Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/m2/PomModuleDescriptorParser.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/m2/PomModuleDescriptorParser.java	(revision 698128)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/parser/m2/PomModuleDescriptorParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@
         try {           
             PomReader domReader = new PomReader(descriptorURL, res);            
             domReader.setProperty("parent.version", domReader.getParentVersion());
+
+            Map pomProperties = domReader.getPomProperties();
+            for (Iterator iter = pomProperties.entrySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
+                Map.Entry prop = (Map.Entry) iter.next();
+                domReader.setProperty((String) prop.getKey(), (String) prop.getValue());
+                mdBuilder.addProperty((String) prop.getKey(), (String) prop.getValue());
+            }
             
             ModuleDescriptor parentDescr = null;
             if (domReader.hasParent()) {
@@ -196,13 +203,6 @@
                 domReader.setProperty("pom.version", version);
                 domReader.setProperty("version", version);
 
-                Map pomProperties = domReader.getPomProperties();
-                for (Iterator iter = pomProperties.entrySet().iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
-                    Map.Entry prop = (Map.Entry) iter.next();
-                    domReader.setProperty((String) prop.getKey(), (String) prop.getValue());
-                    mdBuilder.addProperty((String) prop.getKey(), (String) prop.getValue());
-                }
-                
                 if (parentDescr != null) {
                     mdBuilder.addExtraInfos(parentDescr.getExtraInfo());