diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
index 0fc2633635a..114b19280f5 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomExtension.java
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlatformPlugin;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Exclusion;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Group;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ImportedBom;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.LibraryVersion;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Link;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Module;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.PermittedDependency;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ProhibitedVersion;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.VersionAlignment;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.bomr.version.DependencyVersion;
@@ -152,8 +154,8 @@ public class BomExtension {
 			for (Module module : group.getModules()) {
 				addModule(library, dependencies, versionProperty, group, module);
 			}
-			for (String bomImport : group.getBoms()) {
-				addBomImport(library, dependencies, versionProperty, group, bomImport);
+			for (ImportedBom bomImport : group.getBoms()) {
+				addBomImport(library, dependencies, versionProperty, group, bomImport.name());
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -176,6 +178,8 @@ public class BomExtension {
 
 	public static class LibraryHandler {
 
+		private final Project project;
+
 		private final List<Group> groups = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		private final List<ProhibitedVersion> prohibitedVersions = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -194,6 +198,7 @@ public class BomExtension {
 
 		@Inject
 		public LibraryHandler(Project project, String version) {
+			this.project = project;
 			this.version = version;
 			this.alignWith = project.getObjects().newInstance(AlignWithHandler.class);
 		}
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ public class BomExtension {
 		}
 
 		public void group(String id, Action<GroupHandler> action) {
-			GroupHandler groupHandler = new GroupHandler(id);
+			GroupHandler groupHandler = this.project.getObjects().newInstance(GroupHandler.class, id);
 			action.execute(groupHandler);
 			this.groups
 				.add(new Group(groupHandler.id, groupHandler.modules, groupHandler.plugins, groupHandler.imports));
@@ -290,16 +295,17 @@ public class BomExtension {
 
 		}
 
-		public class GroupHandler extends GroovyObjectSupport {
+		public static class GroupHandler extends GroovyObjectSupport {
 
 			private final String id;
 
 			private List<Module> modules = new ArrayList<>();
 
-			private List<String> imports = new ArrayList<>();
+			private List<ImportedBom> imports = new ArrayList<>();
 
 			private List<String> plugins = new ArrayList<>();
 
+			@Inject
 			public GroupHandler(String id) {
 				this.id = id;
 			}
@@ -310,8 +316,14 @@ public class BomExtension {
 					.toList();
 			}
 
-			public void setImports(List<String> imports) {
-				this.imports = imports;
+			public void bom(String bom) {
+				this.imports.add(new ImportedBom(bom));
+			}
+
+			public void bom(String bom, Action<ImportBomHandler> action) {
+				ImportBomHandler handler = new ImportBomHandler();
+				action.execute(handler);
+				this.imports.add(new ImportedBom(bom, handler.permittedDependencies));
 			}
 
 			public void setPlugins(List<String> plugins) {
@@ -353,6 +365,17 @@ public class BomExtension {
 
 			}
 
+			public class ImportBomHandler {
+
+				private final List<PermittedDependency> permittedDependencies = new ArrayList<>();
+
+				public void permit(String allowed) {
+					String[] components = allowed.split(":");
+					this.permittedDependencies.add(new PermittedDependency(components[0], components[1]));
+				}
+
+			}
+
 		}
 
