diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
index 69a5d2f3..3cf7c9af 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundle/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundle/pom.xml
index 1455df90..e498e8d8 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundle/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundle/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundleWithParentGroupIdOnly/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundleWithParentGroupIdOnly/pom.xml
index eb78f187..6e35c066 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundleWithParentGroupIdOnly/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/includedBundleWithParentGroupIdOnly/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/invalidBundle/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/invalidBundle/pom.xml
index 7f64e544..9dd8bf60 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/invalidBundle/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/invalidBundle/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/missingBundle/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/missingBundle/pom.xml
index 13041d0b..912803f9 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/missingBundle/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/missingBundle/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/mulitpleFeatureFiles/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/mulitpleFeatureFiles/pom.xml
index b638f896..fe6712c3 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/mulitpleFeatureFiles/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/karafFeatureCheck/mulitpleFeatureFiles/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/invalidPomConfiguration/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/invalidPomConfiguration/pom.xml
index e8331921..3d7e8ccd 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/invalidPomConfiguration/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/invalidPomConfiguration/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/missingOverridingParentPomConfiguration/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/missingOverridingParentPomConfiguration/pom.xml
index 88954df1..37b0ae42 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/missingOverridingParentPomConfiguration/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/overridingParentPomConfigurationCheckTest/missingOverridingParentPomConfiguration/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_manifest_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_manifest_directory/pom.xml
index 78cd1b77..596f5119 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_manifest_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_manifest_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_pom_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_pom_directory/pom.xml
index e2a29b9c..9da76518 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_pom_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/different_version_pom_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
index 64982a91..11fc7fd2 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
index 29f6311a..03cec288 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
index a6c55a44..3b19f868 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/invalid_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
index 65de00d3..30d7e5a3 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_artifactId_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
index 8da1584b..ed14c777 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_parent_pom_id_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
index d934d24f..70713b39 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/missing_version_in_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom.xml
index 15383741..43146f86 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom_xml_with_different_version_than_parent/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom_xml_with_different_version_than_parent/pom.xml
index e2a29b9c..9da76518 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom_xml_with_different_version_than_parent/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/pom_xml_with_different_version_than_parent/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/valid_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/valid_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
index 0d1a83c6..2816ef3b 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/valid_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/pomXmlCheckTest/valid_pom_xml_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.binding</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_build_properties_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_build_properties_directory/pom.xml
index d15a177d..7e939604 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_build_properties_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_build_properties_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.smarthome.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_manifest_mf_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_manifest_mf_directory/pom.xml
index d15a177d..7e939604 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_manifest_mf_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_manifest_mf_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.smarthome.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_notice_html_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_notice_html_directory/pom.xml
index d15a177d..7e939604 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_notice_html_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_notice_html_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.smarthome.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_readme_md_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_readme_md_directory/pom.xml
index d15a177d..7e939604 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_readme_md_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/missing_readme_md_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.smarthome.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/valid_directory/pom.xml b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/valid_directory/pom.xml
index d15a177d..7e939604 100644
--- a/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/valid_directory/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/checkstyle/src/test/resources/checkstyle/requiredFilesCheckTest/valid_directory/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.smarthome.bundles</groupId>
diff --git a/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml b/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
index 00671cd4..1458153d 100644
--- a/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/findbugs/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml b/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
index 41a967ec..91b5605c 100644
--- a/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/pmd/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/org/openhab/tools/analysis/pmd/test/xml/AvoidOverridingParentPomConfiguration.xml b/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/org/openhab/tools/analysis/pmd/test/xml/AvoidOverridingParentPomConfiguration.xml
index 1450b046..7af46b36 100644
--- a/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/org/openhab/tools/analysis/pmd/test/xml/AvoidOverridingParentPomConfiguration.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/org/openhab/tools/analysis/pmd/test/xml/AvoidOverridingParentPomConfiguration.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <code><![CDATA[
     
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <build>
     <plugins>
        <plugin>
diff --git a/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/pmd/ruleset/pom.xml b/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/pmd/ruleset/pom.xml
index 13c07ad2..f9650d5e 100644
--- a/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/pmd/ruleset/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/pmd/src/test/resources/pmd/ruleset/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <example>
 <![CDATA[
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   ...
   <environments combine.self="override"></environments>
   ...
diff --git a/custom-checks/pom.xml b/custom-checks/pom.xml
index b2972187..0590c360 100644
--- a/custom-checks/pom.xml
+++ b/custom-checks/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6a9b7f3..170fd08a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/sat-plugin/pom.xml b/sat-plugin/pom.xml
index 6720f328..8f311339 100644
--- a/sat-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/sat-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>