diff --git a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index cad4ad896..aafcf2424 100644
--- a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -298,36 +302,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -379,4 +372,134 @@
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index 8b81ce45d..4ec3c670a 100644
--- a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -236,36 +240,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -317,4 +310,134 @@
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/commandservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/commandservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index f47340526..a3b502593 100644
--- a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/commandservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/commandservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <version.light-4j>1.6.0</version.light-4j>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
+        <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
         <version.jose4j>0.6.3</version.jose4j>
@@ -392,36 +396,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -477,4 +470,134 @@
             <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
         </repository>                          
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index d9a6399f3..0b00395bb 100644
--- a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.openapi-parser>1.6.0</version.openapi-parser>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
@@ -446,36 +450,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -531,4 +524,134 @@
             <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
         </repository>                          
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/queryservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/queryservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index e93a1aae2..47776e9f5 100644
--- a/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/queryservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-eventuate-4j/src/main/resources/templates/eventuate/rest/openapi/queryservice/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <version.light-4j>1.6.0</version.light-4j>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
+        <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
         <version.jose4j>0.6.3</version.jose4j>
@@ -392,36 +396,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -477,4 +470,134 @@
             <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
         </repository>                          
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-graphql-4j/src/main/resources/templates/graphql/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-graphql-4j/src/main/resources/templates/graphql/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index 41c3929eb..4a140e1c3 100644
--- a/light-graphql-4j/src/main/resources/templates/graphql/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-graphql-4j/src/main/resources/templates/graphql/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -351,36 +355,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -432,4 +425,134 @@
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index 3966b3af8..215c1cc77 100644
--- a/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/server/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -270,36 +274,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -351,4 +344,134 @@
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index 550f147f0..b2626a7dd 100644
--- a/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-hybrid-4j/src/main/resources/templates/hybrid/service/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -202,36 +206,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -283,4 +276,134 @@
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index 392e50cf0..d64184a9e 100644
--- a/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/openapi/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
@@ -267,6 +270,114 @@
         }
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${versions.maven-version}</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.14</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.14</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.6</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <mainClass>${project.main.class}</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.0.0</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+                            <pluginExecutions>
+                                <pluginExecution>
+                                    <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                        <groupId>
+                                            org.apache.maven.plugins
+                                        </groupId>
+                                        <artifactId>
+                                            maven-compiler-plugin
+                                        </artifactId>
+                                        <versionRange>
+                                            [3.3,)
+                                        </versionRange>
+                                        <goals>
+                                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                                            <goal>testCompile</goal>
+                                        </goals>
+                                    </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                    <action>
+                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                    </action>
+                                </pluginExecution>
+                            </pluginExecutions>
+                        </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+
+    </build>
+
+
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>true</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>codelds</id>
+            <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
+        </repository>                          
+    </repositories>
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
@@ -373,124 +484,27 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
     </profiles>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
-                    <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
-                    </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                    only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
-                </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                    Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${versions.maven-version}</version>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.14</version>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>surefire-junit47</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.14</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.6</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <mainClass>${project.main.class}</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-
-        <pluginManagement>
-            <plugins>
-                <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.0.0</version>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                            <pluginExecutions>
-                                <pluginExecution>
-                                    <pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                        <groupId>
-                                            org.apache.maven.plugins
-                                        </groupId>
-                                        <artifactId>
-                                            maven-compiler-plugin
-                                        </artifactId>
-                                        <versionRange>
-                                            [3.3,)
-                                        </versionRange>
-                                        <goals>
-                                            <goal>compile</goal>
-                                            <goal>testCompile</goal>
-                                        </goals>
-                                    </pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                    <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
-                                    </action>
-                                </pluginExecution>
-                            </pluginExecutions>
-                        </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                    </configuration>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-
-    </build>
-
-
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>codelds</id>
-            <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
-        </repository>                          
-    </repositories>
 </project>
diff --git a/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/swagger/pom.xml.rocker.raw b/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/swagger/pom.xml.rocker.raw
index a37c78ede..53e56d193 100644
--- a/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/swagger/pom.xml.rocker.raw
+++ b/light-rest-4j/src/main/resources/templates/rest/swagger/pom.xml.rocker.raw
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <javac.version>9+181-r4173-1</javac.version>
+        }
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.main.class>com.networknt.server.Server</project.main.class>
         <version.light-4j>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version.light-4j>
         <version.jackson>2.9.8</version.jackson>
         <version.slf4j>1.7.25</version.slf4j>
@@ -363,36 +367,25 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.3</version>
+                <version>3.8.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <compilerId>javac-with-errorprone</compilerId>
-                    <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-                    <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                    @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
                     <compilerArgs>
-                        <!-- add command line validation here -->
+                        <arg>-XDcompilePolicy=simple</arg>
+                        <arg>-Xplugin:ErrorProne</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
-                    <forceJavacCompilerUse>true</forceJavacCompilerUse>
-                    <!-- maven-compiler-plugin defaults to targeting Java 5, but our javac
-                         only supports >=6 -->
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
+                            <version>2.3.3</version>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                    }
                 </configuration>
-                <dependencies>
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                    <!-- override plexus-compiler-javac-errorprone's dependency on
-                         Error Prone with the latest version -->
-                    <dependency>
-                        <groupId>com.google.errorprone</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>error_prone_core</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.15</version>
-                    </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
             </plugin>
-
             <!-- end Google error-proce compiles -->
         </plugins>
 
@@ -448,4 +441,134 @@
             <url>https://code.lds.org/nexus/content/groups/main-repo</url>
         </repository>                          
     </repositories>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.4.3</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <dependencyReducedPomLocation>${project.build.directory}/dependency-reduced-pom.xml</dependencyReducedPomLocation>
+                                    <filters>
+                                        <filter>
+                                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                            <excludes>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
+                                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
+                                            </excludes>
+                                        </filter>
+                                    </filters>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.0.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.10.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-jar</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>debug</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <java.debug.argument>-Xdebug</java.debug.argument>
+                <java.debug.agent>-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n</java.debug.agent>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.4.0</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                            <executable>java</executable>
+                            <arguments>
+                                <argument>-cp</argument>
+                                <classpath />
+                                <argument>${java.debug.argument}</argument>
+                                <argument>${java.debug.agent}</argument>
+                                <argument>${project.main.class}</argument>
+                            </arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        @if(config.toBoolean("enableErrorProne")) {
+        <profile>
+            <id>jdk8</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <fork>true</fork>
+                            <compilerArgs combine.children="append">
+                                <arg>-J-Xbootclasspath/p:${settings.localRepository}/com/google/errorprone/javac/${javac.version}/javac-${javac.version}.jar</arg>
+                            </compilerArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        }
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a9a7b164..ea1ba1dfd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@
                             <version>2.3.3</version>
                         </path>
                     </annotationProcessorPaths>
-                </configuration>            </plugin>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
         <pluginManagement>
         	<plugins>