 		public static class AlignWithHandler {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomResolver.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomResolver.java
index b195b9f0487..ff02527086e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomResolver.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomResolver.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Group;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ImportedBom;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Link;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Module;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.ResolvedBom.Bom;
@@ -84,9 +85,9 @@ class BomResolver {
 					Id id = new Id(group.getId(), module.getName(), library.getVersion().getVersion().toString());
 					managedDependencies.add(id);
 				}
-				for (String imported : group.getBoms()) {
+				for (ImportedBom imported : group.getBoms()) {
 					Bom bom = bomFrom(resolveBom(
-							"%s:%s:%s".formatted(group.getId(), imported, library.getVersion().getVersion())));
+							"%s:%s:%s".formatted(group.getId(), imported.name(), library.getVersion().getVersion())));
 					imports.add(bom);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/CheckBom.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/CheckBom.java
index ee5ad1b3862..585fd149fb0 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/CheckBom.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/CheckBom.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.build.bom;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
@@ -42,7 +46,9 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.PathSensitivity;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Group;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ImportedBom;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Module;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.PermittedDependency;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ProhibitedVersion;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.VersionAlignment;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.ResolvedBom.Bom;
@@ -69,7 +75,8 @@ public abstract class CheckBom extends DefaultTask {
 		Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom = getResolvedBomFile().map(RegularFile::getAsFile).map(ResolvedBom::readFrom);
 		this.checks = List.of(new CheckExclusions(configurations, dependencies), new CheckProhibitedVersions(),
 				new CheckVersionAlignment(),
-				new CheckDependencyManagementAlignment(resolvedBom, configurations, dependencies));
+				new CheckDependencyManagementAlignment(resolvedBom, configurations, dependencies),
+				new CheckForUnwantedDependencyManagement(resolvedBom));
 		this.bom = bom;
 	}
 
@@ -241,31 +248,22 @@ public abstract class CheckBom extends DefaultTask {
 
 	}
 
-	private static final class CheckDependencyManagementAlignment implements LibraryCheck {
+	private abstract static class ResolvedLibraryCheck implements LibraryCheck {
 
 		private final Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom;
 
-		private final BomResolver bomResolver;
-
-		private CheckDependencyManagementAlignment(Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom,
-				ConfigurationContainer configurations, DependencyHandler dependencies) {
+		private ResolvedLibraryCheck(Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom) {
 			this.resolvedBom = resolvedBom;
-			this.bomResolver = new BomResolver(configurations, dependencies);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public List<String> check(Library library) {
-			List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
-			String alignsWithBom = library.getAlignsWithBom();
-			if (alignsWithBom != null) {
-				Bom mavenBom = this.bomResolver
-					.resolveMavenBom(alignsWithBom + ":" + library.getVersion().getVersion());
-				ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary = getResolvedLibrary(library);
-				checkDependencyManagementAlignment(resolvedLibrary, mavenBom, errors);
-			}
-			return errors;
+			ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary = getResolvedLibrary(library);
+			return check(library, resolvedLibrary);
 		}
 
+		protected abstract List<String> check(Library library, ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary);
+
 		private ResolvedLibrary getResolvedLibrary(Library library) {
 			ResolvedBom resolvedBom = this.resolvedBom.get();
 			Optional<ResolvedLibrary> resolvedLibrary = resolvedBom.libraries()
@@ -278,6 +276,30 @@ public abstract class CheckBom extends DefaultTask {
 			return resolvedLibrary.get();
 		}
 
+	}
+
+	private static final class CheckDependencyManagementAlignment extends ResolvedLibraryCheck {
+
+		private final BomResolver bomResolver;
+
+		private CheckDependencyManagementAlignment(Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom,
+				ConfigurationContainer configurations, DependencyHandler dependencies) {
+			super(resolvedBom);
+			this.bomResolver = new BomResolver(configurations, dependencies);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public List<String> check(Library library, ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary) {
+			List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
+			String alignsWithBom = library.getAlignsWithBom();
+			if (alignsWithBom != null) {
+				Bom mavenBom = this.bomResolver
+					.resolveMavenBom(alignsWithBom + ":" + library.getVersion().getVersion());
+				checkDependencyManagementAlignment(resolvedLibrary, mavenBom, errors);
+			}
+			return errors;
+		}
+
 		private void checkDependencyManagementAlignment(ResolvedLibrary library, Bom mavenBom, List<String> errors) {
 			List<Id> managedByLibrary = library.managedDependencies();
 			List<Id> managedByBom = managedDependenciesOf(mavenBom);
@@ -316,4 +338,108 @@ public abstract class CheckBom extends DefaultTask {
 
