diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b129177de3..61905ecd13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 		<groovy.version>2.4.15</groovy.version>
 		<!-- For Takari plugin -->
 		<maven.version>3.2.1</maven.version>
+		<aether.version>1.1.0</aether.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<modules>
@@ -374,6 +375,36 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+				<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
+				<version>${aether.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+				<artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
+				<version>${aether.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+				<artifactId>aether-transport-file</artifactId>
+				<version>${aether.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+				<artifactId>aether-transport-http</artifactId>
+				<version>${aether.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+				<artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
+				<version>${aether.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
+				<version>3.2.1</version>
+			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 8e02da3e5e..e3fb970d8d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 	<properties>
 		<wiremock.version>2.19.0</wiremock.version>
 		<jsonassert.version>0.4.13</jsonassert.version>
-		<aether.version>1.1.0</aether.version>
 		<rest-assured.version>3.2.0</rest-assured.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
@@ -135,36 +134,6 @@
 				<artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
 				<version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
-				<version>${aether.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
-				<version>${aether.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aether-transport-file</artifactId>
-				<version>${aether.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aether-transport-http</artifactId>
-				<version>${aether.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-				<artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
-				<version>${aether.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.1</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>