diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 832f55f..8a2cd00 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 		<image.registry>docker.inteligr8.com</image.registry>
 
 		<!-- using version properties so they can be overridden by child projects or Maven executions -->
+		<maven-resources-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
+		<maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
 		<kubernetes-maven-plugin.version>1.19.0</kubernetes-maven-plugin.version>
 		<regex-maven-plugin.version>1.0.7</regex-maven-plugin.version>
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-resources-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>copy-resources</id>
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@
 			<!-- This plugin prevents the project from deploying to the Maven Repository, as it is pointless -->
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<skip>true</skip>
 				</configuration>