diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f4cfda18a..8a63ae0c44 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@
     <url>https://scm-manager.ci.cloudbees.com/</url>
   </ciManagement>
 
-  <prerequisites>
-    <maven>3.0.0</maven>
-  </prerequisites>
-
   <modules>
     <module>scm-core</module>
     <module>scm-test</module>
@@ -274,53 +270,53 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <reportPlugins>
-
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.4</version>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.3</version>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-              <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.4.0</version>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.12</version>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-              <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>2.7.1</version>
-              <configuration>
-                <linkXref>true</linkXref>
-                <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>
-                <targetJdk>${project.build.javaLevel}</targetJdk>
-              </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-          </reportPlugins>
-        </configuration>
+        <version>3.7</version>
       </plugin>
 
     </plugins>
 
   </build>
 
+  <reporting>
+    <plugins>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.4</version>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3</version>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.4.0</version>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.12</version>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.7.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <sourceEncoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</sourceEncoding>
+          <targetJdk>${project.build.javaLevel}</targetJdk>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
+    </plugins>
+  </reporting>
+
   <profiles>
 
     <profile>