diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 225ae87..927a88f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 
 - Ported to GWT 2.10.0 and Java 11
 - Ported to Git
+- Removed Social Networking Library Dependency [#26520]
 
 ## [v2.3.0] - 2017-11-12
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c497bdf..651f4a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<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>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/client/panels/VREMembersPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/client/panels/VREMembersPanel.java
index 0cb5c76..c248c02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/client/panels/VREMembersPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/client/panels/VREMembersPanel.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.client.panels;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-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.vremembers.client.MembersService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.client.MembersServiceAsync;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.client.ui.DisplayBadge;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/server/MembersServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/server/MembersServiceImpl.java
index 227ecd1..8c40871 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/server/MembersServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/vremembers/server/MembersServiceImpl.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64;
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
+import org.gcube.social_networking.socialnetworking.model.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.client.MembersService;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.shared.BelongingUser;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.vremembers.shared.VREGroup;