diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 436047f..6077df0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
             <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
-            <version>[${clojure.version}]</version>
+            <version>${clojure.version}</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
             <artifactId>core.specs.alpha</artifactId>
-            <version>[${core.specs.alpha.version}]</version>
+            <version>${core.specs.alpha.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
             <artifactId>spec.alpha</artifactId>
-            <version>[${spec.alpha.version}]</version>
+            <version>${spec.alpha.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>