diff --git a/activemq-core/pom.xml b/activemq-core/pom.xml
index bd2cf184af..887f2e0ae4 100755
--- a/activemq-core/pom.xml
+++ b/activemq-core/pom.xml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.xbean</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-xbean-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>${xbean-version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <configuration>