diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7568145..7a883ce 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ clean:
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$(version) -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+	mvn org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.17.1:set -DnewVersion=$(version) -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 	mvn package -DskipTests=true
 	cp ./target/$(artifact_name)-$(version).jar ./$(artifact_name).jar
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ifndef version
 	$(error No version given. Aborting)
 endif
 	$(info Packaging version: $(version))
-	mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$(version) -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+	mvn org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.17.1:set -DnewVersion=$(version) -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 	mvn package -DskipTests=true
 	$(eval tmpdir:=$(shell mktemp -d build-XXXXXXXXXX))
 	cp ./target/$(artifact_name)-$(version).jar $(tmpdir)/$(artifact_name).jar