diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/projects/lifecycle-executor/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml b/maven-core/src/test/projects/lifecycle-executor/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
index 5b51ce0809..72144779ad 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/projects/lifecycle-executor/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/projects/lifecycle-executor/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ under the License.
     <plexusInteractivityVersion>1.0-alpha-6</plexusInteractivityVersion>
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.1</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <plexusPluginManagerVersion>1.0-alpha-1</plexusPluginManagerVersion>
-    <plexusUtilsVersion>1.5.8</plexusUtilsVersion>
+    <plexusUtilsVersion>3.0.16</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <plexusJetty6Version>1.6</plexusJetty6Version>
     <plexusWebdavVersion>1.0</plexusWebdavVersion>
     <wagonVersion>1.0-beta-4</wagonVersion>
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/projects/plugin-manager/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml b/maven-core/src/test/projects/plugin-manager/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
index 5b51ce0809..72144779ad 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/projects/plugin-manager/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/projects/plugin-manager/project-with-inheritance/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ under the License.
     <plexusInteractivityVersion>1.0-alpha-6</plexusInteractivityVersion>
     <plexusInterpolationVersion>1.1</plexusInterpolationVersion>
     <plexusPluginManagerVersion>1.0-alpha-1</plexusPluginManagerVersion>
-    <plexusUtilsVersion>1.5.8</plexusUtilsVersion>
+    <plexusUtilsVersion>3.0.16</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <plexusJetty6Version>1.6</plexusJetty6Version>
     <plexusWebdavVersion>1.0</plexusWebdavVersion>
     <wagonVersion>1.0-beta-4</wagonVersion>
diff --git a/maven-core/src/test/resources-project-builder/micromailer/pom.xml b/maven-core/src/test/resources-project-builder/micromailer/pom.xml
index 75b362f51c..545f470137 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/test/resources-project-builder/micromailer/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/test/resources-project-builder/micromailer/pom.xml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
-      <artifactId>velocity</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <artifactId>velocity-engine-core</artifactId>
+      <version>2.3</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>