diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index f8f8af2c3..f04437135 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.2.1</version>
+                        <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <!--<version>2.9.1</version>-->
+                        <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.5</version>
+                        <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
diff --git a/http-testing/pom.xml b/http-testing/pom.xml
index 6c1c89c4c..0645cf158 100644
--- a/http-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/http-testing/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.19.1</version>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <includes>
                         <include>org.jsmart.zerocode.testhelp.tests.MockServerTest</include>
diff --git a/junit5-testing/pom.xml b/junit5-testing/pom.xml
index d671a85a1..92c79bcf4 100644
--- a/junit5-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/junit5-testing/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
+                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!--<junitPlatformArtifactName>com.github.junit-team.junit5:junit-platform-engine</junitPlatformArtifactName>-->
                     <!--<properties>-->
diff --git a/kafka-testing/pom.xml b/kafka-testing/pom.xml
index ee21ec8e9..3c142b2af 100644
--- a/kafka-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/kafka-testing/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.19.1</version>
+				<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<includes>
 						<include>org.jsmart.zerocode.integration.tests.kafka.KafkaSuite</include>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eec565e97..7d3d93cc2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
         <java-compiler-source.version>1.8</java-compiler-source.version>
         <java-compiler-target.version>1.8</java-compiler-target.version>
         <maven-assembly-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
+        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+        <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.1.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <!-- Release Build will not fail if error occurs during javadoc generation -->
         <maven.javadoc.failOnError>false</maven.javadoc.failOnError>
         <google.protobuf.version>3.24.4</google.protobuf.version>