diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml
index 56b74a4d1e..eb61e48f5c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 		<maven-shade-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
 		<maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
-		<build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.12</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
+		<build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index 075ebc8a22..afff80ac6b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.12</version>
+				<version>${build-helper-maven-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>attach-artifacts</id>