diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 2376be5c9..60847fa58 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <programs>
                         <program>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5940c6b96..ef0683a40 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.9</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>