 	}
 
+	private static final class CheckForUnwantedDependencyManagement extends ResolvedLibraryCheck {
+
+		private CheckForUnwantedDependencyManagement(Provider<ResolvedBom> resolvedBom) {
+			super(resolvedBom);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public List<String> check(Library library, ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary) {
+			Map<String, Set<String>> unwanted = findUnwantedDependencyManagement(library, resolvedLibrary);
+			List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
+			if (!unwanted.isEmpty()) {
+				StringBuilder error = new StringBuilder("Unwanted dependency management:");
+				unwanted.forEach((bom, dependencies) -> {
+					error.append("%n        - %s:".formatted(bom));
+					error.append("%n            - %s".formatted(String.join("\n            - ", dependencies)));
+				});
+				errors.add(error.toString());
+			}
+			Map<String, Set<String>> unnecessary = findUnnecessaryPermittedDependencies(library, resolvedLibrary);
+			if (!unnecessary.isEmpty()) {
+				StringBuilder error = new StringBuilder("Dependencies permitted unnecessarily:");
+				unnecessary.forEach((bom, dependencies) -> {
+					error.append("%n        - %s:".formatted(bom));
+					error.append("%n            - %s".formatted(String.join("\n            - ", dependencies)));
+				});
+				errors.add(error.toString());
+			}
+			return errors;
+		}
+
+		private Map<String, Set<String>> findUnwantedDependencyManagement(Library library,
+				ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary) {
+			Map<String, Set<String>> unwanted = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+			for (Bom bom : resolvedLibrary.importedBoms()) {
+				Set<String> notPermitted = new TreeSet<>();
+				Set<Id> managedDependencies = managedDependenciesOf(bom);
+				managedDependencies.stream()
+					.filter((dependency) -> unwanted(bom, dependency, findPermittedDependencies(library, bom)))
+					.map(Id::toString)
+					.forEach(notPermitted::add);
+				if (!notPermitted.isEmpty()) {
+					unwanted.put(bom.id().artifactId(), notPermitted);
+				}
+			}
+			return unwanted;
+		}
+
+		private List<PermittedDependency> findPermittedDependencies(Library library, Bom bom) {
+			for (Group group : library.getGroups()) {
+				for (ImportedBom importedBom : group.getBoms()) {
+					if (importedBom.name().equals(bom.id().artifactId()) && group.getId().equals(bom.id().groupId())) {
+						return importedBom.permittedDependencies();
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return Collections.emptyList();
+		}
+
+		private Set<Id> managedDependenciesOf(Bom bom) {
+			Set<Id> managedDependencies = new TreeSet<>();
+			if (bom != null) {
+				managedDependencies.addAll(bom.managedDependencies());
+				managedDependencies.addAll(managedDependenciesOf(bom.parent()));
+				for (Bom importedBom : bom.importedBoms()) {
+					managedDependencies.addAll(managedDependenciesOf(importedBom));
+				}
+			}
+			return managedDependencies;
+		}
+
+		private boolean unwanted(Bom bom, Id managedDependency, List<PermittedDependency> permittedDependencies) {
+			if (bom.id().groupId().equals(managedDependency.groupId())
+					|| managedDependency.groupId().startsWith(bom.id().groupId() + ".")) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			for (PermittedDependency permittedDependency : permittedDependencies) {
+				if (permittedDependency.artifactId().equals(managedDependency.artifactId())
+						&& permittedDependency.groupId().equals(managedDependency.groupId())) {
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		private Map<String, Set<String>> findUnnecessaryPermittedDependencies(Library library,
+				ResolvedLibrary resolvedLibrary) {
+			Map<String, Set<String>> unnecessary = new HashMap<>();
+			for (Bom bom : resolvedLibrary.importedBoms()) {
+				Set<String> permittedDependencies = findPermittedDependencies(library, bom).stream()
+					.map((dependency) -> dependency.groupId() + ":" + dependency.artifactId())
+					.collect(Collectors.toCollection(TreeSet::new));
+				Set<String> dependencies = managedDependenciesOf(bom).stream()
+					.map((dependency) -> dependency.groupId() + ":" + dependency.artifactId())
+					.collect(Collectors.toCollection(TreeSet::new));
+				permittedDependencies.removeAll(dependencies);
+				if (!permittedDependencies.isEmpty()) {
+					unnecessary.put(bom.id().artifactId(), permittedDependencies);
+				}
+			}
+			return unnecessary;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
index 6a99a434038..7c77d60485f 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/Library.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.DependencyResult;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.ResolutionResult;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.bomr.version.DependencyVersion;
 
