diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/version/DefaultPluginVersionManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/version/DefaultPluginVersionManager.java
index 645f358b0c..7717000455 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/version/DefaultPluginVersionManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/version/DefaultPluginVersionManager.java
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ package org.apache.maven.plugin.version;
  * under the License.
  */
 
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.maven.MavenTools;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.ArtifactUtils;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.factory.ArtifactFactory;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException;
-import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ResolutionGroup;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
@@ -43,20 +45,14 @@ import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.logging.AbstractLogEnabled;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.StringUtils;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
 @Component(role = PluginVersionManager.class)
 public class DefaultPluginVersionManager
     extends AbstractLogEnabled
     implements PluginVersionManager
 {
     @Requirement
-    private ArtifactFactory artifactFactory;
-
-    @Requirement
-    private ArtifactMetadataSource artifactMetadataSource;
-
+    private MavenTools repositoryTools;
+	
     @Requirement
     private MavenProjectBuilder mavenProjectBuilder;
 
@@ -188,7 +184,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginVersionManager
     {
         getLogger().info( "Attempting to resolve a version for plugin: " + groupId + ":" + artifactId + " using meta-version: " + metaVersionId  );
 
-        Artifact artifact = artifactFactory.createProjectArtifact( groupId, artifactId, metaVersionId );
+        Artifact artifact = repositoryTools.createProjectArtifact( groupId, artifactId, metaVersionId );
 
         String key = artifact.getDependencyConflictId();
 
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginVersionManager
         try
         {
             ResolutionGroup resolutionGroup =
-                artifactMetadataSource.retrieve( artifact, localRepository, project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories() );
+                repositoryTools.retrieve( artifact, localRepository, project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories() );
 
             // switching this out with the actual resolved artifact instance, since the MMSource re-creates the pom
             // artifact.
@@ -222,7 +218,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginVersionManager
                 MavenProject pluginProject;
                 try
                 {
-                    artifact = artifactFactory.createProjectArtifact( groupId, artifactId, artifactVersion );
+                    artifact = repositoryTools.createProjectArtifact( groupId, artifactId, artifactVersion );
 
                     pluginProject = mavenProjectBuilder.buildFromRepository( artifact, project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories(), localRepository );
                 }
@@ -283,7 +279,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginVersionManager
                         getLogger().debug( "Trying " + vr );
                         try
                         {
-                            List versions = artifactMetadataSource.retrieveAvailableVersions( artifact, localRepository,
+                            List versions = repositoryTools.retrieveAvailableVersions( artifact, localRepository,
                                                                                               project.getRemoteArtifactRepositories() );
                             ArtifactVersion v = vr.matchVersion( versions );
                             artifactVersion = v != null ? v.toString() : null;
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMavenTools.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMavenTools.java
index d651e1812b..feb3e898f6 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMavenTools.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/DefaultMavenTools.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.artifact.ArtifactUtils;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.InvalidRepositoryException;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.factory.ArtifactFactory;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.manager.WagonManager;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ResolutionGroup;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepositoryFactory;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepositoryPolicy;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.layout.ArtifactRepositoryLayout;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.model.DeploymentRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Repository;
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ public class DefaultMavenTools
     @Requirement
     private WagonManager wagonManager;
     
+    @Requirement
+    private ArtifactMetadataSource artifactMetadataSource;
+    
     @Requirement
     private Logger logger;
     
@@ -98,6 +105,25 @@ public class DefaultMavenTools
     	return artifactFactory.createArtifactWithClassifier(groupId, artifactId, version, type, classifier);
     }
     
+    public Artifact createProjectArtifact( String groupId, String artifactId, String metaVersionId )
+    {
+    	return artifactFactory.createProjectArtifact(groupId, artifactId, metaVersionId );    	
+    }
+    
+    public List<ArtifactVersion> retrieveAvailableVersions(Artifact artifact,
+			ArtifactRepository localRepository,
+			List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories)
+			throws ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException 
+	{
+        return artifactMetadataSource.retrieveAvailableVersions(artifact, localRepository, remoteRepositories);
+	}
+    
+    public ResolutionGroup retrieve( Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository localRepository, List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories )
+        throws ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException
+    {
+        return artifactMetadataSource.retrieve(artifact, localRepository, remoteRepositories);
+    }
+    
     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Code snagged from ProjectUtils: this will have to be moved somewhere else
     // but just trying to collect it all in one place right now.
diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/MavenTools.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/MavenTools.java
index 3499659d56..ca2b7be619 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/MavenTools.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/MavenTools.java
@@ -24,15 +24,20 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.InvalidRepositoryException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.factory.ArtifactFactory;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ResolutionGroup;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepositoryPolicy;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactNotFoundException;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactResolutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.model.DeploymentRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Model;
 import org.apache.maven.model.Repository;
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingException;
 import org.apache.maven.wagon.events.TransferListener;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement;
 
 /**
  * @author Jason van Zyl
@@ -76,6 +81,14 @@ public interface MavenTools
 
     Artifact createArtifactWithClassifier(String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String type, String classifier);
 
+    Artifact createProjectArtifact( String groupId, String artifactId, String metaVersionId );
+
+    List<ArtifactVersion> retrieveAvailableVersions(Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository localRepository, List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories)
+	    throws ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException;
+    
+    ResolutionGroup retrieve( Artifact artifact, ArtifactRepository localRepository, List<ArtifactRepository> remoteRepositories )
+        throws ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException;
+    
     // WagonManager
     
     ArtifactRepository getMirrorRepository( ArtifactRepository repository );