diff --git a/build-parent/pom.xml b/build-parent/pom.xml
index 2aa43cdeb295f6..cb55cfa616bfdf 100644
--- a/build-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/build-parent/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         <version.exec.plugin>3.0.0</version.exec.plugin>
         <failsafe-plugin.version>${version.surefire.plugin}</failsafe-plugin.version>
 
+        <!-- jandex maven plugin version -->
+        <jandex-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</jandex-maven-plugin.version>
+
         <!-- These properties are needed in order for them to be resolvable by the documentation -->
         <!-- The Graal version we suggest using in documentation - as that's
            what we work with by self downloading it: -->
@@ -578,7 +581,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.1.0</version>
+                    <version>${jandex-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index 73c5b71a32fa76..e5e8075f2027f8 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -2756,6 +2756,8 @@
                         <gradle-version>${gradle-wrapper.version}</gradle-version>
                         <keycloak-docker-image>${keycloak.docker.image}</keycloak-docker-image>
 
+                        <jandex-maven-plugin-version>${jandex-maven-plugin.version}</jandex-maven-plugin-version>
+
                         <grpc-version>${grpc.version}</grpc-version>
                         <protoc-version>${protoc.version}</protoc-version>
                         <elasticsearch-version>${elasticsearch-server.version}</elasticsearch-version>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/cdi-reference.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/cdi-reference.adoc
index a76be0370e810e..7867a064bcd99c 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/cdi-reference.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/cdi-reference.adoc
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ NOTE: Quarkus extensions may declare additional discovery rules. For example, `@
 A dependency with a Jandex index is automatically scanned for beans.
 To generate the index just add the following to your `pom.xml`:
 
-[source,xml]
+[source,xml,subs="attributes+"]
 ----
 <build>
   <plugins>
     <plugin>
       <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
       <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.0</version>
+      <version>{jandex-maven-plugin-version}</version>
       <executions>
         <execution>
           <id>make-index</id>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/grpc-getting-started.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/grpc-getting-started.adoc
index 78cdf7535c8e97..b1820b682953a2 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/grpc-getting-started.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/grpc-getting-started.adoc
@@ -383,15 +383,14 @@ IMPORTANT: When using `protobuf-maven-plugin`, instead of the `quarkus-maven-plu
 When gRPC classes are in a dependency of the application, then the dependency needs a Jandex index so that changes to gRPC/proto definitions are picked up properly.
 The `jandex-maven-plugin` can be used to create a Jandex index. More information on this topic can be found in the link:cdi-reference#bean_discovery[Bean Discovery] section of the CDI guide.
 
-
-[source,xml]
+[source,xml,subs="attributes+"]
 ----
 <build>
     <plugins>
         <plugin>
             <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
             <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.0</version>
+            <version>{jandex-maven-plugin-version}</version>
             <executions>
                 <execution>
                 <id>make-index</id>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/maven-tooling.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/maven-tooling.adoc
index 06ae7d6a4b94b8..9d01b8522cab06 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/maven-tooling.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/maven-tooling.adoc
@@ -545,14 +545,14 @@ By default, Quarkus will not discover CDI beans inside another module.
 The best way to enable CDI bean discovery for a module in a multi-module project would be to include the `jandex-maven-plugin`,
 unless it is the main application module already configured with the quarkus-maven-plugin, in which case it will indexed automatically.
 
-[source,xml]
+[source,xml,subs="attributes+"]
 ----
 <build>
   <plugins>
     <plugin>
       <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
       <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.0</version>
+      <version>{jandex-maven-plugin-version}</version>
       <executions>
         <execution>
           <id>make-index</id>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/artifact-api/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/artifact-api/pom.xml
index 92fafdbce73d45..128da3c2ca214e 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/artifact-api/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/artifact-api/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.0</version>
+                <version>${jandex-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>make-index</id>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
index 916222c0122bfa..16d1a2bd8f680f 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         <maven-model-helper.version>18</maven-model-helper.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.11.0</commons-io.version>
         <smallrye-common.version>1.6.0</smallrye-common.version>
+        <jandex-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</jandex-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     <modules>
         <module>artifact-api</module>
diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/pom.xml b/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/pom.xml
index 22f9694785d7b7..2a98b1c26081ed 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/pom.xml
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/registry-client/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.0</version>
+                <version>${jandex-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>make-index</id>
diff --git a/tcks/microprofile-rest-client-reactive/pom.xml b/tcks/microprofile-rest-client-reactive/pom.xml
index 84a10536fb84e0..182fa8897142c6 100644
--- a/tcks/microprofile-rest-client-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/tcks/microprofile-rest-client-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jboss.jandex</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jandex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1.0</version>
+                <version>${jandex-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>make-index</id>