diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59bdf45..5d06100 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@
       <version>1.10</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
+      <!-- Remove me when ready -->
       <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang</artifactId>
       <version>2.6</version>
@@ -645,6 +646,11 @@
       <version>4.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <version>3.3.2</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.zookeeper</groupId>
       <artifactId>zookeeper</artifactId>
       <version>3.4.6</version>
@@ -717,6 +723,11 @@
       <artifactId>openflowj</artifactId>
       <version>0.3.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
+      <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
+      <version>2.4</version>
+    </dependency>
     <!-- Floodlight's dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>args4j</groupId>