diff --git a/fun-test-java/pom.xml b/fun-test-java/pom.xml
index b52881e155..2b61966c88 100644
--- a/fun-test-java/pom.xml
+++ b/fun-test-java/pom.xml
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-    <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-    <version>${akka.version}</version>
+    <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+    <version>0.5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-kernel</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.sun.grizzly</groupId>
diff --git a/kernel/pom.xml b/kernel/pom.xml
index 7076bf6c3d..7f0970db32 100644
--- a/kernel/pom.xml
+++ b/kernel/pom.xml
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-    <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-    <version>${akka.version}</version>
+    <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+    <version>0.5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <!-- Core deps -->
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-util-java</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.scala-lang</groupId>
       <artifactId>scala-library</artifactId>
-      <version>${scala.version}</version>
+      <version>2.7.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.codehaus.aspectwerkz</groupId>
@@ -127,46 +127,46 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- For Jersey -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.sun.grizzly</groupId>
-            <artifactId>grizzly-comet-webserver</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.6.3</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jersey-server</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.1-ea</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jersey-json</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.1-ea</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jsr311-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.sun.jersey.contribs</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jersey-scala</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.2-ea-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
-            <artifactId>atmosphere-core</artifactId>
-            <version>0.3</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
-            <artifactId>atmosphere-portable-runtime</artifactId>
-            <version>0.3</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
-            <artifactId>atmosphere-compat</artifactId>
-            <version>0.3</version>
-        </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.grizzly</groupId>
+      <artifactId>grizzly-comet-webserver</artifactId>
+      <version>1.8.6.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jersey-server</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1-ea</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.jersey</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jersey-json</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.1-ea</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsr311-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.sun.jersey.contribs</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jersey-scala</artifactId>
+      <version>1.1.2-ea-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
+      <artifactId>atmosphere-core</artifactId>
+      <version>0.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
+      <artifactId>atmosphere-portable-runtime</artifactId>
+      <version>0.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.atmosphere</groupId>
+      <artifactId>atmosphere-compat</artifactId>
+      <version>0.3</version>
+    </dependency>
 
     <!-- For third-party logging -->
     <dependency>
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
             <arg>-target:jvm-1.5</arg>
             <!--<arg>-unchecked</arg>-->
           </args>
-          <scalaVersion>${scala.version}</scalaVersion>
+          <scalaVersion>2.7.5</scalaVersion>
           <vscaladocVersion>1.1</vscaladocVersion>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 394d898dce..4231f8c073 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache. isorg/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">
 
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
   <name>Akka Actor Kernel</name>
   <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-  <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-  <version>${akka.version}</version>
+  <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+  <version>0.5</version>
   <inceptionYear>2009</inceptionYear>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
       <id>repo1.maven</id>
       <name>Maven Main Repository</name>
       <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
-      <!--<snapshots>
-          <enabled>true</enabled>
-          </snapshots>-->
     </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>project.embedded.module</id>
diff --git a/samples-java/pom.xml b/samples-java/pom.xml
index 1fab6318e9..9a230ab94a 100644
--- a/samples-java/pom.xml
+++ b/samples-java/pom.xml
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-    <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-    <version>${akka.version}</version>
+    <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+    <version>0.5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-kernel</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-util-java</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
diff --git a/samples-scala/pom.xml b/samples-scala/pom.xml
index 27c0835d5a..7e02e9af1c 100644
--- a/samples-scala/pom.xml
+++ b/samples-scala/pom.xml
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-    <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-    <version>${akka.version}</version>
+    <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+    <version>0.5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-kernel</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>akka-util-java</artifactId>
-      <version>${akka.version}</version>
+      <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             <arg>-target:jvm-1.5</arg>
             <arg>-unchecked</arg>
           </args>
-          <scalaVersion>${scala.version}</scalaVersion>
+          <scalaVersion>2.7.5</scalaVersion>
           <vscaladocVersion>1.1</vscaladocVersion>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/util-java/pom.xml b/util-java/pom.xml
index 93c3c8cd80..658003e5e9 100644
--- a/util-java/pom.xml
+++ b/util-java/pom.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
   <parent>
     <artifactId>akka</artifactId>
-    <groupId>${akka.groupId}</groupId>
-    <version>${akka.version}</version>
+    <groupId>se.scalablesolutions.akka</groupId>
+    <version>0.5</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>