diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index e19f55372e645..da7c95c96db8e 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-plugin-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
                     </configuration>
diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
index 12c80992c08de..b163ec4e08a44 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
         <org-crac.version>0.1.3</org-crac.version>
         <formatter-maven-plugin.version>2.23.0</formatter-maven-plugin.version>
         <impsort-maven-plugin.version>1.9.0</impsort-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     <modules>
         <module>bom</module>
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${maven-plugin-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <goalPrefix>quarkus-bootstrap</goalPrefix>
                         <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
diff --git a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index cd28821da4835..512b1e0453f97 100644
--- a/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/extension-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.12.1</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.2.1</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.surefire.plugin>3.2.5</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.10.2</maven-plugin-plugin.version>
         <jackson-bom.version>2.16.1</jackson-bom.version>
         <smallrye-beanbag.version>1.4.0</smallrye-beanbag.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit.jupiter.version>
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-plugin-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <goalPrefix>quarkus-extension</goalPrefix>
                     <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
diff --git a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
index 7aebd7d6a21b8..37e533108bff3 100644
--- a/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/parent/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <version.clean.plugin>3.2.0</version.clean.plugin>
         <version.compiler.plugin>3.12.1</version.compiler.plugin>
         <version.deploy.plugin>3.1.1</version.deploy.plugin>
+        <version.plugin.plugin>3.11.0</version.plugin.plugin>
         <version.enforcer.plugin>3.3.0</version.enforcer.plugin>
         <version.exec.plugin>3.1.0</version.exec.plugin>
         <version.formatter.plugin>2.23.0</version.formatter.plugin>
@@ -284,6 +285,11 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${version.deploy.plugin}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${version.plugin.plugin}</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>