diff --git a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/managed-jpa/features.xml b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/managed-jpa/features.xml
index 08c0a756e1..ea082d3dc4 100755
--- a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/managed-jpa/features.xml
+++ b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/managed-jpa/features.xml
@@ -46,17 +46,16 @@
 
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so using 3rd party bundles. -->
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.antlr/2.7.7_5</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.specs/org.apache.servicemix.specs.jsr303-api-1.0.0/2.2.0</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.ant/1.8.2_2</bundle>
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.dom4j/1.6.1_5</bundle>
 		
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so wrap with BND. -->
 		<bundle>wrap:mvn:org.jboss/jandex/1.1.0.Alpha1</bundle>
 		
-        <bundle>wrap:mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.2.Final</bundle>
-        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.5.4</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.8.0</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.jboss.logging/jboss-logging/3.1.0.GA</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.0-GA</bundle>
+		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.1-GA</bundle>
+		
+        <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.3.Final</bundle>
         
         <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate/hibernate-core/4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate/hibernate-entitymanager/4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</bundle>
diff --git a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-jpa/features.xml b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-jpa/features.xml
index 42b695ac5e..7c60a47ae0 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-jpa/features.xml
+++ b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-jpa/features.xml
@@ -21,17 +21,16 @@
 
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so using 3rd party bundles. -->
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.antlr/2.7.7_5</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.specs/org.apache.servicemix.specs.jsr303-api-1.0.0/2.2.0</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.ant/1.8.2_2</bundle>
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.dom4j/1.6.1_5</bundle>
 		
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so wrap with BND. -->
-        <bundle>wrap:mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.2.Final</bundle>
 		<bundle>wrap:mvn:org.jboss/jandex/1.1.0.Alpha1</bundle>
 		
-        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.5.4</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.8.0</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.jboss.logging/jboss-logging/3.1.0.GA</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.0-GA</bundle>
+		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.1-GA</bundle>
+		
+        <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.3.Final</bundle>
         
         <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate/hibernate-core/4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate/hibernate-entitymanager/4.3.0-SNAPSHOT</bundle>
diff --git a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-native/features.xml b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-native/features.xml
index abc9ca26b3..b2e0816108 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-native/features.xml
+++ b/documentation/src/main/docbook/quickstart/tutorials/osgi/unmanaged-native/features.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@
 
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so using 3rd party bundles. -->
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.antlr/2.7.7_5</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.specs/org.apache.servicemix.specs.jsr303-api-1.0.0/2.2.0</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.ant/1.8.2_2</bundle>
 		<bundle>mvn:org.apache.servicemix.bundles/org.apache.servicemix.bundles.dom4j/1.6.1_5</bundle>
 		
 		<!-- These do not natively support OSGi, so wrap with BND. -->
-        <bundle>wrap:mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.2.Final</bundle>
 		<bundle>wrap:mvn:org.jboss/jandex/1.1.0.Alpha1</bundle>
 		<!-- Optional.  Needed to test C3P0 connection pools. -->
 		<!-- <bundle>wrap:mvn:c3p0/c3p0/0.9.1</bundle> -->
@@ -35,9 +32,11 @@
 		<!-- Optional.  Needed to test ehcache 2lc. -->
 		<!-- <bundle>wrap:mvn:net.sf.ehcache/ehcache-core/2.4.3</bundle> -->
 		
-        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.5.4</bundle>
+        <bundle>mvn:com.fasterxml/classmate/0.8.0</bundle>
         <bundle>mvn:org.jboss.logging/jboss-logging/3.1.0.GA</bundle>
-		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.0-GA</bundle>
+		<bundle>mvn:org.javassist/javassist/3.18.1-GA</bundle>
+		
+        <bundle>mvn:org.hibernate.common/hibernate-commons-annotations/4.0.3.Final</bundle>
         
         <!-- JACC is optional. -->
         <!--<bundle>mvn:javax.servlet/javax.servlet-api/3.0.1</bundle>
diff --git a/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java b/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
index 10777cb96e..fa7301f732 100644
--- a/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
+++ b/hibernate-osgi/src/main/java/org/hibernate/osgi/OsgiSessionFactoryService.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.osgi;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
@@ -29,12 +30,15 @@ import org.hibernate.boot.registry.selector.StrategyRegistrationProvider;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
 import org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration;
 import org.hibernate.integrator.spi.Integrator;
+import org.hibernate.internal.CoreMessageLogger;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.TypeContributor;
 import org.hibernate.service.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
 import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceFactory;
 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
+import org.osgi.framework.wiring.BundleWiring;
 
 /**
  * Hibernate 4.2 and 4.3 still heavily rely on TCCL for ClassLoading.  Although
@@ -55,6 +59,9 @@ import org.osgi.framework.ServiceRegistration;
  * @author Tim Ward
  */
 public class OsgiSessionFactoryService implements ServiceFactory {
+	private static final CoreMessageLogger LOG = Logger.getMessageLogger(CoreMessageLogger.class,
+			OsgiSessionFactoryService.class.getName());
+	
 	private OsgiClassLoader osgiClassLoader;
 	private OsgiJtaPlatform osgiJtaPlatform;
 	private BundleContext context;
@@ -81,7 +88,21 @@ public class OsgiSessionFactoryService implements ServiceFactory {
 
 		final Configuration configuration = new Configuration();
 		configuration.getProperties().put( AvailableSettings.JTA_PLATFORM, osgiJtaPlatform );
-		configuration.configure();
+		
+		// Allow bundles to put the config file somewhere other than the root level.
+		final BundleWiring bundleWiring = (BundleWiring) requestingBundle.adapt( BundleWiring.class );
+		final Collection<String> cfgResources = bundleWiring.listResources( "/", "hibernate.cfg.xml",
+				BundleWiring.LISTRESOURCES_RECURSE );
+		if (cfgResources.size() == 0) {
+			configuration.configure();
+		}
+		else {
+			if (cfgResources.size() > 1) {
+				LOG.warn( "Multiple hibernate.cfg.xml files found in the persistence bundle.  Using the first one discovered." );
+			}
+			String cfgResource = "/" + cfgResources.iterator().next();
+			configuration.configure( cfgResource );
+		}
 
 		final BootstrapServiceRegistryBuilder builder = new BootstrapServiceRegistryBuilder();
 		builder.with( osgiClassLoader );