diff --git a/ipojo/core/pom.xml b/ipojo/core/pom.xml
index f28047e..0b80373 100644
--- a/ipojo/core/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/core/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
       <artifactId>org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata</artifactId>
-      <version>${pom.version}</version>
+      <version>1.4.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-ipojo-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${pom.version}</version>
+        <version>1.4.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>