diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-aar-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-aar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index e63693d..f4f064c 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-aar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-aar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-java2wsdl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-java2wsdl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index c2efc14..59fb73d 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-java2wsdl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-java2wsdl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency><!-- Maven supports SLF4J -->
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-mar-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-mar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2b0fcc7..7826ece 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-mar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-mar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-repo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-repo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 39da93d..4841b50 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-repo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-repo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-wsdl2code-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-wsdl2code-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d14d533..e31d4c7 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-wsdl2code-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-wsdl2code-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -53,14 +53,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/tool/axis2-xsd2java-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/tool/axis2-xsd2java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 596cbbd..c665f3e 100644
--- a/modules/tool/axis2-xsd2java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/tool/axis2-xsd2java-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>