diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 872870d2665..f163b08cf05 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 		<crashub.version>1.3.0-beta11</crashub.version>
 		<jolokia.version>1.1.5</jolokia.version>
 	</properties>
+	<prerequisites>
+		<maven>3.0.0</maven>
+	</prerequisites>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.7</version>
+					<version>2.8.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -607,11 +610,11 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.15</version>
+					<version>2.16</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.4</version>
+					<version>2.5.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -627,11 +630,11 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.1</version>
+					<version>2.2</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.2</version>
+					<version>3.3</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -639,11 +642,11 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.15</version>
+					<version>2.16</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.3</version>
+					<version>2.4</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -658,7 +661,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 					<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.0</version>
+					<version>2.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>