diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 14f2c38d6..fc1dc8271 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
-    <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.0</maven>
-    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
             <resource>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 96e0a862f..43ee386ae 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
-    <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.0</maven>
-    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
             <resource>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16faa4842..629e1654e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
     <prerequisites>
-        <maven>2.2.1</maven>
+        <maven>3.0</maven>
     </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>