diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e13cea1..15e28b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             <plugins>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.0</version>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
                 <artifactId>archetype-packaging</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0</version>
+                <version>3.1.1</version>
             </extension>
         </extensions>
     </build>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
                 <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.12</version>
+                <version>0.13</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <excludes>
                         <exclude>src/main/resources/archetype-resources/**</exclude>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 28ee94f..2e7468a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
-<archetype-descriptor xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-                      xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/archetype-descriptor-1.0.0.xsd"
+<archetype-descriptor xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                      xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-archetype-plugin/archetype-descriptor/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/archetype-descriptor-1.1.0.xsd"
                       partial="false" name="NetBeans module project archetype">
     <fileSets>
         <fileSet filtered="true" packaged="true">
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     </fileSets>
     <requiredProperties>
         <requiredProperty key="netbeansVersion">
-            <defaultValue>RELEASE81</defaultValue>
+            <defaultValue>RELEASE110</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
     </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 0eee5e6..d36e5ae 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
         Repository hosting NetBeans modules, especially APIs.
         Versions are based on IDE releases, e.g.: RELEASE691
         To create your own repository, use: nbm:populate-repository
+        
+        If you use Apache NetBeans starting with Apache NetBeans 9.0 
+        you can remove the netbeans repository section
         -->
         <repository>
             <id>netbeans</id>
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <groupId>org.apache.netbeans.utilities</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nbm-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>4.1</version>
+                <version>4.2</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
             </plugin>
 
@@ -50,20 +53,22 @@
                 <!-- NetBeans 6.9+ requires JDK 6, starting NetBeans 7.4 source 1.7 is required   -->
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5.1</version>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4</version>
+                <version>3.1.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <!-- to have the jar plugin pickup the nbm generated manifest -->
-                    <useDefaultManifestFile>true</useDefaultManifestFile>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+                    </archive>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>