diff --git a/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml b/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
index 1c87ae4bfb..67a61e8200 100644
--- a/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.xml.ws</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxws-ri</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.3</version>
+            <version>${jaxws-ri.version}</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.1</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
+            <version>${jstl.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.3.25</spring.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
+        <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
+        <jaxws-ri.version>2.3.3</jaxws-ri.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml b/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
index 21c675db35..f4c213687e 100644
--- a/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.16</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
         <mockserver.version>5.11.2</mockserver.version>
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apache-velocity/pom.xml b/apache-velocity/pom.xml
index a562ebeec0..f4b6de8872 100644
--- a/apache-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         <org.apache.httpcomponents.version>4.5.2</org.apache.httpcomponents.version>
         <velocity-version>1.7</velocity-version>
         <velocity-tools-version>2.0</velocity-tools-version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asm/pom.xml b/asm/pom.xml
index f1e60d2560..4edfe86ae5 100644
--- a/asm/pom.xml
+++ b/asm/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <asm.version>5.2</asm.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>2.4</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/azure/pom.xml b/azure/pom.xml
index aae84db0c6..6a06282a71 100644
--- a/azure/pom.xml
+++ b/azure/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
         <docker.image.prefix>${azure.containerRegistry}.azurecr.io</docker.image.prefix>
         <docker-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</docker-maven-plugin.version>
         <azure-webapp-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</azure-webapp-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-groovy-modules/pom.xml b/core-groovy-modules/pom.xml
index 6faa7f94c8..4fdaf3ee7a 100644
--- a/core-groovy-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/core-groovy-modules/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
         <spock-core.version>2.3-groovy-3.0</spock-core.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>2.1.0</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
+        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-14/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-14/pom.xml
index 9f48c0b8b2..55c50b2a5c 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-14/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-14/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.release>14</maven.compiler.release>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-15/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-15/pom.xml
index 059e2cc8f3..3ac45d26ba 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-15/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-15/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.release>15</maven.compiler.release>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-9-new-features/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-9-new-features/pom.xml
index 6821c9c340..9c897f1cea 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-9-new-features/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-9-new-features/pom.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
         <awaitility.version>4.0.2</awaitility.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.9</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.9</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-conditionals/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-conditionals/pom.xml
index 2a1290c98e..7cec575f61 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-conditionals/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-conditionals/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source.version>14</maven.compiler.source.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.target.version>14</maven.compiler.target.version>
         <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</surefire.plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
index 8364f36874..59952c2d9e 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
         <!-- Mime Type Libraries -->
         <tika.version>2.8.0</tika.version>
         <jmime-magic.version>0.1.5</jmime-magic.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <fscontext.version>4.4.2</fscontext.version>
         <jakarta-activation-api.version>2.1.2</jakarta-activation-api.version>
         <angus-activation.version>2.0.1</angus-activation.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
index ec88abe444..a46299c669 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <javamoney.moneta.version>1.1</javamoney.moneta.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <onejar-maven-plugin.version>1.4.4</onejar-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
index 0b9b3569f1..e832cc1616 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj.version>3.23.1</assertj.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>12</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>12</maven.compiler.target>
         <rx.java.version>1.2.5</rx.java.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-5/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-5/pom.xml
index d1f8af6461..fde48978c9 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-5/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-5/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- testing -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>12</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>12</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-maps/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-maps/pom.xml
