diff --git a/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml b/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
index 1c87ae4bfb..67a61e8200 100644
--- a/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-cxf-modules/cxf-spring/pom.xml
@@ -43,19 +43,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.xml.ws</groupId>
             <artifactId>jaxws-ri</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.3</version>
+            <version>${jaxws-ri.version}</version>
             <type>pom</type>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.0.1</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2</version>
+            <version>${jstl.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.3.25</spring.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
+        <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
+        <jaxws-ri.version>2.3.3</jaxws-ri.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml b/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
index 21c675db35..f4c213687e 100644
--- a/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-httpclient4/pom.xml
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.16</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
         <mockserver.version>5.11.2</mockserver.version>
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/apache-velocity/pom.xml b/apache-velocity/pom.xml
index a562ebeec0..f4b6de8872 100644
--- a/apache-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         <org.apache.httpcomponents.version>4.5.2</org.apache.httpcomponents.version>
         <velocity-version>1.7</velocity-version>
         <velocity-tools-version>2.0</velocity-tools-version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/azure/pom.xml b/azure/pom.xml
index aae84db0c6..6a06282a71 100644
--- a/azure/pom.xml
+++ b/azure/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
         <docker.image.prefix>${azure.containerRegistry}.azurecr.io</docker.image.prefix>
         <docker-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</docker-maven-plugin.version>
         <azure-webapp-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</azure-webapp-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/java-websocket/pom.xml b/java-websocket/pom.xml
index 7c5c006aa9..d529b32022 100644
--- a/java-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/java-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <properties>
         <javax.websocket-api.version>1.1</javax.websocket-api.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/jersey/pom.xml b/jersey/pom.xml
index 005fa85077..c2b37f7118 100644
--- a/jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/jersey/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>3.1.1</jersey.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/jsf/pom.xml b/jsf/pom.xml
index 81030537fb..09dea98f65 100644
--- a/jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf/pom.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@
         <!-- JSF -->
         <com.sun.faces.version>2.2.14</com.sun.faces.version>
         <javax.el.version>3.0.0</javax.el.version>
-        <!-- Maven War plugin -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <!-- Other -->
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.1</javax.annotation-api.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
index cf5d016d9f..7377fa3fa9 100644
--- a/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-server-2/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     <properties>
         <jetty.version>9.4.27.v20200227</jetty.version>
         <alpn.version>8.1.11.v20170118</alpn.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/microservices-modules/pom.xml b/microservices-modules/pom.xml
index 2111390481..a9cd8d2cd9 100644
--- a/microservices-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/microservices-modules/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@
         <module>rest-express</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/muleesb/pom.xml b/muleesb/pom.xml
index a2204c15b7..f471895ccb 100644
--- a/muleesb/pom.xml
+++ b/muleesb/pom.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@
         <munit.version>1.3.6</munit.version>
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.10</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <mule-maven-plugin.version>2.2.1</mule-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d0cd03700e..c03742dc02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@
         <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.13.0</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-cli.version>1.5.0</commons-cli.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.4.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <jstl-api.version>1.2</jstl-api.version>
         <javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>2.3.3</javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>
diff --git a/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml b/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
index 4f9e37ebd5..70f6876dee 100644
--- a/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/saas-modules/sentry-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@
     <properties>
         <sentry.version>6.11.0</sentry.version>
         <cargo-maven3-plugin.version>1.10.4</cargo-maven3-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
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diff --git a/security-modules/pom.xml b/security-modules/pom.xml
index b779c0d46d..864b1a7fcc 100644
--- a/security-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/security-modules/pom.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@
         <module>sql-injection-samples</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
index 251dba0316..f87446b413 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/pom.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,4 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
index 587ad8473b..513c5678d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-documentation/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <swagger-core.version>2.2.11</swagger-core.version>
         <springwolf-kafka.version>0.12.1</springwolf-kafka.version>
         <springwolf-ui.version>0.8.0</springwolf-ui.version>
diff --git a/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
index 74d46f0651..d4d7cd9c1a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-rest/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
         <start-class>com.baeldung.SpringBootRestApplication</start-class>
         <xstream.version>1.4.11.1</xstream.version>
         <modelmapper.version>3.1.0</modelmapper.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jaxb-runtime.version>2.3.7</jaxb-runtime.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-core-4/pom.xml b/spring-core-4/pom.xml
index 492a2ec5a2..2d11cc701b 100644
--- a/spring-core-4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core-4/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
         <awaitility.version>4.0.2</awaitility.version>
         <servlet-api.version>4.0.0</servlet-api.version>
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <apache-commons-text.version>1.10.0</apache-commons-text.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-core/pom.xml b/spring-core/pom.xml
index d1c155b92a..e369bc24d0 100644
--- a/spring-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <annotation-api.version>1.3.2</annotation-api.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-di/pom.xml b/spring-di/pom.xml
index cf3703096c..af0601deb6 100644
--- a/spring-di/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-di/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.9.5</aspectjweaver.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index 8912cad674..49c44f88f2 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
index 17d527ca6a..32f75aa676 100644
--- a/spring-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5.5</httpclient.version>
         <wiremock.version>2.27.2</wiremock.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
index 82be0555c3..b836a42bca 100644
--- a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
         <katharsis.version>3.0.2</katharsis.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.10</reflections.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-mobile/pom.xml b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
index 0c279c0d62..a7effc31be 100644
--- a/spring-mobile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mobile/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
         <spring-mobile-device.version>1.1.5.RELEASE</spring-mobile-device.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
index f21c6dbe40..41f24050b2 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-web-mvc-custom/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation-api.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-shell/pom.xml b/spring-shell/pom.xml
index 506884b413..952920fd1e 100644
--- a/spring-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring-shell.version>1.2.0.RELEASE</spring-shell.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-websockets/pom.xml b/spring-websockets/pom.xml
index c13d1cff33..a28ef8749a 100644
--- a/spring-websockets/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-websockets/pom.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@
         </resources>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/vaadin/pom.xml b/vaadin/pom.xml
index 777ab2551c..aa37a2392a 100644
--- a/vaadin/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
         <vaadin.widgetset.mode>local</vaadin.widgetset.mode>
         <vaadin.theme>mytheme</vaadin.theme>
         <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml b/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
index 9348e15cdb..244d176e25 100644
--- a/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
+++ b/web-modules/wicket/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     <properties>
         <wicket.version>7.5.0</wicket.version>
         <jetty9.version>9.2.13.v20150730</jetty9.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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