diff --git a/commons/pom.xml b/commons/pom.xml
index d1b930365..49086b23a 100644
--- a/commons/pom.xml
+++ b/commons/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>poi</groupId>
 			<artifactId>poi</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5.1</version>
+			<version>2.5.1-final-20040804</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>itext</groupId>
+			<groupId>com.lowagie</groupId>
 			<artifactId>itext</artifactId>
 			<version>1.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15c237034..dbfe9a889 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-m1-m2.html
         </repository>
 	</repositories>
 
-	<prerequisites>
-		<maven>2.0.9</maven>
-	</prerequisites>
-
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>