diff --git a/log4j-api-kotlin-sample/pom.xml b/log4j-api-kotlin-sample/pom.xml
index 810f338..7ae5f4c 100644
--- a/log4j-api-kotlin-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-kotlin-sample/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <artifactId>log4j-kotlin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
+
   <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin-sample</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <name>Kotlin API samples</name>
+  <name>Apache Log4j Kotlin API Samples</name>
+  <description>Sample usage of the Log4j Kotlin API</description>
   <url>http://http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/</url>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/log4j-api-kotlin/pom.xml b/log4j-api-kotlin/pom.xml
index c79537a..e3c340a 100644
--- a/log4j-api-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <artifactId>log4j-kotlin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
-  <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin</artifactId>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <name>Kotlin wrapper for Log4j API</name>
-  <description>Kotlin wrapper for Log4j API</description>
 
-  <properties>
-    <log4jParentDir>${basedir}/..</log4jParentDir>
-  </properties>
+  <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <name>Apache Log4j Kotlin API</name>
+  <description>Kotlin wrapper for Log4j API</description>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.12</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -100,59 +99,12 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-      <!-- Include the standard NOTICE and LICENSE -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>process</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <skip>false</skip>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
   <reporting>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${changes.plugin.version}</version>
-        <reportSets>
-          <reportSet>
-            <reports>
-              <report>changes-report</report>
-            </reports>
-          </reportSet>
-        </reportSets>
-        <configuration>
-          <issueLinkTemplate>%URL%/show_bug.cgi?id=%ISSUE%</issueLinkTemplate>
-          <useJql>true</useJql>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${pmd.plugin.version}</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <targetJdk>${maven.compile.target}</targetJdk>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
         <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc2b2dd..31af9ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,26 +17,30 @@
   -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>log4j-kotlin</artifactId>
-  <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <name>Apache Log4j 2 Kotlin API</name>
-  <version>2.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <groupId>org.apache.logging</groupId>
+    <artifactId>logging-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>2</version>
   </parent>
-  <description>Apache Log4j 2 Kotlin API</description>
-  <url>http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/</url>
+
+  <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+  <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin-parent</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+  <name>Apache Log4j Kotlin API</name>
+  <description>Apache Log4j Kotlin API parent project</description>
+
+  <!-- TODO: website publishing -->
+  <url>https://logging.apache.org/log4j/kotlin/</url>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j-kotlin.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j-kotlin.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=logging-log4j-kotlin.git;a=summary</url>
-    <tag>log4j-${Log4jReleaseVersion}</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>
-    <kotlin.version>1.2.21</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.2.31</kotlin.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.11.0</log4j.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -46,6 +50,30 @@
         <artifactId>log4j-api-kotlin</artifactId>
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+        <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+        <type>test-jar</type>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
+        <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
+        <version>${log4j.version}</version>
+        <type>test-jar</type>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>