diff --git a/jetty-cdi/pom.xml b/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
index 0198776bb30..d862017688c 100644
--- a/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
   <name>Jetty :: CDI :: Parent</name>
   <url>http://www.eclipse.org/jetty</url>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <properties>
-    <weld.version>2.4.3.Final</weld.version>
-  </properties>
 
   <modules>
     <module>cdi-core</module>
diff --git a/jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index ee3fc8c778a..cd2eeb1b88d 100644
--- a/jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-jspc-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
           <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
           <settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
           <scriptVariables>
-            <surefire.version>${surefire.version}</surefire.version>
+            <maven.surefire.version>${maven.surefire.version}</maven.surefire.version>
           </scriptVariables>
           <skipInvocation>${skipTests}</skipInvocation>
           <goals>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5bf00e0b4f3..c4d02c88a29 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@
           <pomIncludes>
             <pomInclude>*/pom.xml</pomInclude>
           </pomIncludes>
+          <setupIncludes>
+            <setupInclude>it-parent-pom/pom.xml</setupInclude>
+          </setupIncludes>
           <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
           <settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
           <scriptVariables>
             <jettyStopKey>${jetty.stopKey}</jettyStopKey>
             <jettyStopPort>${jetty.stopPort}</jettyStopPort>
-            <surefire.version>${surefire.version}</surefire.version>
+            <maven.surefire.version>${maven.surefire.version}</maven.surefire.version>
           </scriptVariables>
           <skipInvocation>${skipTests}</skipInvocation>
           <goals>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/invoker.properties b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/invoker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..521301a6d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/invoker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+invoker.goals = install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffffdf384e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/it-parent-pom/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+  <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <properties>
+    <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+        <version>2.6</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
+        <version>@javax.servlet.api.version@</version>
+        <scope>provided</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.jboss.weld.servlet</groupId>
+        <artifactId>weld-servlet</artifactId>
+        <version>@weld.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
+        <version>@jetty.perf-helper.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+        <version>2.8.1</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+        <version>@slf4j.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+        <version>@slf4j.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-client</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-util</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-http</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-io</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
+        <classifier>tests</classifier>
+        <type>test-jar</type>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
+        <version>@junit.version@</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.compiler.plugin.version@</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <target>1.8</target>
+            <source>1.8</source>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.dependency.plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.surefire.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.resources.plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.source.plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
+          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.surefire.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven.war.plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-cdi-run-forked/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-cdi-run-forked/pom.xml
index 0229f3cf8ca..9208f7ecd10 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-cdi-run-forked/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-cdi-run-forked/pom.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-cdi-run-forked-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-weld-minimal</artifactId>
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
 
   <properties>
-    <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
-    <weld.version>2.4.5.Final</weld.version>
     <jetty.port.file>${project.build.directory}/jetty-cdi-run-forked-port.txt</jetty.port.file>
   </properties>
 
@@ -19,30 +23,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jboss.weld.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>weld-servlet</artifactId>
-      <version>${weld.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.1.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-client</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
@@ -51,19 +50,9 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <target>1.8</target>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
@@ -77,7 +66,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-jetty</id>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-deploy-war-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-deploy-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
index dc5ecc8d157..528b0890f38 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-deploy-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-deploy-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-deploy-war-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -11,7 +17,6 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple deploy war mojo test</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
     <jetty.port.file>${project.build.directory}/jetty-deploy-war-port.txt</jetty.port.file>
   </properties>
 
@@ -19,7 +24,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
@@ -27,26 +31,15 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <target>1.8</target>
-          <source>1.8</source>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
@@ -77,7 +70,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-jetty</id>
@@ -107,7 +99,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.2</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>load-war</id>
@@ -147,7 +138,6 @@
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
               <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>@project.version@</version>
               <dependencies>
                 <dependency>
                   <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index d2e2883e186..fdcc1c71400 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -22,27 +22,21 @@
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 8f251f25620..168dd7e7b2e 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/pom.xml
index 72f698ba84e..6ad8242c113 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-distro-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-distro-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven-war-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin-version>
     <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -30,55 +35,7 @@
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index 7cb2a2e00be..10adc6ec1c0 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -15,34 +15,27 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple :: Base</name>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 6fe149d962c..c8af2120bd4 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -32,21 +32,17 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -59,7 +55,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/pom.xml
index 03c697b9503..93e5bc38b15 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-forked-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-forked-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -25,61 +31,12 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-forked-mojo-it</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index 94e3cf2b8ee..05c9b0335f0 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -15,36 +15,28 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple :: Base</name>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 97aa7933c44..d8514ea74e5 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -38,18 +38,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
-     <dependency>
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/pom.xml
index 575b7ef7431..1625960b537 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven-war-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin-version>
     <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -25,67 +30,12 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-mojo-it</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index 3ae1e093bb8..1fa6323df0f 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -15,36 +15,28 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple :: Base</name>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 9ded127e8c2..0d75cad9095 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -19,35 +19,27 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -57,7 +49,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -68,7 +59,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
@@ -76,7 +66,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/pom.xml
index d68c9c3a11a..ad5a29cad54 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven-war-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin-version>
     <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -25,61 +30,12 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-exploded-mojo-it</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index 8f0aab6e5ad..0269200449e 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -15,36 +15,27 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple :: Base</name>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 350e013c70b..6ab552d13e2 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -18,34 +18,26 @@
   <properties>
     <jetty.port.file>${project.build.directory}/jetty-run-war-port.txt</jetty.port.file>
   </properties>
-
-
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-mojo-it</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
@@ -57,7 +49,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -68,7 +59,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
@@ -76,7 +66,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
index 2a9e3d1acc2..96f0c6bc8ef 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-run-war-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven-war-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin-version>
     <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -25,61 +30,12 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-run-war-mojo-it</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
index a5e1cb9cea5..dbefb81281d 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-base/pom.xml
@@ -15,36 +15,27 @@
   <name>Jetty :: Simple :: Base</name>
 
