diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26e8d079a..c272545b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <!-- TODO: dummy version. In Maven 2.1, this will be auto-versioned being a generic parent -->
-  <version>18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>18-m3</version>
   <name>Commons Parent</name>
   <url>http://commons.apache.org/</url>
 
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
           <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.1</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-help-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.1.1</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -724,6 +729,143 @@
         <module>../vfs</module>
       </modules>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>maven-3</id>
+      <activation>
+        <file>
+          <!--  This employs that the basedir expression is only recognized by Maven 3.x (see MNG-2363) -->
+          <exists>${basedir}</exists>
+        </file>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <commons.surefire.version>2.4.3</commons.surefire.version>
+      </properties>
+      <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+          <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>3.0-beta-2</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.2</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.6.1</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.1</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>${commons.surefire.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+              <artifactId>rat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>1.0-alpha-3</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-changes-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.3</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.6</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+              <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.2.2</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+              <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.3.1</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+              <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.4</version>
+            </plugin>
+          </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-descriptor</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>attach-descriptor</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <reportPlugins>
+                <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <configuration>
+                    <dependencyDetailsEnabled>false</dependencyDetailsEnabled>
+                    <dependencyLocationsEnabled>false</dependencyLocationsEnabled>
+                  </configuration>
+                  <reports>
+                    <report>dependencies</report>
+                    <report>issue-tracking</report>
+                    <report>mailing-list</report>
+                    <report>license</report>
+                    <report>project-team</report>
+                    <report>summary</report>
+                    <report>scm</report>
+                  </reports>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <configuration> 
+                    <!-- keep only errors and warnings -->
+                    <quiet>true</quiet>
+                    <source>${maven.compile.source}</source>
+                    <encoding>${commons.encoding}</encoding>
+                    <docEncoding>${commons.docEncoding}</docEncoding>
+                    <linksource>true</linksource>
+                    <links>
+                      <link>http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/</link>
+                    </links>
+                  </configuration> 
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-jxr-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <configuration> 
+                    <aggregate>false</aggregate>
+                  </configuration> 
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-surefire-report-plugin</artifactId>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>rat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                </plugin>
+              </reportPlugins>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <properties>