diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4699082..f8835f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <javaee.tck.version>6.0a</javaee.tck.version>
 
     <localRepository>${settings.localRepository}</localRepository>
-    <examples.version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</examples.version>
+    <examples.version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</examples.version>
     <http.proxy.host>${settings.activeProxy.host}</http.proxy.host>
     <http.proxy.port>${settings.activeProxy.port}</http.proxy.port>
     <http.proxy.username>${settings.activeProxy.username}</http.proxy.username>
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
             <artifactId>gmaven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.4</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>generate-reverse-tests</id>
@@ -660,20 +661,20 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.2</version>
+        <version>3.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <source>1.6</source>
-          <target>1.6</target>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-idea-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2</version>
+        <version>2.2.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <jdkName>1.6</jdkName>
-          <jdkLevel>1.6</jdkLevel>
+          <jdkName>1.7</jdkName>
+          <jdkLevel>1.7</jdkLevel>
           <linkModules>true</linkModules>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -681,7 +682,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8</version>
+        <version>1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>reserve-network-port</id>
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.1</version>
+        <version>1.3.1</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>start-database</id>
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>remove-apps-and-copy-libs-from-tck</id>