diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d48f7d..e242f61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <envSources>src/main/java17</envSources>
+    <multiformats.version>v1.1.1</multiformats.version>
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
+        <version>${multiformats.version}</version>
+    </dependency>      
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.apicatalog</groupId>
       <artifactId>titanium-json-ld</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom_jre8.xml b/pom_jre8.xml
index f698b2f..19ca881 100644
--- a/pom_jre8.xml
+++ b/pom_jre8.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <envSources>src/main/java8</envSources>
+    <multiformats.version>1.1.0</multiformats.version>    
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
+        <version>${multiformats.version}</version>
+    </dependency>  
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.apicatalog</groupId>
       <artifactId>titanium-json-ld-jre8</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom_parent.xml b/pom_parent.xml
index b972094..30dab3b 100644
--- a/pom_parent.xml
+++ b/pom_parent.xml
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@
 		<titanium.version>1.3.2</titanium.version>
 		<cbor-java.version>0.9</cbor-java.version>
 		<copper.version>0.0.1</copper.version>
-		<multiformats.version>1.1.0</multiformats.version>
-
 		<argLine>-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8</argLine>
-
 		<!-- test resources -->
 		<junit.version>5.8.2</junit.version>
 		<jakarta.json.version>2.0.1</jakarta.json.version>
@@ -71,12 +68,6 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
-			<artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
-			<version>${multiformats.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
-
 		<!-- Tests -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>