diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9275aadb..5ccb4926 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,8 +99,16 @@
                 </includes>
                 <excludes>
                     <exclude>**/*.less</exclude>
+                    <exclude>net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties</exclude>
                 </excludes>
             </resource>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/</directory>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties</include>
+                </includes>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+            </resource>
         </resources>
 
 
@@ -381,35 +389,6 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.internetitem</groupId>
-                <artifactId>write-properties-file-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>write-properties-file</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <filename>
-                                net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties
-                            </filename>
-                            <properties>
-                                <property>
-                                    <name>pmd.designer.version</name>
-                                    <value>${pmd.designer.version}</value>
-                                </property>
-                                <property>
-                                    <name>pmd.core.version</name>
-                                    <value>${pmd.core.version}</value>
-                                </property>
-                            </properties>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties b/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da53fece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/designer.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Loaded in net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.DesignerVersion
+# The variables are replaced by resource filtering, see https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-resources-plugin/examples/filter.html
+
+pmd.designer.version=${pmd.designer.version}
+pmd.core.version=${pmd.core.version}