diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b31c7157efd..be47e555761 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -447,6 +447,59 @@
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.5</version>
         </plugin>
+        <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. 
+          It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+          <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+          <version>1.0.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+              <pluginExecutions>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>avro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[1.5.3,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>protocol</goal>
+                      <goal>schema</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[1.3,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>run</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.jamon</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>jamon-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[2.3.4,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>translate</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+              </pluginExecutions>
+            </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -675,7 +728,6 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>arc-setup</id>
@@ -808,7 +860,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>jspcSource-packageInfo-Avro-source</id>