index 66e1fedd87..6b04897a29 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-maps/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-maps/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- testing -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
     </properties>
diff --git a/disruptor/pom.xml b/disruptor/pom.xml
index 75e783e935..b3b065d67e 100644
--- a/disruptor/pom.xml
+++ b/disruptor/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
         <disruptor.version>3.3.6</disruptor.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>2.4.3</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <onejar-maven-plugin.version>1.4.4</onejar-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/java-websocket/pom.xml b/java-websocket/pom.xml
index 7c5c006aa9..d529b32022 100644
--- a/java-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/java-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <properties>
         <javax.websocket-api.version>1.1</javax.websocket-api.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jersey/pom.xml b/jersey/pom.xml
index 005fa85077..c2b37f7118 100644
--- a/jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/jersey/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>3.1.1</jersey.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jmh/pom.xml b/jmh/pom.xml
index e5e0f46044..e8a88bf301 100644
--- a/jmh/pom.xml
+++ b/jmh/pom.xml
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <jol-core.version>0.17</jol-core.version>
         <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jsf/pom.xml b/jsf/pom.xml
index 81030537fb..09dea98f65 100644
--- a/jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf/pom.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
         <!-- JSF -->
         <com.sun.faces.version>2.2.14</com.sun.faces.version>
         <javax.el.version>3.0.0</javax.el.version>
-        <!-- Maven War plugin -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <!-- Other -->
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.1</javax.annotation-api.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/jws/pom.xml b/jws/pom.xml
index 2f01f90721..12aa76127c 100644
--- a/jws/pom.xml
+++ b/jws/pom.xml
@@ -61,8 +61,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
index cf5d016d9f..7377fa3fa9 100644
--- a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     <properties>
         <jetty.version>9.4.27.v20200227</jetty.version>
         <alpn.version>8.1.11.v20170118</alpn.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/pom.xml b/libraries/pom.xml
index 2ab345c469..07a4853728 100644
--- a/libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/pom.xml
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@
         <quartz.version>2.3.0</quartz.version>
         <javaassist.version>3.29.2-GA</javaassist.version>
         <jool.version>0.9.12</jool.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <commons-net.version>3.6</commons-net.version>
         <commonsio.version>2.6</commonsio.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/microservices-modules/pom.xml b/microservices-modules/pom.xml
index 2111390481..a9cd8d2cd9 100644
--- a/microservices-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/microservices-modules/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@
         <module>rest-express</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/microservices-modules/rest-express/pom.xml b/microservices-modules/rest-express/pom.xml
index da697fdc56..182d14cfbf 100644
--- a/microservices-modules/rest-express/pom.xml
+++ b/microservices-modules/rest-express/pom.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@
         <Syntaxe.version>1.0</Syntaxe.version>
         <repoexpress-mongodb.version>0.4.8</repoexpress-mongodb.version>
         <junit4.version>4.11</junit4.version>
-        <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.2.1</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-shade-plugin.version>2.4.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
         <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.0</versions-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/muleesb/pom.xml b/muleesb/pom.xml
index a2204c15b7..8cdd3400e9 100644
--- a/muleesb/pom.xml
+++ b/muleesb/pom.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@
         <munit.version>1.3.6</munit.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.10</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <mule-maven-plugin.version>2.2.1</mule-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-libraries/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate-libraries/pom.xml
index 031d55c17d..3f4da28296 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-libraries/pom.xml
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@
         <javassist.version>3.27.0-GA</javassist.version>
         <jaxb.version>2.3.1</jaxb.version>
         <log4jdbc.version>2.0.0</log4jdbc.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.version>3.8.1</maven.compiler.version>
         <maven.version>3.8.1</maven.version>
         <mysql.version>8.0.19</mysql.version>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-2/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-2/pom.xml
index 34e7f9f349..77d9590d65 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-2/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-2/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
     <properties>
         <eclipselink.version>4.0.1</eclipselink.version>
         <javax.persistence-api.version>2.2</javax.persistence-api.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-processor-plugin.version>3.3.3</maven-processor-plugin.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <querydsl.version>5.0.0</querydsl.version>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
index 20143af9f0..0237da7ece 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/java-jpa-3/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
         <eclipselink.version>2.7.4</eclipselink.version>
         <mysql.version>8.0.21</mysql.version>
