diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index d121d62ee..9fc16aa77 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <escapeWindowsPaths>false</escapeWindowsPaths>
                 </configuration>
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ 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" />
@@ -221,22 +220,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>**/checkstyle*</exclude>
-                    </excludes>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <instrumentation>
                         <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
@@ -269,7 +256,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
@@ -282,12 +268,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 6464a39c0..27fd15a7c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -60,23 +60,17 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <archive>
                         <manifest>
                             <mainClass>org.owasp.dependencycheck.App</mainClass>
-                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
                         </manifest>
                     </archive>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>**/checkstyle*</exclude>
-                    </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <instrumentation>
                         <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
@@ -114,7 +108,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
@@ -133,12 +126,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -286,7 +273,6 @@ 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/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index a4efcf6ca..b17199ae9 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>
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>jar</id>
@@ -127,21 +125,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>**/checkstyle*</exclude>
-                    </excludes>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <instrumentation>
                         <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
@@ -192,7 +179,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
@@ -213,31 +199,14 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
                             <name>data.directory</name>
                             <value>${project.build.directory}/data</value>
                         </property>
-                        <property>
-                            <name>temp.directory</name>
-                            <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>
-                        </property>
-
                     </systemProperties>
-                    <includes>
-                        <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
-                    </includes>
                 </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
-                            <goal>verify</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -397,12 +366,8 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
                     <compilerArgument>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArgument>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
@@ -601,7 +566,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.16</version>
+                        <version>2.18.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <skip>true</skip>
                         </configuration>
@@ -609,7 +574,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.16</version>
+                        <version>2.18.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <systemProperties>
                                 <property>
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
index aca87ef7b..a3124762a 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/pom.xml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
-    <prerequisites>
-        <maven>3.0</maven>
-    </prerequisites>
     <build>
         <resources>
             <resource>
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
                     <goalPrefix>dependency-check</goalPrefix>
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
@@ -107,7 +102,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                 <inherited>true</inherited>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce-maven-3</id>
@@ -280,12 +274,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index 445ce4d36..a376f4571 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <instrumentation>
                         <ignoreTrivial>true</ignoreTrivial>
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <systemProperties>
                         <property>
@@ -94,36 +92,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.16</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <systemProperties>
-                        <property>
-                            <name>temp.directory</name>
-                            <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>
-                        </property>
-                    </systemProperties>
-                    <includes>
-                        <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
-                    </includes>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
-                            <goal>verify</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5ef9d48a..06c31ad26 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,26 +125,148 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
         </site>
     </distributionManagement>
     <!-- end copy -->
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>3.0</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
     <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.9</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.6</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>
+                    <version>2.6.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.2</version>
+                </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-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.3.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.8.2</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.18.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.5</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5.2</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.3</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.7</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.18.1</version>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.2</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
                     <source>1.6</source>
                     <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <systemProperties>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>temp.directory</name>
+                            <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>
+                        </property>
+                    </systemProperties>
+                    <includes>
+                        <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
+                    </includes>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
+                            <goal>verify</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/checkstyle*</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.7</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>site-filtering-hack</id>
@@ -239,7 +361,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <!--<plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>