diff --git a/src/it/projects/describe-cmd/verify.groovy b/src/it/projects/describe-cmd/verify.groovy
index 6cecaea..b46af06 100644
--- a/src/it/projects/describe-cmd/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/projects/describe-cmd/verify.groovy
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def result = new File(basedir, 'result-deploy.txt').text;
 
 def ls = System.getProperty( "line.separator" );
 
-if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.')) {
+// used deprecated methods - FIXME in DescribeMojo
+if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.') || mavenVersion.startsWith('3.10.')) {
     assert result.contains("'deploy' is a phase within the 'default' lifecycle, which has the following phases:")
 } else {
     assert result.contains("'deploy' is a phase corresponding to this plugin:" + ls +
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
index 33a0151..9caa5cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/help/DescribeMojo.java
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ private boolean describeCommand(StringBuilder descriptionBuffer) throws MojoExec
                 throw new MojoExecutionException("The given phase '" + cmd + "' is an unknown phase.");
             }
 
+            // FIXME don't use a deprecated methods
             Map<String, String> defaultLifecyclePhases = lifecycleMappings
                     .get(project.getPackaging())
                     .getLifecycles()