diff --git a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index eac9f7e..41f18a9 100644
--- a/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7</version>
             <configuration>
               <debug>true</debug>
               <projectsDirectory>src/it</projectsDirectory>