diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b543438715f..cb16f16c229 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.abdera</groupId>
                 <artifactId>abdera-core</artifactId>
                 <version>1.1.3</version>
+                <exclusions>
+                  <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>geronimo-stax-api_1.0_spec</artifactId>
+                  </exclusion>
+                  <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.james</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>apache-mime4j-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.abdera</groupId>