diff --git a/pom/plugin.jelly b/pom/plugin.jelly
index d3d8ed29..dbb7c0a4 100644
--- a/pom/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pom/plugin.jelly
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
     name="pom:validate"
     description="Validate the Maven XML project descriptor">
 
-    <j:set var="xsd" value="${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd"/>
+    <j:set var="xsd"
+        value="${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-strict-${pom.pomVersion}.xsd"/>
 
     <util:file var="pomAsFile" name="${pom.file.canonicalPath}" />
     <j:if test="${pomAsFile != null}">
@@ -82,22 +83,8 @@
   ***  This parent pom has to be validated separately!
        </j:whitespace>
       </log:warn>
-      <j:set var="available" value="false"/>
-      <util:available file="${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-extend-3.xsd">
-        <j:set var="available" value="true"/>
-      </util:available>
-      <j:if test="${available == 'false'}">
-        <j:set var="xsl" value="${plugin.resources}/xsl/pom-extend-3.xsl"/>
-        <x:transform
-            xslt="file://${xsl}"
-            xml="file://${xsd}"
-            var="tmpVar"
-            validate="false"/>
-        <j:file name="${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-extend-3.xsd">
-          <x:copyOf select="$tmpVar"/>
-        </j:file>
-      </j:if>
-      <j:set var="xsd" value="${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-extend-3.xsd"/>
+      <j:set var="xsd"
+        value="${maven.home}/maven-project-${pom.pomVersion}.xsd"/>
     </j:if>
 
     <log:info>Using xsd file: ${xsd}</log:info>
diff --git a/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd b/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd
index 084f3bc2..0be72844 100644
--- a/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd
+++ b/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
  -->
 
-<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" targetNamespace="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" elementFormDefault="qualified">
 
   <xs:element name="project" type="Model">
     <xs:annotation>
diff --git a/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/readme.txt b/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/readme.txt
index 8e7fc082..444a42f9 100644
--- a/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/readme.txt
+++ b/pom/src/plugin-resources/xsd/readme.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
 Every pom that does not extend another one (a 'root' pom) has to comply
-with the schema ${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-strict-3.xsd.
+with the schema ${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-strict-${pom.pomVersion}.xsd.
 
-Running "pom:validate" on a child pom (a pom that extends another one)
-will create another schema ${plugin.resources}/xsd/pom-extend-3.xsd
-(if this doesn't exist already) via an xslt transformation using the
-stylesheet ${plugin.resources}/xsl/pom-extend-3.xsl. This just replaces
-all 'minOccurs="1"' attributes in pom-strict-3.xsd by 'minOccurs="0"'.
-
-
-Note:
-
-* Every element that is required in a root pom but is not obligatory
-  in a child pom, needs a 'minOccurs="1"'.
-
-* Elements that are required in both parent and child poms, must not have
-  a 'minOccurs' attribute (so they default to 1).
+A child pom (a pom that extends another one) has to comply
+with the schema ${maven.home}/maven-project-${pom.pomVersion}.xsd.