diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index fdf3c45..4fc4a3e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+// Currently we can only build with JDK8+ based on the usage
+// of takari-plugin-integration-testing within integration
+// tests.
 asfMavenTlpStdBuild( 'jdks' : ["8", "9", "10" ] )
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a87da2..e467851 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-artifact-transfer</artifactId>
-  <version>0.9.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.10.0.MSHARED695-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>Apache Maven Artifact Transfer</name>
   <description>An API to install, deploy and resolving artifacts with Maven 3</description>
diff --git a/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/pom.xml b/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
index b0b7287..42f5672 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
   </properties>
diff --git a/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/deployer/ArtifactDeployerTest.java b/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/deployer/ArtifactDeployerTest.java
index 1452adc..6fcb201 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/deployer/ArtifactDeployerTest.java
+++ b/src/it/maven-artifact-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/deployer/ArtifactDeployerTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * @author Karl Heinz Marbaise
  */
 @RunWith( MavenJUnitTestRunner.class )
-@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3" } )
+@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3", "3.5.4" } )
 public class ArtifactDeployerTest
 {
 
diff --git a/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/pom.xml b/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/pom.xml
index cbcc032..308d34f 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
   </properties>
diff --git a/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/installer/ArtifactInstallerTest.java b/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/installer/ArtifactInstallerTest.java
index 67903ea..a48c51c 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/installer/ArtifactInstallerTest.java
+++ b/src/it/maven-artifact-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/artifact/installer/ArtifactInstallerTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * @author Karl Heinz Marbaise
  */
 @RunWith( MavenJUnitTestRunner.class )
-@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3" } )
+@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3", "3.5.4" } )
 public class ArtifactInstallerTest
 {
 
diff --git a/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/pom.xml b/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
index d6eaa8f..e66bd7a 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
   </properties>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-transfer</artifactId>
       <version>@project.version@</version>
-<!--       <version>0.9.2-SNAPSHOT</version> -->
+<!--       <version>0.10.0.MSHARED695-SNAPSHOT</version> -->
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- dependencies to annotations -->
diff --git a/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerTest.java b/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerTest.java
index 935e5c5..d5fc34d 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerTest.java
+++ b/src/it/maven-project-deployer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerTest.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  * @author Karl Heinz Marbaise
  */
 @RunWith( MavenJUnitTestRunner.class )
-@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3" } )
+@MavenVersions( { "3.0.5", "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3", "3.5.4" } )
 public class ProjectDeployerTest
 {
 
diff --git a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/pom.xml b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/pom.xml
index 5d68af9..360a954 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
 
   <properties>
+    <surefire.version>2.21.0</surefire.version>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
   </properties>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-artifact-transfer</artifactId>
       <version>@project.version@</version>
-<!--       <version>0.9.2-SNAPSHOT</version> -->
+<!-- <version>0.10.0.MSHARED695-SNAPSHOT</version> -->
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- dependencies to annotations -->
diff --git a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerMojo.java b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerMojo.java
index 24a57be..706dfd0 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerMojo.java
+++ b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerMojo.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
             session.getCurrentProject().getArtifact().setFile( tmpFile );
             
             ProjectInstallerRequest pir = new ProjectInstallerRequest();
-            pir.setCreateChecksum( true );
             pir.setProject( session.getCurrentProject());
             installer.install( pbr, pir );
         }
diff --git a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerTest.java b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerTest.java
index 6a19faa..ca57a2b 100644
--- a/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerTest.java
+++ b/src/it/maven-project-installer-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/project/install/ProjectInstallerTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
  * @author Karl Heinz Marbaise
  */
 @RunWith( MavenJUnitTestRunner.class )
-@MavenVersions( { "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3" } )
+@MavenVersions( { "3.1.1", "3.2.5", "3.3.1", "3.3.9", "3.5.0", "3.5.2", "3.5.3", "3.5.4" } )
 public class ProjectInstallerTest
 {
 
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@
                       "PROJECT-INSTALLER-GROUPID-701-" + mvnVersion + "maven-project-installer-project-701/2.0.701/" );
 
         checkForPomFile( baseDirectoy, "maven-project-installer-project-701", "2.0.701" );
-
-        checkForJarFile( baseDirectoy, "maven-project-installer-project-701", "2.0.701" );
+        
+        checkForNonExistingJarFile( baseDirectoy, "maven-project-installer-project-701", "2.0.701" );
 
         checkForJarClassifierFile( baseDirectoy, "maven-project-installer-project-701", "2.0.701" );
 
