diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 70b86cf..dfb9224 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     <sonar.sources>pom.xml,src/main/java,src/main/resources</sonar.sources>
     <pip.path>${project.build.directory}/bin/pip3</pip.path>
     <shiv.path>${project.build.directory}/bin/shiv</shiv.path>
+    <asterix-test-datagenerator-maven-plugin.version>${project.version}</asterix-test-datagenerator-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
         <artifactId>asterix-test-datagenerator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <version>${asterix-test-datagenerator-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>replace-template-data</id>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index a8ead15..45d1f44 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
     <generatedSourcesDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/lexer/</generatedSourcesDirectory>
+    <lexer-generator-maven-plugin.version>${project.version}</lexer-generator-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
         <artifactId>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <version>${lexer-generator-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <grammarFile>src/main/resources/adm.grammar</grammarFile>
           <outputDir>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/lexer/org/apache/asterix/runtime/operators/file/adm</outputDir>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
index d6bfde3..a038d70 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@
   </licenses>
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/..</root.dir>
+    <record-manager-generator-maven-plugin.version>${project.version}</record-manager-generator-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
         <artifactId>record-manager-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <version>${record-manager-generator-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <debug>false</debug>
           <inputFiles>