@@ -304,9 +305,9 @@ public class Library {
 
 		private final List<String> plugins;
 
-		private final List<String> boms;
+		private final List<ImportedBom> boms;
 
-		public Group(String id, List<Module> modules, List<String> plugins, List<String> boms) {
+		public Group(String id, List<Module> modules, List<String> plugins, List<ImportedBom> boms) {
 			this.id = id;
 			this.modules = modules;
 			this.plugins = plugins;
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ public class Library {
 			return this.plugins;
 		}
 
-		public List<String> getBoms() {
+		public List<ImportedBom> getBoms() {
 			return this.boms;
 		}
 
@@ -459,9 +460,8 @@ public class Library {
 			Configuration alignmentConfiguration = this.project.getConfigurations()
 				.detachedConfiguration(dependencies.toArray(new Dependency[0]));
 			Map<String, String> versions = new HashMap<>();
-			for (DependencyResult dependency : alignmentConfiguration.getIncoming()
-				.getResolutionResult()
-				.getAllDependencies()) {
+			ResolutionResult resolutionResult = alignmentConfiguration.getIncoming().getResolutionResult();
+			for (DependencyResult dependency : resolutionResult.getAllDependencies()) {
 				versions.put(dependency.getFrom().getModuleVersion().getModule().toString(),
 						dependency.getFrom().getModuleVersion().getVersion());
 			}
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class Library {
 				.flatMap((group) -> group.getBoms()
 					.stream()
 					.map((bom) -> this.project.getDependencies()
-						.platform(group.getId() + ":" + bom + ":" + manager.getVersion().getVersion())))
+						.platform(group.getId() + ":" + bom.name() + ":" + manager.getVersion().getVersion())))
 				.toList();
 		}
 
@@ -571,4 +571,16 @@ public class Library {
 
 	}
 
+	public record ImportedBom(String name, List<PermittedDependency> permittedDependencies) {
+
+		public ImportedBom(String name) {
+			this(name, Collections.emptyList());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	public record PermittedDependency(String groupId, String artifactId) {
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/StandardLibraryUpdateResolver.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/StandardLibraryUpdateResolver.java
index adc16dd0c0d..28329e66f49 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/StandardLibraryUpdateResolver.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/bomr/StandardLibraryUpdateResolver.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Group;
+import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.ImportedBom;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.Module;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.Library.VersionAlignment;
 import org.springframework.boot.build.bom.bomr.version.DependencyVersion;
@@ -112,8 +113,9 @@ class StandardLibraryUpdateResolver implements LibraryUpdateResolver {
 				moduleVersions.put(group.getId() + ":" + module.getName(),
 						getLaterVersionsForModule(group.getId(), module.getName(), library));
 			}
-			for (String bom : group.getBoms()) {
-				moduleVersions.put(group.getId() + ":" + bom, getLaterVersionsForModule(group.getId(), bom, library));
+			for (ImportedBom bom : group.getBoms()) {
+				moduleVersions.put(group.getId() + ":" + bom,
+						getLaterVersionsForModule(group.getId(), bom.name(), library));
 			}
 			for (String plugin : group.getPlugins()) {
 				moduleVersions.put(group.getId() + ":" + plugin,
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPluginIntegrationTests.java b/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPluginIntegrationTests.java
index d6baf87b889..ad86cc204e2 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPluginIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPluginIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ class BomPluginIntegrationTests {
 			out.println("bom {");
 			out.println("    library('Jackson Bom', '2.10.0') {");
 			out.println("        group('com.fasterxml.jackson') {");
-			out.println("            imports = [");
-			out.println("                'jackson-bom'");
-			out.println("            ]");
+			out.println("            bom('jackson-bom')");
 			out.println("        }");
 			out.println("    }");
 			out.println("}");
@@ -290,34 +288,6 @@ class BomPluginIntegrationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
-	// @Test
-	// void versionAlignmentIsVerified() throws IOException {
-	// try (PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(new FileWriter(this.buildFile))) {
-	// out.println("plugins {");
-	// out.println(" id 'org.springframework.boot.bom'");
-	// out.println("}");
-	// out.println("bom {");
-	// out.println(" library('OAuth2 OIDC SDK', '8.36.1') {");
-	// out.println(" alignedWith('Spring Security') {");
-	// out.println(
-	// "
-	// source('https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/blob/${libraryVersion}/config/gradle/dependency-locks/optional.lockfile')");
-	// out.println(" pattern('com.nimbusds:oauth2-oidc-sdk:(.+)')");
-	// out.println(" }");
-	// out.println(" group('com.nimbusds') {");
-	// out.println(" modules = [");
-	// out.println(" 'oauth2-oidc-sdk'");
-	// out.println(" ]");
-	// out.println(" }");
-	// out.println(" }");
-	// out.println(" library('Spring Security', '5.4.7') {");
-	// out.println(" }");
-	// out.println("}");
-	// }
-	// System.out.println(runGradle(DeployedPlugin.GENERATE_POM_TASK_NAME,
-	// "-s").getOutput());
-	// }
-
 	private BuildResult runGradle(String... args) {
 		return GradleRunner.create()
 			.withDebug(true)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index c3830c5d786..07c4d2bb2b6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ bom {
 						exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
 					}
 			]
-			imports = [
-					"activemq-bom"
-			]
+			bom("activemq-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://activemq.apache.org")
@@ -54,9 +52,9 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Artemis", "2.37.0") {
 		group("org.apache.activemq") {
-			imports = [
-				"artemis-bom"
-			]
+			bom("artemis-bom") {
+				permit("org.apache.maven.plugin-tools:maven-plugin-annotations")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://activemq.apache.org/components/artemis")
@@ -80,9 +78,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("AssertJ", "${assertjVersion}") {
 		group("org.assertj") {
-			imports = [
-				"assertj-bom"
-			]
+			bom("assertj-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://assertj.github.io/doc")
@@ -105,9 +101,9 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Zipkin Reporter", "3.4.3") {
 		group("io.zipkin.reporter2") {
-			imports = [
-				"zipkin-reporter-bom"
-			]
+			bom("zipkin-reporter-bom") {
+				permit("io.zipkin.zipkin2:zipkin")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-reporter-java")
@@ -116,9 +112,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Brave", "6.0.3") {
 		group("io.zipkin.brave") {
-			imports = [
-				"brave-bom"
-			]
+			bom("brave-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/openzipkin/brave")
@@ -183,9 +177,10 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Cassandra Driver", "4.18.1") {
 		group("org.apache.cassandra") {
-			imports = [
-				"java-driver-bom"
-			]
+			bom("java-driver-bom") {
+				permit("com.datastax.oss:java-driver-shaded-guava")
+				permit("com.datastax.oss:native-protocol")
+			}
 			modules = [
 				"java-driver-core"
 			]
@@ -418,9 +413,19 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Glassfish JAXB", "4.0.5") {
 		group("org.glassfish.jaxb") {
