diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 075b4e0..85511c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
     
     <javac.debuglevel>lines,source,vars</javac.debuglevel>
 
+    <!-- 12-Oct-2024, tatu: [jackson-parent#15] Downgrade Moditect plugin for 2.18.1+
+      -->
+    <version.plugin.moditect>1.1.0</version.plugin.moditect>
+
     <!--
      | For automatically generating PackageVersion.java. Your child pom.xml must define
      | packageVersion.dir and packageVersion.package, and must set the phase of the
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index e87abc1..d2a7723 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The parent pom for various Jackson components.
 === Releases ===
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+2.18.1 (not yet released)
+
+#15: Add override to downgrade `moditect-maven-plugin` from 1.2.2 to 1.1.0
+ to work around Eclipse issues
+
 2.18 (26-Sep-2024)
 
 - Update to oss-parent 61 (plugin version updates)