diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 516a40ce7..88ad7f590 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -741,7 +741,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>prepare-checkout</id>