diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-glue/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-glue/pom.xml
index 392c7b6..146f043 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-glue/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-glue/pom.xml
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      
       <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>
         <artifactId>glue</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/pom.xml
index 7a9b4f0..6a37f62 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive2/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive2/pom.xml
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
         <artifactId>hive-metastore</artifactId>
@@ -47,6 +35,14 @@
             <groupId>org.pentaho</groupId>
             <artifactId>pentaho-aggdesigner-algorithm</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -62,6 +58,14 @@
             <groupId>org.pentaho</groupId>
             <artifactId>pentaho-aggdesigner-algorithm</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -77,6 +81,14 @@
             <groupId>org.pentaho</groupId>
             <artifactId>pentaho-aggdesigner-algorithm</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -100,6 +112,14 @@
             <groupId>org.pentaho</groupId>
             <artifactId>pentaho-aggdesigner-algorithm</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
         <classifier>core</classifier>
       </dependency>
@@ -114,6 +134,14 @@
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -125,6 +153,10 @@
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
@@ -137,6 +169,14 @@
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/pom.xml
index 7949e29..48f64c3 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-hive3/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-hive3/pom.xml
@@ -19,21 +19,24 @@
 
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-      </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-        <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+        <artifactId>error_prone_annotations</artifactId>
+        <version>2.28.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
         <artifactId>hive-standalone-metastore</artifactId>
         <version>3.1.3</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
@@ -48,6 +51,14 @@
             <groupId>com.tdunning</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
           </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
         <classifier>core</classifier>
       </dependency>
@@ -57,12 +68,32 @@
         <artifactId>hive-metastore</artifactId>
         <version>3.1.3</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
         <artifactId>hive-service</artifactId>
         <version>3.1.3</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.hive</groupId>
@@ -70,6 +101,16 @@
         <version>3.1.3</version>
         <type>test-jar</type>
         <scope>test</scope>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+            <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-iceberg/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-iceberg/pom.xml
index 351edfc..03527e7 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-iceberg/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-iceberg/pom.xml
@@ -22,19 +22,6 @@
             <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
             <artifactId>lance-namespace-impls-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <!-- Jackson for JSON processing -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-impls-core/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-impls-core/pom.xml
index 874024b..94cf026 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-impls-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-impls-core/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
     <description>Core utilities for Lance Namespace implementations including RestClient</description>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <!-- Lance Namespace Core -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <!-- HTTP Client -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents.client5</groupId>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-polaris/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-polaris/pom.xml
index 4d05466..eb68433 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-polaris/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-polaris/pom.xml
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@
       <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
       <artifactId>lance-namespace-impls-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-      <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-      <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-      <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
diff --git a/java/lance-namespace-unity/pom.xml b/java/lance-namespace-unity/pom.xml
index 7cc67c3..d3367ff 100644
--- a/java/lance-namespace-unity/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lance-namespace-unity/pom.xml
@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@
             <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
             <artifactId>lance-namespace-impls-core</artifactId>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
-
         <!-- Jackson for JSON processing -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index db38f89..e153707 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 
-        <lance-core.version>2.0.0-beta.4</lance-core.version>
-        <lance-namespace.version>0.4.2</lance-namespace.version>
+        <lance-core.version>2.0.0-rc.3</lance-core.version>
         <arrow.version>15.0.0</arrow.version>
+        <netty.version>4.1.118.Final</netty.version>
         <junit-version>5.8.2</junit-version>
 
         <spotless.skip>false</spotless.skip>
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@
         <module>lance-namespace-polaris</module>
     </modules>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${lance-core.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
@@ -102,21 +110,6 @@
                 <artifactId>lance-namespace-impls-core</artifactId>
                 <version>${project.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-                <artifactId>lance-core</artifactId>
-                <version>${lance-core.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-                <artifactId>lance-namespace-core</artifactId>
-                <version>${lance-namespace.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.lance</groupId>
-                <artifactId>lance-namespace-apache-client</artifactId>
-                <version>${lance-namespace.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.arrow</groupId>
                 <artifactId>arrow-vector</artifactId>
@@ -127,6 +120,17 @@
                 <artifactId>arrow-memory-netty</artifactId>
                 <version>${arrow.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <!-- Netty - force version for Arrow compatibility -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>netty-buffer</artifactId>
+                <version>${netty.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
+                <artifactId>netty-common</artifactId>
+                <version>${netty.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <!-- Jackson -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>