diff --git a/flink-connectors/flink-hadoop-compatibility/pom.xml b/flink-connectors/flink-hadoop-compatibility/pom.xml
index 988fddf01e279..30ea172be4bfc 100644
--- a/flink-connectors/flink-hadoop-compatibility/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-connectors/flink-hadoop-compatibility/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-connectors/flink-hcatalog/pom.xml b/flink-connectors/flink-hcatalog/pom.xml
index 4165c4f10727b..5a437f8e4c8bd 100644
--- a/flink-connectors/flink-hcatalog/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-connectors/flink-hcatalog/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-examples/flink-examples-batch/pom.xml b/flink-examples/flink-examples-batch/pom.xml
index 5e8795ec31338..31373c02403f1 100644
--- a/flink-examples/flink-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-examples/flink-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-examples/flink-examples-streaming/pom.xml b/flink-examples/flink-examples-streaming/pom.xml
index b51a90eef6b41..c1b52a43352a0 100644
--- a/flink-examples/flink-examples-streaming/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-examples/flink-examples-streaming/pom.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-libraries/flink-cep-scala/pom.xml b/flink-libraries/flink-cep-scala/pom.xml
index ae937d68c2ba9..3d1792b8abcc6 100644
--- a/flink-libraries/flink-cep-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-libraries/flink-cep-scala/pom.xml
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-examples/pom.xml b/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-examples/pom.xml
index d58f0bcc27679..f7045e6e66d15 100644
--- a/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-examples/pom.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-scala/pom.xml b/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-scala/pom.xml
index 7256086b19953..34e3a2ade0ab7 100644
--- a/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-libraries/flink-gelly-scala/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ under the License.
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7</version>
                 <executions>
                     <!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
                     <execution>
diff --git a/flink-mesos/pom.xml b/flink-mesos/pom.xml
index f41e87bf5c4dd..9c496a057095c 100644
--- a/flink-mesos/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-mesos/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-runtime/pom.xml b/flink-runtime/pom.xml
index a75c20f59da0d..1a3fd20d51ac3 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-scala-shell/pom.xml b/flink-scala-shell/pom.xml
index 7f7f265a9289e..10a2c82bf92b0 100644
--- a/flink-scala-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-scala-shell/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-scala/pom.xml b/flink-scala/pom.xml
index b4502dfd1241c..29027a91add38 100644
--- a/flink-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-scala/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-streaming-scala/pom.xml b/flink-streaming-scala/pom.xml
index 9f4aa6c169fb6..249ae7bacc915 100644
--- a/flink-streaming-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-streaming-scala/pom.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-tests/pom.xml b/flink-tests/pom.xml
index de1c205f4c462..95451b2f46124 100644
--- a/flink-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-tests/pom.xml
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/flink-yarn-tests/pom.xml b/flink-yarn-tests/pom.xml
index bccb67c17cec3..709ab87ff45ad 100644
--- a/flink-yarn-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-yarn-tests/pom.xml
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ under the License.
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.7</version>
 				<executions>
 					<!-- Add src/main/scala to eclipse build path -->
 					<execution>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdb7e7576a18f..0d4bc2d37b8c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ under the License.
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.12</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>regex-property</id>
@@ -746,6 +745,11 @@ under the License.
 			<build>
 				<pluginManagement>
 					<plugins>
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+							<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>1.7</version>
+						</plugin>
 						<plugin>
 							<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 							<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>