diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 756f2cf6f..cab28a15c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <comparisonVersion>${comparisonVersion}</comparisonVersion>
+          <comparisonVersion>${api.comparison.version}</comparisonVersion>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>