diff --git a/redback-features/pom.xml b/redback-features/pom.xml
index 164c6ca9..8bc7fcb8 100644
--- a/redback-features/pom.xml
+++ b/redback-features/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             <configuration>
               <artifacts>
                 <artifact>
-                  <file>target/classes/features.xml</file>
+                  <file>${project.build.outputDirectory}/features.xml</file>
                   <type>xml</type>
                   <classifier>features</classifier>
                 </artifact>
diff --git a/redback-keys/redback-keys-providers/redback-keys-jdo/pom.xml b/redback-keys/redback-keys-providers/redback-keys-jdo/pom.xml
index 3bbb3e47..60b8628e 100644
--- a/redback-keys/redback-keys-providers/redback-keys-jdo/pom.xml
+++ b/redback-keys/redback-keys-providers/redback-keys-jdo/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
               <goal>jpox-jdo-mapping</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/classes/org/apache/archiva/redback/keys/jdo</outputDirectory>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}/org/apache/archiva/redback/keys/jdo</outputDirectory>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/redback-users/redback-users-providers/redback-users-jdo/pom.xml b/redback-users/redback-users-providers/redback-users-jdo/pom.xml
index a60e232f..06a74d43 100644
--- a/redback-users/redback-users-providers/redback-users-jdo/pom.xml
+++ b/redback-users/redback-users-providers/redback-users-jdo/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
               <goal>jpox-jdo-mapping</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/classes/org/apache/archiva/redback/users/jdo</outputDirectory>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.outputDirectory}/org/apache/archiva/redback/users/jdo</outputDirectory>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>