diff --git a/samples/contacts/pom.xml b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
index 37476043c8..0ca0690fc9 100644
--- a/samples/contacts/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/contacts/pom.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>6.1.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                 <contextPath>/contacts</contextPath>
                 <!--jettyConfig>${basedir}/src/test/resources/jetty.xml</jettyConfig-->
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
index a999fd593b..cded5bc888 100644
--- a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>6.1.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <contextPath>/tutorial</contextPath>
                 </configuration>