diff --git a/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml b/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
index 6f2eb2c43b..02e01f6de3 100644
--- a/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
+++ b/ArjunaJTS/interop/test-ejbs/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             <plugins>
                <plugin>
                   <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.1.1</version>
+                  <version>3.5.1</version>
                   <configuration>
                      <outputDirectory>deployments</outputDirectory>
                      <warName>ROOT</warName>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 739f8d312f..5a08932432 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
         <version.shrinkwrap>1.2.6</version.shrinkwrap>
         <!--         Using an older plugin version to have compatibility with older maven version -->
         <version.surefire.plugin>2.22.2</version.surefire.plugin>
-        <version.war.plugin>3.2.3</version.war.plugin>
+        <version.war.plugin>3.5.1</version.war.plugin>
         <version.weld>5.0.1.Final</version.weld>
 
         <version.wildfly.plugin>5.1.5.Final</version.wildfly.plugin>