diff --git a/qanary_component-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/qanary_component-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 29f6e4b4..46d46d75 100644
--- a/qanary_component-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/qanary_component-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 	<version>${version}</version>
 
 	<parent>
-		<!-- TODO: permalink? / repo? -->
     <groupId>eu.wdaqua.qanary</groupId>
     <artifactId>qa.qanarycomponent-parent</artifactId>
     <version>0.1.0</version>
@@ -25,37 +24,8 @@
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>eu.wdaqua.qanary</groupId>
-			<artifactId>qa.component</artifactId>
-			<version>${qanary.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
-					<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
+		<!-- common minimum dependencies are inherited from qa.qanarycomponent-parent -->
+		<!-- specify optional commmon dependencies (see <dependencyManagement> in parent) -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>
 			<artifactId>json-path</artifactId>
diff --git a/qanary_component-parent/pom.xml b/qanary_component-parent/pom.xml
index 66856abd..422381f8 100644
--- a/qanary_component-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/qanary_component-parent/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
-		<qanary.version>[3.7.1,4.0.0)</qanary.version>
+		<qanary.version>[3.9.0,4.0.0)</qanary.version>
 		<spring-boot-admin.version>2.7.11</spring-boot-admin.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit-jupiter.version>
 		<json-path.version>2.4.0</json-path.version>
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-admin-starter-client</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring-boot-admin.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+					<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.hamcrest/hamcrest-all -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>