diff --git a/archiva-docs/pom.xml b/archiva-docs/pom.xml
index f7d70cf1b..1672a6a47 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/archiva-docs/pom.xml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
             <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
             <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>1.6.0</version>
+            <inherited>false</inherited>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>prepare-checkout</id>