diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 09b519e62..f188305d1 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index e3d0f98fe..a6e326005 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 3e29a7eba..fc21c4c8e 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -397,12 +397,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
                     <compilerArgument>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArgument>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 738986ed4..3a227b4df 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -280,12 +280,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 01a0ddac9..ffe519f36 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -118,12 +118,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67a61f9f2..5cb1affc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,6 +129,20 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <maven>2.2.1</maven>
     </prerequisites>
     <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.1</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
+                        <source>1.6</source>
+                        <target>1.6</target>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -138,11 +152,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>