diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index d554c1e..033a4fc 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@
               <postBuildHookScript>verify</postBuildHookScript>
               <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
               <settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
+              <filterProperties>
+                <sitePluginVersion>2.0.1</sitePluginVersion>
+              </filterProperties>
               <goals>
                 <goal>verify</goal>
               </goals>
@@ -297,5 +300,26 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>maven-3</id>
+      <activation>
+        <file>
+          <!-- This employs that the basedir expression is only recognized by Maven 3.x (see MNG-2363) -->
+          <exists>${basedir}</exists>
+        </file>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <filterProperties>
+                <sitePluginVersion>3.0-beta-3</sitePluginVersion>
+              </filterProperties>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-report/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-report/pom.xml
index 19b1d8a..34d88a6 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-report/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/src/it/plugin-report/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-beta-7</version>
+        <version>@sitePluginVersion@</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>