diff --git a/annotation-validator/annotation-validator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/annotation-validator/annotation-validator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5f96ac32c..8869fbef4 100644
--- a/annotation-validator/annotation-validator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/annotation-validator/annotation-validator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
-            <version>${maven-plugin-annotations.version}</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 984820f76..6baf96dd2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
         <framework-wiremock-service.version>25.104.0-M3</framework-wiremock-service.version>
         <file-service.version>25.104.0-M3</file-service.version>
 
-        <!-- Must be moved to parent-pom -->
-        <maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.9.0</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
-
         <!--
             jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api is managed by the BOM at 4.0.0 (Jakarta EE 10,
             jakarta.* namespace). However, org.raml:raml-parser is a legacy third-party library