diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 40efcfffa..4bda26fec 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -76,27 +76,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <inherited>true</inherited>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>enforce-maven-3</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>enforce</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <rules>
-                                <requireMavenVersion>
-                                    <version>[3.0,]</version>
-                                </requireMavenVersion>
-                            </rules>
-                            <fail>true</fail>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <reporting>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52a31e9df..0379e240e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,10 +150,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <url>https://jeremylong.github.io/DependencyCheck/</url>
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
-    <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.1</maven>
-    </prerequisites>
     <build>
+        <defaultGoal>clean install</defaultGoal>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
                 <plugin>
@@ -302,6 +300,27 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <inherited>true</inherited>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-maven-3</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireMavenVersion>
+                                    <version>[3.1,]</version>
+                                </requireMavenVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                            <fail>true</fail>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -367,7 +386,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
-            </plugin>            
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>