diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index e2a282c87..199bd1d2c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -265,19 +265,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     </build>
     <reporting>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
-                <reportSets>
-                    <reportSet>
-                        <reports>
-                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
-                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
-                        </reports>
-                    </reportSet>
-                </reportSets>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index ce7b64a68..0a1a7558b 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -174,19 +174,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     </build>
     <reporting>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
-                <reportSets>
-                    <reportSet>
-                        <reports>
-                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
-                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
-                        </reports>
-                    </reportSet>
-                </reportSets>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index d8cf8b4bd..88f006831 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -221,19 +221,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     </build>
     <reporting>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
-                <reportSets>
-                    <reportSet>
-                        <reports>
-                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
-                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
-                        </reports>
-                    </reportSet>
-                </reportSets>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml b/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
index 726658554..d8131070f 100644
--- a/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2015 Wei Ma. All Rights Reserved.
     <properties>
         <!-- Skip the surefire report since there are no tests... -->
         <skipSurefireReport>true</skipSurefireReport>
+        <!-- Skip the versions report since there are no dependencies... -->
+        <versions.skip>true</versions.skip>
     </properties>
     <!-- end copy -->
     <build>
diff --git a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
index 1c5158417..cdec04161 100644
--- a/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-jenkins/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Skip the surefire report since there are no tests... -->
         <skipSurefireReport>true</skipSurefireReport>
+        <!-- Skip the versions report since there are no dependencies... -->
+        <versions.skip>true</versions.skip>
     </properties>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index c5e06b925..95b4c7216 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -135,19 +135,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     <goalPrefix>dependency-check</goalPrefix>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
-                <reportSets>
-                    <reportSet>
-                        <reports>
-                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
-                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
-                        </reports>
-                    </reportSet>
-                </reportSets>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 0dda10c35..1d558b279 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -101,19 +101,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
     </build>
     <reporting>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
-                <reportSets>
-                    <reportSet>
-                        <reports>
-                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
-                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
-                        </reports>
-                    </reportSet>
-                </reportSets>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 845f017cc..1a4632f94 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>2.16</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>
         <reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>2.7</reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>
         <reporting.pmd-plugin.version>3.5</reporting.pmd-plugin.version>
-        <reporting.versions-plugin.version>2.2</reporting.versions-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     <distributionManagement>
         <site>
@@ -454,6 +453,19 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                     </tagListOptions>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.2</version>
+                <reportSets>
+                    <reportSet>
+                        <reports>
+                            <report>dependency-updates-report</report>
+                            <report>plugin-updates-report</report>
+                        </reports>
+                    </reportSet>
+                </reportSets>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
     <dependencyManagement>