diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c119b433..45990b93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -397,14 +397,11 @@
               <showVersion>true</showVersion>
               <preBuildHookScript>setup</preBuildHookScript>
               <postBuildHookScript>verify</postBuildHookScript>
-              <settingsFile>src/it/mrm/settings.xml</settingsFile>
+              <settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
               <properties>
                 <maven.compiler.source>${mojo.java.target}</maven.compiler.source>
                 <maven.compiler.target>${mojo.java.target}</maven.compiler.target>
               </properties>
-              <filterProperties>
-                <mrm.repository.url>${mrm.repository.url}</mrm.repository.url>
-              </filterProperties>
               <scriptVariables>
                 <projectVersion>${project.version}</projectVersion>
               </scriptVariables>
@@ -419,29 +416,6 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mrm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <configuration>
-              <repositories>
-                <mockRepo>
-                  <source>src/it/mrm/repository</source>
-                </mockRepo>
-                <localRepo>
-                  <source>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</source>
-                </localRepo>
-                <proxyRepo />
-              </repositories>
-            </configuration>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>start</goal>
-                  <goal>stop</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
             <executions>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/java_module-export/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/java_module-export/pom.xml
index d30fac9c..7a6dbba7 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/java_module-export/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/java_module-export/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <release>9</release>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/java_module-mainclass/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/java_module-mainclass/pom.xml
index 0ca2e37e..86918cfa 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/java_module-mainclass/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/java_module-mainclass/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <release>9</release>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/java_module-module+mainclass/pom.xml b/src/it/projects/java_module-module+mainclass/pom.xml
index 96e4edb4..c5f48d97 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/java_module-module+mainclass/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/projects/java_module-module+mainclass/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <source>9</source>
           <target>9</target>
diff --git a/src/it/projects/setup-parent/invoker.properties b/src/it/projects/setup-parent/invoker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7044f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/projects/setup-parent/invoker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+invoker.goals = dependency:resolve-plugins install
diff --git a/src/it/mrm/repository/parent-0.1.pom b/src/it/projects/setup-parent/pom.xml
similarity index 65%
rename from src/it/mrm/repository/parent-0.1.pom
rename to src/it/projects/setup-parent/pom.xml
index f8553c58..8b61d740 100644
--- a/src/it/mrm/repository/parent-0.1.pom
+++ b/src/it/projects/setup-parent/pom.xml
@@ -1,91 +1,92 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project
-  xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.exec.it</groupId>
-  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1</version>
-
-  <packaging>pom</packaging>
-
-  <name>exec-maven-plugin</name>
-  <url>http://www.codehaus.org</url>
-
-  <licenses>
-    <license>
-      <name>Apache License 2</name>
-      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
-      <distribution>repo</distribution>
-    </license>
-  </licenses>
-
-  <properties>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  </properties>
- 
-  <dependencyManagement> 
-    <dependencies>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1</version>
-      </dependency>      
-    </dependencies>
-  </dependencyManagement> 
-
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.1</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.16</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.8.0</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.3</version>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.6</version>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-</project>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project
+    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.exec.it</groupId>
+  <artifactId>parent</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>Apache License 2</name>
+      <url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+      <distribution>repo</distribution>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+        <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+        <version>1.1</version>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-dependency-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-site-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-surefire-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-compiler-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-clean-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-assembly-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-jar-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-install-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-war-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>@maven-resources-plugin.version@</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/mrm/settings.xml b/src/it/settings.xml
similarity index 66%
rename from src/it/mrm/settings.xml
rename to src/it/settings.xml
index 0890403d..5b00f63c 100644
--- a/src/it/mrm/settings.xml
+++ b/src/it/settings.xml
@@ -20,46 +20,30 @@ under the License.
 -->
 
 <settings>
-  <mirrors>
-    <mirror>
-      <id>mrm-maven-plugin</id>
-      <name>Mock Repository Manager</name>
-      <url>@mrm.repository.url@</url>
-      <mirrorOf>*</mirrorOf>
-    </mirror>
-  </mirrors>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>it-repo</id>
       <repositories>
         <repository>
-          <id>snapshots</id>
-          <url>@mrm.repository.url@</url>
+          <id>local.central</id>
+          <url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
           </releases>
           <snapshots>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-            <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
           </snapshots>
         </repository>
       </repositories>
       <pluginRepositories>
         <pluginRepository>
-          <id>snapshots</id>
-          <url>@mrm.repository.url@</url>
+          <id>local.central</id>
+          <url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
           <releases>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-            <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
           </releases>
           <snapshots>
             <enabled>true</enabled>
-            <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
-            <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
           </snapshots>
         </pluginRepository>
       </pluginRepositories>
@@ -68,5 +52,4 @@ under the License.
   <activeProfiles>
     <activeProfile>it-repo</activeProfile>
   </activeProfiles>
-  
-</settings>
+</settings>
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