diff --git a/modules/dataverse-parent/pom.xml b/modules/dataverse-parent/pom.xml
index bfeb093a47e..3e9e9df32ce 100644
--- a/modules/dataverse-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/dataverse-parent/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,115 @@
     <modules>
         <module>../../pom.xml</module>
     </modules>
+    
+    <!-- Transitive dependencies, bigger library "bill of materials" (BOM) and
+         versions of dependencies used both directly and transitive are managed here. -->
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            
+            <!-- MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS, BOMs -->
+            
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>fish.payara.api</groupId>
+                <artifactId>payara-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${payara.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+                <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${aws.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
+                <artifactId>google-cloud-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${google.cloud.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            
+            <!-- BASIC LIBRARIES / LOGGING / ... -->
+            
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+                <version>${commons.logging.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+                <version>${commons.lang3.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, DuraCloud & used by ourselves -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+                <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.client.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, Tika, RestAssured, DuraCloud - added here for convergence reasons -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+                <artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
+                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.client.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, DuraCloud Store Client & used in our codebase -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+                <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.core.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            
+            <!-- Dependency of Tika, Sword2-server, JOSS (Swift), DuraCloud, Lyncode XOAI -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <!-- Dependency of Sword2-server, Apache POI and in our own codebase -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
+                <version>${commons.compress.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            
+            <!-- Dependency of A LOT of libraries. Ensuring convergence here. -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
+                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <!-- In *theory* the log4j12 bridge should not be made convergent, as WE decide which way logs flow.
+                 Libraries should *only* rely on the api package. But sometimes... :-/ -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
+                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            
+            <!-- TESTING DEPENDENCIES -->
+            
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
+                <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+                <type>pom</type>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
  
     <properties>
         <!-- This is a special Maven property name, do not change! -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a37c9faa4a8..bf0e74b7d95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,76 +32,6 @@
     -->
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>fish.payara.api</groupId>
-                <artifactId>payara-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${payara.version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
-                <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${aws.version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-                <version>${commons.logging.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-                <version>${commons.lang3.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, DuraCloud & used by ourselves -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-                <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.client.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, Tika, RestAssured, DuraCloud - added here for convergence reasons -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-                <artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
-                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.client.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- Dependency of SolrJ, DuraCloud Store Client & used in our codebase -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
-                <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
-                <version>${apache.httpcomponents.core.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-              <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
-              <artifactId>google-cloud-bom</artifactId>
-              <version>${google.cloud.version}</version>
-              <type>pom</type>
-              <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
-                <artifactId>testcontainers-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${testcontainers.version}</version>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-                <type>pom</type>
-            </dependency>
-            
-            <!-- Dependency of Tika, Sword2-server, JOSS (Swift), DuraCloud, Lyncode XOAI -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <!-- Dependency of Sword2-server, Apache POI and in our own codebase -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-                <artifactId>commons-compress</artifactId>
-                <version>1.21</version>
-            </dependency>
-            
             <!-- Dependency of sword2-server and used in our codebase -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.abdera</groupId>
@@ -113,29 +43,6 @@
                 <artifactId>abdera-i18n</artifactId>
                 <version>1.1.3</version>
             </dependency>
-    
-            <!-- Dependency of A LOT of libraries. Ensuring convergence here. -->
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
-                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
     <!-- Declare any DIRECT dependencies here.
@@ -307,12 +214,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <!-- no version here as managed in <dependencyManagement> above for convergence! -->
+            <!-- no version here as managed in <dependencyManagement> of parent for convergence! -->
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <!-- no version here as managed in <dependencyManagement> above for convergence! -->
+            <!-- no version here as managed in <dependencyManagement> of parent for convergence! -->
         </dependency>
         <!-- Some utils from commons.lang have been moved to commons-text (especially escapeHtml()) -->
         <dependency>
@@ -593,6 +500,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>
           <artifactId>google-cloud-storage</artifactId>
+          <!-- no version here as managed in <dependencyManagement> of parent for convergence! -->
         </dependency>