diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
index bded1997..7fa64ef0 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,25 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <requirementsHistories>
+            <requirementsHistory>
+              <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
+              <maven>3.0</maven>
+              <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </requirementsHistory>
+            <requirementsHistory>
+              <version>3.0.0-M2</version>
+              <maven>3.0</maven>
+              <jdk>1.7</jdk>
+            </requirementsHistory>
+            <requirementsHistory>
+              <version>2.5.3</version>
+              <maven>2.2.1</maven>
+              <jdk>1.7</jdk>
+            </requirementsHistory>
+          </requirementsHistories>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>