diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 243e7b2f3..215087448 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
     <version.httpcomponents.httpclient>4.5.14</version.httpcomponents.httpclient>
     <version.httpcomponents.httpcore>4.4.16</version.httpcomponents.httpcore>
 
+    <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.4.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
+
     <!-- license configuration -->
     <license.useMissingFile>true</license.useMissingFile>
     <license.failOnMissing>true</license.failOnMissing>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
index 33e78314d..fb9f920d1 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-135/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-135</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-135</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.11.0</version>
+          <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <source>1.7</source>
             <target>1.7</target>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.0</version>
+        <version>@build-helper-maven-plugin.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>add-generated-source-directory</id>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>@maven-resources-plugin.version@</version>
 
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
 
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/pom.xml
index c95d84b46..fab603a39 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-145-2</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.0</version>
+        <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>aggregate-add-third-party</id>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule1/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule1/pom.xml
index 55205928c..062177057 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule1/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2-submodule2</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule2/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule2/pom.xml
index facbe92fa..c59b75c68 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2-submodule3</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule3/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule3/pom.xml
index 5fd6a3c7d..8d2752457 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule3/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule3/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2-submodule4</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule4/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule4/pom.xml
index 7527b3a04..a7bd5a340 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule4/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145-2/submodule4/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145/pom.xml
index abbb6a335..ee1154bcf 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-145</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.11.0</version>
+        <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>aggregate-add-third-party</id>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule1/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule1/pom.xml
index 559221a92..08fd971ca 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule1/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145-submodule2</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule2/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule2/pom.xml
index 31e0428f6..45a78b749 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-145/submodule2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-145</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-154/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-154/pom.xml
index 9dc559fac..f2ad214e6 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-154/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-154/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-154</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-154</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseUrlReplacements>
               <licenseUrlReplacement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-159/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-159/pom.xml
index 2ad73989d..ee268e699 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-159/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-159/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-159</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-159</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseMerges>
               <licenseMerge>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0|The Apache Software License, Version 2.0
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-166/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-166/pom.xml
index 3ee5e11dc..d150c59a1 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-166/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-166/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>ISSUE-166</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <inceptionYear>2019</inceptionYear>
 
