diff --git a/src/community/app-schema/webservice-test/pom.xml b/src/community/app-schema/webservice-test/pom.xml
index 9339032858e..7f8f693428e 100644
--- a/src/community/app-schema/webservice-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/app-schema/webservice-test/pom.xml
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
             <artifactId>gt-webservice</artifactId>
-            <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
             <artifactId>gt-webservice</artifactId>
-            <version>${gt.version}</version>
             <classifier>tests</classifier>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
             <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-            <version>${gt.version}</version>
             <type>test-jar</type>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -73,7 +70,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
             <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-            <version>${gt.version}</version>
             <classifier>tests</classifier>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/backup-restore/pom.xml b/src/community/backup-restore/pom.xml
index 7c837b961a6..fa6fb0edf50 100644
--- a/src/community/backup-restore/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/backup-restore/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/cog/pom.xml b/src/community/cog/pom.xml
index 937b2ec10ed..21bd65235a6 100644
--- a/src/community/cog/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/cog/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geotiff</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/datadir-catalog-loader/pom.xml b/src/community/datadir-catalog-loader/pom.xml
index a6d57bfc929..9e9c558a920 100644
--- a/src/community/datadir-catalog-loader/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/datadir-catalog-loader/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/dds/pom.xml b/src/community/dds/pom.xml
index f8437bb1d36..9c1e91ccb4a 100644
--- a/src/community/dds/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/dds/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/elasticsearch/pom.xml b/src/community/elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 117e7c9e193..47232d3bc54 100644
--- a/src/community/elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/features-autopopulate/features-autopopulate-core/pom.xml b/src/community/features-autopopulate/features-autopopulate-core/pom.xml
index 806b58cbd7f..53ff0507bc6 100644
--- a/src/community/features-autopopulate/features-autopopulate-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-autopopulate/features-autopopulate-core/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -57,26 +56,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-core/pom.xml b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-core/pom.xml
index a0b7dae6949..6df84057e8c 100644
--- a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-core/pom.xml
@@ -33,17 +33,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-complex</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.jsonld-java</groupId>
@@ -53,17 +50,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-http</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-referencing</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -88,33 +82,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ogcapi/pom.xml b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ogcapi/pom.xml
index 61a213fc49a..305317c1e52 100644
--- a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ogcapi/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ogcapi/pom.xml
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -95,26 +93,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ows/pom.xml b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ows/pom.xml
index fc27d6c1828..c158b545915 100644
--- a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ows/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-ows/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -91,33 +90,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-rest/pom.xml b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-rest/pom.xml
index 78dc44d4360..0a5fb99931a 100644
--- a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-rest/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-http</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-web/pom.xml b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-web/pom.xml
index fc062f9a3ba..6bff437ac36 100644
--- a/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-web/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/features-templating/features-templating-web/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-http</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/flatgeobuf/pom.xml b/src/community/flatgeobuf/pom.xml
index 9b28f2e11a3..7304f95541b 100644
--- a/src/community/flatgeobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/flatgeobuf/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-flatgeobuf</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/community/geopkg/pom.xml b/src/community/geopkg/pom.xml
index b4217808393..216cc7e3b7d 100644
--- a/src/community/geopkg/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/geopkg/pom.xml
@@ -50,17 +50,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geopkg</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-render</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/graticule/pom.xml b/src/community/graticule/pom.xml
index 96ca91559d9..309a42debfa 100644
--- a/src/community/graticule/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/graticule/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-graticule</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.wicket</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/gsr/pom.xml b/src/community/gsr/pom.xml
index 1a743f046c4..460383398ff 100644
--- a/src/community/gsr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/gsr/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.sf.json-lib</groupId>
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/importer-jdbc/pom.xml b/src/community/importer-jdbc/pom.xml
index 605d2b5923b..71ae7e521b4 100644
--- a/src/community/importer-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/importer-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-transform</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.importer</groupId>
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/mbtiles-store/pom.xml b/src/community/mbtiles-store/pom.xml
index b5186b11ecb..86eb88627a6 100644
--- a/src/community/mbtiles-store/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/mbtiles-store/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-mbtiles</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/community/mbtiles/pom.xml b/src/community/mbtiles/pom.xml
