diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3be02a2..40711f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>49</version>
+    <version>50</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2026-06-12T10:14:54Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     <testTmpDir>${project.build.directory}/tmp</testTmpDir>
 
+    <!-- 3.16.0 recompiles docker-exe inside the site build, where the sibling's MR-JAR module-info
+         (META-INF/versions/9) is not visible from target/classes; a clean compile fails on 3.15.0 too. -->
+    <version.maven-compiler-plugin>3.15.0</version.maven-compiler-plugin>
     <version.maven3>3.9.16</version.maven3>
     <version.maven3resolver>1.9.27</version.maven3resolver>
     <version.maven4>4.0.0-rc-6</version.maven4>
@@ -212,6 +215,27 @@
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+          <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <inputExcludes combine.children="append">
+
+              <exclude>Jenkinsfile</exclude>
+              <exclude>.github/**</exclude>
+              <exclude>deploySite.bat</exclude>
+              <exclude>deploySite.sh</exclude>
+              <exclude>LICENCE</exclude>
+              <exclude>NOTICE</exclude>
+              <exclude>LICENCE</exclude>
+              <!--
+          ! Excluded the license files itself cause they do not have a license of themselves.
+          -->
+              <exclude>src/main/appended-resources/licenses/**</exclude>
+
+            </inputExcludes>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -264,30 +288,11 @@
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
-        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>Jenkinsfile</exclude>
-            <exclude>.github/**</exclude>
-            <exclude>deploySite.bat</exclude>
-            <exclude>deploySite.sh</exclude>
-            <exclude>LICENCE</exclude>
-            <exclude>NOTICE</exclude>
-            <exclude>LICENCE</exclude>
-            <!--
-              ! Excluded the license files itself cause they do not have a license of themselves.
-            -->
-            <exclude>src/main/appended-resources/licenses/**</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
+    <plugins />
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+
     <profile>
       <id>reporting</id>
       <reporting>