diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-info-jdk/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-info-jdk/pom.xml
index 5404a98..5f76ab0 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-info-jdk/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-info-jdk/pom.xml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ under the License.
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
-          <!-- ignore MNG-6109 issue -->
-          <pluginXmlSpec>[2.0,)</pluginXmlSpec>
+          <!-- ignore MNG-6109 issue, always use plugin.xml since there are no sources in this IT -->
+          <usePluginXmlMavenVersionRange>[2.0,)</usePluginXmlMavenVersionRange>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>