diff --git a/debezium-server-iceberg-dist/pom.xml b/debezium-server-iceberg-dist/pom.xml
index e61a1cca..1b617afc 100644
--- a/debezium-server-iceberg-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-server-iceberg-dist/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${version.assembly.plugin}</version>
+                        <version>3.7.1</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>default</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac55c598..2d9acf0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <skipITs>true</skipITs>
 
-        <version.assembly.plugin>3.7.1</version.assembly.plugin>
-        <version.iceberg>1.7.0</version.iceberg>
+        <!-- Iceberg -->
+        <version.iceberg>1.7.1</version.iceberg>
         <!-- Following two properties defines which version of iceberg-spark-runtime is used -->
         <!-- Example https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.iceberg/iceberg-spark-runtime-3.4_2.13/1.4.3 -->
         <version.spark.major>4.0</version.spark.major>