diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index d662d56..9c47c73 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>2.0.6</mavenVersion>
-    <pluginToolsVersion>3.0-SNAPSHOT</pluginToolsVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.2</doxiaVersion>
     <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.2</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
   </properties>
@@ -72,22 +71,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-model</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-java</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c28544..743b330 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <pluginToolsVersion>${project.version}</pluginToolsVersion>
     <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>1.2</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
   </properties>
 
@@ -165,22 +164,22 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-model</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-java</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-beanshell</artifactId>
-        <version>${pluginToolsVersion}</version>
+        <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>