diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 81fd8d6..5ea739a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.gcube.socialnetworking</groupId>
 	<artifactId>social-util-library</artifactId>
-	<version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.7.0</version>
 	<name>social-util-library</name>
 	<description>
 	The social-util-library contains utility functions that can be used by the social-networking portlets.
@@ -150,48 +150,18 @@
 					<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>copy-profile</id>
-						<phase>install</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<outputDirectory>target</outputDirectory>
-							<resources>
-								<resource>
-									<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
-									<filtering>true</filtering>
-									<includes>
-										<include>profile.xml</include>
-									</includes>
-								</resource>
-							</resources>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<descriptors>
-						<descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
+						<descriptor>descriptor.xml</descriptor>
 					</descriptors>
 					<archive>
 						<manifest>
 							<mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass>
 						</manifest>
 					</archive>
-					<!-- <descriptorRefs> -->
-					<!-- <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef> -->
-					<!-- </descriptorRefs> -->
 				</configuration>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>