diff --git a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
index c9ac7c10b4..e1a5d40c80 100644
--- a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0-alpha-4</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
             <extension>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupId>
                 <artifactId>archetype-packaging</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0-alpha-4</version>
             </extension>
         </extensions>   
     </build>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index d83e21e963..a0249e847a 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.12</version>
+                <version>2.12.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>integration</id>
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.1</version>
+                <version>1.1.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>enforce-banned-dependencies</id>
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5</version>
+                <version>2.5.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
                     <source>${maven.compile.source}</source>
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5</version>
+                <version>2.6</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
                 </configuration>
@@ -568,6 +568,10 @@
         </plugins>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.2</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.3</version>
@@ -578,11 +582,11 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.1</version>
+                    <version>1.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3.1</version>
+                    <version>2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -590,7 +594,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.3.1</version>
+                    <version>2.4</version>
                     <configuration>
                       <releaseProfiles>doc</releaseProfiles>
                     </configuration>
@@ -601,7 +605,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
+                    <version>2.5.1</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -626,6 +630,7 @@
                             </plugin>
                             <plugin>
                                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                                <version>2.9</version>
                                 <configuration>
                                     <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
                                     <quiet>true</quiet>
@@ -644,6 +649,7 @@
                             <plugin>
                                 <groupId>org.sonatype.maven.plugin</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>emma-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                                <version>1.2</version>
                                 <configuration>
                                     <formats>html,xml</formats>
                                 </configuration>
@@ -685,7 +691,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.12</version>
+                    <version>2.12.4</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
@@ -695,12 +701,12 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5</version>
+                    <version>2.5.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.maven.plugin</groupId>
                     <artifactId>emma-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    <version>1.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.theoryinpractise</groupId>
@@ -731,7 +737,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                   <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.8.1</version>
+                  <version>2.9</version>
                   <configuration>
                     <maxmemory>256m</maxmemory>
                     <encoding>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding>
@@ -847,6 +853,7 @@ pageTracker._trackPageview();
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId> 
+                        <version>1.4</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <executable>${gpg.command}</executable>
                             <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
@@ -928,7 +935,7 @@ pageTracker._trackPageview();
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.8.1</version>
+                        <version>2.9</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>javadoc</id>
@@ -949,7 +956,7 @@ pageTracker._trackPageview();
                     <!-- make sure we generate src jars too -->
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.1.2</version>
+                        <version>2.2</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-sources</id>