diff --git a/annotations/pom.xml b/annotations/pom.xml
index 9481c58e07..c48121c783 100644
--- a/annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/annotations/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-commons-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>3.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.java-persistence</groupId>
@@ -75,17 +74,35 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
             <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.CR4</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.0.Beta3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+                <artifactId>hibernate-commons-annotations</artifactId>
+                <version>3.2.0.Beta1</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
+                <artifactId>validation-api</artifactId>
+                <version>1.0.CR4</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+                <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+                <version>4.0.0.Beta3</version>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <build>
         <testResources>
             <testResource>