diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a44389d..d0938de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -458,12 +458,28 @@
 							<goals>
 								<goal>create</goal>
 							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<useLastCommittedRevision>true</useLastCommittedRevision>
+								<scmBranchPropertyName>scmBranch</scmBranchPropertyName>
+								<doCheck>false</doCheck>
+								<doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+						<execution>
+							<id>create-timestamp-id</id>
+							<phase>validate</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>create-timestamp</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<timestampFormat>yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S</timestampFormat>
+								<timestampPropertyName>scmDate</timestampPropertyName>
+								<!-- formats the timestamp all together like 2016-04-04 14:17:05.123 and puts
+                                    it in the ${myBuildNumberVariable} buildProperty -->
+							</configuration>
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
-					<configuration>
-						<doCheck>false</doCheck>
-						<doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
-					</configuration>
+
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -477,10 +493,43 @@
 							</manifest>
 							<manifestEntries>
 								<SCM-Revision>${buildNumber}</SCM-Revision>
+								<Build-Time>${scmDate}</Build-Time>
+								<SCM-Branch>${scmBranch}</SCM-Branch>
 							</manifestEntries>
 						</archive>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.0.1</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>enforce</id>
+							<phase>validate</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>enforce</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<configuration>
+								<rules>
+									<requireMavenVersion>
+										<version>[${maven.version},)</version>
+										<message>Check for Maven version &gt;=${maven.version} failed. Update your Maven install.</message>
+									</requireMavenVersion>
+									<!--requireJavaVersion>
+                                        <version>${java_version}</version>
+                                    </requireJavaVersion-->
+									<requireProperty>
+										<property>java.vm.name</property>
+										<message>Java Vendor must be OpenJDK.</message>
+										<regex>${java.expected.vm}</regex>
+										<regexMessage>Java Vendor must be OpenJDK. Found: ${java.vm.name}</regexMessage>
+									</requireProperty>
+								</rules>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -679,53 +728,13 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>useLastCommittedRevision</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>create</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-				<configuration>
-					<doCheck>false</doCheck>
-					<doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
-				</configuration>
+
 			</plugin>
 
 			<!-- enforce integration build requirements -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.0.1</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>enforce</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>enforce</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<rules>
-								<requireMavenVersion>
-									<version>[${maven.version},)</version>
-									<message>Check for Maven version &gt;=${maven.version} failed. Update your Maven install.</message>
-								</requireMavenVersion>
-								<!--requireJavaVersion>
-									<version>${java_version}</version>
-								</requireJavaVersion-->
-								<requireProperty>
-									<property>java.vm.name</property>
-									<message>Java Vendor must be OpenJDK.</message>
-									<regex>${java.expected.vm}</regex>
-									<regexMessage>Java Vendor must be OpenJDK. Found: ${java.vm.name}</regexMessage>
-								</requireProperty>
-							</rules>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>