-			imports = [
-				"jaxb-bom"
-			]
+			bom("jaxb-bom") {
+				permit("com.sun.istack:istack-commons-runtime")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-core")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-jxc")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-osgi")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-xjc")
+				permit("com.sun.xml.fastinfoset:FastInfoset")
+				permit("jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api")
+				permit("jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api")
+				permit("org.eclipse.angus:angus-activation")
+				permit("org.jvnet.staxex:stax-ex")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			releaseNotes("https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-ri/releases/tag/{version}-RI")
@@ -456,9 +461,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Groovy", "4.0.26") {
 		group("org.apache.groovy") {
-			imports = [
-				"groovy-bom"
-			]
+			bom("groovy-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://groovy-lang.org")
@@ -625,9 +628,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Infinispan", "15.0.14.Final") {
 		group("org.infinispan") {
-			imports = [
-				"infinispan-bom"
-			]
+			bom("infinispan-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://infinispan.org")
@@ -649,9 +650,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Jackson Bom", "${jacksonVersion}") {
 		group("com.fasterxml.jackson") {
-			imports = [
-				"jackson-bom"
-			]
+			bom("jackson-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			releaseNotes("https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson/wiki/Jackson-Release-{version}")
@@ -969,9 +968,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Jersey", "3.1.10") {
 		group("org.glassfish.jersey") {
-			imports = [
-				"jersey-bom"
-			]
+			bom("jersey-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jersey")
@@ -988,14 +985,10 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Jetty", "12.0.18") {
 		group("org.eclipse.jetty.ee10") {
-			imports = [
-				"jetty-ee10-bom"
-			]
+			bom("jetty-ee10-bom")
 		}
 		group("org.eclipse.jetty") {
-			imports = [
-				"jetty-bom"
-			]
+			bom("jetty-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://eclipse.dev/jetty")
@@ -1082,9 +1075,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("JUnit Jupiter", "${junitJupiterVersion}") {
 		group("org.junit") {
-			imports = [
-				"junit-bom"
-			]
+			bom("junit-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://junit.org/junit5")
@@ -1146,9 +1137,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Kotlin", "${kotlinVersion}") {
 		group("org.jetbrains.kotlin") {
-			imports = [
-				"kotlin-bom"
-			]
+			bom("kotlin-bom")
 			plugins = [
 				"kotlin-maven-plugin"
 			]
@@ -1165,9 +1154,7 @@ bom {
 			because "it requires Kotlin 2"
 		}
 		group("org.jetbrains.kotlinx") {
-			imports = [
-				"kotlinx-coroutines-bom"
-			]
+			bom("kotlinx-coroutines-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines")
@@ -1180,9 +1167,7 @@ bom {
 			because "it requires Kotlin 2"
 		}
 		group("org.jetbrains.kotlinx") {
-			imports = [
-				"kotlinx-serialization-bom"
-			]
+			bom("kotlinx-serialization-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization")
@@ -1220,9 +1205,16 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Log4j2", "2.24.3") {
 		group("org.apache.logging.log4j") {
-			imports = [
-				"log4j-bom"
-			]
+			bom("log4j-bom") {
+				permit("biz.aQute.bnd:biz.aQute.bnd.annotation")
+				permit("com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations")
+				permit("org.apache.logging:logging-parent")
+				permit("org.apache.maven.plugin-tools:maven-plugin-annotations")
+				permit("org.jspecify:jspecify")
+				permit("org.osgi:org.osgi.annotation.bundle")
+				permit("org.osgi:org.osgi.annotation.versioning")
+				permit("org.osgi:osgi.annotation")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://logging.apache.org/log4j")
@@ -1449,9 +1441,7 @@ bom {
 					exclude group: "javax.annotation", module: "javax.annotation-api"
 				}
 			]
-			imports = [
-				"micrometer-bom"
-			]
+			bom("micrometer-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://micrometer.io")
@@ -1468,9 +1458,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Micrometer Tracing", "1.4.4") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("io.micrometer") {
-			imports = [
-				"micrometer-tracing-bom"
-			]
+			bom("micrometer-tracing-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://micrometer.io")
@@ -1482,9 +1470,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Mockito", "${mockitoVersion}") {
 		group("org.mockito") {
-			imports = [
-				"mockito-bom"
-			]
+			bom("mockito-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://site.mockito.org")
@@ -1581,9 +1567,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Netty", "4.1.119.Final") {
 		group("io.netty") {
-			imports = [
-				"netty-bom"
-			]
+			bom("netty-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://netty.io")
@@ -1592,9 +1576,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("OpenTelemetry", "1.43.0") {
 		group("io.opentelemetry") {
-			imports = [
-				"opentelemetry-bom"
-			]
+			bom("opentelemetry-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java")
@@ -1679,9 +1661,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Prometheus Client", "1.3.6") {
 		group("io.prometheus") {
-			imports = [
-				"prometheus-metrics-bom"
-			]
+			bom("prometheus-metrics-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/prometheus/client_java")
@@ -1691,9 +1671,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Prometheus Simpleclient", "0.16.0") {
 		group("io.prometheus") {
-			imports = [
-				"simpleclient_bom"
-			]
+			bom("simpleclient_bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/prometheus/client_java")