   <name>Test ISSUE-166</name>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-174/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-174/pom.xml
index 7c9bb0da2..651c07b09 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-174/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-174/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>ISSUE-174</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>Test ISSUE-174</name>
   <url>http://www.mojohaus.org</url>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-195/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-195/pom.xml
index d8a84023e..9a074da17 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-195/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-195/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-197/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-197/pom.xml
index 3314f8f5a..e25beabcd 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-197/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-197/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-21/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-21/pom.xml
index cc9ea5543..76bff4ec1 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-21/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-21/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-22/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-22/pom.xml
index 0d4d16026..97e974384 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-22/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-22/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-324/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-324/child1/pom.xml
index b9b8b1bb1..d3781b2ef 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-324/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-324/child1/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324-child1</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324-child2</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-324/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-324/child2/pom.xml
index bd84f41fa..ff5f05e3b 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-324/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-324/child2/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324-child2</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-324/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-324/pom.xml
index aeeb2dec5..ad8466f32 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-324/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-324/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-324</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-324</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <inherited>false</inherited>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludedScopes>system,test</excludedScopes>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-345-2/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-345-2/pom.xml
index fd2e8a8ba..b4cc7c76f 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-345-2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-345-2/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>issue-345-2</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-345-2</name>
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseMerges>
               <licenseMerge>Apache-2.0|The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</licenseMerge>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-345/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-345/pom.xml
index 40a9b224f..ce9e1991c 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-345/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-345/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>issue-345</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-345</name>
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-38/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-38/pom.xml
index 367d24eeb..1d449a2ee 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-38/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-38/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <extraFiles>
               <DockerFile>properties</DockerFile>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-40/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-40/pom.xml
index a74e97345..554473559 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-40/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-40/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-423/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-423/pom.xml
index 32446a0a4..61ed5b04b 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-423/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-423/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>issue-423</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-423</name>
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-55/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-55/pom.xml
index a924c7c21..93d1c2c16 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-55/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-55/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-59/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-59/pom.xml
index 95bfc7298..8d52b04d7 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-59/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-59/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-59</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-59</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-7/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-7/pom.xml
index cc9ea5543..76bff4ec1 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-7/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-7/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/ISSUE-80/pom.xml b/src/it/ISSUE-80/pom.xml
index 4d8c406b7..e1f8dc110 100644
--- a/src/it/ISSUE-80/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/ISSUE-80/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ISSUE-59</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ISSUE-80</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-132/consume-db/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-132/consume-db/pom.xml
index be97e3f19..e907fd6cb 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-132/consume-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-132/consume-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - consume</name>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       <classifier>test-third-party</classifier>
       <type>license.properties</type>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-132/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-132/pom.xml
index 47cfcf104..fb6f9b702 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-132/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-132/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: global-db</name>
   <properties>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseMergesUrl>${project.baseUri}licenses.merge</licenseMergesUrl>
             <useMissingFile>true</useMissingFile>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child1/pom.xml
index 0d4a4363a..74b9f3abd 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child1/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-2-child1</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child2/pom.xml
index 875b3b958..7f6affa67 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/child2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-2</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-2-child2</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/pom.xml
index 94bb02069..a69a328b8 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-2/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-2</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-2</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child1/pom.xml
index 6d131dec3..5a8e3758a 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child1/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21-child1</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child2/pom.xml
index 24acd3f3e..3e19cfb18 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/child2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21-child2</artifactId>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
       <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21-child1</artifactId>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/pom.xml
index 45d7baf87..29c1027bd 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-21/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-21/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-21</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-21</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-23/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-23/pom.xml
index 84a3431b4..e245e5004 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-23/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-23/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-23</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-23</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseMerges>
               <licenseMerge>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0|Apache 2
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-24/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-24/pom.xml
index 81175d7a4..e90828cee 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-24/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-24/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-25/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-25/pom.xml
index 4d6dba56f..7933f9c48 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-25/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-25/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-25</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-25</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-27/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-27/pom.xml
index e6f06c5f3..909adc143 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-27/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-27/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>MLICENSE-27</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-27</name>
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <verbose>true</verbose>
             <addSvnKeyWords>true</addSvnKeyWords>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-3/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-3/pom.xml
index 7359e89cb..89997bca5 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-3/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-3/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>MLICENSE-3</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-3</name>
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <verbose>true</verbose>
             <addSvnKeyWords>true</addSvnKeyWords>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-30/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-30/pom.xml
index 6e84432b8..7b5deb57a 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-30/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-30/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <verbose>true</verbose>
             <addSvnKeyWords>true</addSvnKeyWords>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-33/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-33/pom.xml
index d959babcd..479b16032 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-33/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-33/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-33</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-33</name>
 
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <reports>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-36/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-36/pom.xml
index 557f4d084..c8b04f35d 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-36/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-36/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-36</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-36</name>
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-fail/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-fail/pom.xml
index da3bf201b..4101266df 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-fail/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-fail/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-37</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-37</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-success/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-success/pom.xml
index a5e631baa..f5eb9c9eb 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-success/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-blacklist-success/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-37</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-37 (white-list)</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-fail/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-fail/pom.xml
index c7633b45b..14d56db67 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-fail/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-fail/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-37</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-37 (white-list)</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-success/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-success/pom.xml
index b12b83e23..9aae67695 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-success/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-37-whitelist-success/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-37</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-37 (white-list)</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-4/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-4/pom.xml
index 6dfd9a07c..040f11ce5 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-4/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-4/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-5/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-5/pom.xml
index 227877214..fe0e7ee88 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-5/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-5/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-update-project-license-MLICENSE-5</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: update-project-license-MLICENSE-5</name>
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-53/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-53/pom.xml
index e18958584..11f2c72f8 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-53/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-53/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-53</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-53</name>
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-71/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-71/pom.xml
index 86a059a39..46e01a827 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-71/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-71/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-71</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-71</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <licenseMerges>
               <licenseMerge>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0|Apache 2</licenseMerge>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-72/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-72/pom.xml
index f0375f074..b78610a30 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-72/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-72/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-MLICENSE-72</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: MLICENSE-72</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/MLICENSE-92/pom.xml b/src/it/MLICENSE-92/pom.xml
index b75702cba..613ddaca5 100644
--- a/src/it/MLICENSE-92/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MLICENSE-92/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-update-project-license-MLICENSE-92</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: update-project-license-MLICENSE-92</name>
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-excluded-included/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-excluded-included/pom.xml
index 76eb6488c..c7c575b67 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-excluded-included/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-excluded-included/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
index 0ac804af2..2d9022430 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - consume</name>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/misc-dep/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/misc-dep/pom.xml
index ff6915419..0fd8a8e6c 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/misc-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/misc-dep/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - something to depend on</name>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
index a9eceb74a..f0ea99cef 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: global-db</name>
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <useMissingFile>true</useMissingFile>
             <force>true</force>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/publish-db/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/publish-db/pom.xml
index fc40c8549..f1d3643d0 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/publish-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-global-db/publish-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - publish</name>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7</version>
+        <version>@build-helper-maven-plugin.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-artifacts</id>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-merge-licenses/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-merge-licenses/pom.xml
index e98e12d2f..f5fac7872 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-merge-licenses/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-merge-licenses/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-merge-license</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <!-- ************************************************************* -->
   <!-- *** Project Information ************************************* -->
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
index 310c519f8..3ecf16fd3 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>add-third-party-missing-file</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: add-third-party-missing-file</name>
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.license</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-missing-pom/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-missing-pom/pom.xml
index 3ba3161c2..ca2e6e82a 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-missing-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-missing-pom/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-ano-812</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: ano-812</name>
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-no-deps/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-no-deps/pom.xml
index c95e4bbb4..22516b5b2 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-no-deps/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-no-deps/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-no-deps</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: add-third-party-no-deps</name>
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-no-encoding/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-no-encoding/pom.xml
index ca27c0635..93239c5ab 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-no-encoding/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-no-encoding/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>add-third-party-no-encoding</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: add-third-party-no-encoding</name>
 
