diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6f7e45a76..ebd5f513e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 		<module>spring-data-neo4j</module>
 		<module>spring-data-neo4j-rest</module>
 	</modules>
+    <description><![CDATA[
+    Within the Spring Data project the Spring Data Graph library provides integration with the Neo4j graph database, offering object graph mapping, a Neo4jTemplate and Spring-Data-Commons Repository implementations.
+    ]]></description>
+    <url>http://www.springsource.org/spring-data/neo4j</url>
+    <organization>
+    		<name>SpringSource</name>
+    		<url>http://www.springsource.com</url>
+    </organization>
 
 	<developers>
 		<developer>
@@ -22,7 +30,6 @@
 			<organizationUrl>http://www.SpringSource.com</organizationUrl>
 			<roles>
 				<role>Project Admin</role>
-				<role>Developer</role>
 			</roles>
 			<timezone>-5</timezone>
 		</developer>
@@ -34,7 +41,6 @@
 			<organizationUrl>http://www.SpringSource.com</organizationUrl>
 			<roles>
 				<role>Project Admin</role>
-				<role>Developer</role>
 			</roles>
 			<timezone>-5</timezone>
 		</developer>
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@
 			<organization>Neo Technology</organization>
 			<organizationUrl>http://www.neotechnology.com</organizationUrl>
 			<roles>
+				<role>Project Admin</role>
 				<role>Developer</role>
 			</roles>
 			<timezone>+1</timezone>
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@
 		<dist.secretKey>s3 secret key</dist.secretKey>
 		-->
 	</properties>
-	<profiles>
+	<!--profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>staging</id>
 			<distributionManagement>
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 	<distributionManagement>
-		<!-- see 'staging' profile for dry-run deployment settings -->
+		<!- see 'staging' profile for dry-run deployment settings ->
 		<downloadUrl>http://www.springsource.com/spring-data</downloadUrl>
 		<site>
 			<id>static.springframework.org</id>
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@
 			<name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
 			<url>s3://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
 		</snapshotRepository>
-	</distributionManagement>
+	</distributionManagement-->
 	<build>
 		<extensions>
 			<extension>
@@ -291,12 +298,12 @@
             </plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5</version>
+				<version>2.7</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<javadoc:aggregate>true</javadoc:aggregate>
 					<breakiterator>true</breakiterator>
 					<header>Spring Data Graph</header>
-					<source>1.5</source>
+					<source>1.6</source>
 					<quiet>true</quiet>
 					<javadocDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/javadoc</javadocDirectory>
 					<overview>${project.basedir}/src/main/javadoc/overview.html</overview>
@@ -321,7 +328,7 @@
                     </descriptors>
                     <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
                 </configuration>
-				<executions>
+				<!--executions> accodring to: http://www.sonatype.com/books/mvnref-book/reference/assemblies-sect-basics.html
 					<execution>
 						<id>distribution</id>
 						<goals>
@@ -329,7 +336,7 @@
 						</goals>
 						<phase>package</phase>
 					</execution>
-				</executions>
+				</executions-->
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
index dd5232e2f..e088d44cd 100644
--- a/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-graph-parent/pom.xml
@@ -21,63 +21,123 @@
         <blueprints.version>0.8</blueprints.version>
         <gremlin.version>1.1</gremlin.version>
 	</properties>
-	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>strict</id>
-			<properties>
-				<maven.test.failure.ignore>false</maven.test.failure.ignore>
-			</properties>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>fast</id>
-			<properties>
-				<maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
-				<maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
-			</properties>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>staging</id>
-			<distributionManagement>
-				<site>
-					<id>spring-site-staging</id>
-					<url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/docs</url>
-				</site>
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-milestone-staging</id>
-					<url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/milestone</url>
-				</repository>
-				<snapshotRepository>
-					<id>spring-snapshot-staging</id>
-					<url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/snapshot</url>
-				</snapshotRepository>
-			</distributionManagement>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>bootstrap</id>
-			<!-- TODO: move the repositories in here before release -->
-		</profile>
-	</profiles>
-	<distributionManagement>
-		<!-- see 'staging' profile for dry-run deployment settings -->
-		<downloadUrl>http://www.springsource.com/download/community
-		</downloadUrl>
-		<site>
-			<id>static.springframework.org</id>
-			<url>scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-data/data-graph/docs/${project.version}
-			</url>
-		</site>
-		<repository>
-			<id>spring-milestone</id>
-			<name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
-			<url>s3://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
-		</repository>
-		<snapshotRepository>
-			<id>spring-snapshot</id>
-			<name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
-			<url>s3://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
-		</snapshotRepository>
-	</distributionManagement>
-	<dependencyManagement>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>strict</id>
+            <properties>
+                <maven.test.failure.ignore>false</maven.test.failure.ignore>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>fast</id>
+            <properties>
+                <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
+                <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>staging</id>
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <site>
+                    <id>spring-site-staging</id>
+                    <url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/docs</url>
+                </site>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>spring-milestone-staging</id>
+                    <url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/milestone</url>
+                </repository>
+                <snapshotRepository>
+                    <id>spring-snapshot-staging</id>
+                    <url>file:///${java.io.tmpdir}/spring-data/data-graph/snapshot</url>
+                </snapshotRepository>
+            </distributionManagement>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>bootstrap</id>
+            <!-- TODO: move the repositories in here before release -->
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>milestone</id>
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <site>
+                    <id>static.springframework.org</id>
+                    <url>
+                        scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-data/data-graph/docs/${project.version}
+                    </url>
+                </site>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>spring-milestone</id>
+                    <name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
+                    <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+                </repository>
+                <snapshotRepository>
+                    <id>spring-snapshot</id>
+                    <name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
+                    <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
+                </snapshotRepository>
+
+            </distributionManagement>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <snapshotRepository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+                    <name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+                </snapshotRepository>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+                    <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </distributionManagement>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+    <scm>
+        <url>http://github.com/SpringSource/spring-data-graph</url>
+        <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-data-graph.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-data-graph.git</developerConnection>
+    </scm>
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <!-- see 'staging' profile for dry-run deployment settings -->
+        <downloadUrl>http://www.springsource.com/download/community</downloadUrl>
+        <site>
+            <id>static.springframework.org</id>
+            <url>
+                scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-data/data-graph/docs/${project.version}
+            </url>
+        </site>
+        <repository>
+            <id>spring-milestone</id>
+            <name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
+            <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+        </repository>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>spring-snapshot</id>
+            <name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
+            <url>s3://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+    <dependencyManagement>
 		<!--
 			inheritable <dependency> declarations for child poms. children still
 			must explicitly declare the groupId/artifactId of these dependencies
@@ -396,6 +456,20 @@
 						<goals>
 							<goal>jar</goal>
 						</goals>
+                        <phase>deploy</phase>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>javadoc</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+                        <phase>deploy</phase>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>