diff --git a/pluto-container/pom.xml b/pluto-container/pom.xml
index 35f3298..06bcc8e 100644
--- a/pluto-container/pom.xml
+++ b/pluto-container/pom.xml
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
       <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
       <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>stax</groupId>
       <artifactId>stax</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>stax</groupId>
diff --git a/pluto-portal-driver-impl/pom.xml b/pluto-portal-driver-impl/pom.xml
index ab9baaa..d392025 100644
--- a/pluto-portal-driver-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/pluto-portal-driver-impl/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-digester</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-digester</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>taglibs</groupId>
       <artifactId>standard</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/pluto-portal-driver/pom.xml b/pluto-portal-driver/pom.xml
index 52702cc..a4d5b43 100644
--- a/pluto-portal-driver/pom.xml
+++ b/pluto-portal-driver/pom.xml
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
       <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>taglibs</groupId>
       <artifactId>standard</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/pluto-portal/pom.xml b/pluto-portal/pom.xml
index 3d7f6de..d1205ab 100644
--- a/pluto-portal/pom.xml
+++ b/pluto-portal/pom.xml
@@ -103,12 +103,18 @@
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+	 	<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+	 	<scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
+	 </dependency>
+	 <dependency>
+	 	<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+	 	<scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@
 
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+      	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <webResources>
diff --git a/pluto-testsuite/pom.xml b/pluto-testsuite/pom.xml
index b78dd18..a4c557d 100644
--- a/pluto-testsuite/pom.xml
+++ b/pluto-testsuite/pom.xml
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-digester</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-digester</artifactId>
+            <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
@@ -53,14 +58,14 @@
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-digester</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-digester</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>taglibs</groupId>
             <artifactId>standard</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>${dependency.scope}</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@
         <plugins>
             <!-- configure maven-war-plugin to use updated web.xml -->
             <plugin>
+   			  	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <webXml>${project.build.directory}/pluto-resources/web.xml</webXml>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 318e826..8d504df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
     <stax.impl.version>1.2.0</stax.impl.version>
     <commons-digester.version>1.8</commons-digester.version>
     <commons-cli.version>1.0</commons-cli.version>
-    <slf4j.version>1.5.6</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
     <springframework.version>2.0.2</springframework.version>
     <maven.version>2.0.5</maven.version>
     <ant.version>1.6.5</ant.version>
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@
     <ccpp-ri.version>1.0</ccpp-ri.version>
     <rdffilter.version>1.0</rdffilter.version>
     <jena.version>1.4.0</jena.version>
+
+    <!-- scope of certain dependencies is "compile" for deployment on tomcat, 
+         but "provided" for deployment on tomee. See tomee profile. -->
+    <dependency.scope>compile</dependency.scope>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -497,11 +501,26 @@
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.portals.pluto</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-pluto-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.4</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+          <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.10</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.7</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
@@ -553,6 +572,10 @@
       <id>all</id>
       <activation>
         <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+        <!-- profile must also be activated when building for tomee -->
+        <property>
+          <name>tomee</name>
+        </property>
       </activation>
       
       <!-- Pluto Modules ======================================================= -->
@@ -585,6 +608,22 @@
       <modules />
     </profile>
     
+    <!-- To build Pluto for deployment on tomee, activate this profile -->
+    <!-- Activate using the tomee property: mvn clean install -Dtomee -->
+    <profile>
+      <id>tomee</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>tomee</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+         <!-- scope of certain dependencies is "compile" for deployment on tomcat, 
+              but "provided" for deployment on tomee. See tomee profile. -->
+		  <dependency.scope>provided</dependency.scope>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
   </profiles>
 
 </project>