diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d13da136a..1ed843d3a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 		<maven.compiler.target>8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<mainClass />
         <maven.version>3.9.12</maven.version>
-		<maven-libs-version>${maven.version}</maven-libs-version>
 		<maven-plugin-api-version>3.9.15</maven-plugin-api-version>
 		<maven-resources-plugin-version>3.5.0</maven-resources-plugin-version>
 		<maven-compiler-plugin-version>3.15.0</maven-compiler-plugin-version>
@@ -86,10 +85,7 @@
 		<maven-deploy-plugin-version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin-version>
 		<nexus-staging-maven-plugin-version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin-version>
 		<build-helper-maven-plugin-version>3.6.1</build-helper-maven-plugin-version>
-		<maven-shared-utils.version>3.4.2</maven-shared-utils.version>
-		<file-management.version>3.2.0</file-management.version>
 		<maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.15.2</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
-		<maven-plugin-testing-harness.version>3.5.1</maven-plugin-testing-harness.version>
 		<plantuml-maven-plugin-version>1.2</plantuml-maven-plugin-version>
 		<plantuml-version>8059</plantuml-version>
 		<xml-maven-plugin-version>1.2.1</xml-maven-plugin-version>
@@ -176,58 +172,17 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven-plugin-api-version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-			  <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
-			  <artifactId>maven-shared-utils</artifactId>
-			  <version>${maven-shared-utils.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
-				<artifactId>file-management</artifactId>
-				<version>${file-management.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-				<version>${maven-libs-version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
-				<version>${maven-libs-version}</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-				<version>${maven-libs-version}</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven-plugin-annotations.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-testing</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-plugin-testing-harness</artifactId>
-				<version>${maven-plugin-testing-harness.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 				<version>2.2.1</version>
 			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-				<artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.3</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-				<artifactId>plexus-xml</artifactId>
-				<version>4.0.4</version>
-			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>com.sleepycat</groupId>
 				<artifactId>je</artifactId>
@@ -422,10 +377,6 @@
 						</dependency>
 					</dependencies>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.10.0</version>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>3.15.2</version>
diff --git a/quickfixj-distribution/pom.xml b/quickfixj-distribution/pom.xml
index 885ae596e..995334a96 100644
--- a/quickfixj-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 			<artifactId>quickfixj-dictgenerator</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
-			<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>quickfixj-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix40/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix40/pom.xml
index 76f9329ce..e1d6aeaa1 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix40/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix40/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix41/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix41/pom.xml
index 513c3f2e2..fd44642d8 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix41/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix41/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix42/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix42/pom.xml
index 33d2463ab..64ec87958 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix42/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix42/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix43/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix43/pom.xml
index fc130cc30..d58b4c03a 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix43/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix43/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix44/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix44/pom.xml
index 5f9ff9efe..28cc2da1c 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix44/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix44/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50/pom.xml
index 8b177895d..64e5c23fd 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp1/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp1/pom.xml
index 9689648c1..56232a520 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp1/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp1/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp2/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp2/pom.xml
index 3ec36783c..bc1e9435c 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp2/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fix50sp2/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fixlatest/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fixlatest/pom.xml
index 03e1cf9fe..5a0b00c97 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fixlatest/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-fixlatest/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 				<!-- prune classes that are not in the FIX Dictionaries specified below -->
 				<groupId>org.quickfixj</groupId>
 				<artifactId>quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${class-pruner-plugin.version}</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>prune</id>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/readme.md b/quickfixj-messages/readme.md
index 341398a09..22a5ed0bc 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/readme.md
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/readme.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ This can serve as a foundation for a custom Orchestration.
 * The QuickFIX/J project depends on [```quickfixj-orchestra```](https://github.com/quickfix-j/quickfixj-orchestra) project artefacts:  
   * ```quickfixj-from-fix-orchestra-code-generator-maven-plugin``` generates FIX Field, Component and Message sources directly from a FIX Orchestration. 
   * ```quickfixj-from-fix-orchestra-dictionary-generator-maven-plugin``` generates a QuickFIX compatible dictionary from a FIX Orchestration. 
-* The QuickFIX/J project publishes the [```class-pruner-maven-plugin```](../class-pruner-maven-plugin/readme.md) that can be used to delete (generated) sources and classes that are not present in a provided QuickFIX Dictionary. 
+* The QuickFIX/J project publishes the [```quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin```](https://github.com/quickfix-j/quickfixj-class-pruner-maven-plugin) that can be used to delete (generated) sources and classes that are not present in a provided QuickFIX Dictionary. 
 This is a very specialised plug-in and may not be needed for custom builds, see recommendations below.
 
 These tools should facilitate building custom Fields, Components and Message packages without needing to maintain a customised Fork of the entire QuickFIX/J project.