diff --git a/gerrit-common/pom.xml b/gerrit-common/pom.xml
index af03191364..e878b80e67 100644
--- a/gerrit-common/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-common/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             <id>generate-version</id>
             <phase>generate-resources</phase>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <property name="dst" location="${project.build.outputDirectory}" />
                 <property name="pkg" location="${dst}/com/google/gerrit/common" />
                 <mkdir dir="${pkg}" />
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                   <arg value="HEAD"/>
                 </exec>
                 <echo file="${pkg}/Version">${v}</echo>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
             <goals>
               <goal>run</goal>
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/pom.xml b/gerrit-gwtui/pom.xml
index 9a27d12bea..178f8f4060 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/pom.xml
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ limitations under the License.
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <property name="dst" location="${project.build.outputDirectory}" />
                 <property name="pkg" location="${dst}/com/google/gerrit/client/account"/>
                 <mkdir dir="${pkg}"/>
                 <echo file="${pkg}/keyapplet_jar">gerrit-keyapplet-${keyappletVersion}.cache.jar</echo>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ limitations under the License.
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <property name="dst" location="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}"/>
                 <property name="app" location="${dst}/gerrit"/>
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                     <outputmapper type="glob" from="*" to="${app}/*.gz"/>
                   </redirector>
                 </apply>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/gerrit-war/pom.xml b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
index 87cfaa5f54..44670ce833 100644
--- a/gerrit-war/pom.xml
+++ b/gerrit-war/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                 <id>include-documentation</id>
                 <phase>process-classes</phase>
                 <configuration>
-                  <tasks>
+                  <target>
                     <property name="src" location="${basedir}/../Documentation" />
                     <property name="out" location="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}" />
                     <property name="dst" location="${out}/Documentation" />
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                         <include name="*.html" />
                       </fileset>
                     </copy>
-                  </tasks>
+                  </target>
                 </configuration>
                 <goals>
                   <goal>run</goal>
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ limitations under the License.
             <id>fix-output</id>
             <phase>process-classes</phase>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <property name="src" location="${basedir}/../Documentation" />
                 <property name="dst" location="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}" />
 
                 <copy tofile="${dst}/LICENSES.txt"
                       file="${src}/licenses.txt"
                       overwrite="true" />
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
             <goals>
               <goal>run</goal>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c76eab7bcb..5d6fc9fa10 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -319,25 +319,25 @@ limitations under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.2</version>
+          <version>2.3.2</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.2</version>
+          <version>1.4</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.3</version>
+          <version>1.6</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.1-beta-1</version>
+          <version>2.1.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.3</version>
+          <version>1.6</version>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>