diff --git a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
index 6b3b0e59c0..1c3a50f9b6 100644
--- a/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clara-io/pom.xml
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@
       <groupId>org.jlab.clas</groupId>
       <artifactId>clas-utils</artifactId>
       <version>14.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </dependency> 
+    </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-io/pom.xml b/common-tools/clas-io/pom.xml
index 32aa1e67c2..d51e553d66 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-io/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clas-io/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
       <artifactId>xmsg</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
       <artifactId>et</artifactId>
-      <version>14.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-jcsg/pom.xml b/common-tools/clas-jcsg/pom.xml
index 623abdfa82..03531bcc43 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-jcsg/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clas-jcsg/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>java3d</groupId>
       <artifactId>vecmath</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
index 4057106f8a..57208d53ee 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/clas-utils/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.clas</groupId>
diff --git a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
index e9a5384fed..7dea8aa55e 100644
--- a/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
+++ b/common-tools/coat-libs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
       <artifactId>et</artifactId>
-      <version>14.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
-  
+
     <resources>
         <resource>
             <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1fee795a0..db217f9e1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
         <version>3.20.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-text</artifactId>
+        <version>1.15.0</version>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jlab</groupId>
         <artifactId>groot</artifactId>
@@ -136,6 +142,12 @@
         <version>1.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>xmsg</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3</version>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclara</artifactId>
@@ -167,6 +179,12 @@
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jlab.coda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>et</artifactId>
+        <version>14.0</version>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.jlab.jnp</groupId>
         <artifactId>jnp-hipo</artifactId>
@@ -209,6 +227,12 @@
         <version>1.0.3</version>
       </dependency>
 
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>java3d</groupId>
+        <artifactId>vecmath</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3.1</version>
+      </dependency>
+
       <dependency> <!-- sets version number for all 'ai.djl' dependencies -->
         <groupId>ai.djl</groupId>
         <artifactId>bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/reconstruction/cvt/pom.xml b/reconstruction/cvt/pom.xml
index 9e84e203fd..0196338c09 100644
--- a/reconstruction/cvt/pom.xml
+++ b/reconstruction/cvt/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>java3d</groupId>
       <artifactId>vecmath</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab</groupId>
diff --git a/reconstruction/dc/pom.xml b/reconstruction/dc/pom.xml
index 4e7f4562b3..142352eb2f 100644
--- a/reconstruction/dc/pom.xml
+++ b/reconstruction/dc/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <groupId>org.jlab.clas12.detector</groupId>
       <artifactId>clas12detector-ai</artifactId>
       <version>14.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </dependency>    
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jlab.clas</groupId>
       <artifactId>clas-jcsg</artifactId>