diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a07dd8..582313e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <groupId>com.samskivert</groupId>
   <artifactId>depot</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.0</version>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>depot</name>
   <description>A collection of Java utilities.</description>
   <url>http://code.google.com/p/depot/</url>
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@
         <configuration>
           <source>1.5</source>
           <target>1.5</target>
+          <fork>true</fork>
           <showDeprecation>true</showDeprecation>
           <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
-          <compilerArguments><Xlint/><Xlint:-serial/><Xlint:-path/></compilerArguments>
+          <!-- yes, those quoted spaces are a workaround sanctioned by the Maven idiocracy -->
+          <compilerArgument>-Xlint" "-Xlint:-serial" "-Xlint:-path</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>