diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 1c639f3f3..b36dd4615 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ maven.changes.issue.template=http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=%
 
 maven.jar.override = on
 maven.jar.clover = 1.3.2
+maven.compile.target=1.3
+
+maven.announcement.file=${basedir}/release-notes.txt
 
 ######################################################################
 # Deployment Repository Settings
@@ -83,4 +86,4 @@ maven.repo.apache.releases.group=apcvs
 ###############################################################################
 # properties to exclude extra images from site. Will be built in to xdoc plugin.
 maven.xdoc.copy.excludes=images/file.gif,images/folder-closed.gif,images/folder-open.gif,images/icon_alert.gif,images/icon_alertsml.gif,images/icon_arrowfolder1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowfolder2_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowmembers1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowmembers2_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowusergroups1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowusergroups2_sml.gif,images/icon_confirmsml.gif,images/icon_help_lrg.gif,images/icon_infosml.gif,images/icon_members_sml.gif,images/icon_sortleft.gif,images/icon_sortright.gif,images/icon_usergroups_sml.gif,images/icon_waste_lrg.gif,images/icon_waste_sml.gif,images/none.png,images/nw_maj.gif,images/nw_maj_hi.gif,images/nw_med.gif,images/nw_med_hi.gif,images/nw_med_rond.gif,images/nw_min.gif,images/nw_min_036.gif,images/nw_min_hi.gif,images/poweredby_036.gif,images/product_logo.gif,images/se_maj_rond.gif,images/sw_min.gif,images/logos/**
-maven.xdoc.copy.excludes.classic=images/external-classic.png,images/help_logo.gif,images/icon_arrowfolderclosed1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowwaste1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowwaste2_sml.gif,images/icon_doc_lrg.gif,images/icon_doc_sml.gif,images/icon_error_lrg.gif,images/icon_folder_lrg.gif,images/icon_folder_sml.gif,images/icon_help_sml.gif,images/icon_info_lrg.gif,images/icon_members_lrg.gif,images/icon_sortdown.gif,images/icon_sortup.gif,images/icon_success_lrg.gif,images/icon_usergroups_lrg.gif,images/icon_arrowfolderopen2_sml.gif,images/icon_warning_lrg.gif,images/newwindow-classic.png,images/nw_maj_rond.gif,images/strich.gif,images/sw_maj_rond.gif,images/sw_med_rond.gif
\ No newline at end of file
+maven.xdoc.copy.excludes.classic=images/external-classic.png,images/help_logo.gif,images/icon_arrowfolderclosed1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowwaste1_sml.gif,images/icon_arrowwaste2_sml.gif,images/icon_doc_lrg.gif,images/icon_doc_sml.gif,images/icon_error_lrg.gif,images/icon_folder_lrg.gif,images/icon_folder_sml.gif,images/icon_help_sml.gif,images/icon_info_lrg.gif,images/icon_members_lrg.gif,images/icon_sortdown.gif,images/icon_sortup.gif,images/icon_success_lrg.gif,images/icon_usergroups_lrg.gif,images/icon_arrowfolderopen2_sml.gif,images/icon_warning_lrg.gif,images/newwindow-classic.png,images/nw_maj_rond.gif,images/strich.gif,images/sw_maj_rond.gif,images/sw_med_rond.gif