diff --git a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/ExtensionsIndexGenerationMojo.java b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/ExtensionsIndexGenerationMojo.java
index 4d5f2f8aeb..1c060bb507 100644
--- a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/ExtensionsIndexGenerationMojo.java
+++ b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/ExtensionsIndexGenerationMojo.java
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ public class ExtensionsIndexGenerationMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         // Finding the root maven project
         MavenProject rootMavenProject = mavenProject;
-        while (rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
+        while (rootMavenProject.getParent() != null &&
+                rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
             rootMavenProject = rootMavenProject.getParent();
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MarkdownDocumentationGenerationMojo.java b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MarkdownDocumentationGenerationMojo.java
index 381bb3d946..bde470828b 100644
--- a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MarkdownDocumentationGenerationMojo.java
+++ b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MarkdownDocumentationGenerationMojo.java
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ public class MarkdownDocumentationGenerationMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         // Finding the root maven project
         MavenProject rootMavenProject = mavenProject;
-        while (rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
+        while (rootMavenProject.getParent() != null &&
+                rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
             rootMavenProject = rootMavenProject.getParent();
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MkdocsGitHubPagesDeployMojo.java b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MkdocsGitHubPagesDeployMojo.java
index b6cd157d68..3f702fcf8d 100644
--- a/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MkdocsGitHubPagesDeployMojo.java
+++ b/modules/siddhi-doc-gen/src/main/java/org/wso2/siddhi/doc/gen/core/MkdocsGitHubPagesDeployMojo.java
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ public class MkdocsGitHubPagesDeployMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         // Finding the root maven project
         MavenProject rootMavenProject = mavenProject;
-        while (rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
+        while (rootMavenProject.getParent() != null &&
+                rootMavenProject.getParent().getBasedir() != null) {
             rootMavenProject = rootMavenProject.getParent();
         }
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a885b54f4..f3fc9cc64b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,15 +17,10 @@
   ~ under the License.
   -->
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.wso2</groupId>
-        <artifactId>wso2</artifactId>
-        <version>5</version>
-    </parent>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.siddhi</groupId>
     <artifactId>siddhi</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -33,6 +28,13 @@
     <name>Siddhi</name>
     <description>Siddhi, high performing Complex Event Processing Engine</description>
 
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
     <modules>
         <module>modules/siddhi-query-api</module>
         <module>modules/siddhi-service</module>
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
                 <artifactId>wagon-ssh</artifactId>
-                <version>2.1</version>
+                <version>${maven.wagon.ssh.version}</version>
             </extension>
         </extensions>
         <pluginManagement>
@@ -239,10 +241,10 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.5.1</version>
+                    <version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
-                        <source>1.8</source>
-                        <target>1.8</target>
+                        <source>${wso2.maven.compiler.source}</source>
+                        <target>${wso2.maven.compiler.target}</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4.3</version>
+                    <version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <testSourceDirectory>${project.build.testSourceDirectory}</testSourceDirectory>
                         <testClassesDirectory>${project.build.testOutputDirectory}</testClassesDirectory>
@@ -288,22 +290,10 @@
                         </execution>
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>
-                <!--<plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.1.2</version>
-                    <executions>
-                        <execution>
-                            <id>attach-sources</id>
-                            <goals>
-                                <goal>jar</goal>
-                            </goals>
-                        </execution>
-                    </executions>
-                </plugin>-->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.javadoc.plugin.version}</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>docs</id>
@@ -324,11 +314,6 @@
                     <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.1.6</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.2.0</version>
-                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
                     <artifactId>antlr4-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -337,52 +322,180 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.10</version>
+                    <version>${maven.dependency.plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.release.plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <preparationGoals>clean install -Pdocumentation-deploy</preparationGoals>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
+
+                <!--other Plugins from parent pom-->
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>io.siddhi</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>siddhi-doc-gen</artifactId>
+                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.buildnumber.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${clirr.maven.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.findbugsplugin.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <effort>Max</effort>
+                        <threshold>Low</threshold>
+                        <xmlOutput>true</xmlOutput>
+                        <findbugsXmlOutputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/findbugs</findbugsXmlOutputDirectory>
+                        <!--Exclude sources-->
+                        <excludeFilterFile>${mavan.findbugsplugin.exclude.file}</excludeFilterFile>
+                    </configuration>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <id>analyze-compile</id>
+                            <phase>compile</phase>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>check</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.remote.resources.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.bundle.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.plugin.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.antrun.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.assembly.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.clean.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>io.siddhi</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>siddhi-doc-gen</artifactId>
-                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-docck-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.docck.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.enforcer.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.failsafe.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.gpg.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.install.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.invoker.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.jar.plugin.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <archive>
+                            <manifest>
+                                <addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
+                                <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
+                            </manifest>
+                        </archive>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.resources.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.scm.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-scm-publish-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.scm.publish.plugin.version}</version>
+                    <!-- last version compatible with Maven 2: latest is configured in profile -->
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.site.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.source.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${apache.rat.plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven.plugin.plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <!--<plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>-->
 
