diff --git a/parent-pom/pom.xml b/parent-pom/pom.xml
index 5a6f5e9..1842286 100644
--- a/parent-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-pom/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
-    <version>13</version>
+    <version>14</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
              warning message to use install instead -->
         <plugin> 
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.4</version> <!--  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-3332 -->
+         <!--  <version>2.4</version>  https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-3332 from superpom-->
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>default-cli</id>
@@ -317,15 +317,15 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7</version>
+          <version>1.8</version>
         </plugin>
-        
+<!--         
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.3</version>
         </plugin>
-        
+      -->   
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 	        <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -356,17 +356,17 @@
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         
-        <plugin>
+ <!--        <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.8</version> <!-- see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-2963 -->
-        </plugin>
-        
+          <version>2.8</version>    see https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-2963  from superpom
+        </plugin>  -->
+       
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
           <!-- remove version after moving to apache parent pom 14 or later -->
-          <version>2.9.1</version> <!-- pick up fix for javadoc security issue, June 2013 -->
+         <!--  <version>2.9.1</version> pick up fix for javadoc security issue, June 2013 from superpom -->
           <configuration>
             <source>5</source> <!-- needed to do Enums -->
             <notimestamp>true</notimestamp>
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7</version>
+          <!-- version>1.7</version>  from superpom -->
 
           <dependencies>
             <!-- 1.8.2 is used by v 1.7 of this plugin
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
           <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>0.10</version>
+          <!--  <version>0.10</version> from superPom -->
           <executions>
             <execution>
               <id>default-cli</id>
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.uima</groupId>
             <artifactId>PearPackagingMavenPlugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.0</version>
+            <version>2.5.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>        
             <executions>
               <execution>