diff --git a/search-services/packaging/pom.xml b/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
index d0239b643..3ae5752c5 100644
--- a/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/search-services/packaging/pom.xml
@@ -50,28 +50,28 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.4.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>unpack-solr-war</id>
                         <phase>validate</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>unpack</goal>
+                            <goal>wget</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>solr</artifactId>
-                                    <version>${solr.version}</version>
-                                    <type>zip</type>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                    <excludes>**/*solr.xml</excludes>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <url>${solr.zip}</url>
+                            <unpack>true</unpack>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>unpack-solr-config</id>
                         <phase>validate</phase>
diff --git a/search-services/pom.xml b/search-services/pom.xml
index b76119761..d75267d8e 100644
--- a/search-services/pom.xml
+++ b/search-services/pom.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Alfresco Solr Search parent</name>
     <properties>
-        <solr.version>6.6.0</solr.version>
-        <alfresco-solrclient.version>6.5</alfresco-solrclient.version>
+        <solr.version>6.6.5</solr.version>
+        <alfresco-solrclient.version>6.7</alfresco-solrclient.version>
+        <!-- The location to download the solr zip file from. -->
+        <solr.zip>https://archive.apache.org/dist/lucene/solr/${solr.version}/solr-${solr.version}.zip</solr.zip>
     </properties>
     <distributionManagement>
         <repository>