diff --git a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index bce0d6b7..c1984f52 100644
--- a/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/alfresco-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.9.0</version>
+                <version>3.5</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>generated-helpmojo</id>
@@ -128,17 +128,6 @@
             <groupId>org.alfrescolabs.alfresco-technical-validation</groupId>
             <artifactId>org.alfrescolabs.alfresco-technical-validation</artifactId>
             <version>0.4.0</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.6</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.twdata.maven</groupId>
@@ -163,7 +152,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.9.0</version>
+                <version>3.5</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>