diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index 7b410964..3f69c50f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
-    <doxiaVersion>1.11.1</doxiaVersion>
-    <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.11.1</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
     <it.debug>true</it.debug>
   </properties>
 
@@ -100,28 +98,10 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
       <artifactId>doxia-sink-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${doxiaVersion}</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
       <artifactId>doxia-site-renderer</artifactId>
-      <version>${doxia-sitetoolsVersion}</version>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Maven -->
@@ -151,7 +131,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>${reportingImplVersion}</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- plexus -->
diff --git a/maven-plugin-report-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-report-plugin/pom.xml
index 85296907..24342904 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-report-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-report-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     </prerequisites>
 
     <properties>
-        <doxiaVersion>1.11.1</doxiaVersion>
         <it.debug>true</it.debug>
     </properties>
 
@@ -91,14 +90,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
             <artifactId>doxia-sink-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${doxiaVersion}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- shared -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-reporting-impl</artifactId>
-            <version>${reportingImplVersion}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- plexus -->
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
index 736c91d8..3fb4b444 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/pom.xml
@@ -106,14 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-reporting-impl</artifactId>
-      <version>${reportingImplVersion}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml b/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
index 25c558d9..cbba0e1f 100644
--- a/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-script/maven-script-ant/pom.xml
@@ -36,11 +36,23 @@ under the License.
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
       <version>${antVersion}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.sun</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
       <version>${antVersion}</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>com.sun</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de7fa1e1..ebcdf48c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <surefire.version>2.22.2</surefire.version>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
     <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>3.3.0</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
     <mavenVersion>3.2.5</mavenVersion>
@@ -102,6 +101,8 @@
     <antVersion>1.10.12</antVersion>
     <maven.site.path>plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-LATEST</maven.site.path>
     <asmVersion>9.4</asmVersion>
+    <doxiaVersion>1.11.1</doxiaVersion>
+    <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.11.1</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
     <plexusUtilsVersion>3.4.2</plexusUtilsVersion>
     <reportingApiVersion>3.1.1</reportingApiVersion>
     <reportingImplVersion>3.2.0</reportingImplVersion>
@@ -181,6 +182,46 @@
         <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
         <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- doxia -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
+        <artifactId>doxia-sink-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${doxiaVersion}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>
+        <artifactId>doxia-site-renderer</artifactId>
+        <version>${doxia-sitetoolsVersion}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+          <exclusion>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+            <artifactId>plexus-component-api</artifactId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.reporting</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-reporting-impl</artifactId>
+        <version>${reportingImplVersion}</version>
+        <exclusions>
+          <exclusion>
+            <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+          </exclusion>
+        </exclusions>
+      </dependency>
+
+
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>