         <javax.persistence-api.version>2.2</javax.persistence-api.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven-processor-plugin.version>3.3.3</maven-processor-plugin.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8c24c7f78..7429eb77d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1270,19 +1270,19 @@
 
         <!-- plugins -->
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
         <jmh-core.version>1.36</jmh-core.version>
         <jmh-generator.version>1.36</jmh-generator.version>
-        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
+        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.4</commons-collections4.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.13.0</commons-io.version>
         <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.13.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-cli.version>1.5.0</commons-cli.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <jstl-api.version>1.2</jstl-api.version>
         <javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>2.3.3</javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>
@@ -1292,16 +1292,16 @@
         <junit-platform.version>1.9.2</junit-platform.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>1.3.2</junit-platform-surefire-provider.version>
-        <directory-maven-plugin.version>0.3.1</directory-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-install-plugin.version>2.5.2</maven-install-plugin.version>
+        <directory-maven-plugin.version>1.0</directory-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-install-plugin.version>
         <custom-pmd.version>0.0.1</custom-pmd.version>
         <gitflow-incremental-builder.version>3.12.2</gitflow-incremental-builder.version>
-        <maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
-        <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.19.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
+        <maven-jxr-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jxr-plugin.version>
+        <maven-pmd-plugin.version>3.21.0</maven-pmd-plugin.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.28</lombok.version>
         <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
         <guava.version>32.1.2-jre</guava.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
+        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/quarkus-modules/quarkus-vs-springboot/spring-project/pom.xml b/quarkus-modules/quarkus-vs-springboot/spring-project/pom.xml
index df3eca8a4f..74deab3558 100644
--- a/quarkus-modules/quarkus-vs-springboot/spring-project/pom.xml
+++ b/quarkus-modules/quarkus-vs-springboot/spring-project/pom.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@
         <testcontainers-bom.version>1.17.2</testcontainers-bom.version>
         <java.version>11</java.version>
         <spring-native.version>0.12.1</spring-native.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <maven.compiler.source.version>11</maven.compiler.source.version>
         <maven.compiler.target.version>11</maven.compiler.target.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
diff --git a/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml b/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
index 4f9e37ebd5..70f6876dee 100644
--- a/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@
     <properties>
         <sentry.version>6.11.0</sentry.version>
         <cargo-maven3-plugin.version>1.10.4</cargo-maven3-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/saas-modules/slack/pom.xml b/saas-modules/slack/pom.xml
index 326167c055..d9e7abb4a2 100644
--- a/saas-modules/slack/pom.xml
+++ b/saas-modules/slack/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <slack.version>1.4</slack.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>2.4</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/security-modules/pom.xml b/security-modules/pom.xml
index b779c0d46d..864b1a7fcc 100644
--- a/security-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/security-modules/pom.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@
         <module>sql-injection-samples</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/server-modules/undertow/pom.xml b/server-modules/undertow/pom.xml
index 42a46d9508..a73771485c 100644
--- a/server-modules/undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/server-modules/undertow/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     <properties>
         <undertow-servlet.version>1.4.18.Final</undertow-servlet.version>
         <!--<maven-shade-plugin.version>2.4.3</maven-shade-plugin.version> -->
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
index 251dba0316..f87446b413 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,4 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts/pom.xml
index dedeb0ab2a..e39ddb5af1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
         <git-commit-id-plugin.version>2.2.4</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
         <subethasmtp.version>3.1.7</subethasmtp.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.8</httpclient.version>
-        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.18</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
index 587ad8473b..513c5678d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <swagger-core.version>2.2.11</swagger-core.version>
         <springwolf-kafka.version>0.12.1</springwolf-kafka.version>
         <springwolf-ui.version>0.8.0</springwolf-ui.version>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing-spock/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing-spock/pom.xml
index c82d88ccfb..db78143cb8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing-spock/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing-spock/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
         <start-class>com.baeldung.boot.Application</start-class>
         <spock.version>2.4-M1-groovy-4.0</spock.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>3.0.0</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
index 2098ac767d..41783ebd7d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-testing/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
         <git-commit-id-plugin.version>2.2.4</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
