diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
index 671451c95..7b2a1aaee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-deploy.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
             shortSHA=$(echo "${longSHA:0:7}")
             resolvedVersion="$version-commit-$shortSHA-SNAPSHOT"
             echo "Requesting deployment as version: $resolvedVersion"
+            # Set Version
+            mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$resolvedVersion
             # Maven Deploy
             mvn \
             deploy \
diff --git a/common/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/common/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ca710cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Parent -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+    <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <!-- Model Version -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Configuration -->
+  <artifactId>web5-common</artifactId>
+  <name>Web5 Common</name>
+  <description>Common libraries for Web5</description>
+
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+
+    <!-- Versioning -->
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <!-- Build Configuration -->
+  <build>
+
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/credentials/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/credentials/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19dad5c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/credentials/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Parent -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+    <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <!-- Model Version -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Configuration -->
+  <artifactId>web5-credentials</artifactId>
+  <name>Web5 Credentials</name>
+  <description>Credentials libraries for Web5</description>
+
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+
+    <!-- Versioning -->
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+
+    <!-- Internal Dependencies -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-crypto</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-dids</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-testing</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- External -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.danubetech</groupId>
+      <artifactId>verifiable-credentials-java</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
+      <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.nfeld.jsonpathkt</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsonpathkt</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-core-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-logging-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-okhttp-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-content-negotiation-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-serialization-jackson-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!--
+      Test dependencies may declare direct versions; they are not exported
+      and therefore are within the remit of this module to self-define
+      if desired.
+    -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-mock-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.willowtreeapps.assertk</groupId>
+      <artifactId>assertk-jvm</artifactId>
+      <version>0.27.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <!-- Build Configuration -->
+  <build>
+
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/crypto/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29bdde20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Parent -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+    <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <!-- Model Version -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Configuration -->
+  <artifactId>web5-crypto</artifactId>
+  <name>Web5 Crypto</name>
+  <description>Crypto libraries for Web5</description>
+
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+
+    <!-- Versioning -->
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+
+    <!-- Internal Dependencies -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-testing</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- External -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+      <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-kms</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.crypto.tink</groupId>
+      <artifactId>tink</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15to18</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+      <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15to18</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <!-- Build Configuration -->
+  <build>
+
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/dids/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/dids/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..476125352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dids/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Parent -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+    <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <!-- Model Version -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Configuration -->
+  <artifactId>web5-dids</artifactId>
+  <name>Web5 DIDs</name>
+  <description>DID libraries for Web5</description>
+
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+
+    <!-- Versioning -->
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+
+    <!-- Internal Dependencies -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-crypto</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+      <artifactId>web5-testing</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- External -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
+      <artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+      <artifactId>okhttp-dnsoverhttps</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
+      <artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.github.erdtman</groupId>
+      <artifactId>java-json-canonicalization</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.github.oshai</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kotlin-logging-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-core-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-okhttp-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-content-negotiation-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-serialization-jackson-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!--
+      Test dependencies may declare direct versions; they are not exported
+      and therefore are within the remit of this module to self-define
+      if desired.
+    -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
+      <version>1.16.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+      <artifactId>ktor-client-mock-jvm</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.mockito.kotlin</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mockito-kotlin</artifactId>
+      <version>5.1.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <!-- Build Configuration -->
+  <build>
+
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ce07cc40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Model Information -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Information  -->
+  <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+  <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+  <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <name>Web5 SDK for the JVM</name>
+  <url>https://developer.tbd.website</url>
+  <description>Build Aggregator and Parent for Web5 SDK for the JVM</description>
+  <inceptionYear>2023</inceptionYear>
+
+  <!-- SCM -->
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:TBD54566975/web5-kt.git</developerConnection>
+    <url>https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt</url>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+  </scm>
+
+  <!-- Developers -->
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>TBD54566975</id>
+      <name>Block, Inc.</name>
+      <email>releases@tbd.email</email>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
+  <!-- Issues -->
+  <issueManagement>
+    <system>github</system>
+    <url>https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt/issues</url>
+  </issueManagement>
+
+  <!-- Licenses -->
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+      <distribution>repo</distribution>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <!-- Aggregate Modules -->
+  <modules>
+    <module>common</module>
+    <module>credentials</module>
+    <module>crypto</module>
+    <module>dids</module>
+    <module>testing</module>
+  </modules>
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+    <!-- Project properties -->
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <kotlin.jvm.target>11</kotlin.jvm.target>
+    <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
+
+    <!--
+    This section is where we declare the versioning and scope for dependencies of
+    the Web5 platform and projects building atop the Web5 platform.