@@ -1703,9 +1681,9 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Pulsar", "3.3.5") {
 		group("org.apache.pulsar") {
-			imports = [
-				"pulsar-bom"
-			]
+			bom("pulsar-bom") {
+				permit("org.apache.maven.plugin-tools:maven-plugin-annotations")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://pulsar.apache.org")
@@ -1747,9 +1725,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("QueryDSL", "5.1.0") {
 		group("com.querydsl") {
-			imports = [
-				"querydsl-bom"
-			]
+			bom("querydsl-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/querydsl/querydsl")
@@ -1879,9 +1855,9 @@ bom {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		calendarName = "Reactor"
 		group("io.projectreactor") {
-			imports = [
-				"reactor-bom"
-			]
+			bom("reactor-bom") {
+				permit("org.reactivestreams:reactive-streams")
+			}
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://projectreactor.io")
@@ -1890,9 +1866,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("REST Assured", "5.5.1") {
 		group("io.rest-assured") {
-			imports = [
-				"rest-assured-bom"
-			]
+			bom("rest-assured-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			javadoc("https://javadoc.io/doc/io.rest-assured/rest-assured/{version}", "io.restassured")
@@ -1900,9 +1874,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("RSocket", "1.1.5") {
 		group("io.rsocket") {
-			imports = [
-				"rsocket-bom"
-			]
+			bom("rsocket-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://github.com/rsocket/rsocket-java")
@@ -2020,9 +1992,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Selenium", "4.25.0") {
 		group("org.seleniumhq.selenium") {
-			imports = [
-				"selenium-bom"
-			]
+			bom("selenium-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://www.selenium.dev")
@@ -2079,9 +2049,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring AMQP", "3.2.4") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.amqp") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-amqp-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-amqp-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-amqp")
@@ -2113,9 +2081,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring Batch", "5.2.2") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.batch") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-batch-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-batch-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-batch")
@@ -2131,9 +2097,7 @@ bom {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		calendarName = "Spring Data Release"
 		group("org.springframework.data") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-data-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-data-bom")
 		}
 		links("spring-data") {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-data")
@@ -2144,9 +2108,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring Framework", "${springFrameworkVersion}") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-framework-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-framework-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-framework")
@@ -2199,9 +2161,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring Integration", "6.4.3") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.integration") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-integration-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-integration-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-integration")
@@ -2254,9 +2214,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring Pulsar", "1.2.4") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.pulsar") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-pulsar-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-pulsar-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-pulsar")
@@ -2271,9 +2229,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring RESTDocs", "3.0.3") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.restdocs") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-restdocs-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-restdocs-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-restdocs")
@@ -2301,9 +2257,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring Security", "6.4.4") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.security") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-security-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-security-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-security")
@@ -2322,9 +2276,7 @@ bom {
 			because "Spring Session switched to numeric version numbers"
 		}
 		group("org.springframework.session") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-session-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-session-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-session")
@@ -2339,9 +2291,7 @@ bom {
 	library("Spring WS", "4.0.12") {
 		considerSnapshots()
 		group("org.springframework.ws") {
-			imports = [
-				"spring-ws-bom"
-			]
+			bom("spring-ws-bom")
 		}
 		links("spring-webservices") {
 			site("https://spring.io/projects/spring-ws")
@@ -2366,9 +2316,7 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Testcontainers", "1.20.6") {
 		group("org.testcontainers") {
-			imports = [
-				"testcontainers-bom"
-			]
+			bom("testcontainers-bom")
 		}
 		links {
 			site("https://java.testcontainers.org")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
index 559fc855ee0..9ea9755ef01 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-parent/build.gradle
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ bom {
 	}
 	library("Janino", "3.1.10") {
 		group("org.codehaus.janino") {
-			imports = [
-				"janino"
-			]
+			bom("janino") {
+				permit("junit:junit")
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	library("JLine", "2.11") {