diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28f2725..bf17e52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 ## [v2.4.0] - 2020-12-14
 
  - Removed the import from linked in button
+ - Removed social networking library dependency [#26537]
 
 ## [v2.2.0] - 2018-06-08
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6de8768..86d68d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@
 			<version>1.2.0</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<!--needs to be provided -->
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
-			<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.social-networking</groupId>
+			<artifactId>social-service-model</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.2.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/SocialProfile.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/SocialProfile.java
index c03357d..b593ca1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/SocialProfile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/SocialProfile.java
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.client.PageBusAdapterException;
 import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.testsubscriber.client.Person;
 import net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.testsubscriber.client.PersonJsonizer;
 
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.util.Encoder;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.client.util.Encoder;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.ui.DisplayProfile;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.ui.DisplaySummary;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.ui.ErrorAlert;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/ui/DisplayProfile.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/ui/DisplayProfile.java
index 5420e39..4f3b20d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/ui/DisplayProfile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/client/ui/DisplayProfile.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.ui;
 
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.util.Encoder;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.UserInfo;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.client.util.Encoder;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.shared.UserInfo;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.SocialProfile;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.SocialService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.SocialServiceAsync;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/server/SocialServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/server/SocialServiceImpl.java
index 08f9b00..14f0b8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/server/SocialServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/server/SocialServiceImpl.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.ServiceEndpoint.Property;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean.Type;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.UserInfo;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.shared.UserInfo;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.client.SocialService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.shared.UserContext;
 import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.api.DiscoveryClient;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/shared/UserContext.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/shared/UserContext.java
index 9d93978..6dfa5da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/shared/UserContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/shared/UserContext.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.socialprofile.shared;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.UserInfo;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.shared.UserInfo;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class UserContext implements Serializable {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/SocialProfile.gwt.xml b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/SocialProfile.gwt.xml
index dec15f7..79e4071 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/SocialProfile.gwt.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/socialprofile/SocialProfile.gwt.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<!-- Other module inherits -->
 	<!-- inherits GCUBE Widgets -->
 	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.WidgetFactory' />
-	<inherits name='org.gcube.portal.databook.GCubeSocialNetworking' />
+	<inherits name='org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.GCubeSocialNetworking' />
 	<inherits name="net.eliasbalasis.tibcopagebus4gwt.tibcopagebus4gwt" />
 	<inherits name="org.jsonmaker.gwt.Gwt_jsonmaker" />
 	<inherits