diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 9ca859a..123613d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@
     </plugins>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.4</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64755ab..6bc90c9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -314,12 +314,19 @@
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.4</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <stagingSiteURL>scp://people.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/plugin-tools-${project.version}</stagingSiteURL>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <tagBase>https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/plugin-tools/tags</tagBase>