diff --git a/langstream-agents/langstream-ai-agents/pom.xml b/langstream-agents/langstream-ai-agents/pom.xml
index 0741eb15e..29fca829a 100644
--- a/langstream-agents/langstream-ai-agents/pom.xml
+++ b/langstream-agents/langstream-ai-agents/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@
       <groupId>com.datastax.astra</groupId>
       <artifactId>astra-sdk</artifactId>
       <version>1.0</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.datastax.oss</groupId>
+          <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.datastax.stargate</groupId>
@@ -91,6 +97,10 @@
           <groupId>com.datastax.stargate</groupId>
           <artifactId>stargate-sdk-graphql</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.datastax.oss</groupId>
+          <artifactId>java-driver-core</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>