diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e485450..fb6f31b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<!-- sets the skip.when.is.release.used property to true if SNAPSHOT is NOT used,
@@ -244,7 +243,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<!-- sets the skip.when.is.release.used property to true if SNAPSHOT is NOT used,
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<!-- sets the skip.when.is.snapshot.used property to true if SNAPSHOT was used,
@@ -480,7 +477,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 						<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.0</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<!-- sets the skip.when.is.snapshot.used property to true if SNAPSHOT was used,
@@ -653,7 +649,6 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.0.1</version>
 					<executions>
 						<execution>
 							<id>enforce</id>
@@ -681,107 +676,6 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.6</version>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
-							<artifactId>shared-assemblies</artifactId>
-							<version>1.1.0</version>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-					<executions>
-						<!-- uberjar creation -->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-uberjar</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-uberjar</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-
-						<!-- default servicearchive creation-->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-servicearchive</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-default-servicearchive</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-						<!-- source package creation -->
-						<execution>
-							<id>make-source-package</id>
-							<configuration>
-								<descriptorRefs>
-									<descriptorRef>gcube-source-package</descriptorRef>
-								</descriptorRefs>
-
-								<!--
-                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
-                                    <descriptors>
-                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
-                                    </descriptors>
-
-                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
-                                -->
-								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
-
-								<!--
-                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
-                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
-                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
-                                -->
-								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
-							</configuration>
-							<goals>
-								<goal>single</goal>
-							</goals>
-						</execution>
-					</executions>
-				</plugin>
 
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -804,7 +698,6 @@
 									<pluginExecutionFilter>
 										<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 										<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-										<versionRange>1.0.1</versionRange>
 										<goals>
 											<goal>enforce</goal>
 										</goals>
@@ -879,18 +772,40 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
+                <version>1.4</version>
+            </plugin>
 
 			<!-- enforce integration build requirements -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-
+				<version>3.0.0-M3</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>enforce-files-exist</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>enforce</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<rules>
+								<requireFilesExist>
+									<files>
+										<file>${project.basedir}/README.md</file>
+										<file>${project.basedir}/LICENSE.md</file>
+										<file>${project.basedir}/CHANGELOG.md</file>
+									</files>
+								</requireFilesExist>
+							</rules>
+							<fail>true</fail>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
+            </plugin>
 
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -925,31 +840,6 @@
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0-M3</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>enforce-files-exist</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>enforce</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<rules>
-								<requireFilesExist>
-									<files>
-										<file>${project.basedir}/README.md</file>
-										<file>${project.basedir}/LICENSE.md</file>
-										<file>${project.basedir}/CHANGELOG.md</file>
-									</files>
-								</requireFilesExist>
-							</rules>
-							<fail>true</fail>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>