diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7257f4ddf5..b23fee0e32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		<handlebars.version>4.1.2</handlebars.version>
 		<jgit.version>5.4.2.201908231537-r</jgit.version>
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
+		<rest-assured.version>4.1.1</rest-assured.version>
 
 		<junit-platform.version>1.3.2</junit-platform.version>
 		<junit-vintage.version>5.5.1</junit-vintage.version>
@@ -454,6 +455,68 @@
 				<artifactId>kotlin-compiler-embeddable</artifactId>
 				<version>${contract.kotlin.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+
+			<!-- rest assured -->
+
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+				<artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
+				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+						<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+						<artifactId>groovy-xml</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+				<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
+				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+				<artifactId>xml-path</artifactId>
+				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-mock-mvc</artifactId>
+				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-web-test-client</artifactId>
+				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<artifactId>spring-webflux</artifactId>
+						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
+			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 61a2d91522..e768986823 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 	<properties>
 		<wiremock.version>2.25.1</wiremock.version>
 		<jsonassert.version>0.4.13</jsonassert.version>
-		<rest-assured.version>4.1.1</rest-assured.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -111,65 +110,6 @@
 				<artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
 				<version>${jsonassert.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-				<artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
-				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-						<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-						<artifactId>groovy-xml</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-				<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
-				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-				<artifactId>xml-path</artifactId>
-				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-mock-mvc</artifactId>
-				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-web-test-client</artifactId>
-				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					</exclusion>
-					<exclusion>
-						<artifactId>spring-webflux</artifactId>
-						<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
-			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	<profiles>