diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 851f0260..900c9d35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,30 @@
     <version>1.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+    <name>VIVO</name>
+    <description>VIVO project</description>
+    <url>http://vivoweb.org/</url>
+
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>BSD 3-Clause License</name>
+            <url>https://raw.github.com/vivo-project/VIVO/develop/LICENSE</url>
+            <distribution>repo</distribution>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <!--
+       The SCM repository location is used by Continuum to update against
+       when changes have occurred.  This spawns a new build cycle and releases
+       snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
+    -->
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</developerConnection>
+        <url>git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</url>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    </scm>
+
     <properties>
         <vitro-version>${project.version}</vitro-version>
         <vivo-dir>${basedir}</vivo-dir>
@@ -17,8 +41,6 @@
         <build.timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</build.timestamp>
     </properties>
 
-    <name>VIVO</name>
-
     <modules>
         <module>api</module>
         <module>webapp</module>
@@ -59,6 +81,63 @@
                 <module>${vivo-installer-dir}</module>
             </modules>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>doclint-java8-disable</id>
+            <activation>
+                <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <javadoc.opts>-Xdoclint:none</javadoc.opts>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.9.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <quiet>true</quiet>
+                            <additionalparam>${javadoc.opts}</additionalparam>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.2.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -86,25 +165,6 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <phase>initialize</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>read-project-properties</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <files>
-                                <file>build.properties</file>
-                            </files>
-                            <quiet>true</quiet>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -147,15 +207,10 @@
         </repository>
     </repositories>
 
-    <!--
-       The SCM repository location is used by Continuum to update against
-       when changes have occurred.  This spawns a new build cycle and releases
-       snapshots into the snapshot repository below.
-    -->
-    <scm>
-        <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</developerConnection>
-        <url>git@github.com:vivo-project/VIVO.git</url>
-        <tag>HEAD</tag>
-    </scm>
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
 </project>