diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1376c37..021476b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-shared-components</artifactId>
-    <version>30</version>
-    <relativePath>../../pom/maven/maven-shared-components/pom.xml</relativePath>
+    <version>33</version>
+    <relativePath></relativePath>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-shared-jar</artifactId>
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <mavenVersion>3.0</mavenVersion>
+    <javaVersion>7</javaVersion>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -117,7 +118,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
         <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>