diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-example-ddi-client/pom.xml b/examples/hawkbit-example-ddi-client/pom.xml
index 88e262d79..02841d0c6 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-example-ddi-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-example-ddi-client/pom.xml
@@ -41,16 +41,10 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
-         <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
-         <!-- <version>8.16.0</version> -->
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-jackson</artifactId>
-         <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
-         <!-- <version>8.16.0</version> -->
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-example-feign-core-client/pom.xml b/examples/hawkbit-example-feign-core-client/pom.xml
index 4f29a198d..49c08fd9c 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-example-feign-core-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-example-feign-core-client/pom.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
-         <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
         <artifactId>feign-slf4j</artifactId>
-        <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
    </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-client/pom.xml b/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-client/pom.xml
index 77b914696..446ee55da 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-client/pom.xml
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
          <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-jackson</artifactId>
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-spring-client/pom.xml b/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-spring-client/pom.xml
index 975423a7f..73f7ba248 100644
--- a/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-spring-client/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/hawkbit-example-mgmt-spring-client/pom.xml
@@ -63,18 +63,14 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
-         <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
          <artifactId>feign-jackson</artifactId>
-         <version>8.14.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
          <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-         <version>2.5.5</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 3006c6f31..32356e8a6 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -29,5 +29,34 @@
       <module>hawkbit-example-mgmt-spring-client</module>
       <module>hawkbit-example-ddi-client</module>
   </modules>
+  
+  
+   <properties>
+      <feign.version>8.14.2</feign.version>
+   </properties>
+
+   <dependencyManagement>
+      <dependencies>
+         <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
+            <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
+            <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
+            <!-- <version>8.16.0</version> -->
+            <version>${feign.version}</version>
+         </dependency>
+         <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
+            <artifactId>feign-jackson</artifactId>
+            <!-- need to overwrite for the interface inheritance feature of feign-core -->
+            <!-- <version>8.16.0</version> -->
+            <version>${feign.version}</version>
+         </dependency>
+         <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.netflix.feign</groupId>
+            <artifactId>feign-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${feign.version}</version>
+         </dependency>
+      </dependencies>
+   </dependencyManagement>
 
 </project>
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