diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fcc2bd7..25afbab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.2</version>
+                    <version>2.6</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.1</version>
+                    <version>2.5.3</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                         <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0.1</version>
+                    <version>3.0.1</version>
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                     <configuration>
                         <classifier>${envClassifier}</classifier>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0.1</version>
+                    <version>3.5.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -229,6 +229,16 @@
                         </execution>
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>
+		<plugin>
+			<groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+			<artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>0.11</version>
+		</plugin>
+		<plugin>
+			<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>0.7.5.201505241946</version>
+		</plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
@@ -243,12 +253,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0.1</version>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
-                <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.11</version>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -272,28 +277,27 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6.1</version>
-
+                <version>2.10.3</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1.2</version>
+                <version>2.9</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jdepend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0-beta-2</version>
+                <version>2.0</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2</version>
+                <version>2.5</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.11</version>
+		<version>0.11</version>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
@@ -374,12 +378,6 @@
             <id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
             <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2</url>
         </pluginRepository>
-       <!--  this repo is dead jim
-	<pluginRepository>
-            <id>nexus.codehaus</id>
-            <url>https://nexus.codehaus.org/content/repositories/releases/</url>
-        </pluginRepository>
--->
     </pluginRepositories>
     
     <profiles>
@@ -486,7 +484,6 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.11</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <excludes>
                                 <exclude>**/*.nupkg</exclude>
@@ -572,7 +569,6 @@
 		    <plugin>
 			    <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
 			    <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			    <version>0.7.5.201505241946</version>
 			    <executions>
 				    <execution>
 					    <id>jacoco-prepare-agent</id>