index 89a9bd5fef6..2b261e4fdbe 100644
--- a/src/community/mbtiles/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/mbtiles/pom.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-mbtiles</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-render</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ncwms/pom.xml b/src/community/ncwms/pom.xml
index 72f32cb2d42..609dfac311c 100644
--- a/src/community/ncwms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ncwms/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-brewer</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.community</groupId>
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/netcdf-ghrsst/pom.xml b/src/community/netcdf-ghrsst/pom.xml
index fe7f44a3fa6..802fe0e8db1 100644
--- a/src/community/netcdf-ghrsst/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/netcdf-ghrsst/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-netcdf</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-clickhouse/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-clickhouse/pom.xml
index d87a4d2c25d..83abbfe6e13 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-clickhouse/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-clickhouse/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.clickhouse</groupId>
@@ -46,20 +45,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-epsg-hsql</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-core/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-core/pom.xml
index b955f77602f..ee47db7ec6a 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/dggs/dggs-core/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-render</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Tracking dependency numbers here, they will likely move to GeoTools in the future, 
         nothing else is using them -->
@@ -52,13 +50,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-epsg-hsql</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-shapefile</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-changeset/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-changeset/pom.xml
index 2d0283f34ef..6e1b0d67f6e 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-changeset/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-changeset/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-core/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-core/pom.xml
index 2edee21560d..d57df177b4f 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-core/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -148,13 +146,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-coverages/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-coverages/pom.xml
index 8125c78c4f4..ae2ade03fcd 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-coverages/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-coverages/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-features/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-features/pom.xml
index 9500d9c75c6..0cf0e21fe32 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-features/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-features/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -75,13 +74,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-images/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-images/pom.xml
index 575b2aa8e9d..294bf6f77d6 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-images/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-images/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-styles/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-styles/pom.xml
index e994c5e2616..1533e0610c0 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-styles/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-styles/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiled-features/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiled-features/pom.xml
index 3130c16acf6..9f8e2dedf44 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiled-features/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiled-features/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiles/pom.xml b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiles/pom.xml
index 4729b4eb50d..b1b23a26817 100644
--- a/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiles/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/ogcapi/ogcapi-tiles/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/oseo/oseo-core/pom.xml b/src/community/oseo/oseo-core/pom.xml
index a514498ef30..983bf6da3c0 100644
--- a/src/community/oseo/oseo-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/oseo/oseo-core/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/oseo/oseo-rest/pom.xml b/src/community/oseo/oseo-rest/pom.xml
index d159153569c..edd2345221c 100644
--- a/src/community/oseo/oseo-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/oseo/oseo-rest/pom.xml
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-brewer</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/oseo/oseo-service/pom.xml b/src/community/oseo/oseo-service/pom.xml
index 73cb3964289..702eb1f4c3b 100644
--- a/src/community/oseo/oseo-service/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/oseo/oseo-service/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/oseo/web-oseo/pom.xml b/src/community/oseo/web-oseo/pom.xml
index a8a8b95d7a1..6d8c3b5641e 100644
--- a/src/community/oseo/web-oseo/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/oseo/web-oseo/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/s3-geotiff/pom.xml b/src/community/s3-geotiff/pom.xml
index a1fb8ec7acd..8e98fd0f8d2 100644
--- a/src/community/s3-geotiff/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/s3-geotiff/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-s3-geotiff</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/schemaless-features/mongodb-schemaless/pom.xml b/src/community/schemaless-features/mongodb-schemaless/pom.xml
index 9a753766a59..452fcf6e1a6 100644
--- a/src/community/schemaless-features/mongodb-schemaless/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/schemaless-features/mongodb-schemaless/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-mongodb</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--   Third-party dependencies   -->
@@ -49,13 +48,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-referencing</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/schemaless-features/schemaless-core/pom.xml b/src/community/schemaless-features/schemaless-core/pom.xml
index 4926662fb1f..264b3a62815 100644
--- a/src/community/schemaless-features/schemaless-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/schemaless-features/schemaless-core/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/community/smart-data-loader/pom.xml b/src/community/smart-data-loader/pom.xml
