diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5c3bfb19b..8097bd3da 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/resolver/examples/maven/ResolveArtifactMojo.java b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/resolver/examples/maven/ResolveArtifactMojo.java
index 3d157be56..b1053fe44 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/resolver/examples/maven/ResolveArtifactMojo.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-demos/maven-resolver-demo-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/resolver/examples/maven/ResolveArtifactMojo.java
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.resolver.examples.maven;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
-import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem;
@@ -43,11 +44,6 @@
 @Mojo(name = "resolve-artifact", threadSafe = true)
 public class ResolveArtifactMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ResolveArtifactMojo.class);
-    /**
-     * The entry point to Maven Artifact Resolver, i.e. the component doing all the work.
-     */
-    @Component
-    private RepositorySystem repoSystem;
 
     /**
      * The current repository/network configuration of Maven.
@@ -67,6 +63,16 @@ public class ResolveArtifactMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "resolver.artifactCoords", readonly = true)
     private String artifactCoords;
 
+    /**
+     * The entry point to Maven Artifact Resolver; that is, the component doing all the work.
+     */
+    private final RepositorySystem repoSystem;
+
+    @Inject
+    public ResolveArtifactMojo(RepositorySystem repoSystem) {
+        this.repoSystem = repoSystem;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The actual execution of the mojo.
      */