diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/pom.xml b/activemq-unit-tests/pom.xml
index 43dd95cc85a..1f269eea58c 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/pom.xml
@@ -283,13 +283,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
-      <version>1.37</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
       <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
-      <version>1.37</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d65caac3d6..680727dfc7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     <javassist-version>3.32.0-GA</javassist-version>
     <jettison-version>1.5.6</jettison-version>
     <jolokia-version>2.6.0</jolokia-version>
+    <jmh-version>1.37</jmh-version>
     <junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>
     <h2-version>2.4.240</h2-version>
     <hamcrest-version>1.3</hamcrest-version>
@@ -942,6 +943,18 @@
         <version>3.0.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
+      <!-- JMH for micro-benchmarks -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${jmh-version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+        <version>${jmh-version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>