diff --git a/lib/pom.rb b/lib/pom.rb
index b6a953c4a95a..d3472ab4dda6 100644
--- a/lib/pom.rb
+++ b/lib/pom.rb
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def log(message=nil)
 
   properties( 'polyglot.dump.pom' => 'pom.xml',
               'polyglot.dump.readonly' => true,
-              'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.1.2',
+              'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
               'gem.home' => '${basedir}/ruby/gems/shared',
               # we copy everything into the target/classes/META-INF
               # so the jar plugin just packs it - see build/resources below
diff --git a/lib/pom.xml b/lib/pom.xml
index 834c54787a98..79dcb9686d15 100644
--- a/lib/pom.xml
+++ b/lib/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DO NOT MODIFY - GENERATED CODE
     <gem.home>${basedir}/ruby/gems/shared</gem.home>
     <jruby.complete.gems>${jruby.complete.home}/lib/ruby/gems/shared</jruby.complete.gems>
     <jruby.complete.home>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/jruby.home</jruby.complete.home>
-    <jruby.plugins.version>1.1.2</jruby.plugins.version>
+    <jruby.plugins.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</jruby.plugins.version>
     <polyglot.dump.pom>pom.xml</polyglot.dump.pom>
     <polyglot.dump.readonly>true</polyglot.dump.readonly>
   </properties>
diff --git a/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml b/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml
index 5eb4ec494c42..279aa29c09da 100644
--- a/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml
+++ b/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
     </pluginExecution>
     <pluginExecution>
       <pluginExecutionFilter>
-        <groupId>de.saumya.mojo</groupId>
+        <groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>gem-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <versionRange>1.0.0-rc</versionRange>
+        <versionRange>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</versionRange>
         <goals>
           <goal>initialize</goal>
         </goals>
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
     </pluginExecution>
     <pluginExecution>
       <pluginExecutionFilter>
-        <groupId>de.saumya.mojo</groupId>
+        <groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>gem-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <versionRange>1.0.0-rc2</versionRange>
+        <versionRange>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</versionRange>
         <goals>
           <goal>initialize</goal>
         </goals>
diff --git a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/GH-3095-gem-install-with-forked-jruby/pom.xml b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/GH-3095-gem-install-with-forked-jruby/pom.xml
index 11bd9b60a414..b509e53db16a 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/GH-3095-gem-install-with-forked-jruby/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/GH-3095-gem-install-with-forked-jruby/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       <extension>
         <groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>mavengem-wagon</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.3</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </extension>
     </extensions>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/extended/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/extended/Mavenfile
index 4df43bf35d7a..8e024254167f 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/extended/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/extended/Mavenfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #-*- mode: ruby -*-
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8',
             'jruby.home' => '${basedir}/../../../../..' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/runnable/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/runnable/Mavenfile
index c99afc5eaea2..b606ff2a6991 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/runnable/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby-complete/src/it/runnable/Mavenfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #-*- mode: ruby -*-
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
-            'mavengem.wagon.version' => '1.0.3',
-            'jruby.version' => '9.0.5.0' )
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
+            'mavengem.wagon.version' => '2.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
+            'jruby.version' => '9.4.3.0' )
 
 gemfile
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/gems-bundle/pom.rb b/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/gems-bundle/pom.rb
index a14c06e85d84..eaed724e0854 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/gems-bundle/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/gems-bundle/pom.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 packaging 'bundle'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             # needed bundle plugin
             'polyglot.dump.pom' => 'pom.xml' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb b/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
index f38a95a1302b..0c59dfb802e2 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby-complete/src/templates/osgi_many_bundles_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 packaging :pom
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
 modules [ 'gems-bundle', 'scripts-bundle', 'test' ]
diff --git a/maven/jruby-jars/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby-jars/Mavenfile
index dae2db16a0de..55e54e4b9c00 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-jars/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby-jars/Mavenfile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ end
 
 properties( 'tesla.dump.pom' => 'pom.xml',
             'tesla.dump.readonly' => true,
-            'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.1.8',
+            'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             # we share the already installed gems
             'gem.home' => '${jruby_home}/lib/ruby/gems/shared',
             # need jruby_home but not jruby.home as name otherwise
diff --git a/maven/jruby-jars/src/it/integrity/pom.xml b/maven/jruby-jars/src/it/integrity/pom.xml
index 493d993f31b2..c548a3240f2f 100644
--- a/maven/jruby-jars/src/it/integrity/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/jruby-jars/src/it/integrity/pom.xml
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-	<groupId>de.saumya.mojo</groupId>
+	<groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gem-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.5</version>
+	<version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<executions>
 	  <execution>
 	    <goals><goal>initialize</goal></goals>
 	  </execution>
 	</executions>
-        <configuration>
-          <jrubyVersion>1.7.22</jrubyVersion>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty/pom.rb
index 79884bd5c5e6..1d25dbd6d457 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty/pom.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
 pom( 'org.jruby:jruby', '${jruby.version}' )
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty_rack/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty_rack/Mavenfile
index e76c3f89cdae..cc4f032baca9 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty_rack/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_jetty_rack/Mavenfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # get jruby dependencies
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8',
             'public.dir' => '${basedir}/public' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat/pom.rb
index ee609c56c165..7ef2fd43ee9c 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat/pom.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
 pom( 'org.jruby:jruby', '${jruby.version}' )
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat_rack/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat_rack/Mavenfile
index a65c9857bba7..61376213730f 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat_rack/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_tomcat_rack/Mavenfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # get jruby dependencies
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8',
             'public.dir' => '${basedir}/public' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_wildfly/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_wildfly/pom.rb
index 20468ac976e6..3a7527c2db20 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_wildfly/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/j2ee_wildfly/pom.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'wildfly.version' => '9.0.2.Final',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/jetty/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby/src/it/jetty/Mavenfile
index 2e50a892b1e2..cfef4e3abb4d 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/jetty/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/jetty/Mavenfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8',
             'public.dir' => '${basedir}/public' )
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/app/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/app/pom.rb
index 2f879282c379..221339c4f874 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/app/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/app/pom.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # two jars with embedded gems
-jar 'de.saumya.mojo:maven-tools', '1.0.0.rc1'
+jar 'org.jruby.maven:maven-tools', '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 jar 'org.rubygems:zip', '2.0.2'
 
