diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index be6753fc8c..88f16647b2 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
         <configuration>
           <descriptor>src/assemble/bin.xml</descriptor>
           <finalName>maven-${version}</finalName>