Use plugin version properties defined in Apache Parent Pom

pom.xml

diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fde5839..9f89e08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@
 
     <!-- Overload the miminum maven version requirement -->
     <minimalMavenBuildVersion>3.8.0</minimalMavenBuildVersion>
+
+    <!-- plugin versions defined in parent pom -->
+    <surefire.version>3.1.0</surefire.version>
+    <maven.plugin.tools.version>3.9.0</maven.plugin.tools.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -960,7 +964,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -996,7 +1000,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.9.0</version>
+          <version>${maven.plugin.tools.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -1065,7 +1069,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>${surefire.version}</version>
           <configuration>
             <argLine>-Xmx1024m</argLine>
             <!-- Activate the use of TCP to transmit events to the plugin -->
@@ -1076,7 +1080,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>${surefire.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>