diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c87e9c..f3382d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-    <version>16</version>
+    <version>18</version>
     <relativePath>../pom/maven/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -216,14 +216,8 @@
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4.3</version>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <stagingSiteURL>scp://people.apache.org/www/maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</stagingSiteURL>
           </configuration>