diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 95915c32d..7250e3485 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
        <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/struts/struts2/trunk/core/</url>
     </scm>
 
+    <properties>
+        <tlib.version>2.2</tlib.version>
+    </properties>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-apt-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.15</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <A>uri=/struts-tags,tlibVersion=2.2.3,jspVersion=2.0,shortName=s,displayName="Struts Tags",
+                    <A>uri=/struts-tags,tlibVersion=${tlib.version},jspVersion=2.0,shortName=s,displayName="Struts Tags",
                     outFile=${basedir}/target/classes/META-INF/struts-tags.tld,
                     description="To make it easier to access dynamic data;
                     the Apache Struts framework includes a library of custom tags.