diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 345a62833255..5d7daf8e81b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>36</version>
+    <version>37</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ under the License.
     <wagonVersion>3.5.2</wagonVersion>
     <securityDispatcherVersion>2.0</securityDispatcherVersion>
     <cipherVersion>2.0</cipherVersion>
-    <modelloVersion>2.0.0</modelloVersion>
     <jxpathVersion>1.3</jxpathVersion>
     <resolverVersion>1.8.2</resolverVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
@@ -547,7 +546,6 @@ under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>
           <artifactId>modello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${modelloVersion}</version>
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>modello-site-docs</id>
@@ -577,7 +575,7 @@ under the License.
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <excludes>
-              <exclude>.asf.yaml</exclude>
+              <exclude>**/.gitattributes</exclude>
               <exclude>src/test/resources*/**</exclude>
               <exclude>src/test/projects/**</exclude>
               <exclude>src/test/remote-repo/**</exclude>
@@ -671,23 +669,10 @@ under the License.
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.2</version>
         <configuration>
           <violationSeverity>info</violationSeverity>
           <suppressionsLocation>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/build/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
         </configuration>
-        <dependencies>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
-            <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-            <version>8.41.1</version>
-          </dependency>
-          <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-shared-resources</artifactId>
-            <version>3</version>
-          </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>