diff --git a/pom/changelog.txt b/pom/changelog.txt
index 295febd..0901e3c 100644
--- a/pom/changelog.txt
+++ b/pom/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes from 3 to 4
+-------------------
+** Improvement
+    * [FELIX-5157] - Add m2e lifecycle mappings
+
+
 Changes from 2.1 to 3
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/pom/pom.xml b/pom/pom.xml
index b0837d8..dcdff61 100644
--- a/pom/pom.xml
+++ b/pom/pom.xml
@@ -355,6 +355,117 @@
 		   </extension>
         </extensions>
     </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <!-- This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>only-eclipse</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>m2e.version</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+                            <version>1.0.0</version>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+                                    <pluginExecutions>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[1.3,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>run</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                 <ignore/>
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[2.2,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                                                    <goal>unpack</goal>
+                                                    <goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                 <ignore/>
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[1.5,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>reserve-network-port</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                <ignore />
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins
+                                                </groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[1.3.1,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>enforce</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                <ignore />
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[1.5,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>process</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                <ignore />
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                        <pluginExecution>
+                                            <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                                                <artifactId>native2ascii-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                                                <versionRange>[1.0-beta-1,)</versionRange>
+                                                <goals>
+                                                    <goal>native2ascii</goal>
+                                                </goals>
+                                            </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                                            <action>
+                                                <ignore />
+                                            </action>
+                                        </pluginExecution>
+                                    </pluginExecutions>
+                                </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <reporting>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>