diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
index bb50976ac..873339e19 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
       <version>2.12.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>xalan</groupId>
+      <artifactId>xalan</artifactId>
+      <version>2.7.2</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <copy todir="${project.build.outputDirectory}/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/xsl">
                   <fileset dir="${project.build.scriptSourceDirectory}">
                     <include name="junit-frames.xsl"/>
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
                     <include name="junit-noframes-saxon.xsl"/>
                   </fileset>
                 </copy>              
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
index ac66a5ad6..a00f8eea2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
@@ -85,16 +85,15 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <phase>validate</phase>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <ant dir="${basedir}/../../../.." antfile="fetch.xml" target="netrexx">
                   <property name="dest" value="optional"/>
                 </ant>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
             <goals>
               <goal>run</goal>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index e95255d38..99c65f9c5 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <tstamp/>
                 <mkdir dir="${project.build.directory}"/>
                 <touch file="${project.build.directory}/.build.timestamp.properties"/>
                 <echo file="${project.build.directory}/.build.timestamp.properties" append="false"
                   message="TODAY=${TODAY}"/>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
           <execution>
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <get src="http://apache.mirrors.spacedump.net//ant/binaries/apache-ant-1.10.5-bin.zip"
                      dest="${project.build.directory}/ant.zip"/>
-                <delete dir="${project.build.directory}/ant.zip"/>
+                <delete dir="${project.build.directory}/ant-home"/>
                 <unzip src="${project.build.directory}/ant.zip" dest="${project.build.directory}/ant-home">
                   <cutdirsmapper dirs="1"/>
                 </unzip>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
           <execution>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <jar jarfile="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/test2-antlib.jar">
                   <manifest>
                     <attribute name="Extension-name"
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
                     <include name="taskdefs/test2.antlib.xml"/>
                   </zipfileset>
                 </jar>
-              </tasks>
+                <echoproperties prefix="maven."/>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
           <execution>
@@ -157,9 +158,9 @@
               <goal>run</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
-              <tasks>
+              <target>
                 <delete file="${project.build.directory}/.build.timestamp.properties"/>
-              </tasks>
+              </target>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>