diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-270-325-JDK11/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-270-325-JDK11/pom.xml
index e2d050c..e79e700 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-270-325-JDK11/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-270-325-JDK11/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <java.version>11</java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.8.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <target>11</target>
-            <source>11</source>
+            <target>${java.version}</target>
+            <source>${java.version}</source>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
           <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
-          <targetJdk>11</targetJdk>
+          <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/invoker.properties
index 1be113e..a85591d 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/invoker.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 # under the License.
 
 invoker.java.version = 12+
-invoker.goals = clean verify
\ No newline at end of file
+invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/pom.xml
index c76289a..d7046e7 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins.pmd.it</groupId>
-  <artifactId>empty-rulests</artifactId>
+  <artifactId>MPMD-280-JDK12</artifactId>
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <name>my-app</name>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <java.version>12</java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.8.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <target>12</target>
-            <source>12</source>
+            <target>${java.version}</target>
+            <source>${java.version}</source>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
-          <targetJdk>12</targetJdk>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
+          <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-280-JDK12/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/invoker.properties
index 7581147..df22c70 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/invoker.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 
 invoker.java.version = 13+
 invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/pom.xml
index b20a00c..4e8161a 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins.pmd.it</groupId>
-  <artifactId>empty-rulests</artifactId>
+  <artifactId>MPMD-295-JDK13</artifactId>
   <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <name>my-app</name>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <java.version>14</java.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.8.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <target>13</target>
-            <source>13</source>
+            <target>${java.version}</target>
+            <source>${java.version}</source>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
-          <targetJdk>13</targetJdk>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
+          <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-295-JDK13/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/invoker.properties
index 0963e85..aa1224c 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/invoker.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 
 invoker.java.version = 14+
 invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/pom.xml
index 60bd58b..9b7c1c7 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/pom.xml
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
           <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK14/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/invoker.properties
index c0309db..3026c6f 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/invoker.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 
 invoker.java.version = 15+
 invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/pom.xml
index 37ea830..8db2e8b 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/pom.xml
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
           <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-302-JDK15/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/invoker.properties
index a18fd49..23d6093 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/invoker.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 
 invoker.java.version = 16+
 invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/pom.xml
index 07daa62..14983bf 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/pom.xml
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
           <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK16/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/invoker.properties b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/invoker.properties
index 523689c..afd052d 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/invoker.properties
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/invoker.properties
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@
 
 invoker.java.version = 17+
 invoker.goals = clean verify
+invoker.buildResult = failure
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/pom.xml b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/pom.xml
index ed1d9df..3064ae2 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/pom.xml
@@ -51,21 +51,15 @@
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>@project.version@</version>
         <configuration>
+          <linkXRef>false</linkXRef>
           <skipPmdError>false</skipPmdError>
           <skip>false</skip>
           <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
           <failurePriority>4</failurePriority>
+          <printFailingErrors>true</printFailingErrors>
           <targetJdk>${java.version}</targetJdk>
           <sourceEncoding>UTF-8</sourceEncoding>
           <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>**/*Bean.java</exclude>
-            <exclude>**/generated/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-          <excludeRoots>
-            <excludeRoot>target/generated-sources/stubs</excludeRoot>
-          </excludeRoots>
-          <rulesets/>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
index 2a5a2bc..4823d57 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/src/main/java/com/mycompany/app/Foo.java
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package com.mycompany.app;
+
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/verify.groovy b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/verify.groovy
index 1cd85d4..ebb6a94 100644
--- a/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MPMD-312-JDK17/verify.groovy
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 File buildLog = new File( basedir, 'build.log' )
-assert buildLog.exists()
\ No newline at end of file
+assert buildLog.exists()
+assert buildLog.text.contains( '[INFO] PMD Failure: com.mycompany.app.Foo:26 Rule:UnusedFormalParameter Priority:3' )
+assert !buildLog.text.contains( '[WARNING]' )