diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/project.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/project.xml
index 35dbc5e007..b415a5c546 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/project.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/project.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 
 <project>
-  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
-  <id>maven-compiler-plugin</id>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
   <groupId>maven-compiler-plugin</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
   <name>Maven</name>
   <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <organization>
-    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
-    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
-    <logo>/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
-  </organization>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
   <package>org.apache.maven</package>
   <logo>/images/maven.gif</logo>
-
   <repository>
     <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin</developerConnection>
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/</url>
   </repository>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xpp3</groupId>
@@ -59,19 +55,4 @@
       <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
-    <unitTest>
-      <includes>
-        <include>**/*Test.java</include>
-      </includes>
-    </unitTest>
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/project.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/project.xml
index 3ee0c9a80e..b40574278e 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/project.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin/project.xml
@@ -1,27 +1,22 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 
 <project>
-  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
-  <id>maven-jar-plugin</id>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
   <groupId>maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
   <name>Maven</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <organization>
-    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
-    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
-    <logo>/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
-  </organization>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
   <package>org.apache.maven</package>
-  <logo>/images/maven.gif</logo>
-
   <repository>
     <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-jar-plugin</developerConnection>
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/</url>
   </repository>
-
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
@@ -64,30 +59,4 @@
       <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
-    <unitTest>
-      <includes>
-        <include>**/*Test.java</include>
-      </includes>
-    </unitTest>
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-  </build>
-
-  <reports>
-    <report>maven-faq-plugin</report> will run by itself but won't register
-    <report>maven-file-activity-plugin</report> can't parse jelly script
-    <report>maven-developer-activity-plugin</report>
-    <report>maven-tasklist-plugin</report> not quite right the report comes out empty @tag problem?
-    <report>maven-jdepend-plugin</report> works itself but not with site, also it uses maven-classpath which is really just maven_home/lib
-    <report>maven-jellydoc-plugin</report> ${genDocs} not available in jelly.plugin
-    <report>maven-pmd-plugin</report> classpath is borked because of getDependencyPath("foo:foo")
-  </reports>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/project.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/project.xml
index 329c203ab8..884e6a7f9a 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/project.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin/project.xml
@@ -1,56 +1,38 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 
 <project>
-  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
-  <id>maven-resources-plugin</id>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
   <groupId>maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
   <name>Maven</name>
   <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <organization>
-    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
-    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
-    <logo>/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
-  </organization>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
   <package>org.apache.maven</package>
-  <logo>/images/maven.gif</logo>
-
-  <versions/>
-  <branches/>
-  <mailingLists/>
-  <developers/>
-  <contributors/>
-  <licenses/>
-
   <repository>
     <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-resources-plugin</developerConnection>
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/</url>
   </repository>
-
-  <!-- Need to mark these as compile-time/run-time -->
-
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
       <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
       <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-cli</artifactId>
@@ -64,62 +46,30 @@
       <artifactId>xpp3</artifactId>
       <version>1.1.3.3</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus</artifactId>
       <version>0.14-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-i18n</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
       <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
       <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xstream</groupId>
       <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-compiler</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
-    <unitTest>
-      <includes>
-        <include>**/*Test.java</include>
-      </includes>
-    </unitTest>
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-  </build>
-
-  <reports>
-    <report>maven-faq-plugin</report> will run by itself but won't register
-    <report>maven-file-activity-plugin</report> can't parse jelly script
-    <report>maven-developer-activity-plugin</report>
-    <report>maven-tasklist-plugin</report> not quite right the report comes out empty @tag problem?
-    <report>maven-jdepend-plugin</report> works itself but not with site, also it uses maven-classpath which is really just maven_home/lib
-    <report>maven-jellydoc-plugin</report> ${genDocs} not available in jelly.plugin
-    <report>maven-pmd-plugin</report> classpath is borked because of getDependencyPath("foo:foo")
-  </reports>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/project.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/project.xml
index 45c54fa415..6986c88223 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/project.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin/project.xml
@@ -1,105 +1,57 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 
 <project>
-  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
-  <id>maven-surefire-plugin</id>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>maven</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
   <groupId>maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
   <name>Maven</name>
   <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <organization>
-    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
-    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
-    <logo>/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
-  </organization>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
   <package>org.apache.maven</package>
-  <logo>/images/maven.gif</logo>
-
-  <versions/>
-  <branches/>
-  <mailingLists/>
-  <developers/>
-  <contributors/>
-  <licenses/>
-
   <repository>
     <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-components/maven-plugins/maven-surefire-plugin</developerConnection>
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/</url>
   </repository>
-
-  <!-- Need to mark these as compile-time/run-time -->
-
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>surefire</groupId>
       <artifactId>surefire-booter</artifactId>
       <version>1.0</version>
     </dependency>
-
-    <!-- Plexus -->
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
       <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xpp3</groupId>
       <artifactId>xpp3</artifactId>
       <version>1.1.3.3</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus</artifactId>
       <version>0.14-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-i18n</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>classworlds</groupId>
       <artifactId>classworlds</artifactId>
       <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>xstream</groupId>
       <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <nagEmailAddress>dev@maven.apache.org</nagEmailAddress>
-    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
-    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
-    <unitTest>
-      <includes>
-        <include>**/*Test.java</include>
-      </includes>
-    </unitTest>
-    <resources>
-      <resource>
-        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-      </resource>
-    </resources>
-  </build>
-
-  <reports>
-    <report>maven-jxr-plugin</report>
-    <report>maven-javadoc-plugin</report>
-    <report>maven-changes-plugin</report>
-    <report>maven-changelog-plugin</report>
-  </reports>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/project.xml b/maven-plugins/project.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6e37e7a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugins/project.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <name>Maven Plugin</name>
+  <groupId>maven</groupId>
+  <artifactId>maven-plugin</artifactId>
+  <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <description>Maven plugin parent</description>
+  <shortDescription>Maven plugin  parent</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  
+  <organization>
+    <name>Apache Software Foundation</name>
+    <url>http://www.apache.org/</url>
+    <logo>/images/apache-maven-project.png</logo>
+  </organization>
+
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Jason van Zyl</name>
+      <id>jvanzyl</id>
+      <email>jason@maven.org</email>
+      <organization>Maven</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Architect</role>
+        <role>Release Manager</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
+  <build>
+    <nagEmailAddress>turbine-maven-dev@jakarta.apache.org</nagEmailAddress>
+    <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
+    <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
+    <unitTest>
+      <includes>
+        <include>**/*Test.java</include>
+      </includes>
+      <resources>
+        <resource>
+          <directory>src/test/resources</directory>
+        </resource>
+        <resource>
+          <directory>src/test/java</directory>
+          <includes>
+            <include>**/*.xml</include>
+          </includes>
+        </resource>
+      </resources>
+    </unitTest>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
+  </build>
+  <reports/>
+</project>