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps-name-order/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps-name-order/pom.xml
index 55acaf9ab..235221ba3 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps-name-order/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps-name-order/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>add-third-party-with-deps-name-order</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: add-third-party-with-deps-name-order</name>
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps/pom.xml b/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps/pom.xml
index 7c1855ec6..cf9298901 100644
--- a/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/add-third-party-with-deps/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-with-deps</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: add-third-party-with-deps</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-bad-license/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-bad-license/pom.xml
index c3b1029ec..8d2d0817f 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-bad-license/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-bad-license/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-exclude-transitive-deps/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-exclude-transitive-deps/pom.xml
index eee2c368b..75d32b5d7 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-exclude-transitive-deps/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-exclude-transitive-deps/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
index be97e3f19..e907fd6cb 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - consume</name>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       <classifier>test-third-party</classifier>
       <type>license.properties</type>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
index 64b7bbce6..3ddb3ac08 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-global-db/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: global-db</name>
   <properties>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <useMissingFile>true</useMissingFile>
             <includeTransitiveDependencies>false</includeTransitiveDependencies>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-include-optional/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-include-optional/pom.xml
index 62416c11e..f53d1b0af 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-include-optional/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-include-optional/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <verbose>true</verbose>
           </configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/child/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/child/pom.xml
index ca794fad2..2a6288317 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/child/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/child/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-child</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
index f250db341..9d40aa421 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-missing-file</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <modules>
     <module>child</module>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <failOnMissing>true</failOnMissing>
             <verbose>true</verbose>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-multimodule-filters/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-multimodule-filters/pom.xml
index dd55a558b..2981d3873 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-multimodule-filters/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-multimodule-filters/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-no-children/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-no-children/pom.xml
index 0b48ca420..f678c0934 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-no-children/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-no-children/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-no-children</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: aggregate-add-third-party-no-children</name>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child1/pom.xml
index 4c5fa9fcf..638448c42 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child1/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-child1</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child2/pom.xml
index 1985857d1..2bb9e8fc6 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/child2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party-child2</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/pom.xml
index 3a6d10eff..6af905b6f 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-add-third-party-simple/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-add-third-party</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <modules>
     <module>child1</module>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child1/pom.xml
index dc6929324..8d920fc8c 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child1/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licenses</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-child1</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child2/pom.xml
index 0d168c796..a021b4087 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/child2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licenses</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licenses-child2</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/pom.xml
index bd8d5d414..9829941ea 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licences/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-merge-licenses</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <modules>
     <module>child1</module>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>nourl</id>
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child1/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child1/pom.xml
index 16ab34215..ea090b2c9 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child1/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child1/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-child1</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child2/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child2/pom.xml
index 1524323ff..551ef3a8d 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/child2/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report-child2</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/pom.xml b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/pom.xml
index 8456ae051..a82b5d652 100644
--- a/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/aggregate-third-party-report/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-aggregate-third-party-report</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <modules>
     <module>child1</module>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-basic/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-basic/pom.xml
index f6754afa2..4c78147f1 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-basic/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-basic/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-configured/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-configured/pom.xml
index fd73adbe6..6858e375d 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-configured/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-configured/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>pre-1.18</id>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-failFast/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-failFast/pom.xml
index 43cf72e70..9597e9754 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-failFast/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-failFast/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-file-names-bad-sha1-force/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-file-names-bad-sha1-force/pom.xml
index ecf5dac7e..968320c41 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-file-names-bad-sha1-force/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-file-names-bad-sha1-force/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-file-names/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-file-names/pom.xml
index df5afd5f7..ad0b2192e 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-file-names/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-file-names/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>basic</id>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-force/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-force/pom.xml
index facf2ebbf..af717ee47 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-force/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-force/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-include-exclude-types/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-include-exclude-types/pom.xml
index d4507ecd5..4b1cd551f 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-include-exclude-types/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-include-exclude-types/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>exclude-pom</id>
diff --git a/src/it/download-licenses-proxy/pom.xml b/src/it/download-licenses-proxy/pom.xml
index ab6d0562e..4ff96e6e8 100644
--- a/src/it/download-licenses-proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/download-licenses-proxy/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
diff --git a/src/it/dual-licensed-blacklist/pom.xml b/src/it/dual-licensed-blacklist/pom.xml
index f41436ad8..6d0f87d16 100644
--- a/src/it/dual-licensed-blacklist/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/dual-licensed-blacklist/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/dual-licensed-both-whitelisted/pom.xml b/src/it/dual-licensed-both-whitelisted/pom.xml
index c225eb21e..c78a6f52a 100644
--- a/src/it/dual-licensed-both-whitelisted/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/dual-licensed-both-whitelisted/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/dual-licensed-none-whitelisted/pom.xml b/src/it/dual-licensed-none-whitelisted/pom.xml
index 39b5eec2c..654cba4ab 100644
--- a/src/it/dual-licensed-none-whitelisted/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/dual-licensed-none-whitelisted/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/dual-licensed-one-whitelisted/pom.xml b/src/it/dual-licensed-one-whitelisted/pom.xml
index 6940e40bb..ea9d91735 100644
--- a/src/it/dual-licensed-one-whitelisted/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/dual-licensed-one-whitelisted/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/consume-db/pom.xml b/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/consume-db/pom.xml
index be97e3f19..e907fd6cb 100644
--- a/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/consume-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/consume-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - consume</name>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       <classifier>test-third-party</classifier>
       <type>license.properties</type>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/pom.xml b/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/pom.xml
index b510d9ed2..e9f59cc8d 100644
--- a/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/licenseMergeUserProperty-with-merges/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-add-third-party-global-db</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: global-db</name>
   <properties>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
           <configuration>
             <useMissingFile>true</useMissingFile>
             <includeTransitiveDependencies>false</includeTransitiveDependencies>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml b/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
index bc5ae3aa6..bb02da113 100644
--- a/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/consume-db/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
     <artifactId>test-third-party-report-global-db</artifactId>
-    <version>@pom.version@</version>
+    <version>@project.version@</version>
   </parent>
 
