diff --git a/java/modules/distribution/pom.xml b/java/modules/distribution/pom.xml
index 8a33614..a647641 100644
--- a/java/modules/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/java/modules/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
   -->
 
 <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">
+        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>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.synapse</groupId>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             <artifactId>addressing</artifactId>
             <type>mar</type>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <!-- Because of a design flaw in Axis2 (see AXIS2-4265), axis2-codegen is required
              to deploy some modules => include this explicitly. -->
         <dependency>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             <artifactId>axis2-codegen</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
-	    <!-- JSON Support -->
+        <!-- JSON Support -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
             <artifactId>axis2-json</artifactId>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
             <artifactId>xmltask</artifactId>
             <version>1.14</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <!-- Patches -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.synapse</groupId>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
         </dependency-->
-        
+
         <!-- Libraries packaged with the sample Axis2 server (but that are not useful for Synapse itself) -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index ddf717e..22b22e1 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-    
+
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
                 <artifactId>axis2-transport-mail</artifactId>
                 <version>${axis2.version}</version>
-	    </dependency>
-	    <dependency>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId>
                 <artifactId>axis2-json</artifactId>
                 <version>${axis2.version}</version>
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
                         <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
                     </exclusion>
                 </exclusions>
-	    </dependency>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
@@ -783,19 +783,19 @@
 
             <!-- Saxon -->
             <dependency>
-                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
-                 <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
-                 <version>${saxon.version}</version>
+                <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
+                <artifactId>saxon</artifactId>
+                <version>${saxon.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
-                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
-                 <artifactId>saxon-dom</artifactId>
-                 <version>${saxon.version}</version>
+                <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
+                <artifactId>saxon-dom</artifactId>
+                <version>${saxon.version}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
-                 <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
-                 <artifactId>saxon-xqj</artifactId>
-                 <version>${saxon.version}</version>
+                <groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
+                <artifactId>saxon-xqj</artifactId>
+                <version>${saxon.version}</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Spring Framework -->
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Sets the source encoding to UTF-8 -->
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        
+
         <!-- The Java version used to build Synapse. This property is used in the configuration
              of the maven-compiler-plugin as well as certain ant tasks executed using
              maven-antrun-plugin. -->
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
             <id>kasun</id>
             <email>kasun AT apache.org</email>
             <organization>WSO2</organization>
-        </developer> 
+        </developer>
         <developer>
             <name>Udayanga Wickramasinghe</name>
             <id>uswick</id>
@@ -1297,13 +1297,13 @@
             <email>isudana AT apache.org</email>
             <organization>WSO2</organization>
         </developer>
-	<developer>
+        <developer>
             <name>Dushan Abeyruwan</name>
             <id>dushan</id>
             <email>dushan AT apache.org</email>
             <organization>WSO2</organization>
-    	</developer>
-	<developer>
+        </developer>
+        <developer>
             <name>Ravi Undupitiya</name>
             <id>ravi</id>
             <email>ravi AT apache.org</email>