diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/pom.xml
index bd44188bef..2bca32c60c 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-compiler-api</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>