diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34fe80d7..d859437f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ under the License.
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2021-02-14T00:04:14Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>groovy-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${groovy-version}</version>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+        <type>pom</type>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
@@ -202,92 +214,77 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>${groovy-artifactId}</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- groovy-all do not provide anymore a uber jar containing everything so we must add some dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-ant</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-astbuilder</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-console</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-datetime</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-jmx</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-json</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-jsr223</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-macro</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-nio</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-servlet</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-test</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-test-junit5</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-testng</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${groovy-groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>groovy-xml</artifactId>
-      <version>${groovy-version}</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>