diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 9dd12c78c..01881551f 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>2.5.3</reporting.findbugs-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>2.11</reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>2.6</reporting.cobertura-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.javadoc-plugin.version>2.9.1</reporting.javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.jxr-plugin.version>2.4</reporting.jxr-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.pmd-plugin.version>3.0.1</reporting.pmd-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.surefire-report-plugin.version>2.16</reporting.surefire-report-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.taglist-plugin.version>2.4</reporting.taglist-plugin.version>
+        <reporting.versions-plugin.version>2.1</reporting.versions-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     <build>
         <plugins>
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>${reporting.javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <failOnError>false</failOnError>
                     <bottom>Copyright© 2012-15 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.</bottom>
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1</version>
+                <version>${reporting.versions-plugin.version}</version>
                 <reportSets>
                     <reportSet>
                         <reports>
@@ -134,17 +143,17 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>${reporting.jxr-plugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
+                <version>${reporting.cobertura-plugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
+                <version>${reporting.surefire-report-plugin.version}</version>
                 <reportSets>
                     <reportSet>
                         <reports>
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>taglist-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>${reporting.taglist-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <tagListOptions>
                         <tagClasses>
@@ -180,7 +189,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11</version>
+                <version>${reporting.checkstyle-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <enableRulesSummary>false</enableRulesSummary>
                     <enableFilesSummary>false</enableFilesSummary>
@@ -193,7 +202,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <version>${reporting.pmd-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <targetJdk>1.6</targetJdk>
                     <linkXref>true</linkXref>
@@ -212,7 +221,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <version>${reporting.findbugs-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <onlyAnalyze>org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.*</onlyAnalyze>
                 </configuration>