diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e29c3851f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# #23231 multi-DC Sharding
+ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem]("akka.cluster.sharding.ClusterShardingGuardian*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.sharding.ShardRegion.proxyProps")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.sharding.ShardRegion.this")
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes b/akka-cluster/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
index 51edebc818..16bf45f3b5 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
@@ -4,4 +4,22 @@ ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.
 ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#ClusterRouterPoolSettingsOrBuilder.getUseRolesCount")
 ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#ClusterRouterPoolSettingsOrBuilder.getUseRolesList")
 ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterSettingsBase.useRole")
-ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterSettingsBase.useRoles")
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+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.routing.ClusterRouterSettingsBase.useRoles")
+
+# #23228 single leader per cluster data center
+ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem]("akka.cluster.Gossip*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem]("akka.cluster.ClusterCoreDaemon*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem]("akka.cluster.ClusterDomainEventPublisher*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[Problem]("akka.cluster.InternalClusterAction*")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffReachable")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffLeader")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffRolesLeader")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffSeen")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleMethTypeProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffReachability")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffUnreachable")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleMethTypeProblem]("akka.cluster.ClusterEvent.diffMemberEvents")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#GossipOrBuilder.getTombstonesCount")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#GossipOrBuilder.getTombstones")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#GossipOrBuilder.getTombstonesList")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#GossipOrBuilder.getTombstonesOrBuilderList")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.protobuf.msg.ClusterMessages#GossipOrBuilder.getTombstonesOrBuilder")
diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5154d81574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.4.backwards.excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# #23231 multi-DC Sharding
+ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleResultTypeProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator.leader")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator.receiveLeaderChanged")
+ProblemFilters.exclude[IncompatibleMethTypeProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator.leader_=")