diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a4bf4b..4b9a2d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.turbine</groupId>
     <artifactId>turbine-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>11</version>
+    <version>12-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath></relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -118,10 +118,12 @@
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
       <version>3.9</version>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- scope provided to avoid dependency inconsistencies to commons module dbcp2 -->
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-pool2</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7.0</version>
+        <version>2.11.1</version>
+        <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!--  fulcrum-pool is required even if not used due to optional fall-back -->
    <dependency>