diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 5b17e260..030fbb3d 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
             <artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.4</version>
+            <version>1.6.9</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 92922a9d..2fa38a15 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -430,6 +430,18 @@
                 <artifactId>axiom-impl</artifactId>
                 <version>1.2.9</version>
                 <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>geronimo-activation_1.1_spec</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>geronimo-javamail_1.4_spec</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>geronimo-stax-api_1.0_spec</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>jaxen</groupId>
                         <artifactId>jaxen</artifactId>
@@ -624,6 +636,12 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
                 <artifactId>activemq-core</artifactId>
                 <version>4.1.1</version>
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>geronimo-jms_1.1_spec</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>jivesoftware</groupId>
@@ -657,7 +675,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>log4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.15</version>
+                <version>1.2.16</version>
                 <optional>true</optional>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
diff --git a/sandbox/pom.xml b/sandbox/pom.xml
index 3f5ee2db..77f48a1d 100644
--- a/sandbox/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
-        <version>2.0.0-RC1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-RELEASE-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>