diff --git a/karaf/features/core/pom.xml b/karaf/features/core/pom.xml
index aa3789a..58c19ea 100644
--- a/karaf/features/core/pom.xml
+++ b/karaf/features/core/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.felix.karaf</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.apache.felix.karaf.commons</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.felix.karaf.shell</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.apache.felix.karaf.shell.console</artifactId>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/FeaturesServiceImpl.java b/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/FeaturesServiceImpl.java
index 2e0fe64..5bbf000 100644
--- a/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/FeaturesServiceImpl.java
+++ b/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/FeaturesServiceImpl.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
+import org.apache.felix.karaf.commons.osgi.VersionRange;
 import org.apache.felix.karaf.features.FeaturesService;
 import org.apache.felix.karaf.features.Feature;
 import org.apache.felix.karaf.features.Repository;
diff --git a/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/VersionRange.java b/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/VersionRange.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f600b8f..0000000
--- a/karaf/features/core/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/karaf/features/internal/VersionRange.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.felix.karaf.features.internal;
-
-import org.osgi.framework.Version;
-
-public class VersionRange
-{
-    private final Version m_low;
-    private final boolean m_isLowInclusive;
-    private final Version m_high;
-    private final boolean m_isHighInclusive;
-    public static final VersionRange infiniteRange = new VersionRange(Version.emptyVersion, true, null, true);
-
-    public VersionRange(
-        Version low, boolean isLowInclusive,
-        Version high, boolean isHighInclusive)
-    {
-        m_low = low;
-        m_isLowInclusive = isLowInclusive;
-        m_high = high;
-        m_isHighInclusive = isHighInclusive;
-    }
-
-    public Version getLow()
-    {
-        return m_low;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isLowInclusive()
-    {
-        return m_isLowInclusive;
-    }
-
-    public Version getHigh()
-    {
-        return m_high;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isHighInclusive()
-    {
-        return m_isHighInclusive;
-    }
-
-    public boolean isInRange(Version version)
-    {
-        // We might not have an upper end to the range.
-        if (m_high == null)
-        {
-            return (version.compareTo(m_low) >= 0);
-        }
-        else if (isLowInclusive() && isHighInclusive())
-        {
-            return (version.compareTo(m_low) >= 0) && (version.compareTo(m_high) <= 0);
-        }
-        else if (isHighInclusive())
-        {
-            return (version.compareTo(m_low) > 0) && (version.compareTo(m_high) <= 0);
-        }
-        else if (isLowInclusive())
-        {
-            return (version.compareTo(m_low) >= 0) && (version.compareTo(m_high) < 0);
-        }
-        return (version.compareTo(m_low) > 0) && (version.compareTo(m_high) < 0);
-    }
-
-    public static VersionRange parse(String range)
-    {
-        // Check if the version is an interval.
-        if (range.indexOf(',') >= 0)
-        {
-            String s = range.substring(1, range.length() - 1);
-            String vlo = s.substring(0, s.indexOf(',')).trim();
-            String vhi = s.substring(s.indexOf(',') + 1, s.length()).trim();
-            return new VersionRange (
-                new Version(vlo), (range.charAt(0) == '['),
-                new Version(vhi), (range.charAt(range.length() - 1) == ']'));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return new VersionRange(new Version(range), true, null, false);
-        }
-    }
-
-    public boolean equals(Object obj)
-    {
-        if (obj == null)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (getClass() != obj.getClass())
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        final VersionRange other = (VersionRange) obj;
-        if (m_low != other.m_low && (m_low == null || !m_low.equals(other.m_low)))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (m_isLowInclusive != other.m_isLowInclusive)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (m_high != other.m_high && (m_high == null || !m_high.equals(other.m_high)))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (m_isHighInclusive != other.m_isHighInclusive)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public int hashCode()
-    {
-        int hash = 5;
-        hash = 97 * hash + (m_low != null ? m_low.hashCode() : 0);
-        hash = 97 * hash + (m_isLowInclusive ? 1 : 0);
-        hash = 97 * hash + (m_high != null ? m_high.hashCode() : 0);
-        hash = 97 * hash + (m_isHighInclusive ? 1 : 0);
-        return hash;
-    }
-
-    public String toString()
-    {
-        if (m_high != null)
-        {
-            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
-            sb.append(m_isLowInclusive ? '[' : '(');
-            sb.append(m_low.toString());
-            sb.append(',');
-            sb.append(m_high.toString());
-            sb.append(m_isHighInclusive ? ']' : ')');
-            return sb.toString();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return m_low.toString();
-        }
-    }
-}
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