diff --git a/core-shaded/pom.xml b/core-shaded/pom.xml
index dabcd067499..fb92c0da940 100644
--- a/core-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/core-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     <properties>
         <license.basedir combine.self="override">${project.parent.basedir}</license.basedir>
         <tests.ifNoTests>warn</tests.ifNoTests>
+        <!-- we aren't really a plugin... -->
+        <skip.integ.tests>true</skip.integ.tests>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 006c06f208d..edd236459ae 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <properties>
         <license.basedir combine.self="override">${project.parent.basedir}</license.basedir>
+        <!-- we aren't really a plugin... -->
+        <skip.integ.tests>true</skip.integ.tests>
     </properties>
     <artifactId>elasticsearch-license-core</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/licensor/pom.xml b/licensor/pom.xml
index 96952925de9..05d951ba74f 100644
--- a/licensor/pom.xml
+++ b/licensor/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
         <license.basedir combine.self="override">${project.parent.basedir}</license.basedir>
         <elasticsearch.assembly.descriptor>${basedir}/src/main/assemblies/exec.xml</elasticsearch.assembly.descriptor>
         <elasticsearch.assembly.appendId>true</elasticsearch.assembly.appendId>
+        <!-- we aren't really a plugin... -->
+        <skip.integ.tests>true</skip.integ.tests>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/plugin-api/pom.xml b/plugin-api/pom.xml
index f6fb7419de4..04205bd80fb 100644
--- a/plugin-api/pom.xml
+++ b/plugin-api/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <artifactId>elasticsearch-license-plugin-api</artifactId>
     <properties>
         <license.basedir combine.self="override">${project.parent.basedir}</license.basedir>
+        <!-- we aren't really a plugin... -->
+        <skip.integ.tests>true</skip.integ.tests>
     </properties>
 
 
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1884dd5614..447133ae438 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
+        <groupId>org.elasticsearch.plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>elasticsearch-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>