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@
     {
         File jarClassifierFile = new File( baseDirectoy, baseArtifact + "-" + version + "-classifier.jar" );
         assertTrue( "jarClassifierFile '" + jarClassifierFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'", jarClassifierFile.exists() );
-        assertTrue( "jarClassifier md5 not found.", new File( jarClassifierFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
-        assertTrue( "jarClassifier sha1 not found.",
+        assertFalse( "jarClassifier md5 not found.", new File( jarClassifierFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
+        assertFalse( "jarClassifier sha1 not found.",
                     new File( jarClassifierFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
     }
 
@@ -160,15 +161,25 @@
     {
         File jarFile = new File( baseDirectoy, baseArtifact + "-" + version + ".jar" );
         assertTrue( "jarFile '" + jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'", jarFile.exists() );
-        assertTrue( "jar md5 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
-        assertTrue( "jar sha1 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
+        assertFalse( "jar md5 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
+        assertFalse( "jar sha1 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
     }
 
     private void checkForPomFile( File baseDirectoy, String baseArtifact, String version )
     {
         File pomFile = new File( baseDirectoy, baseArtifact + "-" + version + ".pom" );
-        assertTrue( "pomFile not found. '" + pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'", pomFile.exists() );
-        assertTrue( "pom md5 not found.", new File( pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
-        assertTrue( "pom sha1 not found.", new File( pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
+        assertTrue( "pomFile '" + pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'", pomFile.exists() );
+        assertFalse( "pom md5 not found.", new File( pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
+        assertFalse( "pom sha1 not found.", new File( pomFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    private void checkForNonExistingJarFile( File baseDirectoy, String baseArtifact, String version )
+    {
+        File jarFile = new File( baseDirectoy, baseArtifact + "-" + version + ".jar" );
+        assertFalse( "jarFile '" + jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + "'", jarFile.exists() );
+        assertFalse( "jar md5 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".md5" ).exists() );
+        assertFalse( "jar sha1 not found.", new File( jarFile.getAbsolutePath() + ".sha1" ).exists() );
+    }
+
+    
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerRequest.java
index 3f98471..3a50c18 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/ProjectDeployerRequest.java
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 public class ProjectDeployerRequest
 {
 
-    // From AbstractDeployMojo
-
-    private boolean updateReleaseInfo;
-
     private int retryFailedDeploymentCount;
 
     // From DeployMojo
@@ -45,24 +41,6 @@
     private String altReleaseDeploymentRepository;
 
     /**
-     * @return the updateReleaseInfo
-     */
-    public boolean isUpdateReleaseInfo()
-    {
-        return updateReleaseInfo;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet the updateReleaseInfo to set
-     * @return {@link ProjectDeployerRequest} for chaining.
-     */
-    public ProjectDeployerRequest setUpdateReleaseInfo( boolean theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet )
-    {
-        this.updateReleaseInfo = theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * @return the retryFailedDeploymentCount
      */
     public int getRetryFailedDeploymentCount()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DefaultProjectDeployer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DefaultProjectDeployer.java
index 74049be..01bc1a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DefaultProjectDeployer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DefaultProjectDeployer.java
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.Artifact;
+import org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadata;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.project.ProjectBuildingRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.project.artifact.ProjectArtifactMetadata;
@@ -33,8 +35,10 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.project.NoFileAssignedException;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.project.deploy.ProjectDeployer;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.project.deploy.ProjectDeployerRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -53,6 +57,11 @@
     @Requirement
     private ArtifactDeployer deployer;
 
+    @Requirement
+    private RepositoryManager repositoryManager;
+
+    private final DualDigester digester = new DualDigester();
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -80,13 +89,8 @@
             artifact.addMetadata( metadata );
         }
 
-        // FIXME: It does not make sense to set an artifact explicitly to a "Release"
-        // cause this should be choosen only by the not existing of "-SNAPSHOT" in the
-        // version.
-        if ( projectDeployerRequest.isUpdateReleaseInfo() )
-        {
-            artifact.setRelease( true );
-        }
+        // What consequence does this have?
+        // artifact.setRelease( true );
 
         artifact.setRepository( artifactRepository );
 