index 4ae3b53e304..5d53ae96d21 100644
--- a/src/community/smart-data-loader/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/smart-data-loader/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
@@ -58,27 +57,23 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/solr/pom.xml b/src/community/solr/pom.xml
index 16416aacb3a..f8625507427 100644
--- a/src/community/solr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/solr/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-solr</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/stac-datastore/pom.xml b/src/community/stac-datastore/pom.xml
index f2e5ca87b5a..d1c461d4202 100644
--- a/src/community/stac-datastore/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/stac-datastore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-stac-store</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/community/taskmanager/core/pom.xml b/src/community/taskmanager/core/pom.xml
index 95aa7faad05..f3c6818455a 100644
--- a/src/community/taskmanager/core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/taskmanager/core/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/taskmanager/s3/pom.xml b/src/community/taskmanager/s3/pom.xml
index 934bca9b528..f779ccefdf3 100644
--- a/src/community/taskmanager/s3/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/taskmanager/s3/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-s3-geotiff</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/community/vector-mosaic/pom.xml b/src/community/vector-mosaic/pom.xml
index 8497b0e381b..d76293a600e 100644
--- a/src/community/vector-mosaic/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/vector-mosaic/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-vector-mosaic</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/vsi/pom.xml b/src/community/vsi/pom.xml
index 4ddee0a4b4e..7a75a84d995 100644
--- a/src/community/vsi/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/vsi/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-vsi</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.web</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/web-ogr/pom.xml b/src/community/web-ogr/pom.xml
index 1b8fbe08250..9dac50be8fd 100644
--- a/src/community/web-ogr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/web-ogr/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-ogr-jni</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/community/wps-sextante/pom.xml b/src/community/wps-sextante/pom.xml
index d90bd5adc92..7e8ced3b71c 100644
--- a/src/community/wps-sextante/pom.xml
+++ b/src/community/wps-sextante/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
         <artifactId>gt-process</artifactId>
-        <version>${gt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-core/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-core/pom.xml
index 16eb5fbc261..a16b285ab44 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-core/pom.xml
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -93,26 +91,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-geopkg-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-geopkg-test/pom.xml
index a0fc3b10c37..ed9c7be8df2 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-geopkg-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-geopkg-test/pom.xml
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -109,26 +107,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-mongo-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-mongo-test/pom.xml
index b071f8a7642..429f1d73be4 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-mongo-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-mongo-test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-mongodb</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -50,12 +49,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-oracle-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-oracle-test/pom.xml
index 3b2395a0f2c..034cda0ad94 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-oracle-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-oracle-test/pom.xml
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -109,26 +107,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-postgis-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-postgis-test/pom.xml
index e47e6106dff..b9693126de3 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-postgis-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-postgis-test/pom.xml
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -109,26 +107,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-solr-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-solr-test/pom.xml
index 65ec05f26a1..b489f4f31bc 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-solr-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-solr-test/pom.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-solr</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-solr</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -46,12 +44,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-test/pom.xml
index a4ce83ee3ae..be43bfe8821 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/app-schema-test/pom.xml
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -109,26 +107,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-postgis</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-oracle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/app-schema/sample-data-access-test/pom.xml b/src/extension/app-schema/sample-data-access-test/pom.xml
index 1ddce2f11ac..26dbe40f5d8 100644
--- a/src/extension/app-schema/sample-data-access-test/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/app-schema/sample-data-access-test/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data-access</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/extension/css/pom.xml b/src/extension/css/pom.xml
index 619a2810130..8d8dc5192ba 100644
--- a/src/extension/css/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/css/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-css</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/src/extension/csw/api/pom.xml b/src/extension/csw/api/pom.xml
index ee07c7e655f..f6a48bab42b 100644
--- a/src/extension/csw/api/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/csw/api/pom.xml
@@ -29,23 +29,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
       <artifactId>net.opengis.fes</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
       <artifactId>net.opengis.csw</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-csw</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-complex</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.schemas</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/feature-pregeneralized/pom.xml b/src/extension/feature-pregeneralized/pom.xml
