diff --git a/archiva-docs/pom.xml b/archiva-docs/pom.xml
index fe78803d5..c539590b2 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-docs/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
         <configuration>
           <descriptor>src/site/assembly/docs.xml</descriptor>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/archiva-jetty/pom.xml b/archiva-jetty/pom.xml
index 09928b1d8..3a56a6681 100644
--- a/archiva-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>package</phase>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddef5f76f..4f483b398 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.0-alpha-15</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.2-beta-3</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -1055,7 +1060,6 @@
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2-beta-2</version>
             <inherited>false</inherited>
             <configuration>
               <descriptors>