diff --git a/openflow/api/pom.xml b/openflow/api/pom.xml
index 3ed1e3f..c7fc087 100644
--- a/openflow/api/pom.xml
+++ b/openflow/api/pom.xml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.projectfloodlight</groupId>
-            <artifactId>openflowj</artifactId>
             <!-- FIXME once experimenter gets merged to upstream -->
-            <version>0.3.8-optical_experimenter5</version>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>openflowj</artifactId>
+            <version>${openflowj.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6730d4f..cebea5a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,15 +23,22 @@
         <maven>3.0.0</maven>
     </prerequisites>
 
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+        <artifactId>onos-base</artifactId>
+        <version>1</version>
+        <relativePath>tools/build/pom.xml</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+
     <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
     <artifactId>onos</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
+    <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Open Network Operating System root project</description>
 
     <modules>
-        <module>tools/build/conf</module>
         <module>utils</module>
         <module>core</module>
         <module>web</module>
@@ -41,11 +48,16 @@
         <module>apps</module>
         <module>features</module>
         <module>tools/package/branding</module>
-        <module>tools/package/archetypes</module>
     </modules>
 
     <url>http://onosproject.org/</url>
 
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:https://gerrit.onosproject.org/onos</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gerrit.onosproject.org/onos</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://gerrit.onosproject.org/</url>
+    </scm>
+
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
@@ -56,23 +68,16 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <netty4.version>4.0.23.Final</netty4.version>
-        <copycat.version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</copycat.version>
+        <copycat.version>0.3.0.onos</copycat.version>
+        <openflowj.version>0.3.7.oe</openflowj.version>
     </properties>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <!-- FIXME: Repository for copycat, Loxigen + optical experimenter.
-                    Decide how to deal with these before release. -->
-        <repository>
-            <id>onlab-temp</id>
-            <name>ON.lab temporary repository</name>
-            <url>http://mavenrepo.onlab.us:8081/nexus/content/groups/public
-            </url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
diff --git a/tools/build/conf/pom.xml b/tools/build/conf/pom.xml
index bab81ca..9bf1ecb 100644
--- a/tools/build/conf/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/build/conf/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4_0_0.xsd">
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
-  <artifactId>onos-build-conf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0</version>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-  <properties>
-    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-  </properties>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+        <artifactId>onos-base</artifactId>
+        <version>1</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+    <artifactId>onos-build-conf</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
 
 </project>
 
diff --git a/tools/build/pom.xml b/tools/build/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea473ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>3.0.0</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
+
+    <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+    <artifactId>onos-base</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <version>1</version>
+
+    <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
+    <description>Open Network Operating System Base Pom</description>
+
+    <url>http://onosproject.org/</url>
+
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:https://gerrit.onosproject.org/onos</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gerrit.onosproject.org/onos</developerConnection>
+        <url>http://gerrit.onosproject.org/</url>
+    </scm>
+
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <organization>Open Networking Lab</organization>
+            <url>http://onlab.us</url>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <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.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>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6.5</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+</project>
diff --git a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
index 188c6ef..28c6b5b 100644
--- a/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/thirdparty/pom.xml
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.kuujo.copycat</groupId>
+          <!-- FIXME once fixes get merged to upstream -->
+          <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>copycat</artifactId>
             <version>${copycat.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.kuujo.copycat</groupId>
+          <!-- FIXME once fixes get merged to upstream -->
+          <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>copycat-tcp</artifactId>
             <version>${copycat.version}</version>
         </dependency>