diff --git a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index f595c4283..337a01b2f 100644
--- a/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/liberty-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,20 @@
             <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
             <version>${maven.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
@@ -67,6 +81,12 @@
             <groupId>io.openliberty.tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>ci.common</artifactId>
             <version>1.8.26</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.twdata.maven</groupId>