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@
             if ( file != null && file.isFile() )
             {
                 deployableArtifacts.add( artifact );
+                // installChecksums( buildingRequest, artifact, createChecksum );
             }
             else if ( !attachedArtifacts.isEmpty() )
             {
@@ -121,9 +126,11 @@
 
         for ( Artifact attached : attachedArtifacts )
         {
+            // installChecksums( buildingRequest, artifact, createChecksum );
             deployableArtifacts.add( attached );
         }
 
+        installChecksumsForAllArtifacts( buildingRequest, deployableArtifacts );
         deploy( buildingRequest, deployableArtifacts, artifactRepository, retryFailedDeploymentCount );
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +152,23 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private void installChecksumsForAllArtifacts( ProjectBuildingRequest request, Collection<Artifact> artifacts )
+    {
+        for ( Artifact item : artifacts )
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                LOGGER.debug( "Installing checksum for " + item.getId() );
+                installChecksums( request, item );
+            }
+            catch ( IOException e )
+            {
+                // THINK HARD ABOUT IT
+                LOGGER.error( "Failure during checksum generation for " + item.getId() );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void deploy( ProjectBuildingRequest request, Collection<Artifact> artifacts,
                          ArtifactRepository deploymentRepository, int retryFailedDeploymentCount )
         throws ArtifactDeployerException
@@ -186,4 +210,107 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param buildingRequest The project building request, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @param artifact The artifact for which to create checksums, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @param createChecksum {@code true} if checksum should be created, otherwise {@code false}.
+     * @throws IOException If the checksums could not be installed.
+     */
+    private void installChecksums( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, Artifact artifact )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        File artifactFile = getLocalRepoFile( buildingRequest, artifact );
+        installChecksums( artifactFile );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Installs the checksums for the specified metadata files.
+     *
+     * @param metadataFiles The collection of metadata files to install checksums for, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @throws IOException If the checksums could not be installed.
+     */
+    private void installChecksums( Collection<File> metadataFiles )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        for ( File metadataFile : metadataFiles )
+        {
+            installChecksums( metadataFile );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Installs the checksums for the specified file (if it exists).
+     *
+     * @param installedFile The path to the already installed file in the local repo for which to generate checksums,
+     *            must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @throws IOException In case of errors. Could not install checksums.
+     */
+    private void installChecksums( File installedFile )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        boolean signatureFile = installedFile.getName().endsWith( ".asc" );
+        if ( installedFile.isFile() && !signatureFile )
+        {
+            LOGGER.debug( "Calculating checksums for " + installedFile );
+            digester.calculate( installedFile );
+            installChecksum( installedFile, ".md5", digester.getMd5() );
+            installChecksum( installedFile, ".sha1", digester.getSha1() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Installs a checksum for the specified file.
+     *
+     * @param installedFile The base path from which the path to the checksum files is derived by appending the given
+     *            file extension, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @param ext The file extension (including the leading dot) to use for the checksum file, must not be
+     *            <code>null</code>.
+     * @param checksum the checksum to write
+     * @throws IOException If the checksum could not be installed.
+     */
+    private void installChecksum( File installedFile, String ext, String checksum )
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        File checksumFile = new File( installedFile.getAbsolutePath() + ext );
+        LOGGER.debug( "Installing checksum to " + checksumFile );
+        try
+        {
+            // noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
+            checksumFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+            FileUtils.fileWrite( checksumFile.getAbsolutePath(), "UTF-8", checksum );
+        }
+        catch ( IOException e )
+        {
+            throw new IOException( "Failed to install checksum to " + checksumFile, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the path of the specified artifact within the local repository. Note that the returned path need not exist
+     * (yet).
+     *
+     * @param buildingRequest The project building request, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @param artifact The artifact whose local repo path should be determined, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @return The absolute path to the artifact when installed, never <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    private File getLocalRepoFile( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, Artifact artifact )
+    {
+        String path = repositoryManager.getPathForLocalArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact );
+        return new File( repositoryManager.getLocalRepositoryBasedir( buildingRequest ), path );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the path of the specified artifact metadata within the local repository. Note that the returned path need
+     * not exist (yet).
+     *
+     * @param buildingRequest The project building request, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @param metadata The artifact metadata whose local repo path should be determined, must not be <code>null</code>.
+     * @return The absolute path to the artifact metadata when installed, never <code>null</code>.
+     */
+    private File getLocalRepoFile( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, ArtifactMetadata metadata )
+    {
+        String path = repositoryManager.getPathForLocalMetadata( buildingRequest, metadata );
+        return new File( repositoryManager.getLocalRepositoryBasedir( buildingRequest ), path );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DualDigester.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DualDigester.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DualDigester.java
rename to src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DualDigester.java
index 000bf65..a2b8c34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DualDigester.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/deploy/internal/DualDigester.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.apache.maven.shared.project.install.internal;
+package org.apache.maven.shared.project.deploy.internal;
 
