diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index c3b0b23..bb7158c 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.JUNIT_CONTAINER/4"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7">
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 443e085..6e80039 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8127a64..dfba901 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.resources</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-gcore-resources</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.data-catalogue</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ckan-util-library</artifactId>
@@ -134,12 +139,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.ext</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jersey-bean-validation</artifactId>
 			<version>${version.jersey}</version>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
-					<artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
@@ -187,29 +186,16 @@
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<phase>compile</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>exploded</goal>
-						</goals>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 				<configuration>
 					<webappDirectory>${webappDirectory}</webappDirectory>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
 			<!-- SA Plugin -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<descriptors>
 						<descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>