diff --git a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/module-a/pom.xml b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/module-a/pom.xml
index d9d5398e8..6ca592c68 100644
--- a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/module-a/pom.xml
+++ b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/module-a/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.1.0" root="true">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng7038</groupId>
diff --git a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/pom.xml b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/pom.xml
index 96a48643c..53379e02e 100644
--- a/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/pom.xml
+++ b/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-7038-rootdir/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" root="true" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.1.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.mng7038</groupId>
   <artifactId>parent</artifactId>