diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index beb18ff..a72aa62 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
+		<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
+		<version>1.0.0</version>
+		<relativePath />
+	</parent>
+
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
 	<artifactId>netcdf-basic-widgets</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
@@ -206,6 +213,15 @@
 	<build>
 		<!-- Generate compiled stuff in the folder used for developing mode -->
 		<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
+		<resources>
+			<resource>
+				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+				<includes>
+					<include>**/*.*</include>
+				</includes>
+			</resource>
+		</resources>
+
 
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
@@ -268,21 +284,22 @@
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
-
 			<!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<version>3.7.0</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>${javaVersion}</source>
 					<target>${javaVersion}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<descriptors>
 						<descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
@@ -298,10 +315,20 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
+				<version>LATEST</version>
+				<type>pom</type>
+				<scope>import</scope>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
 
 	<repositories>
 		<repository>
@@ -326,18 +353,5 @@
 		</repository>
 
 	</repositories>
-	<dependencyManagement>
-		<dependencies>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-portal-bom</artifactId>
-				<version>LATEST</version>
-				<type>pom</type>
-				<scope>import</scope>
-			</dependency>
-		</dependencies>
-	</dependencyManagement>
-
-
 
 </project>
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