diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2b60fd3..8f9dcf3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,29 @@
     </scm>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
+
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>alfresco-core</artifactId>
                 <version>${dependency.alfresco-core.version}</version>
+                <!--
+                TODO temp workaround for ATS-481 / REPO-4514
+                TODO remove this workaround once transitive dependencies have been fixed (surf-core-configservice -> alfresco-core)
+                -->
+                <exclusions>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>
+                </exclusions>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.dom4j</groupId>
+                <artifactId>dom4j</artifactId>
+                <version>2.1.1</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.alfresco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>alfresco-data-model</artifactId>