diff --git a/sling-parent/pom.xml b/sling-parent/pom.xml
index 1367295..109852b 100644
--- a/sling-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/sling-parent/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <sling.java.version>8</sling.java.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <surefire.plugin.version>3.0.0-M4</surefire.plugin.version>
+        <surefire.version>3.0.0-M4</surefire.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>
@@ -280,16 +280,13 @@
 
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
+                <!-- upgrade from 1.4.1 in ASF parent -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.0.0-M3</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.8.1</version>
-                </plugin>
+                <!-- upgrade from 3.0.1 in ASF parent -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -300,36 +297,13 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.12.1</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-jspc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0.8</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-jcrocm-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0.4-incubator</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.0</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.0</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.0</version>
-                </plugin>
+                <!-- upgrade from 2.5.2 in ASF parent -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <!-- upgrade from 2.8.2 in ASF parent -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -340,13 +314,33 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <dependencies>
+                        <!-- declare dependencies here rather than where needed to
+                             circumvent http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MANTRUN-51
+                        -->
+                        <dependency>
+                            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
+                            <version>1.7.1</version>
+                            <scope>runtime</scope>
+                        </dependency>
+                        <dependency>
+                            <groupId>jakarta-regexp</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>jakarta-regexp</artifactId>
+                            <version>1.4</version>
+                        </dependency>
+                    </dependencies>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.2</version>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jspc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.0.8</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jcrocm-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.0.4-incubator</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.sling</groupId>
@@ -381,27 +375,6 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.8</version>
-                    <dependencies>
-                        <!-- declare dependencies here rather than where needed to
-                             circumvent http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MANTRUN-51
-                        -->
-                        <dependency>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
-                            <version>1.7.1</version>
-                            <scope>runtime</scope>
-                        </dependency>
-                        <dependency>
-                            <groupId>jakarta-regexp</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>jakarta-regexp</artifactId>
-                            <version>1.4</version>
-                        </dependency>
-                    </dependencies>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.0.0</version>
@@ -417,21 +390,6 @@
                     <version>0.8.3</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${surefire.plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.servicemix.tooling</groupId>
                     <artifactId>depends-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>1.4.0</version>