diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
index 882e860..e4e566c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-javadoc/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${mavenInvokerPluginVersion}</version>
             <configuration>
               <debug>true</debug>
               <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/it</cloneProjectsTo>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 636836d..1b184bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <pluginTestingHarnessVersion>1.2</pluginTestingHarnessVersion>
     <mavenVersion>2.2.1</mavenVersion>
     <antVersion>1.7.1</antVersion>
-    <mavenInvokerPluginVersion>1.8</mavenInvokerPluginVersion>
+    <mavenInvokerPluginVersion>1.10</mavenInvokerPluginVersion>
     <maven.site.path>plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-LATEST</maven.site.path>
   </properties>