diff --git a/serializers/xml/pom.xml b/serializers/xml/pom.xml
index a433a29..ed399a9 100644
--- a/serializers/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/serializers/xml/pom.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.21</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-yang-serializers-utils</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>