index c1880bed152..88605242bf3 100644
--- a/src/extension/feature-pregeneralized/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/feature-pregeneralized/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-feature-pregeneralized</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/geofence/geofence-server/pom.xml b/src/extension/geofence/geofence-server/pom.xml
index d8cae3bb529..ceda6fc3ee9 100644
--- a/src/extension/geofence/geofence-server/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/geofence/geofence-server/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-gml3</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/geopkg-output/pom.xml b/src/extension/geopkg-output/pom.xml
index 0468ef3e15f..7be7adcf220 100644
--- a/src/extension/geopkg-output/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/geopkg-output/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geopkg</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/grib/pom.xml b/src/extension/grib/pom.xml
index e264f122a12..33417971669 100644
--- a/src/extension/grib/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/grib/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-grib</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/importer/core/pom.xml b/src/extension/importer/core/pom.xml
index 7873303e963..898c6da333b 100644
--- a/src/extension/importer/core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/importer/core/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-kml</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
@@ -52,13 +51,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-epsg-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/importer/pom.xml b/src/extension/importer/pom.xml
index fb4701c723f..c7bd2170f78 100644
--- a/src/extension/importer/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/importer/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/libjpeg-turbo/pom.xml b/src/extension/libjpeg-turbo/pom.xml
index 76873f77e52..35a77bd3b36 100644
--- a/src/extension/libjpeg-turbo/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/libjpeg-turbo/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/mapml/pom.xml b/src/extension/mapml/pom.xml
index 074d9d6cfb8..ef0f9480a66 100644
--- a/src/extension/mapml/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/mapml/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/mbstyle/pom.xml b/src/extension/mbstyle/pom.xml
index 12fe46d1ba7..038c81b9817 100644
--- a/src/extension/mbstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/mbstyle/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-mbstyle</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
diff --git a/src/extension/netcdf-out/pom.xml b/src/extension/netcdf-out/pom.xml
index 09131698d63..b723979cedc 100644
--- a/src/extension/netcdf-out/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/netcdf-out/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-netcdf</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/extension/netcdf/pom.xml b/src/extension/netcdf/pom.xml
index 5f1da737724..3fbaa6bd235 100644
--- a/src/extension/netcdf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/netcdf/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/extension/rat/pom.xml b/src/extension/rat/pom.xml
index 0849af7e843..119bc2ebe21 100644
--- a/src/extension/rat/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/rat/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-brewer</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/wps-download/pom.xml b/src/extension/wps-download/pom.xml
index 52d91ce0018..cdde7a139fe 100644
--- a/src/extension/wps-download/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/wps-download/pom.xml
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-coverage</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/wps-jdbc/pom.xml b/src/extension/wps-jdbc/pom.xml
index 0dc16b1f489..94b52bb864e 100644
--- a/src/extension/wps-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/wps-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-transform</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
@@ -53,13 +52,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-sample-data</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-wps</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/extension/wps/wps-core/pom.xml b/src/extension/wps/wps-core/pom.xml
index fd1224beb4e..e705cdc3ee3 100644
--- a/src/extension/wps/wps-core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/wps/wps-core/pom.xml
@@ -43,63 +43,51 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
       <artifactId>net.opengis.wps</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-wps</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-sld</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process-raster</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process-geometry</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-process-feature</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-arcgrid</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geotiff</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-grid</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
@@ -145,7 +133,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-csv</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
diff --git a/src/extension/wps/wps-kml-ppio/pom.xml b/src/extension/wps/wps-kml-ppio/pom.xml
index 1c310009bc6..4509ad9eff4 100644
--- a/src/extension/wps/wps-kml-ppio/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/wps/wps-kml-ppio/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-kml</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/src/extension/ysld/pom.xml b/src/extension/ysld/pom.xml
index cb0e17d0713..e37bfbe9e5c 100644
--- a/src/extension/ysld/pom.xml
+++ b/src/extension/ysld/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-ysld</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-ysld</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/gwc/pom.xml b/src/gwc/pom.xml
index fa7af572378..ed9a2050533 100644
--- a/src/gwc/pom.xml
+++ b/src/gwc/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/pom.xml b/src/main/pom.xml
index e5588e981f8..09b16f04fcd 100644
--- a/src/main/pom.xml
+++ b/src/main/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -244,7 +243,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-imagepyramid</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/pom.xml b/src/pom.xml
index 8485f830a2b..a4d19f2b37d 100644
--- a/src/pom.xml
+++ b/src/pom.xml
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@
         <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
         <version>${gt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
         <artifactId>gt-render</artifactId>
@@ -331,6 +337,16 @@
