diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
index 1345d83fe8..ec3a4ed6b2 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
         <configuration>
           <descriptor>src/main/assembly/dep.xml</descriptor>
         </configuration>
@@ -86,4 +85,4 @@
       <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 77e6d068d6..9cdd9da3b0 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
         <configuration>
           <descriptor>src/assemble/bin.xml</descriptor>
           <finalName>maven-${version}</finalName>
@@ -182,4 +181,4 @@
       <url>scp://minotaur.apache.org//www/maven.apache.org/m2</url>
     </site>
   </distributionManagement>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>