diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1cce1d2..b005344 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.kiwiproject</groupId>
+        <artifactId>kiwi-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>3.0.4</version>
+    </parent>
+
     <groupId>com.github.roskart.dropwizard-jaxws</groupId>
     <artifactId>dropwizard-jaxws-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.2.3</version>
@@ -21,27 +27,25 @@
     </modules>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
-
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-
         <dropwizard.version>4.0.3</dropwizard.version>
         <cxf.version>4.0.3</cxf.version>
         <jakarta.mail-api.version>2.1.2</jakarta.mail-api.version>
 
-        <assertj.version>3.24.2</assertj.version>
-        <junit.version>5.10.1</junit.version>
-        <mockito.version>5.7.0</mockito.version>
-
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.4.1</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
-        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
-        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.16.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
-
+        <!--
+        NOTE:
+        We are using Jakarta Persistence and Transaction APIs from Jakarta EE 10 here, but using
+        the JAXB runtime version compatible with Jakarta EE 9. I think this will work because
+        Dropwizard 4.x is using Hibernate 6.1.x which says (see https://hibernate.org/orm/releases/6.1/)
+        it is compatible with both Jakarta Persistence 3.1 (Jakarta EE 10) and 3.0 (Jakarta EE 9).
+        The kiwi-bom uses Hibernate 6.3.x which is compatible with Jakarta Persistence 3.1 (Jakarta EE 10)
+        and it seems to work fine with Dropwizard 4.x. Plus, Hibernate 6.1.x is EOL (end-of-life) so we
+        don't really want to be using it. But, we are also mandating the JAXB runtime version that is
+        Jakarta EE 9 compatible, since that is what Dropwizard 4.x is compatible with.
+        -->
+        <jakarta.persistence-api.version>3.1.0</jakarta.persistence-api.version>
+        <jakarta.transaction-api.version>2.0.1</jakarta.transaction-api.version>
+        <jaxb-runtime.version>3.0.2</jaxb-runtime.version>
+        <kiwi-bom.version>2.0.3</kiwi-bom.version>
     </properties>
 
     <developers>
@@ -83,83 +87,32 @@
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
-    <profiles>
-
-        <profile>
-            <id>release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <quiet>true</quiet>
-                            <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-
-    </profiles>
-
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
-
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>io.dropwizard</groupId>
-                <artifactId>dropwizard-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${dropwizard.version}</version>
-                <scope>import</scope>
+                <groupId>org.kiwiproject</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kiwi-bom</artifactId>
+                <version>${kiwi-bom.version}</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.junit</groupId>
-                <artifactId>junit-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>${junit.version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
+                <groupId>jakarta.persistence</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jakarta.persistence-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${jakarta.persistence-api.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>jakarta.transaction</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jakarta.transaction-api</artifactId>
+                <version>${jakarta.transaction-api.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
+                <version>${jaxb-runtime.version}</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
@@ -172,85 +125,7 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
 
     <dependencies>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
-            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${assertj.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-          </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
-            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${mockito.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
+        <!--  nothing to see here...move along...move along... -->
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <release>${java.version}</release>
-                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${versions-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-enforcer-plugin.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>enforce</id>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <rules>
-                                <!-- <dependencyConvergence /> -->
-                                <requireMavenVersion>
-                                    <version>3.3.9</version>
-                                </requireMavenVersion>
-                            </rules>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>enforce</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
-        </plugins>
-
-    </build>
-
 </project>