diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 6a2dc7818..8b15bfed6 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-framework-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-security-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring.security.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
         <artifactId>gwc-core</artifactId>
@@ -338,62 +352,6 @@
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
 
-      <!-- Spring dependencies -->
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-        <exclusions>
-          <exclusion>
-            <artifactId>org.springframework</artifactId>
-            <groupId>spring-jcl</groupId>
-          </exclusion>
-        </exclusions>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.version}</version>
-        <!-- optional>true</optional -->
-      </dependency>
-
       <!--  Jetty starter dependencies -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
@@ -421,17 +379,6 @@
         <version>${xstream.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.security.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-        <version>${spring.security.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
         <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>