diff --git a/connections/jpa/pom.xml b/connections/jpa/pom.xml
index b36b85015c..0a99ed2129 100755
--- a/connections/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/connections/jpa/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/events/jpa/pom.xml b/events/jpa/pom.xml
index d6e7e9e98c..9fbd1d8603 100755
--- a/events/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/events/jpa/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/model/jpa/pom.xml b/model/jpa/pom.xml
index 88e336202a..4013fcaddc 100755
--- a/model/jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/model/jpa/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 054a034678..7a57ca05c2 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         <io.netty.version>4.0.26.Final</io.netty.version> 
         <xnio.netty.netty-xnio-transport.version>0.1.1.Final</xnio.netty.netty-xnio-transport.version>
         <hibernate.javax.persistence.version>1.0.0.Final</hibernate.javax.persistence.version>
+        <hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId>
         <hibernate.entitymanager.version>4.3.10.Final</hibernate.entitymanager.version>
         <h2.version>1.4.187</h2.version>
         <mysql.version>5.1.29</mysql.version>
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-                <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
                 <version>${hibernate.javax.persistence.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
index 2dd55cf5bf..9ac97d083b 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/pom.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+                    <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/integration/pom.xml b/testsuite/integration/pom.xml
index 7948e97729..9772e45a5c 100755
--- a/testsuite/integration/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/integration/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/jetty/jetty81/pom.xml b/testsuite/jetty/jetty81/pom.xml
index 5fd9e6a303..a675c2dd66 100755
--- a/testsuite/jetty/jetty81/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/jetty/jetty81/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/jetty/jetty91/pom.xml b/testsuite/jetty/jetty91/pom.xml
index 7815e73a35..ead665becb 100755
--- a/testsuite/jetty/jetty91/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/jetty/jetty91/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/jetty/jetty92/pom.xml b/testsuite/jetty/jetty92/pom.xml
index 09eaec7933..ea9f7e3bfb 100755
--- a/testsuite/jetty/jetty92/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/jetty/jetty92/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/performance/pom.xml b/testsuite/performance/pom.xml
index f553ab794b..03bf3fe5c2 100755
--- a/testsuite/performance/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/performance/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-                                <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+                                <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
                                 <version>${hibernate.javax.persistence.version}</version>
                             </dependency>
                             <dependency>
diff --git a/testsuite/proxy/pom.xml b/testsuite/proxy/pom.xml
index 28c418a7e2..df5896c51d 100755
--- a/testsuite/proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/proxy/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/tomcat6/pom.xml b/testsuite/tomcat6/pom.xml
index 0597e7d988..498c4d61e6 100755
--- a/testsuite/tomcat6/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/tomcat6/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/tomcat7/pom.xml b/testsuite/tomcat7/pom.xml
index b8a44e3c96..d807e7383c 100755
--- a/testsuite/tomcat7/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/tomcat7/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/tomcat8/pom.xml b/testsuite/tomcat8/pom.xml
index 4862aebd9a..e2a9059a29 100755
--- a/testsuite/tomcat8/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/tomcat8/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/testsuite/wildfly/pom.xml b/testsuite/wildfly/pom.xml
index d91657eb28..fd5c19584b 100644
--- a/testsuite/wildfly/pom.xml
+++ b/testsuite/wildfly/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>
-            <artifactId>hibernate-jpa-2.1-api</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>${hibernate.javax.persistence.artifactId}</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>