diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
index 5bb54ee91..359d47715 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test/pom.xml
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@
     <testSourceDirectory>src/</testSourceDirectory>
 
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
index 65ad7ee0d..e9c43480b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@
       </testResource>
     </testResources>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
index a58fb3127..1762e4450 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/pom.xml
@@ -105,10 +105,21 @@
 
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-	<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-	<configuration>
-	  <argLine>-Xmx256m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Djava.io.tmpdir=${project.build.directory}</argLine>
-	</configuration>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>-Xmx256m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8</argLine>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/org.eclipse.jgit.target.target b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/org.eclipse.jgit.target.target
index 3a19cca24..8078802f9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/org.eclipse.jgit.target.target
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.target/org.eclipse.jgit.target.target
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 -->
 <?pde version="3.6"?>
-<target name="jgit.target" sequenceNumber="54">
+<target name="jgit.target" sequenceNumber="55">
   <locations>
     <location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="true" includeMode="slicer" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/jetty/updates/jetty-bundles-7.x/7.6.11.v20130520/"/>
@@ -30,39 +30,33 @@
       <unit id="org.eclipse.jetty.util.source" version="7.6.11.v20130520"/>
     </location>
     <location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="true" includeMode="slicer" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
-      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20130517111416/repository/"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.ant.source" version="1.8.2.v201303080311"/>
-      <unit id="org.apache.ant" version="1.8.2.v201303080311"/>
+      <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20130827064939/repository/"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.ant.source" version="1.8.4.v201303080030"/>
+      <unit id="org.apache.ant" version="1.8.4.v201303080030"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress" version="1.4.1.v201301140946"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.commons.compress.source" version="1.4.1.v201301140946"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.log4j" version="1.2.15.v201012070815"/>
       <unit id="org.apache.log4j.source" version="1.2.15.v201012070815"/>
       <unit id="org.kohsuke.args4j" version="2.0.21.v201301150030"/>
       <unit id="org.kohsuke.args4j.source" version="2.0.21.v201301150030"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.core" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.core.source" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.generator" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.generator.source" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.integration" version="1.1.0.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.integration.source" version="1.1.0.v201303031500"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.library" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.library.source" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.text" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="org.hamcrest.text.source" version="1.1.0.v20090501071000"/>
-      <unit id="javaewah" version="0.5.6.v201210150900"/>
+      <unit id="org.hamcrest.core" version="1.3.0.v201303031735"/>
+      <unit id="org.hamcrest.core.source" version="1.3.0.v201303031735"/>
+      <unit id="javaewah" version="0.5.6.v201307211000"/>
+      <unit id="javaewah.source" version="0.5.6.v201307211000"/>
       <unit id="org.objenesis" version="1.0.0.v201105211943"/>
       <unit id="org.objenesis.source" version="1.0.0.v201105211943"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="org.mockito.source" version="1.8.4.v201303031500"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch" version="0.1.46.v201205102330"/>
       <unit id="com.jcraft.jsch.source" version="0.1.46.v201205102330"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.8.2.v4_8_2_v20130308-0413"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.8.2.v4_8_2_v20130308-0413"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.11.0.v201303080030"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.11.0.v201303080030"/>
       <unit id="com.google.protobuf" version="2.4.0.v201105131100"/>
       <unit id="com.google.protobuf.source" version="2.4.0.v201105131100"/>
       <unit id="javax.servlet" version="2.5.0.v201103041518"/>
       <unit id="javax.servlet.source" version="2.5.0.v201103041518"/>
+      <unit id="org.tukaani.xz" version="1.3.0.v201308270617"/>
+      <unit id="org.tukaani.xz.source" version="1.3.0.v201308270617"/>
     </location>
     <location includeAllPlatforms="false" includeConfigurePhase="true" includeMode="slicer" includeSource="true" type="InstallableUnit">
       <repository location="http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno/"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
index d282d33dd..da614a770 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-   Copyright (C) 2009-2012, Matthias Sohn <matthias.sohn@sap.com>
+   Copyright (C) 2009, 2013, Matthias Sohn <matthias.sohn@sap.com>
    and other copyright owners as documented in the project's IP log.
 
