diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
index bb7dae33395..bd9d310cfff 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>compile</phase>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.docs/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.docs/pom.xml
index f5079653aba..4915c4ae088 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.docs/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.meson.docs/pom.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>compile</phase>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
index 64cdfda98a9..8ea157d5c6a 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>compile</phase>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
index eafd2966e88..5f477c8d076 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.dap/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.8</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>generate-sources</phase>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
index d221005cc9f..3f781111042 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>compile</phase>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
index 2d12c0151c4..cb97ceae65d 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.8</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<phase>compile</phase>
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
index 2eb8c5db1d5..7b5274d7923 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.8</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>clean</id>
diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
index 0252c050968..8b16d03c238 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.8</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>clean</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5b70e09a095..d91b608e966 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.8</version>
+					<version>3.0.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>