 /*
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstaller.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstaller.java
index 0fab22e..0b2376c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstaller.java
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@
      *  
      *    ProjectInstallerRequest pir =
      *      new ProjectInstallerRequest()
-     *         .setProject( mavenProject )
-     *         .setCreateChecksum( false )
-     *         .setUpdateReleaseInfo( false );
+     *         .setProject( mavenProject );
      *  
      *  installer.install( session.getProjectBuildingRequest(), pir );
      * </pre>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstallerRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstallerRequest.java
index c37329b..d33abbb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstallerRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/ProjectInstallerRequest.java
@@ -26,53 +26,11 @@
  */
 public class ProjectInstallerRequest
 {
-    // From AbstractInstallMojo
-
-    private boolean createChecksum;
-
-    private boolean updateReleaseInfo;
-
     // From InstallMojo
 
     private MavenProject project;
 
     /**
-     * @return the createChecksum
-     */
-    public boolean isCreateChecksum()
-    {
-        return createChecksum;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param theCreateChecksumToBeSet the createChecksum to set
-     * @return {@link ProjectInstallerRequest} for chaining.
-     */
-    public ProjectInstallerRequest setCreateChecksum( boolean theCreateChecksumToBeSet )
-    {
-        this.createChecksum = theCreateChecksumToBeSet;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return the updateReleaseInfo
-     */
-    public boolean isUpdateReleaseInfo()
-    {
-        return updateReleaseInfo;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet the updateReleaseInfo to set
-     * @return {@link ProjectInstallerRequest} for chaining.
-     */
-    public ProjectInstallerRequest setUpdateReleaseInfo( boolean theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet )
-    {
-        this.updateReleaseInfo = theUpdateReleaseInfoToBeSet;
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * @return the project
      */
     public MavenProject getProject()
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DefaultProjectInstaller.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DefaultProjectInstaller.java
index f0ee602..6cb5ad8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DefaultProjectInstaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/project/install/internal/DefaultProjectInstaller.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Requirement;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@
     @Requirement
     private RepositoryManager repositoryManager;
 
-    private final DualDigester digester = new DualDigester();
-
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -71,10 +68,9 @@
     public void install( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, ProjectInstallerRequest installerRequest )
         throws IOException, ArtifactInstallerException, NoFileAssignedException, IllegalArgumentException
     {
+
         validateParameters( buildingRequest, installerRequest );
         MavenProject project = installerRequest.getProject();
-        boolean createChecksum = installerRequest.isCreateChecksum();
-        boolean updateReleaseInfo = installerRequest.isUpdateReleaseInfo();
 
         Artifact artifact = project.getArtifact();
         String packaging = project.getPackaging();
@@ -87,11 +83,6 @@
 
         ProjectArtifactMetadata metadata;
 
-        if ( updateReleaseInfo )
-        {
-            artifact.setRelease( true );
-        }
-
         Collection<File> metadataFiles = new LinkedHashSet<File>();
 
         if ( isPomArtifact )
@@ -100,9 +91,7 @@
             {
                 installer.install( buildingRequest,
                                    Collections.<Artifact>singletonList( new ProjectArtifact( project ) ) );
-                // The following call will add the .md5/sha1 to the pom itself.
-                installChecksums( buildingRequest, artifact, createChecksum );
-                addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact, metadataFiles, createChecksum );
+                addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact, metadataFiles );
             }
         }
         else
@@ -120,9 +109,7 @@
             if ( file != null && file.isFile() )
             {
                 installer.install( buildingRequest, Collections.<Artifact>singletonList( artifact ) );
-                //This will add the checksums for the main artifact.
-                installChecksums( buildingRequest, artifact, createChecksum );
-                addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact, metadataFiles, createChecksum );
+                addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact, metadataFiles );
             }
             else if ( !attachedArtifacts.isEmpty() )
             {
@@ -139,12 +126,11 @@
 
         for ( Artifact attached : attachedArtifacts )
         {
+            LOGGER.debug( "Installing artifact: ", attached.getId() );
             installer.install( buildingRequest, Collections.singletonList( attached ) );
-            installChecksums( buildingRequest, attached, createChecksum );
-            addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, attached, metadataFiles, createChecksum );
+            addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( buildingRequest, attached, metadataFiles );
         }
 
