diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dca136393f..abed615da4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
     <node.version>you-must-override-the-node.version-property</node.version>
     <npm.version>you-must-override-the-npm.version-property</npm.version>
-    <yarn.version>0.23.0</yarn.version>
+    <yarn.version>you-must-override-the-yarn.version-property</yarn.version>
     <frontend-version>1.12.1</frontend-version>
     <nodeDownloadRoot>https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/nodejs-dist/</nodeDownloadRoot>
     <npmDownloadRoot>https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/npm-dist/</npmDownloadRoot>