diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index a9f573ec02..093eb644e6 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 		<aws.sdk.version>2.16.83</aws.sdk.version>
 		<snakeyaml.version>1.30</snakeyaml.version>
 		<testcontainers.version>1.19.4</testcontainers.version>
+		<handlebars.version>4.3.1</handlebars.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<!-- IMPORTANT: Always keep dependencies in-sync with mesh-plugin-parent pom in order to avoid duplicate libraries in shaded plugin jars -->
@@ -292,12 +293,6 @@
 				<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 				<artifactId>vertx-web-templ-handlebars</artifactId>
 				<version>${vertx.version}</version>
-				<exclusions>
-					<exclusion>
-						<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
-						<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
-					</exclusion>
-				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
@@ -703,9 +698,9 @@
 
 			<!-- Library replacements -->
 			<dependency>
-					<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
-					<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
-					<version>4.3.1</version>
+				<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
+				<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
+				<version>${handlebars.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/doc/pom.xml b/doc/pom.xml
index 5b2f01ef2c..15225fd607 100644
--- a/doc/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/pom.xml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 			<artifactId>vertx-web-templ-handlebars</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
-			<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Required by SearchModelGenerator -->
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/plugin-parent/pom.xml b/plugin-parent/pom.xml
index 6c3adf987d..2ebd233a2e 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-parent/pom.xml
@@ -225,11 +225,6 @@
 			<artifactId>vertx-web-templ-handlebars</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
-			<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 			<artifactId>vertx-web-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml b/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml
index 0f72b24061..5b67f3174d 100644
--- a/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/verticles/admin-gui/pom.xml
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 			<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 			<artifactId>vertx-web-templ-handlebars</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.jknack</groupId>
-			<artifactId>handlebars</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>