   <dependencies>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-      <version>1.0.5</version>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
index 8d7096ad978..feea2dbd628 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/jetty-simple-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${maven-war-plugin-version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
           </configuration>
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/pom.xml
index e22078fc39d..bd5cb98a9b7 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/jetty-start-mojo-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-start-mojo-it</groupId>
   <artifactId>jetty-simple-project</artifactId>
   <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    <maven-war-plugin-version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin-version>
     <jetty.version>@project.version@</jetty.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -25,61 +30,12 @@
 
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its.jetty-start-mojo-it</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-simple-base</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <type>jar</type>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.21</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5</version>
-      </dependency>
-
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jetty-servlet</artifactId>
-        <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-server/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-server/pom.xml
index 2a394059626..eb5310f1eaa 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-server/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-server/pom.xml
@@ -34,37 +34,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-client</artifactId>
-      <version>${jetty.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-util</artifactId>
-      <version>${jetty.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-http</artifactId>
-      <version>${jetty.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-io</artifactId>
-      <version>${jetty.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-      <version>@junit.version@</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
       <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>@project.version@</version>
       <classifier>tests</classifier>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
@@ -76,7 +70,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@surefire.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <systemPropertyVariables>
             <jetty.port.file>${jetty.port.file}</jetty.port.file>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-shared/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-shared/pom.xml
index d9e985631b0..054ba242e95 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-shared/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/beer-shared/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/pom.xml b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/pom.xml
index 798e5050a34..ee8e2e8247a 100644
--- a/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-maven-plugin/src/it/run-mojo-gwt-it/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.its</groupId>
+    <artifactId>it-parent-pom</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>org.olamy</groupId>
   <artifactId>beer</artifactId>
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -22,11 +28,6 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
-        <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
 
@@ -43,18 +44,9 @@
     </plugins>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <source>1.8</source>
-            <target>1.8</target>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
           <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${jetty.version}</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
@@ -69,8 +61,8 @@
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>attach-sources</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9978366a1a..ef3fcf75261 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,12 +31,23 @@
     <jmhjar.name>benchmarks</jmhjar.name>
     <tycho-version>1.2.0</tycho-version>
     <cbi-plugins.version>1.1.5</cbi-plugins.version>
-    <surefire.version>2.22.0</surefire.version>
     <junit.version>5.3.0</junit.version>
-    <maven-plugin-tools.version>3.5.2</maven-plugin-tools.version>
     <maven.version>3.5.0</maven.version>
+    <javax.servlet.api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.api.version>
+    <weld.version>2.4.5.Final</weld.version>
+    <jetty.perf-helper.version>1.0.5</jetty.perf-helper.version>
     <unix.socket.tmp></unix.socket.tmp>
 
+    <!-- some maven plugins versions -->
+    <maven.surefire.version>2.22.0</maven.surefire.version>
+    <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+    <maven.dependency.plugin.version>3.1.1</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
+    <maven.resources.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.resources.plugin.version>
+    <maven.source.plugin.version>3.0.1</maven.source.plugin.version>
+    <maven.war.plugin.version>3.2.2</maven.war.plugin.version>
+    <maven.plugin-tools.version>3.5.2</maven.plugin-tools.version>
+
+
     <!-- testing -->
     <jetty.test.version>5.0</jetty.test.version>
   </properties>
@@ -262,6 +273,7 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -279,6 +291,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <!-- The source maven plugin creates the source bundle and adds manifest -->
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
         <inherited>true</inherited>
         <executions>
@@ -421,7 +434,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
+          <version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.8</source>
             <target>1.8</target>
@@ -430,7 +443,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.1</version>
+          <version>${maven.dependency.plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -453,7 +466,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+          <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -597,7 +610,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.0</version>
+          <version>${maven.resources.plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -619,12 +632,12 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.1</version>
+          <version>${maven.source.plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+          <version>${maven.surefire.version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>3600</forkedProcessTimeoutInSeconds>
             <argLine>@{argLine} -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Duser.language=en -Duser.region=US -showversion -Xmx1g -Xms1g -XX:+PrintGCDetails</argLine>
@@ -640,7 +653,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.2</version>
+          <version>${maven.war.plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
@@ -923,7 +936,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-         <version>3.1.0</version>
+         <version>${javax.servlet.api.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.websocket</groupId>
@@ -1014,12 +1027,12 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
-        <version>${maven-plugin-tools.version}</version>
+        <version>${maven.plugin-tools.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-        <version>${maven-plugin-tools.version}</version>
+        <version>${maven.plugin-tools.version}</version>
         <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Old Deps -->
@@ -1031,7 +1044,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-perf-helper</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.5</version>
+        <version>${jetty.perf-helper.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>