diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index 2a71d10..c071d89 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry including="**/*.java" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.GWT_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.maven.ide.eclipse.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
 		<attributes>
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
 	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6">
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
 		</attributes>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 69c31cd..a5c7673 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.6
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.6
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.6
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.release=disabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 6d08f4d..6b6f21a 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project-modules id="moduleCoreId" project-version="1.5.0">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project-modules id="moduleCoreId" project-version="1.5.0">
   <wb-module deploy-name="${module}">
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/target/m2e-wtp/web-resources"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
+        <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/test/resources"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/target/generated-sources/gwt"/>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="switch-button-widget"/>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
index 7895606..3f2dd2b 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
   <fixed facet="wst.jsdt.web"/>
   <installed facet="jst.web" version="2.3"/>
   <installed facet="wst.jsdt.web" version="1.0"/>
-  <installed facet="java" version="1.6"/>
+  <installed facet="java" version="1.8"/>
 </faceted-project>
diff --git a/SwitchButtonTest-dev.launch b/SwitchButtonTest-dev.launch
deleted file mode 100644
index f6e9446..0000000
--- a/SwitchButtonTest-dev.launch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<launchConfiguration type="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.launch.gwtJUnit">
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.LOG_LEVEL" value="INFO"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.NOT_HEADLESS" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.OUT_DIR" value="www-test"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.STANDARDS_MODE" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.STYLE" value="OBFUSCATED"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.WEB_MODE" value="false"/>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
-<listEntry value="/switch-button-widget/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/switchbutton/client/GwtTestSwitchButton.java"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
-<listEntry value="1"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.CONTAINER" value=""/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.KEEPRUNNING_ATTR" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.TESTNAME" value=""/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.TEST_KIND" value="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.loader.junit4"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="com.google.gdt.eclipse.maven.mavenClasspathProvider"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MAIN_TYPE" value="org.gcube.portlets.widgets.switchbutton.client.GwtTestSwitchButton"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="switch-button-widget"/>
-</launchConfiguration>
diff --git a/SwitchButtonTest-prod.launch b/SwitchButtonTest-prod.launch
deleted file mode 100644
index 306f4f9..0000000
--- a/SwitchButtonTest-prod.launch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<launchConfiguration type="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.launch.gwtJUnit">
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.LOG_LEVEL" value="INFO"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.NOT_HEADLESS" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.OUT_DIR" value="www-test"/>
-<booleanAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.STANDARDS_MODE" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.STYLE" value="OBFUSCATED"/>
-<stringAttribute key="com.google.gwt.eclipse.core.WEB_MODE" value="true"/>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_PATHS">
-<listEntry value="/switch-button-widget/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/widgets/switchbutton/client/GwtTestSwitchButton.java"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<listAttribute key="org.eclipse.debug.core.MAPPED_RESOURCE_TYPES">
-<listEntry value="1"/>
-</listAttribute>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.CONTAINER" value=""/>
-<booleanAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.KEEPRUNNING_ATTR" value="false"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.TESTNAME" value=""/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.TEST_KIND" value="org.eclipse.jdt.junit.loader.junit4"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.CLASSPATH_PROVIDER" value="com.google.gdt.eclipse.maven.mavenClasspathProvider"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.MAIN_TYPE" value="org.gcube.portlets.widgets.switchbutton.client.GwtTestSwitchButton"/>
-<stringAttribute key="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.PROJECT_ATTR" value="switch-button-widget"/>
-</launchConfiguration>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59ed72b..707ea14 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+<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>
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
 	<artifactId>switch-button-widget</artifactId>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>gCube  Switch Button Widget</name>
 	<description>
 		gCube Switch Button Widget is a GWT Widget that can be used as a Checbox with a iOS sliding effect.
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@
 	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Convenience property to set the GWT version -->
-		<gwtVersion>2.5.1</gwtVersion>
+		<gwtVersion>2.7.0</gwtVersion>
 		<distroDirectory>distro</distroDirectory>
 		<!-- GWT needs at least java 1.6 -->
-		<maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 	</properties>
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
+			<version>${gwtVersion}</version>
 			<!-- "provided" so that we don't deploy -->
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.googlecode.gwtquery</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gwtquery</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3.3</version>
+			<version>1.4.3</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.6</source>
-					<target>1.6</target>
+					<source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
+					<target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>