         <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
         <artifactId>gt-svg</artifactId>
         <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>fop</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+            <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
@@ -393,6 +409,12 @@
         <artifactId>gt-xsd-gml3</artifactId>
         <version>${gt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-xsd-gml3</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
         <artifactId>gt-xsd-filter</artifactId>
@@ -428,6 +450,18 @@
         <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
         <version>${gt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <type>test-jar</type>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-jdbc</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
         <artifactId>gt-postgis</artifactId>
@@ -583,6 +617,181 @@
         <artifactId>gt-brewer</artifactId>
         <version>${gt.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+            <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
+            <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-complex</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-cql2-text</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-css</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-elasticsearch</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-feature-pregeneralized</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-flatgeobuf</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-graticule</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-grib</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-grid</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-http</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-mbstyle</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-mbtiles</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-ogr-jni</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-s3-geotiff</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-sample-data-access</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-solr</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-solr</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-vsi</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-wps</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-ysld</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-ysld</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>net.opengis.csw</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>net.opengis.fes</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.ogc</groupId>
+        <artifactId>net.opengis.wps</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-xsd-csw</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-xsd-kml</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-xsd-wms</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-xsd-wps</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-epsg-wkt</artifactId>
+        <version>${gt.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
 
       <!-- GeoWebCache: embeded -->
       <dependency>
diff --git a/src/release/pom.xml b/src/release/pom.xml
index ad17e3ed9c7..3c0bd88807c 100644
--- a/src/release/pom.xml
+++ b/src/release/pom.xml
@@ -100,22 +100,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-imagepyramid</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-imageio-ext-gdal</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-app-schema</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geoserver.extension</groupId>
diff --git a/src/restconfig/pom.xml b/src/restconfig/pom.xml
index 712525e197f..454beb45d45 100644
--- a/src/restconfig/pom.xml
+++ b/src/restconfig/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/src/web/app/pom.xml b/src/web/app/pom.xml
index 30ccbbffc78..ad8b4f5c10e 100644
--- a/src/web/app/pom.xml
+++ b/src/web/app/pom.xml
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-kml</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -542,7 +541,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-imagepyramid</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -722,7 +720,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-sfs</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -774,7 +771,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-ogr-jni</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -1665,7 +1661,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-mbtiles</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -1870,7 +1865,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-stac-store</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -1880,7 +1874,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-vector-mosaic</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
@@ -1890,7 +1883,6 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
           <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-          <version>${gt.version}</version>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </profile>
diff --git a/src/web/core/pom.xml b/src/web/core/pom.xml
index b462081350d..fdbe68244b1 100644
--- a/src/web/core/pom.xml
+++ b/src/web/core/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/web/wms/pom.xml b/src/web/wms/pom.xml
index df73978653f..ccda7e4d7fa 100644
--- a/src/web/wms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/web/wms/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-sld</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/src/wfs/pom.xml b/src/wfs/pom.xml
index 879f9372003..7ab854c90fb 100644
--- a/src/wfs/pom.xml
+++ b/src/wfs/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-main</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/wms/pom.xml b/src/wms/pom.xml
index 719ef115a50..b2ee0d168f0 100644
--- a/src/wms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/wms/pom.xml
@@ -34,16 +34,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-svg</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>fop</artifactId>
-          <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <artifactId>xml-apis</artifactId>
-          <groupId>xml-apis</groupId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
@@ -60,7 +50,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-geojson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- end of SVG rendering markers support -->
     <dependency>
@@ -121,7 +110,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.xsd</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-xsd-wms</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -141,13 +129,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-jdbc-h2</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-iau-wkt</artifactId>
-      <version>${gt.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>