    This program and the accompanying materials are made available
@@ -60,8 +60,16 @@
 
   <properties>
     <tycho-version>0.18.0</tycho-version>
+    <tycho-extras-version>0.18.0</tycho-extras-version>
   </properties>
 
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>repo.eclipse.org.cbi-releases</id>
+      <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/cbi-releases/</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+
   <modules>
     <module>org.eclipse.jgit.target</module>
     <module>org.eclipse.jgit.feature</module>
@@ -181,9 +189,154 @@
             </environments>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tycho-p2-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${tycho-version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tycho-pack200a-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tycho-pack200b-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>eclipse-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.0.4</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>eclipse-sign</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+            <artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <includePackedArtifacts>true</includePackedArtifacts>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200a-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-normalize</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>normalize</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>eclipse-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200b-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-pack</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>pack</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-p2-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>p2-metadata</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>p2-metadata</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <defaultP2Metadata>false</defaultP2Metadata>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>eclipse-pack</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+            <artifactId>target-platform-configuration</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <includePackedArtifacts>true</includePackedArtifacts>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200a-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-normalize</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>normalize</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200b-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-pack</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>pack</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-p2-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>p2-metadata</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>p2-metadata</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <defaultP2Metadata>false</defaultP2Metadata>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
index 5a3905ff2..bf08d7cd8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test/pom.xml
@@ -106,5 +106,24 @@
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src/</sourceDirectory>
     <testSourceDirectory>tst/</testSourceDirectory>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <argLine>-Djava.io.tmpdir=${project.build.directory}</argLine>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
index 5d7dcbdd9..7b9f4ca41 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/pom.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,17 @@
     </testResources>
 
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>test-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/eclipse.inf b/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/eclipse.inf
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f39f7209..000000000
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/META-INF/eclipse.inf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-jarprocessor.exclude.pack=true
-jarprocessor.exclude.children=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 26ee5d72b..087c6db2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     <jgit-last-release-version>3.0.0.201306101825-r</jgit-last-release-version>
     <jsch-version>0.1.46</jsch-version>
     <javaewah-version>0.5.6</javaewah-version>
-    <junit-version>4.5</junit-version>
+    <junit-version>4.11</junit-version>
     <!-- TODO: update Maven dependency for args4j to 2.0.21 as soon as available on Maven Central -->
     <args4j-version>2.0.12</args4j-version>
     <commons-compress-version>1.4.1</commons-compress-version>
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
 
+  <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>repo.eclipse.org.cbi-releases</id>
+      <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/cbi-releases/</url>
+    </pluginRepository>
+  </pluginRepositories>
+
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
@@ -212,12 +219,15 @@
                 <Implementation-Vendor-URL>${jgit-url}</Implementation-Vendor-URL>
               </manifestEntries>
             </archive>
+            <!-- TODO: uncomment this in order to skip empty artifact of test modules as soon as bug 416299 is fixed
+            <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
+            -->
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.1</version>
+          <version>3.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -228,7 +238,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7.1</version>
+          <version>2.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -240,31 +250,31 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5</version>
+          <version>2.8</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.2</version>
+          <version>2.2.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.8.1</version>
+          <version>2.9.1</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.12.2</version>
+          <version>2.16</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.7</version>
+          <version>1.8</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -287,7 +297,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7.1</version>
+          <version>3.0.1</version>
           <configuration>
             <sourceEncoding>utf-8</sourceEncoding>
             <minimumTokens>100</minimumTokens>
@@ -313,6 +323,22 @@
             <minSeverity>info</minSeverity>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>eclipse-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.0.4</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tycho-pack200a-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.18.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+          <artifactId>tycho-pack200b-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.18.0</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -501,6 +527,64 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>eclipse-sign</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200a-plugin</artifactId>
+            <!-- TODO remove this configuration when https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/16027 is available -->
+            <configuration>
+              <supportedProjectTypes>
+                <supportedProjectType>jar</supportedProjectType>
+              </supportedProjectTypes>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-normalize</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>normalize</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.cbi.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>eclipse-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+            <artifactId>tycho-pack200b-plugin</artifactId>
+            <!-- TODO remove this configuration when https://git.eclipse.org/r/#/c/16027 is available -->
+            <configuration>
+              <supportedProjectTypes>
+                <supportedProjectType>jar</supportedProjectType>
+              </supportedProjectTypes>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>pack200-pack</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>pack</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <modules>