// make a copy so the original in the POM doesn't get messed with
            dom = new Xpp3Dom(dom);
        }

        return dom;
    }

    public MavenProject getExecutionProject() {
        return (executionProject == null ? this : executionProject);
    }

    public void setExecutionProject(MavenProject executionProject) {
        this.executionProject = executionProject;