diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13edd73..183ec21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
   <properties>
     <source.level>1.6</source.level>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <gwt.version>2.8.0-SNAPSHOT</gwt.version>
+    <gwt.version>2.8.0-beta1</gwt.version>
+    <gwt.maven.version>2.7.0</gwt.maven.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>gwt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${gwt.version}</version>
+        <version>${gwt.maven.version}</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>