 # jruby scripting container
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
index 007d2e8abced..0029e17de5a0 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems/pom.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #-*- mode: ruby -*-
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10' )
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT' )
 
 packaging :pom
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems_ng/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems_ng/pom.rb
index b68ec6bdf24f..871ccf75cb59 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems_ng/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/many_jars_with_embedded_gems_ng/pom.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #-*- mode: ruby -*-
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10' )
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT' )
 
 packaging :pom
 
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/terminate-container-and-extensions-GH-3300/pom.xml b/maven/jruby/src/it/terminate-container-and-extensions-GH-3300/pom.xml
index 3ee7d111ae0e..12e2913e4d4f 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/terminate-container-and-extensions-GH-3300/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/terminate-container-and-extensions-GH-3300/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   </repositories>
 
   <properties>
-    <jruby.plugins.version>1.0.10</jruby.plugins.version>
+    <jruby.plugins.version>>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</jruby.plugins.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   </properties>
 
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
       <extension>
         <groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>mavengem-wagon</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.3</version>
+        <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </extension>
     </extensions>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>de.saumya.mojo</groupId>
+        <groupId>org.jruby.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>gem-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${jruby.plugins.version}</version>
         <executions>
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
             <goals><goal>initialize</goal></goals>
           </execution>
         </executions>
-        <configuration>
-          <jrubyVersion>1.7.22</jrubyVersion>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/it/tomcat/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/it/tomcat/pom.rb
index 97904ad34bbc..107ae9e05ce6 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/it/tomcat/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/it/tomcat/pom.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
 pom( 'org.jruby:jruby', '${jruby.version}' )
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/templates/hellowarld/Mavenfile b/maven/jruby/src/templates/hellowarld/Mavenfile
index 71efe98243ef..b6a5883dc784 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/templates/hellowarld/Mavenfile
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/templates/hellowarld/Mavenfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ packaging 'pom'
 # TODO add extension to .mvn/extensions.xml
 extension 'de.saumya.mojo', 'jruby9-extensions', '${jruby9.plugins.version}'
 
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.1.0',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'jruby9.plugins.version' => '0.2.0' )
 
 # integration tests
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/templates/j2ee_wlp/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/templates/j2ee_wlp/pom.rb
index c7161924ad92..9dbf36ebb0d8 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/templates/j2ee_wlp/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/templates/j2ee_wlp/pom.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 packaging 'war'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'project.build.sourceEncoding' => 'utf-8' )
 
 pom( 'org.jruby:jruby', '${jruby.version}' )
diff --git a/maven/jruby/src/templates/osgi_all_inclusive/pom.rb b/maven/jruby/src/templates/osgi_all_inclusive/pom.rb
index 808e747c7794..cf8c99b53dfd 100644
--- a/maven/jruby/src/templates/osgi_all_inclusive/pom.rb
+++ b/maven/jruby/src/templates/osgi_all_inclusive/pom.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 packaging 'bundle'
 
 # default versions will be overwritten by pom.rb from root directory
-properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+properties( 'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
             'exam.version' => '3.0.3',
             'url.version' => '1.5.2',
             'logback.version' => '1.0.13',
diff --git a/pom.rb b/pom.rb
index 5af40382d06a..820a364841c0 100644
--- a/pom.rb
+++ b/pom.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
               'github.global.server' => 'github',
               'polyglot.dump.pom' => 'pom.xml',
               'polyglot.dump.readonly' => 'true',
-              'jruby.plugins.version' => '1.0.10',
+              'jruby.plugins.version' => '3.0.0-SNAPSHOT',
 
               # versions for default gems with bin executables
               # used in ./lib/pom.rb and ./maven/jruby-stdlib/pom.rb
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47c67f42362d..13ffa325ac28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ DO NOT MODIFY - GENERATED CODE
     <joda.time.version>2.12.5</joda.time.version>
     <jruby-launcher.version>1.1.6</jruby-launcher.version>
     <jruby.basedir>${project.basedir}</jruby.basedir>
-    <jruby.plugins.version>1.0.10</jruby.plugins.version>
+    <jruby.plugins.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</jruby.plugins.version>
     <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
     <polyglot.dump.pom>pom.xml</polyglot.dump.pom>
     <polyglot.dump.readonly>true</polyglot.dump.readonly>
diff --git a/test/pom.rb b/test/pom.rb
index e98c560559e9..96a0cae97277 100644
--- a/test/pom.rb
+++ b/test/pom.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     plugin( 'org.eclipse.m2e:lifecycle-mapping:1.0.0',
             'lifecycleMappingMetadata' => {
               'pluginExecutions' => [ { 'pluginExecutionFilter' => {
-                                          'groupId' =>  'de.saumya.mojo',
+                                          'groupId' =>  'org.jruby.maven',
                                           'artifactId' =>  'gem-maven-plugin',
                                           'versionRange' =>  '[1.0.0-rc3,)',
                                           'goals' => [ 'initialize' ]