diff --git a/sdk/common/pom.xml b/sdk/common/pom.xml
index 0d2006c532..9fd9b44336 100644
--- a/sdk/common/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/common/pom.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
             <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
@@ -165,6 +171,12 @@
             <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
             <artifactId>opensaml-saml-impl</artifactId>
             <version>${opensaml.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>