diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2c3ad3..b083600 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Maven BOM for the Smartgears FW</name>
 
+	<properties>
+		<jackson.version>2.6.0</jackson.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
+	</properties>
+
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
+		<!-- Imports -->
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
 				<artifactId>gcube-bom</artifactId>
@@ -22,47 +29,8 @@
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
-
-			<!-- Declaring dependencies needed by a smartgears webapp -->
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-smartgears</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-smartgears-app</artifactId>
-				<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>compile</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-smartgears-utils</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-events</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,  2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-configuration-scanner</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,  2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
-				<artifactId>common-validator</artifactId>
-				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
-			</dependency>
-
-			<!-- Setting scope to provided to dependencies already declared in gcube 
-				bom -->
+		<!-- END Imports -->
+		<!-- Setting scope to provided to dependencies already declared in gcube-bom -->
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
 				<artifactId>common-encryption</artifactId>
@@ -133,6 +101,45 @@
 				<artifactId>gxHTTP</artifactId>
 				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
+		<!-- END Setting scope to provided to dependencies already declared in gcube-bom -->
+		<!-- Declaring dependencies needed by a smartgears webapp -->
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-smartgears</artifactId>
+				<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-smartgears-app</artifactId>
+				<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT,3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>compile</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-smartgears-utils</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-events</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,  2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-configuration-scanner</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,  2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+				<artifactId>common-validator</artifactId>
+				<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT,2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+				<scope>provided</scope>
+			</dependency>
+		<!-- END Declaring dependencies needed by a smartgears webapp -->
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 </project>
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