diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f6f162..7ec79ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [v1.2.2]- 2021-01-20
+## [v1.2.3-SNAPSHOT] - 2021-04-26
 
 ### Features
 
 - update ecological-engine-geospatial-extensions lower bound range
 
-## [v1.2.1] [r4.24.0]- 2020-06-10
+## [v1.2.1] - 2020-06-10
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/FUNDING.md b/FUNDING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fa9eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FUNDING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Acknowledgments
+
+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
+
+- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
+    - [DILIGENT](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/004260) (grant no. 004260).
+- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
+    - [D4Science](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/212488) (grant no. 212488);
+    - [D4Science-II](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/239019) (grant no.239019);
+    - [ENVRI](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283465) (grant no. 283465);
+    - [iMarine](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/283644) (grant no. 283644);
+    - [EUBrazilOpenBio](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/288754) (grant no. 288754).
+- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
+    - [SoBigData](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654024) (grant no. 654024);
+    - [PARTHENOS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654119) (grant no. 654119);
+    - [EGI-Engage](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654142) (grant no. 654142);
+    - [ENVRI PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/654182) (grant no. 654182);
+    - [BlueBRIDGE](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675680) (grant no. 675680);
+    - [PerformFISH](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/727610) (grant no. 727610);
+    - [AGINFRA PLUS](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/731001) (grant no. 731001);
+    - [DESIRA](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/818194) (grant no. 818194);
+    - [ARIADNEplus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/823914) (grant no. 823914);
+    - [RISIS 2](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/824091) (grant no. 824091);
+    - [EOSC-Pillar](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857650) (grant no. 857650);
+    - [Blue Cloud](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/862409) (grant no. 862409);
+    - [SoBigData-PlusPlus](https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/871042) (grant no. 871042);
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a12eb46..b560c67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,12 +35,4 @@ open-source software toolkit used for building and operating Hybrid Data
 Infrastructures enabling the dynamic deployment of Virtual Research Environments
 by favouring the realisation of reuse oriented policies.
  
-The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes including:
-
-- the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
-    - DILIGENT (grant no. 004260);
-- the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration 
-    - D4Science (grant no. 212488), D4Science-II (grant no.239019), ENVRI (grant no. 283465), EUBrazilOpenBio (grant no. 288754), iMarine(grant no. 283644);
-- the H2020 research and innovation programme 
-    - BlueBRIDGE (grant no. 675680), EGIEngage (grant no. 654142), ENVRIplus (grant no. 654182), Parthenos (grant no. 654119), SoBigData (grant no. 654024),DESIRA (grant no. 818194), ARIADNEplus (grant no. 823914), RISIS2 (grant no. 824091), PerformFish (grant no. 727610), AGINFRAplus (grant no. 731001);
-    
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+The projects leading to this software have received funding from a series of European Union programmes see [FUNDING.md](FUNDING.md)
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diff --git a/descriptor.xml b/descriptor.xml
index 12df762..e87081c 100644
--- a/descriptor.xml
+++ b/descriptor.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<include>README.md</include>
 				<include>LICENSE.md</include>
 				<include>CHANGELOG.md</include>
-				<include>changelog.xml</include>
+				<include>FUNDING.md</include>
 				<include>profile.xml</include>
 			</includes>
 			<fileMode>755</fileMode>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87756fe..ca126d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.dataanalysis</groupId>
 	<artifactId>seadatanet-connector</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.2</version>
+	<version>1.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>seadatanet-connector</name>
 	<description>seadatanet-connector</description>