diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f47d0f6..78e6ad1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [v3.7.0-SNAPSHOT] - 2023-03-30
+
+- update gcube dependencies lower bound range. See #24836
+- removed unused dependencies: common-uri, common-util--encryption
+
 ## [v3.6.4] - 2022-06-15
 
 - removed home-library
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d56b67d..3453822 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 	<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-	<version>3.6.4</version>
+	<version>3.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<scm>
 		<connection>scm:git:https://code-repo.d4science.org/gCubeSystem/maven-portal-bom.git</connection>
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
 				<artifactId>aslcore</artifactId>
-				<version>[5.0.0,6.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[5.1.2-SNAPSHOT,6.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version> <!-- version to release. snapshot present-->
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
 				<artifactId>aslsocial</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.7.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.7.3,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- End Application Support Layer -->
@@ -43,72 +43,67 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-clients</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.1.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.1.1-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-configuration-scanner</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.1.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>  <!--version to release (already done)-->
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-fw-clients</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.1.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.1.1-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-gcore-resources</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.2.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.3.5-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-gcore-stubs</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.1.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.2.4-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-scope</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.2.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.3.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-scope-maps</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.1.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.1.1-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-uri</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
 				<artifactId>discovery-client</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.0.2-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
 				<artifactId>ic-client</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.0.5-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
 				<artifactId>registry-publisher</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.2.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.3.2,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-generic-clients</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.0.1-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- End FWS -->
@@ -141,13 +136,13 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 				<artifactId>authorization-client</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.0.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.0.4,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-authorization</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.0.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.2.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
@@ -160,17 +155,17 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 				<artifactId>storagehub-client-library</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.4,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.0.7-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.common</groupId>
 				<artifactId>storagehub-model</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.4,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.0.5-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 				<artifactId>storagehub-icons-library</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.1.1, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.2.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version><!-- version to release, not present on snapshot. not present on jenkins, not present on code repo -->
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- Social Networking Library -->
 			<dependency>
@@ -182,7 +177,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 				<artifactId>notifications-common-library</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.4.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.5.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
@@ -358,41 +353,35 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
 				<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.4.1,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.4.2-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version> <!-- version to release. snap already present on nexus -->
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.portal.auth</groupId>
 				<artifactId>portal-auth-library</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.1.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version><!-- version to release. snap not present on nexus -->
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 				<artifactId>custom-portal-handler</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.1.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.1.1-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version><!-- version to release. snap already present on nexus -->
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 				<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.2.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.3.0-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version><!-- version to release. snap not present on nexus -->
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 				<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.4.1,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-utils-encryption</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.5.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.1,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[1.1.0,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
@@ -539,13 +528,13 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.contentmanagement</groupId>
 				<artifactId>storage-manager-core</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.9.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.9.1,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.contentmanagement</groupId>
 				<artifactId>storage-manager-wrapper</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.5.0,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<version>[2.5.4,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>