diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 8bb0bd7..90b807e 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -657,6 +657,105 @@
       <artifactId>mockobjects-core</artifactId>
       <version>0.09</version>
     </dependency>
+
+<!--
+========================================================================
+==                                                                    ==
+== maven related plugins                                              ==
+==                                                                    ==
+========================================================================
+-->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>torque</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-torque-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>3.1.1</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-ant-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.9</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-artifact-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.2</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-changelog-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.8.2</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-developer-activity-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.2</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-file-activity-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.2</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven-plugins</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-findbugs-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.2</version>
+      <url>http://maven-plugins.sourceforge.net/maven-findbugs-plugin/</url>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.7</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6.1</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-tasklist-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>2.4</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-xdoc-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>1.9.2</version>
+      <type>plugin</type>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>