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven.shadeplugin.version}</version>
             </plugin>
-
             <plugin><!-- Overridden from parent pom to exclude generated sources -->
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -405,9 +518,27 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
+            <!--other plugin dependencies from parent-->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>${wso2.maven.compiler.source}</source>
+                    <target>${wso2.maven.compiler.target}</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.surefire.plugin.version}</version>
+                <!-- keep maven-failsafe-plugin in sync -->
+            </plugin>
             <plugin><!-- Overridden from parent pom to exclude generated sources -->
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.checkstyleplugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>validate</id>
@@ -432,10 +563,170 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-
-
+            <!-- We want to package up license resources in the JARs produced -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.remote.resources.plugin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>process</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <resourceBundles>
+                                <resourceBundle>org.apache:apache-jar-resource-bundle:1.4</resourceBundle>
+                            </resourceBundles>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.bundle.plugin.version}</version>
+                <extensions>${maven.bundle.plugin.extensions}</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <obrRepository>NONE</obrRepository>
+                    <instructions>
+                        <Bundle-Activator>${bundle.activator}</Bundle-Activator>
+                        <Bundle-ActivationPolicy>${bundle.activation.policy}</Bundle-ActivationPolicy>
+                        <Bundle-ClassPath>${bundle.classpath}</Bundle-ClassPath>
+                        <Bundle-Contributors>${bundle.contributors}</Bundle-Contributors>
+                        <Bundle-Copyright>WSO2 Inc</Bundle-Copyright>
+                        <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
+                        <Bundle-Developers>${bundle.developers}</Bundle-Developers>
+                        <Bundle-DocURL>${bundle.docurl}</Bundle-DocURL>
+                        <Bundle-License>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</Bundle-License>
+                        <Bundle-Name>${bundle.name}</Bundle-Name>
+                        <Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
+                        <Bundle-Vendor>WSO2 Inc</Bundle-Vendor>
+                        <Conditional-Package>${conditional.package}</Conditional-Package>
+                        <DynamicImport-Package>${dynamic.import.package}</DynamicImport-Package>
+                        <Export-Package>${export.package}</Export-Package>
+                        <Fragment-Host>${fragment.host}</Fragment-Host>
+                        <Import-Package>${import.package}</Import-Package>
+                        <Meta-Persistence>${meta.persistence}</Meta-Persistence>
+                        <Private-Package>${private.package}</Private-Package>
+                        <Provide-Capability>${provide.capability}</Provide-Capability>
+                        <Require-Bundle>${require.bundle}</Require-Bundle>
+                        <Require-Capability>${require.capability}</Require-Capability>
+                        <Service-Component>${service.component}</Service-Component>
+                        <Microservices>${microservices}</Microservices>
+                        <_dsannotations>${dsannotations}</_dsannotations>
+                        <Startup-Component>${startup.component}</Startup-Component>
+                        <Carbon-Component>${carbon.component}</Carbon-Component>
+                        <_include>${_include}</_include>
+                        <SCM-Revision>${buildNumber}</SCM-Revision>
+                    </instructions>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.buildnumber.plugin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>create</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <doCheck>false</doCheck>
+                    <doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
+                    <revisionOnScmFailure>${maven.build.timestamp}</revisionOnScmFailure>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>wso2-release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <!-- Create a source-release artifact that contains the fully buildable
+                         project directory source structure. This is the artifact which is
+                         the official subject of any release vote. -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <dependencies>
+                            <dependency>
+                                <groupId>org.apache.apache.resources</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>apache-source-release-assembly-descriptor</artifactId>
+                                <version>${apache.source.release.assembly.descriptor.version}</version>
+                            </dependency>
+                        </dependencies>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>source-release-assembly</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>single</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <runOnlyAtExecutionRoot>true</runOnlyAtExecutionRoot>
+                                    <descriptorRefs>
+                                        <descriptorRef>${sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor}</descriptorRef>
+                                    </descriptorRefs>
+                                    <tarLongFileMode>gnu</tarLongFileMode>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <!-- We want to deploy the artifact to a staging location for perusal -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <inherited>true</inherited>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <updateReleaseInfo>true</updateReleaseInfo>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <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>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <!-- We want to sign the artifact, the POM, and all attached artifacts -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <properties>
         <testng.version>6.8</testng.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17.wso2v1</log4j.version>
@@ -468,6 +759,55 @@
         <org.jacoco.version>0.7.9</org.jacoco.version>
         <mavan.findbugsplugin.exclude.file>findbugs-exclude.xml</mavan.findbugsplugin.exclude.file>
         <mavan.checkstyle.suppression.file>checkstyle-suppressions.xml</mavan.checkstyle.suppression.file>
+        <apache.source.release.assembly.descriptor.version>1.0.5</apache.source.release.assembly.descriptor.version>
+        <maven.remote.resources.plugin.version>1.5</maven.remote.resources.plugin.version>
+        <maven.buildnumber.plugin.version>1.4</maven.buildnumber.plugin.version>
+        <clirr.maven.plugin.version>2.7</clirr.maven.plugin.version>
+
+        <maven.antrun.plugin.version>1.8</maven.antrun.plugin.version>
+        <maven.assembly.plugin.version>2.6</maven.assembly.plugin.version>
+        <maven.clean.plugin.version>3.0.0</maven.clean.plugin.version>
+        <maven.deploy.plugin.version>2.8.2</maven.deploy.plugin.version>
+        <maven.docck.plugin.version>1.1</maven.docck.plugin.version>
+        <maven.enforcer.plugin.version>1.4.1</maven.enforcer.plugin.version>
+        <maven.failsafe.plugin.version>2.19.1</maven.failsafe.plugin.version>
+        <maven.gpg.plugin.version>1.6</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
+        <maven.install.plugin.version>2.5.2</maven.install.plugin.version>
+        <maven.invoker.plugin.version>2.0.0</maven.invoker.plugin.version>
+        <maven.jar.plugin.version>2.6</maven.jar.plugin.version>
+        <maven.resources.plugin.version>2.7</maven.resources.plugin.version>
+        <maven.scm.plugin.version>1.9.4</maven.scm.plugin.version>
+        <maven.scm.publish.plugin.version>1.1</maven.scm.publish.plugin.version>
+        <maven.site.plugin.version>3.5</maven.site.plugin.version>
+        <maven.source.plugin.version>3.0.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
+        <apache.rat.plugin.version>0.11</apache.rat.plugin.version>
+
+        <maven.plugin.plugin.version>3.4</maven.plugin.plugin.version>
+        <maven.checkstyleplugin.version>2.17</maven.checkstyleplugin.version>
+        <maven.surefire.plugin.version>2.19.1</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
+        <maven.findbugsplugin.version>3.0.3</maven.findbugsplugin.version>
+        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.5.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <wso2.maven.compiler.source>1.8</wso2.maven.compiler.source>
+        <wso2.maven.compiler.target>1.8</wso2.maven.compiler.target>
+        <sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>source-release</sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>
+        <project.scm.id>my-scm-server</project.scm.id>
+
+        <!--Maven bundle plugin configuration -->
+        <maven.bundle.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.bundle.plugin.version>
+        <maven.bundle.plugin.vendor>WSO2 Inc</maven.bundle.plugin.vendor>
+        <maven.bundle.plugin.extensions>true</maven.bundle.plugin.extensions>
+        <bundle.classpath>.</bundle.classpath>
+        <dsannotations>*</dsannotations>
+        <bundle.contributors>WSO2 Inc</bundle.contributors>
+        <bundle.developers>WSO2 Inc</bundle.developers>
+        <bundle.docurl>https://docs.wso2.com</bundle.docurl>
+        <bundle.name>${project.artifactId}</bundle.name>
+        <import.package>*</import.package>
+
+        <maven.dependency.plugin.version>2.10</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>2.10.3</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+        <maven.release.plugin.version>2.5.3</maven.release.plugin.version>
+        <maven.wagon.ssh.version>2.10</maven.wagon.ssh.version>
     </properties>
 
