diff --git a/maven-modules/pom.xml b/maven-modules/pom.xml
index 86a7d5756c..c9a2b67a6c 100644
--- a/maven-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <module>versions-maven-plugin</module>
         <module>version-collision</module>
         <module>optional-dependencies</module>
+        <module>version-overriding-plugins</module>
     </modules>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/README.md b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7977135bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use `` mvn help:effective-pom`` to see the final generated pom.
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diff --git a/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-a/pom.xml b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-a/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..780e1c4125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-a/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?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">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>version-overriding-plugins</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <artifactId>child-a</artifactId>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <resources combine.self="override">
+                        <resource>
+                            <directory>child-a-resources</directory>
+                        </resource>
+                    </resources>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-b/pom.xml b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05f127bc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/child-b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?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">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>version-overriding-plugins</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>child-b</artifactId>
+
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/pom.xml b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d703ab568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-modules/version-overriding-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?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">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>maven-modules</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.plugin>3.8.0</maven.compiler.plugin>
+    </properties>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>version-overriding-plugins</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <modules>
+        <module>child-a</module>
+        <module>child-b</module>
+    </modules>
+
+    <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.compiler.plugin}</version>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <resources combine.children="append">
+                        <resource>
+                            <directory>parent-resources</directory>
+                        </resource>
+                    </resources>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
+                    <maxmem>512m</maxmem>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
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