diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-configuration/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-configuration/pom.xml
index 315c17b42a..d922d5d29c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-9</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-plexus-lifecycle/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-plexus-lifecycle/pom.xml
index c7782a8385..b5af1beed7 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-plexus-lifecycle/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-plexus-lifecycle/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0-alpha-9-stable-1</version>
+      <version>2.1.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>