diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 5021a0a..b7a3ae0 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -264,6 +264,18 @@
       <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <!-- needed for it tests -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-script-beanshell</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-script-ant</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-basic/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-basic/pom.xml
index 25b0725..fdc089e 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-basic/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-basic/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-ant</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-reference-parameter/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-reference-parameter/pom.xml
index 517e035..043cf6d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-reference-parameter/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-reference-parameter/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-ant</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-simple-usage/plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-simple-usage/plugin/pom.xml
index 35f764c..906df3a 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-simple-usage/plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/ant-simple-usage/plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-ant</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/beanshell-simple/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/beanshell-simple/pom.xml
index c2e5f0b..10668d0 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/beanshell-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/beanshell-simple/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-script-beanshell</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2.1</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>