diff --git a/scr-annotations/pom.xml b/scr-annotations/pom.xml
index 3cc038e..e050756 100644
--- a/scr-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/scr-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
 	<artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr.annotations</artifactId>
 
-	<version>0.9.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>Annotations for Maven SCR Plugin</name>
diff --git a/scrplugin/pom.xml b/scrplugin/pom.xml
index 1402dc5..600f0e2 100644
--- a/scrplugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scrplugin/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-scr-plugin</artifactId>
 
-	<version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<name>Maven SCR Plugin</name>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr.annotations</artifactId>
-			<version>0.9.0</version>
+			<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/om/Component.java b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/om/Component.java
index 249d30b..dbec228 100644
--- a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/om/Component.java
+++ b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/om/Component.java
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@
                     final String deactivateName = this.deactivate == null ? "deactivate" : this.deactivate;
 
                     // check activate and deactivate methods
-                    this.checkLifecycleMethod(specVersion, javaClass, activateName, iLog);
-                    this.checkLifecycleMethod(specVersion, javaClass, deactivateName, iLog);
+                    this.checkLifecycleMethod(specVersion, javaClass, activateName, true, iLog);
+                    this.checkLifecycleMethod(specVersion, javaClass, deactivateName, false, iLog);
 
                     // ensure public default constructor
                     boolean constructorFound = true;
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
     private static final String TYPE_COMPONENT_CONTEXT = "org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext";
     private static final String TYPE_BUNDLE_CONTEXT = "org.osgi.framework.BundleContext";
     private static final String TYPE_MAP = "java.util.Map";
+    private static final String TYPE_INT = "int";
+    private static final String TYPE_INTEGER = "java.lang.Integer";
+
     /**
      * Check for existence of lifecycle methods.
      * @param specVersion The spec version
@@ -348,6 +351,7 @@
     protected void checkLifecycleMethod(final int specVersion,
                                         final JavaClassDescription javaClass,
                                         final String methodName,
+                                        final boolean isActivate,
                                         final IssueLog iLog)
     throws MojoExecutionException {
         // first candidate is (de)activate(ComponentContext)
@@ -361,11 +365,20 @@
                     method = javaClass.getMethodBySignature(methodName, new String[] {TYPE_MAP});
 
                     if ( method == null ) {
+                        // if this is a deactivate method, we have two additional possibilities
+                        // a method with parameter of type int and one of type Integer
+                        if ( !isActivate ) {
+                            method = javaClass.getMethodBySignature(methodName, new String[] {TYPE_INT});
+                            if ( method == null ) {
+                                method = javaClass.getMethodBySignature(methodName, new String[] {TYPE_INTEGER});
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         // fourth candidate is (de)activate with two or three arguments (type must be BundleContext, ComponentCtx and Map)
                         // as we have to iterate now and the fifth candidate is zero arguments
                         // we already store this option
                         JavaMethod zeroArgMethod = null;
-                        JavaMethod found = null;
+                        JavaMethod found = method;
                         final JavaMethod[] methods = javaClass.getMethods();
                         int i = 0;
                         while ( i < methods.length && found == null ) {
@@ -373,14 +386,17 @@
 
                                 if ( methods[i].getParameters().length == 0 ) {
                                     zeroArgMethod = methods[i];
-                                } else if ( methods[i].getParameters().length == 2 || methods[i].getParameters().length == 3) {
+                                } else if ( methods[i].getParameters().length >= 2 ) {
                                     boolean valid = true;
                                     for(int m=0; m<methods[i].getParameters().length; m++) {
                                         final String type = methods[i].getParameters()[m].getType();
                                         if ( !type.equals(TYPE_BUNDLE_CONTEXT)
                                               && !type.equals(TYPE_COMPONENT_CONTEXT)
                                               && !type.equals(TYPE_MAP) ) {
-                                            valid = false;
+                                            // if this is deactivate, int and integer are possible as well
+                                            if ( isActivate || (!type.equals(TYPE_INT) && !type.equals(TYPE_INTEGER)) ) {
+                                                valid = false;
+                                            }
                                         }
                                     }
                                     if ( valid ) {
diff --git a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/tags/cl/ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription.java b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/tags/cl/ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription.java
index 299f83f..c7cba6f 100644
--- a/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/tags/cl/ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription.java
+++ b/scrplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scrplugin/tags/cl/ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription.java
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
 
     protected static final JavaTag[] EMPTY_TAGS = new JavaTag[0];
 
-    protected final Class clazz;
+    protected final Class<?> clazz;
 
     protected final JavaClassDescriptorManager manager;
 
     protected final Component component;
 
-    public ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription(Class c, Component comp, JavaClassDescriptorManager m) {
+    public ClassLoaderJavaClassDescription(Class<?> c, Component comp, JavaClassDescriptorManager m) {
         this.clazz = c;
         this.manager = m;
         this.component = comp;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
      * @see org.apache.felix.scrplugin.tags.JavaClassDescription#getImplementedInterfaces()
      */
     public JavaClassDescription[] getImplementedInterfaces() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        Class[] implemented = clazz.getInterfaces();
+        Class<?>[] implemented = clazz.getInterfaces();
         if (implemented.length == 0) {
             return JavaClassDescription.EMPTY_RESULT;
         }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
      */
     public JavaMethod getMethodBySignature(String name, String[] parameters)
     throws MojoExecutionException {
-        Class[] classParameters = null;
+        Class<?>[] classParameters = null;
         if ( parameters != null ) {
             classParameters = new Class[parameters.length];
             for(int i=0; i<parameters.length; i++) {
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@
         return this.testClass(this.clazz, type);
     }
 
-    protected boolean testClass(Class c, String type) {
-        final Class[] interfaces = c.getInterfaces();
+    protected boolean testClass(Class<?> c, String type) {
+        final Class<?>[] interfaces = c.getInterfaces();
         for(int i=0; i<interfaces.length; i++) {
             if ( interfaces[i].getName().equals(type) ) {
                 return true;