diff --git a/zeppelin-display/pom.xml b/zeppelin-display/pom.xml
index d33038e88e..1127228cfc 100644
--- a/zeppelin-display/pom.xml
+++ b/zeppelin-display/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
   <version>0.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Zeppelin: Display system apis</name>
 
+  <properties>
+    <!--plugin versions -->
+    <plugin.failsafe.version>2.16</plugin.failsafe.version>
+    <plugin.scala.version>2.15.2</plugin.scala.version>
+    <plugin.scalatest.version>1.0</plugin.scalatest.version>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.16</version>
+        <version>${plugin.failsafe.version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scala-tools</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-scala-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.15.2</version>
+        <version>${plugin.scala.version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>compile</id>
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
         <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0</version>
+        <version>${plugin.scalatest.version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>test</id>