-embedded</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>infinispan-embedded-query</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>infinispan-remote</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>infinispan-remote-query</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
+          <artifactId>javax.mail.glassfish</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
+          <artifactId>javax.security.auth.message</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+          <artifactId>asm-tree</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+          <artifactId>asm-analysis</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <reporting>
diff --git a/tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml b/tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml
index 9e3b3c05004..909e3e45e2d 100644
--- a/tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-sessions/test-gcloud-sessions/pom.xml
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@
       <artifactId>jetty-gcloud-session-manager</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
-    <!-- avoid depending on a range dependency from a transitive dependency -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
-      <artifactId>grpc-core</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-test-helper</artifactId>