diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 903e7f0ad..b499b5740 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.8</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>generate-resources</phase>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2ead0c6a..f93601abd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                         <target>1.6</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.9</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>