diff --git a/itf-extension-maven/src/test/java/com/soebes/itf/jupiter/maven/ProjectHelperTest.java b/itf-extension-maven/src/test/java/com/soebes/itf/jupiter/maven/ProjectHelperTest.java
index 2b6b06188b..2531aee38d 100644
--- a/itf-extension-maven/src/test/java/com/soebes/itf/jupiter/maven/ProjectHelperTest.java
+++ b/itf-extension-maven/src/test/java/com/soebes/itf/jupiter/maven/ProjectHelperTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ void fail_to_read_the_pom_file() throws IOException {
           .havingCause()
           .withMessage("expected > to finsh end tag not < from line 32 (position: TEXT seen ...<version>2.8-SNAPSHOT</version\\n  <... @33:4) ");
     }
-    ;
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/itf-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/itf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d311bd2e0c..5207c80304 100644
--- a/itf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/itf-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@
             <configuration>
               <forkCount>5</forkCount>
               <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
-              <systemProperties>
+              <systemPropertyVariables>
                 <maven.version>${maven.version}</maven.version>
                 <maven.home>${maven.home}</maven.home>
-              </systemProperties>
+              </systemPropertyVariables>
               <properties>
                 <configurationParameters>
                   junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled = false