diff --git a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
index 4fd5e92cb3..b87ef934a3 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  
+  <parent>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
+        <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>7</version>
+  </parent>
+  
   <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
   <artifactId>pmd-build</artifactId>
   <name>PMD</name>