diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 485e7bc..32038f6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${mavenPluginPluginVersion}</version>
         <configuration>
           <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
         </configuration>