diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index e713b93da..14f2c38d6 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>3.0</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
             <resource>
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1</version>
+                <version>2.3</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <transformers>
                         <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />