diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e31fa33..392d06e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>