diff --git a/webgoat-container/pom.xml b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
index 9f9fc90f5..da62e8822 100644
--- a/webgoat-container/pom.xml
+++ b/webgoat-container/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
                         <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${tomcat7-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <version>2.2</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <server>local_tomcat</server>
                             <url>http://localhost:8080/manager</url>