         <spock.version>2.4-M1-groovy-4.0</spock.version>
         <gmavenplus-plugin.version>3.0.0</gmavenplus-plugin.version>
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.10.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <redis.version>0.7.2</redis.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.5.0</spring-boot.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.17.1</log4j2.version>
diff --git a/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
index 74d46f0651..d4d7cd9c1a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
         <start-class>com.baeldung.SpringBootRestApplication</start-class>
         <xstream.version>1.4.11.1</xstream.version>
         <modelmapper.version>3.1.0</modelmapper.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jaxb-runtime.version>2.3.7</jaxb-runtime.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
index ff62a99a00..fcf216cd6e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-zuul-fallback/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <properties>
         <spring-cloud-dependencies.version>2020.0.3</spring-cloud-dependencies.version>
         <spring-cloud-netflix-zuul.version>2.2.7.RELEASE</spring-cloud-netflix-zuul.version>
-        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-jar-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-core-4/pom.xml b/spring-core-4/pom.xml
index 492a2ec5a2..2d11cc701b 100644
--- a/spring-core-4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core-4/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
         <awaitility.version>4.0.2</awaitility.version>
         <servlet-api.version>4.0.0</servlet-api.version>
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <apache-commons-text.version>1.10.0</apache-commons-text.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-core/pom.xml b/spring-core/pom.xml
index d1c155b92a..e369bc24d0 100644
--- a/spring-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-di/pom.xml b/spring-di/pom.xml
index cf3703096c..af0601deb6 100644
--- a/spring-di/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-di/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.9.5</aspectjweaver.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index 8912cad674..49c44f88f2 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
index 17d527ca6a..32f75aa676 100644
--- a/spring-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5.5</httpclient.version>
         <wiremock.version>2.27.2</wiremock.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
index 82be0555c3..b836a42bca 100644
--- a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
         <katharsis.version>3.0.2</katharsis.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.10</reflections.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-mobile/pom.xml b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
index 0c279c0d62..a7effc31be 100644
--- a/spring-mobile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
         <spring-mobile-device.version>1.1.5.RELEASE</spring-mobile-device.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
index f21c6dbe40..41f24050b2 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation-api.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-shell/pom.xml b/spring-shell/pom.xml
index 506884b413..952920fd1e 100644
--- a/spring-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring-shell.version>1.2.0.RELEASE</spring-shell.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-websockets/pom.xml b/spring-websockets/pom.xml
index c13d1cff33..a28ef8749a 100644
--- a/spring-websockets/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-websockets/pom.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@
         </resources>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/cucumber/pom.xml b/testing-modules/cucumber/pom.xml
index ffa5c0d250..6d178b86a3 100644
--- a/testing-modules/cucumber/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/cucumber/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>14</maven.compiler.target>
         <cucumber.version>6.10.3</cucumber.version>
         <cucumber-reporting.version>5.4.0</cucumber-reporting.version>
-        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <selenium.version>3.141.59</selenium.version>
         <webdrivermanager.version>4.3.1</webdrivermanager.version>
         <webjars-locator.version>0.40</webjars-locator.version>
diff --git a/testing-modules/zerocode/pom.xml b/testing-modules/zerocode/pom.xml
index 15ef45be63..c0aa370096 100644
--- a/testing-modules/zerocode/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/zerocode/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M5</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <surefire-junit47.version>3.0.0-M5</surefire-junit47.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
diff --git a/vaadin/pom.xml b/vaadin/pom.xml
index 777ab2551c..aa37a2392a 100644
--- a/vaadin/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
         <vaadin.widgetset.mode>local</vaadin.widgetset.mode>
         <vaadin.theme>mytheme</vaadin.theme>
         <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web-modules/blade/pom.xml b/web-modules/blade/pom.xml
index 0733556c20..2748c05663 100644
--- a/web-modules/blade/pom.xml
+++ b/web-modules/blade/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5.6</httpclient.version>
         <httpmime.version>4.5.6</httpmime.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.10</httpcore.version>
-        <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
         <process-exec-maven-plugin.version>0.7</process-exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <assembly.plugin.version>3.1.0</assembly.plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml b/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
index 9348e15cdb..244d176e25 100644
--- a/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
+++ b/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     <properties>
         <wicket.version>7.5.0</wicket.version>
         <jetty9.version>9.2.13.v20150730</jetty9.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file