diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 43ca3745ca..2a8e45204f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,30 +103,6 @@ under the License.
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
-      <!-- if plugin not released at maven release time the manifests generated could be checked in by hand -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>manifest</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <!-- Needed for including the manifest, see MJAR-71 -->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.3</version>
@@ -258,6 +234,39 @@ under the License.
   </pluginRepositories>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>osgi</id>
+      <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+          <plugins>
+            <!-- if plugin not released at maven release time the manifests generated could be checked in by hand -->
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>manifest</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <!-- Needed for including the manifest, see MJAR-71 -->
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.1</version>
+              <configuration>
+                <archive>
+                  <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+                </archive>
+              </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+          </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <build>