-        installChecksums( metadataFiles );
     }
 
     private void validateParameters( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, ProjectInstallerRequest installerRequest )
@@ -159,40 +145,11 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Installs the checksums for the specified artifact if this has been enabled in the plugin configuration. This
-     * method creates checksums for files that have already been installed to the local repo to account for on-the-fly
-     * generated/updated files. For example, in Maven 2.0.4- the <code>ProjectArtifactMetadata</code> did not install
-     * the original POM file (cf. MNG-2820). While the plugin currently requires Maven 2.0.6, we continue to hash the
-     * installed POM for robustness with regard to future changes like re-introducing some kind of POM filtering.
-     *
-     * @param buildingRequest The project building request, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @param artifact The artifact for which to create checksums, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @param createChecksum {@code true} if checksum should be created, otherwise {@code false}.
-     * @throws IOException If the checksums could not be installed.
-     */
-    private void installChecksums( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, Artifact artifact, boolean createChecksum )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        if ( !createChecksum )
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        File artifactFile = getLocalRepoFile( buildingRequest, artifact );
-        installChecksums( artifactFile );
-    }
-
     // CHECKSTYLE_OFF: LineLength
     private void addMetaDataFilesForArtifact( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, Artifact artifact,
-                                              Collection<File> targetMetadataFiles, boolean createChecksum )
+                                              Collection<File> targetMetadataFiles )
     // CHECKSTYLE_ON: LineLength
     {
-        if ( !createChecksum )
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         Collection<ArtifactMetadata> metadatas = artifact.getMetadataList();
         if ( metadatas != null )
         {
@@ -205,82 +162,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Installs the checksums for the specified metadata files.
-     *
-     * @param metadataFiles The collection of metadata files to install checksums for, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @throws IOException If the checksums could not be installed.
-     */
-    private void installChecksums( Collection<File> metadataFiles )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        for ( File metadataFile : metadataFiles )
-        {
-            installChecksums( metadataFile );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Installs the checksums for the specified file (if it exists).
-     *
-     * @param installedFile The path to the already installed file in the local repo for which to generate checksums,
-     *            must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @throws IOException In case of errors. Could not install checksums.
-     */
-    private void installChecksums( File installedFile )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        boolean signatureFile = installedFile.getName().endsWith( ".asc" );
-        if ( installedFile.isFile() && !signatureFile )
-        {
-            LOGGER.debug( "Calculating checksums for " + installedFile );
-            digester.calculate( installedFile );
-            installChecksum( installedFile, ".md5", digester.getMd5() );
-            installChecksum( installedFile, ".sha1", digester.getSha1() );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Installs a checksum for the specified file.
-     *
-     * @param installedFile The base path from which the path to the checksum files is derived by appending the given
-     *            file extension, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @param ext The file extension (including the leading dot) to use for the checksum file, must not be
-     *            <code>null</code>.
-     * @param checksum the checksum to write
-     * @throws IOException If the checksum could not be installed.
-     */
-    private void installChecksum( File installedFile, String ext, String checksum )
-        throws IOException
-    {
-        File checksumFile = new File( installedFile.getAbsolutePath() + ext );
-        LOGGER.debug( "Installing checksum to " + checksumFile );
-        try
-        {
-            // noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
-            checksumFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            FileUtils.fileWrite( checksumFile.getAbsolutePath(), "UTF-8", checksum );
-        }
-        catch ( IOException e )
-        {
-            throw new IOException( "Failed to install checksum to " + checksumFile, e );
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the path of the specified artifact within the local repository. Note that the returned path need not exist
-     * (yet).
-     *
-     * @param buildingRequest The project building request, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @param artifact The artifact whose local repo path should be determined, must not be <code>null</code>.
-     * @return The absolute path to the artifact when installed, never <code>null</code>.
-     */
-    private File getLocalRepoFile( ProjectBuildingRequest buildingRequest, Artifact artifact )
-    {
-        String path = repositoryManager.getPathForLocalArtifact( buildingRequest, artifact );
-        return new File( repositoryManager.getLocalRepositoryBasedir( buildingRequest ), path );
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Gets the path of the specified artifact metadata within the local repository. Note that the returned path need
      * not exist (yet).
      *
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test.jar b/src/test/resources/test.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d030c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/test.jar
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a Test File