diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55e83822ba6..77ec97e2e35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ Google Compute Engine Cloud Plugin for Elasticsearch
 
 The GCE Cloud plugin allows to use GCE API for the unicast discovery mechanism.
 
-In order to install the plugin, simply run: `bin/plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/2.0.0`.
+In order to install the plugin, simply run: `bin/plugin -install elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/2.1.1`.
 
 * For master elasticsearch versions, look at [master branch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/tree/master).
+* For 1.3.x elasticsearch versions, look at [es-1.3 branch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/tree/es-1.3).
 * For 1.2.x elasticsearch versions, look at [es-1.2 branch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/tree/es-1.2).
 * For 1.1.x elasticsearch versions, look at [es-1.1 branch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/tree/es-1.1).
 * For 1.0.x elasticsearch versions, look at [es-1.0 branch](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-cloud-gce/tree/es-1.0).
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1f9eeca053d..ad91d70da13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ governing permissions and limitations under the License. -->
         <elasticsearch.version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</elasticsearch.version>
         <google.gce.version>v1-rev15-1.18.0-rc</google.gce.version>
         <google.api.version>1.18.0-rc</google.api.version>
-        <lucene.version>4.8.0</lucene.version>
+        <lucene.version>4.8.1</lucene.version>
         <tests.shuffle>true</tests.shuffle>
         <tests.output>onerror</tests.output>
         <tests.client.ratio></tests.client.ratio>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/AbstractGceComputeServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/AbstractGceComputeServiceTest.java
index 57980ffebf9..a39b500a8f4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/AbstractGceComputeServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/gce/AbstractGceComputeServiceTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.elasticsearch.discovery.gce;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.info.NodesInfoResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ImmutableSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGceComputeServiceTest extends ElasticsearchIntegra
         return ImmutableSettings.builder()
                 .put("transport.tcp.port", getPort(nodeOrdinal))
                 .put("http.enabled", false)
+                .put("plugins." + PluginsService.LOAD_PLUGIN_FROM_CLASSPATH, true)
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gce/itest/GceSimpleITest.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gce/itest/GceSimpleITest.java
index 48d0c1a762e..f02aecc543b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gce/itest/GceSimpleITest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gce/itest/GceSimpleITest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.state.ClusterStateResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.cloud.gce.AbstractGceTest;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.ImmutableSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ElasticsearchIntegrationTest;
 import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -36,11 +37,19 @@ import org.junit.Test;
  */
 @AbstractGceTest.GceTest
 @ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.ClusterScope(
-        scope = ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope.TEST,
+        scope = ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.Scope.SUITE,
         numDataNodes = 1,
         transportClientRatio = 0.0)
 public class GceSimpleITest extends AbstractGceTest {
 
+    @Override
+    protected Settings nodeSettings(int nodeOrdinal) {
+        return ImmutableSettings.builder()
+                .put(super.nodeSettings(nodeOrdinal))
+                .put("plugins." + PluginsService.LOAD_PLUGIN_FROM_CLASSPATH, true)
+                .build();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void one_node_should_run() {
         // Do nothing... Just start :-)