diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dea5f9b..f44a785 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
   </mailingLists>
 
   <prerequisites>
-    <maven>2.0.6</maven>
+    <maven>2.2.1</maven>
   </prerequisites>
 
   <modules>
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
     <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>1.2</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
     <siteDeployUrl>scp://people.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/</siteDeployUrl>
     <siteUrl>http://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/</siteUrl>
+    <mavenVersion>2.2.1</mavenVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -203,32 +204,32 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-descriptor</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.6</version>
+        <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- plexus -->