diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
index 2008170..b585759 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Component.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @Documented
-@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
 @Target( { ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD } )
 @Inherited
 public @interface Component
diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Execute.java b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Execute.java
index bdc0b37..bae0f4d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Execute.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Execute.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @Documented
-@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
 @Target( ElementType.TYPE )
 @Inherited
 public @interface Execute
diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Mojo.java b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Mojo.java
index db8a2fb..5ccac0b 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Mojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Mojo.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @Documented
-@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
 @Target( ElementType.TYPE )
 @Inherited
 public @interface Mojo
diff --git a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Parameter.java b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Parameter.java
index 5b342ba..60f3429 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Parameter.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-annotations/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/annotations/Parameter.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 @Documented
-@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
 @Target( { ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD } )
 @Inherited
 public @interface Parameter
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations/pom.xml
index fbb0dfe..7f14216 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/java-basic-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
       <version>@project.version@</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>