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+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/singleton-startup-ordering/pom.xml b/examples/singleton-startup-ordering/pom.xml
index f9a525bb0ae..c067acd930e 100755
--- a/examples/singleton-startup-ordering/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/singleton-startup-ordering/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/struts/pom.xml b/examples/struts/pom.xml
index c3b1e6d18e2..f020f47c650 100644
--- a/examples/struts/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/struts/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/tomee-jersey-eclipselink/pom.xml b/examples/tomee-jersey-eclipselink/pom.xml
index 964b1b6856c..866dfe03dcb 100644
--- a/examples/tomee-jersey-eclipselink/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/tomee-jersey-eclipselink/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/websocket-jms/pom.xml b/examples/websocket-jms/pom.xml
index e3cc3a2adc5..a6450f22d7a 100644
--- a/examples/websocket-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/websocket-jms/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/xa-datasource/pom.xml b/examples/xa-datasource/pom.xml
index fb06f051ebd..8761fd0f65a 100644
--- a/examples/xa-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/xa-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>3.4.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
         </configuration>