   <name>License Test :: global-db - consume</name>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       <classifier>test-third-party</classifier>
       <type>license.properties</type>
-      <version>@pom.version@</version>
+      <version>@project.version@</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/pom.xml b/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/pom.xml
index b93c60e08..57d955543 100644
--- a/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/third-party-report-global-db/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-third-party-report-global-db</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>License Test :: global-db</name>
   <properties>
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/third-party-report/pom.xml b/src/it/third-party-report/pom.xml
index db848bb39..f8f3e458d 100644
--- a/src/it/third-party-report/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/third-party-report/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-third-party-report</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: third-party-report</name>
 
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.3</version>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>@pom.version@</version>
+        <version>@project.version@</version>
         <reportSets>
           <reportSet>
             <reports>
diff --git a/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml b/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
index 0c9e66c39..14a871d53 100644
--- a/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/update-file-header-test-mojo/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>update-file-header-test-mojo</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: update-file-header-specific</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
diff --git a/src/it/update-project-license-test-mojo/pom.xml b/src/it/update-project-license-test-mojo/pom.xml
index 7989a7467..e32be402f 100644
--- a/src/it/update-project-license-test-mojo/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/update-project-license-test-mojo/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.license.test</groupId>
   <artifactId>test-update-project-license</artifactId>
-  <version>@pom.version@</version>
+  <version>@project.version@</version>
 
   <name>License Test :: update-project-license</name>
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>@pom.version@</version>
+          <version>@project.version@</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>