diff --git a/pmd-core/pom.xml b/pmd-core/pom.xml
index ec51a346d1..9c93895d88 100644
--- a/pmd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-core/pom.xml
@@ -64,78 +64,56 @@
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
           <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>junit</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
+            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
+            <classifier>dom</classifier>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
index dfaa7e80d6..a0563aaf37 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/pom.xml
@@ -80,90 +80,16 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-            <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>com.beust</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jcommander</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
-            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-            <classifier>dom</classifier>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-cs/pom.xml b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
index 790c367ac4..935680131f 100644
--- a/pmd-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-cs/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
index 7931ed5fcc..52422f2ee7 100644
--- a/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-fortran/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-java/pom.xml b/pmd-java/pom.xml
index 22eb0bc52d..179dc226c2 100644
--- a/pmd-java/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/pom.xml
@@ -105,58 +105,42 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
+            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
             <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
-            <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
+            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
+            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+            <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
-            <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
index 01dc38f996..12295e762c 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mozilla</groupId>
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
index d420ce9149..051b8d1fdf 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -94,20 +94,18 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-php/pom.xml b/pmd-php/pom.xml
index cd54ce2268..65393e1c5f 100644
--- a/pmd-php/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-php/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
index 6da5bed619..e0e22a38a7 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/pom.xml
@@ -94,20 +94,18 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
index 5784565519..cd92f68c8b 100644
--- a/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-ruby/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-test/pom.xml b/pmd-test/pom.xml
index 3514906906..207309d4bc 100644
--- a/pmd-test/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-test/pom.xml
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/pom.xml b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
index 40906aa095..4b73cf54eb 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/pom.xml
@@ -94,20 +94,18 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.java.dev.javacc</groupId>
             <artifactId>javacc</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pmd-xml/pom.xml b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
index ac3fbf9a0b..d860a60141 100644
--- a/pmd-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/pmd-xml/pom.xml
@@ -53,50 +53,34 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>xalan</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>icu4j</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.ibm.icu</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
+            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
+            <type>jar</type>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
             <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
             <classifier>dom</classifier>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>xerces</groupId>
-            <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
             <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15d8f0668e..e55bb328d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -651,6 +651,16 @@
                 <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
                 <version>5.0.2</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+                <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
+                <artifactId>pmd-test</artifactId>
+                <version>${project.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>net.sourceforge.saxon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>