     <scm>
@@ -488,7 +828,6 @@
                 <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
             </releases>
         </repository>
-
         <repository>
             <id>wso2.releases</id>
             <name>WSO2 internal Repository</name>
@@ -499,7 +838,6 @@
                 <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
             </releases>
         </repository>
-
         <repository>
             <id>wso2.snapshots</id>
             <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
@@ -512,7 +850,6 @@
                 <enabled>false</enabled>
             </releases>
         </repository>
-
         <repository>
             <id>central</id>
             <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
@@ -522,7 +859,6 @@
                 <enabled>false</enabled>
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
-
         <!--todo is this necessary ?-->
         <repository>
             <id>sonatype.releases</id>
@@ -532,7 +868,6 @@
     </repositories>
 
     <pluginRepositories>
-
         <pluginRepository>
             <id>wso2.releases</id>
             <name>WSO2 internal Repository</name>
@@ -543,7 +878,6 @@
                 <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
             </releases>
         </pluginRepository>
-
         <pluginRepository>
             <id>wso2.snapshots</id>
             <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
@@ -556,7 +890,6 @@
                 <enabled>false</enabled>
             </releases>
         </pluginRepository>
-
         <pluginRepository>
             <id>wso2-nexus</id>
             <name>WSO2 internal Repository</name>
@@ -567,7 +900,19 @@
                 <checksumPolicy>ignore</checksumPolicy>
             </releases>
         </pluginRepository>
-
     </pluginRepositories>
 
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+            <id>nexus-releases</id>
+            <name>WSO2 Nexus Release Repository</name>
+            <url>http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+        </repository>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>wso2.snapshots</id>
+            <name>WSO2 Snapshot Repository</name>
+            <url>http://maven.wso2.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
 </project>