diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c8830fd2..e400efc0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
         <!-- Skip integration tests by default with failsafe plugin -->
         <skipITs>false</skipITs>
+        <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
+        <slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
@@ -266,13 +268,18 @@
                 <artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
                 <version>2.1.2</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+                <version>1.16.1</version>
+            </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.14</version>
+            <version>${httpclient.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Sardine has a runtime dependency to JAXB. As this not part of JDK 11 anymore,
              we need a dependency on JAXB-->
@@ -290,13 +297,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.7</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.7</version>
+            <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>