diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 79d8a9c94..2317d1e02 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -385,11 +385,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </rulesets>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 2666d4367..f71f41097 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </rulesets>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 0a875c1f8..d18a2c347 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -333,11 +333,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </rulesets>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index 0c88386a3..458fb9972 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -234,11 +234,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </rulesets>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index d57c40680..1175ea09c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     <!-- end copy -->
 
     <properties>
+        <findbugs.onlyAnalyze>org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.*</findbugs.onlyAnalyze>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
     <build>
@@ -203,14 +204,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     </rulesets>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <onlyAnalyze>org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.*</onlyAnalyze>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15a35c6ef..e72f8be3c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
         <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>2.16</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>
         <reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>2.7</reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>
-        <reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>3.0.1</reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>3.0.2</reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>
         <reporting.javadoc-plugin.version>2.10.3</reporting.javadoc-plugin.version>
         <!-- todo(code review): only used in maven module? Not needed elsewhere -->
         <reporting.maven-plugin-plugin.version>3.4</reporting.maven-plugin-plugin.version>
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                     </reportSet>
                 </reportSets>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencyManagement>