diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb756df80..2605b1c1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@
 		<version>3.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
+	<scm>
+		<url>https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka</url>
+		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka.git
+		</connection>
+		<developerConnection>
+			scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka.git
+		</developerConnection>
+		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+	</scm>
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-		<spring-kafka.version>2.8.0-M1</spring-kafka.version>
+		<spring-kafka.version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-kafka.version>
 		<spring-integration-kafka.version>5.5.2</spring-integration-kafka.version>
 		<kafka.version>2.8.0</kafka.version>
 		<spring-cloud-schema-registry.version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-schema-registry.version>
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@
 		<module>spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-core</module>
 		<module>spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams</module>
 		<module>docs</module>
-    </modules>
+	</modules>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -139,10 +148,6 @@
 	<build>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-					<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -165,6 +170,16 @@
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>${java.version}</source>
+					<target>${java.version}</target>
+					<compilerArgument>-parameters</compilerArgument>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -175,74 +190,91 @@
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>spring</id>
-			<repositories>
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-snapshots</id>
-					<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-					<releases>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</releases>
-				</repository>
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-milestones</id>
-					<name>Spring Milestones</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
-				<repository>
-					<id>spring-releases</id>
-					<name>Spring Releases</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
-				<repository>
-				    <id>rsocket-snapshots</id>
-				    <name>RSocket Snapshots</name>
-				    <url>https://oss.jfrog.org/oss-snapshot-local</url>
-				    <snapshots>
-				        <enabled>true</enabled>
-				    </snapshots>
-				</repository>
-			</repositories>
-			<pluginRepositories>
-				<pluginRepository>
-					<id>spring-snapshots</id>
-					<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>true</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-					<releases>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</releases>
-				</pluginRepository>
-				<pluginRepository>
-					<id>spring-milestones</id>
-					<name>Spring Milestones</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</pluginRepository>
-				<pluginRepository>
-					<id>spring-releases</id>
-					<name>Spring Releases</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local</url>
-					<snapshots>
-						<enabled>false</enabled>
-					</snapshots>
-				</pluginRepository>
-			</pluginRepositories>
+
+
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>coverage</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>env.TRAVIS</name>
+					<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+						<artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.7.9</version>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>agent</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+							<execution>
+								<id>report</id>
+								<phase>test</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>report</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-milestones</id>
+			<name>Spring milestones</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>rsocket-snapshots</id>
+			<name>RSocket Snapshots</name>
+			<url>https://oss.jfrog.org/oss-snapshot-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-releases</id>
+			<name>Spring Releases</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-milestones</id>
+			<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-releases</id>
+			<name>Spring Releases</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
 	<reporting>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>