+
+    Submodules of Web5 should not define their own dependency versions
+    because these must all co-exist in the same ClassLoading environment, and
+    therefore have to be aligned across submodules. Thus we declare the versioning
+    requirements here at the platform level.
+
+    The <dependencyManagement> section of this POM enforces the versions declared
+    here as properties. Because this POM is a BOM POM, these versions may be imported
+    by projects building atop the Web5 Platform (ie. tbDEX, consumers, etc).
+
+    If a submodule needs to introduce a new dependency or upgrade, define that
+    dependency and version here such that other submodules in the build may pick
+    up the same version. This will guarantee that submodule test suites are running
+    in the correct ClassLoading environment aligned with the Web5 platform.
+
+    More on BOM POMs:
+    https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#bill-of-materials-bom-poms
+    -->
+
+    <!-- Versioning for Platform -->
+    <version.kotlin>1.9.22</version.kotlin>
+
+    <!-- Versioning for Dependencies -->
+    <version.com.amazonaws>1.12.668</version.com.amazonaws>
+    <version.com.danubetech>1.6.0</version.com.danubetech>
+    <version.com.fasterxml.jackson.module>2.14.2</version.com.fasterxml.jackson.module>
+    <version.com.github.multiformats>1.1.0</version.com.github.multiformats>
+    <version.com.google.crypto.tink>1.10.0</version.com.google.crypto.tink>
+    <version.com.nimbusds>9.37.2</version.com.nimbusds>
+    <version.com.networknt>1.0.87</version.com.networknt>
+    <version.com.nfeld.jsonpathkt>2.0.1</version.com.nfeld.jsonpathkt>
+    <version.com.squareup.okhttp3>4.12.0</version.com.squareup.okhttp3>
+    <version.dnsjava>3.5.2</version.dnsjava>
+    <version.io.github.erdtman>1.1</version.io.github.erdtman>
+    <version.io.github.oshai>6.0.2</version.io.github.oshai>
+    <version.io.ktor>2.3.7</version.io.ktor>
+    <version.org.assertj>3.25.2</version.org.assertj>
+    <version.org.bouncycastle>1.77</version.org.bouncycastle>
+    <version.org.junit.jupiter>5.10.1</version.org.junit.jupiter>
+
+    <!--
+    Versioning for transitive Dependencies
+    These are overrides for deps brought in transitively; reasoning
+    and approach is documented below in <dependencyManagement> section
+    -->
+    <version.com.fasterxml.jackson.core>2.16.1</version.com.fasterxml.jackson.core>
+    <version.com.google.guava>32.0.0-android</version.com.google.guava>
+    <version.com.google.protobuf>3.19.6</version.com.google.protobuf>
+    <version.com.squareup.okio>3.6.0</version.com.squareup.okio>
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependency Management -->
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <!-- Direct Dependencies -->
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
+        <artifactId>aws-java-sdk-kms</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.amazonaws}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.danubetech</groupId>
+        <artifactId>verifiable-credentials-java</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.danubetech}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson.module}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.github.multiformats}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.crypto.tink</groupId>
+        <artifactId>tink</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.google.crypto.tink}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.networknt</groupId>
+        <artifactId>json-schema-validator</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.networknt}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.nfeld.jsonpathkt</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jsonpathkt</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.nfeld.jsonpathkt}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.nimbusds}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+        <artifactId>okhttp-dnsoverhttps</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.squareup.okhttp3}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>dnsjava</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dnsjava</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.dnsjava}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.github.erdtman</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-json-canonicalization</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.github.erdtman}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.github.oshai</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-logging-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.github.oshai}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-client-core-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-client-logging-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-client-okhttp-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-client-content-negotiation-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-client-mock-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-serialization-jackson-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.ktor</groupId>
+        <artifactId>ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json-jvm</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.io.ktor}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+        <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.org.assertj}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+        <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15to18</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.org.bouncycastle}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+        <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15to18</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.org.bouncycastle}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.kotlin}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-test</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.kotlin}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-test-junit5</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.kotlin}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.org.junit.jupiter}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.org.junit.jupiter}</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+
+      <!--
+      Transitive Dependency Management
+
+      In this section we address build issues including security vulnerabilities
+      in transitive dependencies we don't explicitly declare above or in the submodules
+      Versioning and scope declared here will override anything inherited through
+      transitivity, so use with care. Also note: these are in place for a
+      point in time. As we maintain this software, the manual forced resolution we do
+      here may:
+
+      1) No longer be necessary (if we have removed a dependency path leading to dep)
+      2) Break an upgrade (if we upgrade a dependency and this forces a lower version
+         of a transitive dependency it brings in)
+
+      So we need to exercise care here, and, when upgrading our deps, check to see if
+      these overrides of transitive dependency versions and scope aren't breaking things.
