diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml
index ea65416237..55fc46e754 100644
--- a/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/cucumber-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
     <properties>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.2</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -98,6 +100,22 @@
                         <ignoreEOLStyle>true</ignoreEOLStyle>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <!-- Duplicate declaration. But ensures the version
+                         in the archetype template is also automatically
+                          updated by renovate bot. -->
+                    <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <!-- Duplicate declaration. But ensures the version
+                         in the archetype template is also automatically
+                         updated by renovate bot. -->
+                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index bca05aae0c..0f6058dc57 100644
--- a/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/cucumber-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <source>1.8</source>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M9</version>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml b/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
index 946bbd4ce2..6f0f7f2735 100644
--- a/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
+++ b/cucumber-archetype/src/test/resources/projects/should-generate-project/reference/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                     <source>1.8</source>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M9</version>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>