diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85897ff..df4fbd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
-## [v1.0.0] - 2020-06-11
+## [v1.0.0-SNAPSHOT] - 2020-06-11
 
 - First Release
 
diff --git a/FUNDING.md b/FUNDING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fa9eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FUNDING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Acknowledgments
+
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
+
+- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
+    - [DILIGENT](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/004260) (grant no. 004260).
+- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
+    - [D4Science](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/212488) (grant no. 212488);
+    - [D4Science-II](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/239019) (grant no.239019);
+    - [ENVRI](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283465) (grant no. 283465);
+    - [iMarine](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283644) (grant no. 283644);
+    - [EUBrazilOpenBio](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/288754) (grant no. 288754).
+- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
+    - [SoBigData](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654024) (grant no. 654024);
+    - [PARTHENOS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654119) (grant no. 654119);
+    - [EGI-Engage](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654142) (grant no. 654142);
+    - [ENVRI PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654182) (grant no. 654182);
+    - [BlueBRIDGE](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675680) (grant no. 675680);
+    - [PerformFISH](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/727610) (grant no. 727610);
+    - [AGINFRA PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/731001) (grant no. 731001);
+    - [DESIRA](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818194) (grant no. 818194);
+    - [ARIADNEplus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823914) (grant no. 823914);
+    - [RISIS 2](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/824091) (grant no. 824091);
+    - [EOSC-Pillar](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857650) (grant no. 857650);
+    - [Blue Cloud](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/862409) (grant no. 862409);
+    - [SoBigData-PlusPlus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/871042) (grant no. 871042);
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa2f307..dfedb9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,12 +34,4 @@ open-source software toolkit used for building and operating Hybrid Data
 Infrastructures enabling the dynamic deployment of Virtual Research Environments
 by favouring the realisation of reuse oriented policies.
  
-The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
-
-- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
-    - DILIGENT (grant no. 004260);
-- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
-    - D4Science (grant no. 212488), D4Science-II (grant no.239019), ENVRI (grant no. 283465), EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754), iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680), EGIEngage (grant no. 654142), ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182), Parthenos (grant no. 654119), SoBigData (grant no. 654024),DESIRA (grant no. 818194), ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914), RISIS2 (grant no. 824091), PerformFish (grant no. 727610), AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
-    
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+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4aff50a..9f8749f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- JUnit -->
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.0</version>
+				<version>3.6.3</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>