diff --git a/modello-core/pom.xml b/modello-core/pom.xml
index 62755cb89..b4d99bf64 100644
--- a/modello-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modello-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.plexus</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-          <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>javax.enterprise</groupId>
-          <artifactId>cdi-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>
@@ -39,6 +29,10 @@
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index baf68c1a4..52e73a33c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
     <jackson.version>2.19.0</jackson.version>
     <jdom.version>2.0.2</jdom.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
+    <sisu.version>0.9.0.M4</sisu.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
     <junit4Version>4.13.2</junit4Version>
     <!--
@@ -299,12 +300,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.plexus</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.0.M3</version>
+        <version>${sisu.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
         <artifactId>org.eclipse.sisu.inject</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.0.M3</version>
+        <version>${sisu.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.inject</groupId>