diff --git a/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml b/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
index 81f1abf28221..5433c4a67da9 100644
--- a/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/common/smoke-tests/pom.xml
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index 647313159ebe..2483d8520191 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ com.azure:azure-maps-search;2.0.0-beta.2;2.0.0-beta.3
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventgrid;4.27.0;4.28.0
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventgrid-namespaces;1.1.1;1.2.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventgrid-cloudnative-cloudevents;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.2
-com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;5.19.2;5.20.0
-com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;1.20.2;1.20.3
+com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;5.20.0;5.21.0-beta.1
+com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;1.20.3;1.21.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-jedis;1.0.0-beta.3;1.0.0-beta.4
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-stress;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-track2-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/sdk/eventgrid/azure-resourcemanager-eventgrid/pom.xml b/sdk/eventgrid/azure-resourcemanager-eventgrid/pom.xml
index bfae16170f67..f322705eac9b 100644
--- a/sdk/eventgrid/azure-resourcemanager-eventgrid/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventgrid/azure-resourcemanager-eventgrid/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d2b20faed7b..13ecc14a1182 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 1.21.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 1.20.3 (2025-02-11)
 
 ### Other Changes
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
index 9e11c72e849b..96cfb61fb3fb 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-  <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+  <version>1.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure client library for storing checkpoints in Storage Blobs</name>
   <description>Library for using storing checkpoints in Storage Blobs</description>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
+      <version>5.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-jedis/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-jedis/pom.xml
index eeb98170d78f..14452e287505 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-jedis/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-jedis/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
+      <version>5.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-stress/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-stress/pom.xml
index 17752502432a..91926342ab4e 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-stress/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-stress/pom.xml
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
+      <version>5.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+      <version>1.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- logging, tracing, metrics -->
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-track2-perf/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-track2-perf/pom.xml
index 18dfc3e1d1d5..0d5a1d69febd 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-track2-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs-track2-perf/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
+      <version>5.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+      <version>1.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
index d8ad8fc03605..e7220cef1072 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 5.21.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 5.20.0 (2025-02-11)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/docs/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/docs/pom.xml
index e3a84d399550..bad1eede4b07 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/docs/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
             <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-            <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
+            <version>1.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;current} -->
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.projectreactor</groupId>
diff --git a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/pom.xml
index b05f209b97e3..3b287b8478da 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/eventhubs/azure-messaging-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-  <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
+  <version>5.21.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;current} -->
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure client library for Event Hubs</name>
   <description>Libraries built on Microsoft Azure Event Hubs</description>
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 4e2dfda79b3a..b983af4d0db5 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
index 102c2fc6a79d..14f62cdf97ac 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/pom.xml b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/pom.xml
index 9bc69eeafa39..1705caee3bcb 100644
--- a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-jsonschema/pom.xml b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-jsonschema/pom.xml
index 92fa94f6094e..c4bbb49cb8b5 100644
--- a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-jsonschema/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-jsonschema/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index a4a486da9d1d..781cbd07fe30 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator/pom.xml
index d763033ac0da..1df7423ba768 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-autoconfigure/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-autoconfigure/pom.xml
index 75524353cb99..9bdab186dfc9 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-autoconfigure/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-autoconfigure/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-service/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-service/pom.xml
index 1f97d0749093..a75ca90d65aa 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-service/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-service/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-starter-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-starter-eventhubs/pom.xml
index fefeb9112c06..5d77caa1ee53 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-starter-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-starter-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
index e9bc5a9c15c1..71b396ed13d5 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-cloud-azure-stream-binder-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-integration-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-integration-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
index de0868cf5467..affc459461ec 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-integration-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-integration-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Added this dependency to include necessary annotations used by reactor core.
diff --git a/sdk/spring/spring-messaging-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml b/sdk/spring/spring-messaging-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
index 50ed0a9eed0c..6c23fc48bf3e 100644
--- a/sdk/spring/spring-messaging-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/spring/spring-messaging-azure-eventhubs/pom.xml
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs</artifactId>
-      <version>5.19.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
+      <version>5.20.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs;dependency} -->
     </dependency>
     <!-- Contains Azure Storage Blobs checkpoint store when using EventProcessorClient -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob</artifactId>
-      <version>1.20.2</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
+      <version>1.20.3</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-messaging-eventhubs-checkpointstore-blob;dependency} -->
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>