diff --git a/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
index 5ba2e8d..94fd765 100644
--- a/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-jxr-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     <mavenVersion>2.2.1</mavenVersion>
     <doxia-sitetoolsVersion>1.4</doxia-sitetoolsVersion>
     <doxiaVersion>1.4</doxiaVersion>
-    <mavenPluginToolsVersion>3.3</mavenPluginToolsVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <prerequisites>
@@ -52,10 +51,6 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${mavenPluginToolsVersion}</version>
-          <configuration>
-            <skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
-          </configuration>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>mojo-descriptor</id>
@@ -183,7 +178,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${mavenPluginToolsVersion}</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>
diff --git a/maven-jxr/pom.xml b/maven-jxr/pom.xml
index 02f8eb4..229c6c9 100644
--- a/maven-jxr/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-jxr/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                The following has to be execluded from checkstyle otherwise
                it will fail based on the license of the file until
                a better solution exists.
-               http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JXR-117
+               https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JXR-117
           -->
           <configuration>
             <excludes combine.children="append">**/JavaCodeTransform.java</excludes>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad6f12c..d9ad448 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>26</version>
+    <version>27-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../pom/maven/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@
 
   <name>Maven JXR Parent</name>
 
-  <url>http://maven.apache.org/jxr/</url>
+  <url>https://maven.apache.org/jxr/</url>
 
   <description>Source cross reference library</description>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/jxr/trunk/</connection>
+    <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/jxr/trunk/</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/jxr/trunk/</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/jxr/trunk/</url>
+    <url>https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/jxr/trunk/</url>
   </scm>
 
   <issueManagement>
     <system>jira</system>
-    <url>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/JXR</url>
+    <url>https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JXR</url>
   </issueManagement>
   <ciManagement>
     <system>Jenkins</system>
diff --git a/src/site/site.xml b/src/site/site.xml
index 192c12c..b678648 100644
--- a/src/site/site.xml
+++ b/src/site/site.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <item name="Introduction" href="index.html"/>
       <item name="Maven JXR Plugin" href="./maven-jxr-plugin/"/>
       <item name="FAQ" href="faq.html"/>
-      <!-- According to http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNGSITE-152 -->
+      <!-- According to https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNGSITE-152 -->
       <item name="License" href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/"/>
       <item name="Download" href="download.html"/>
     </menu>