+
+      When adding an entry here, please reference the issue which explains why we
+      needed to do this; it will help future maintainers understand if the force
+      is still valid, should be removed, or handled in another way.
+
+      When in doubt, ask! :)
+      -->
+      <!--
+
+      FasterXML Jackson -
+
+      Needed for libraries to play nicely together and avoid NoClassDefFoundError
+      -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson.core}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson.core}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.fasterxml.jackson.core}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <!-- Addresss https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt/issues/243 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+        <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.google.guava}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <!-- Addresss https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt/issues/242 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+        <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.google.protobuf}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <!-- Addresses https://github.com/TBD54566975/web5-kt/issues/244 -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.squareup.okio</groupId>
+        <artifactId>okio</artifactId>
+        <version>${version.com.squareup.okio}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+      <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kotlin-test</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+      <artifactId>kotlin-test-junit5</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDirectory>
+    <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</testSourceDirectory>
+    <pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <includes>
+              <include>**/Test*.java</include>
+              <include>**/*Test.java</include>
+              <include>**/*Tests.java</include>
+              <include>**/*TestCase.java</include>
+              <include>**/*Web5TestVectors*.java</include>
+            </includes>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>com.github.ozsie</groupId>
+          <artifactId>detekt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.23.5</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+          <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${version.kotlin}</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.github.ozsie</groupId>
+        <artifactId>detekt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>verify</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <config>config/detekt.yml</config>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <dependencies>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt</groupId>
+            <artifactId>detekt-formatting</artifactId>
+            <version>1.23.5</version>
+          </dependency>
+          <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.github.TBD54566975</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tbd-detekt-rules</artifactId>
+            <version>0.0.2</version>
+          </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <extensions>true</extensions>
+        <configuration>
+          <jvmTarget>${kotlin.jvm.target}</jvmTarget>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>performRelease</name>
+          <value>true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <!-- As advised by https://gist.github.com/sualeh/ae78dc16123899d7942bc38baba5203c -->
+              <gpgArguments>
+                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                <arg>loopback</arg>
+              </gpgArguments>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <uniqueVersion>false</uniqueVersion>
+      <id>tbd-oss-releases</id>
+      <name>TBD OSS Releases Repository</name>
+      <url>https://blockxyz.jfrog.io/artifactory/tbd-oss-releases-maven2</url>
+      <layout>default</layout>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <uniqueVersion>false</uniqueVersion>
+      <id>tbd-oss-snapshots</id>
+      <name>TBD OSS Snapshots Repository</name>
+      <url>https://blockxyz.jfrog.io/artifactory/tbd-oss-snapshots-maven2</url>
+      <layout>default</layout>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>tbd-oss-thirdparty</id>
+      <name>tbd-oss-thirdparty</name>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <url>https://blockxyz.jfrog.io/artifactory/tbd-oss-thirdparty-maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>tbd-oss-thirdparty</id>
+      <name>tbd-oss-thirdparty</name>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <url>https://blockxyz.jfrog.io/artifactory/tbd-oss-thirdparty-maven2/</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/testing/pom.xml.versionsBackup b/testing/pom.xml.versionsBackup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dba64c7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/pom.xml.versionsBackup
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <!-- Parent -->
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
+    <artifactId>web5</artifactId>
+    <version>0.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+
+  <!-- Model Version -->
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <!-- Artifact Configuration -->
+  <artifactId>web5-testing</artifactId>
+  <name>Web5 Testing</name>
+  <description>Testing support for Web5</description>
+
+
+  <!-- Properties -->
+  <properties>
+
+    <!-- Versioning -->
+
+  </properties>
+
+  <!-- Dependencies -->
+  <dependencies>
+
+    <!-- Internal Dependencies -->
+
+    <!-- External -->
+
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <!-- Build Configuration -->
+  <build>
+
+  </build>
+</project>