diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb4f1fa..0c4deae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,47 @@
 	<version>1.1.0</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+	<!-- Plugin repos are common across the profiles -->
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>gcube-snapshots</id>
+			<name>gCube Snapshots</name>
+			<url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-snapshots</url>
+			<releases>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</releases>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>gcube-releases</id>
+            <name>gCube Releases</name>
+			<url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-releases</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+			<releases>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</releases>
+		</pluginRepository>
+
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>gcube-externals</id>
+			<name>gCube Externals</name>
+			<url>http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/gcube-externals</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+			<releases>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</releases>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
+
 	<profiles>
 
-
-
-<!-- this profile sets an additional parameter for javadoc generation that disable the doclint (it makes
+	<!-- this profile sets an additional parameter for javadoc generation that disable the doclint (it makes
 	 component build fail if formal/syntax errors are found in javadoc comments).
 	 The parameter is only understood by jdk 1.8, so we set it only when jdk 1.8 is used -->
 		<profile>
@@ -29,27 +65,27 @@
 		This profile enables the generation fo the source package
 		-->
 		<profile>
-				<id>generate-distribution-packages</id>
-				<activation>
-						<property>
-								<name>generateDistribution</name>
-								<value>true</value>
-						</property>
-				</activation>
-				<build>
-						<plugins>
-								<plugin>
-										<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-										<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-										<executions>
-												<execution>
-														<id>make-source-package</id>
-														<phase>install</phase>
-												</execution>
-										</executions>
-								</plugin>
-						</plugins>
-				</build>
+			<id>generate-distribution-packages</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+						<name>generateDistribution</name>
+						<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>make-source-package</id>
+								<phase>install</phase>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
 		</profile>
 
 
@@ -164,8 +200,7 @@
 
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
-
-						<plugin>
+				<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
 						<version>2.6</version>