diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
deleted file mode 100644
index 141d8e28..00000000
--- a/.classpath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<classpath>
-	<classpathentry including="**/*.java" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java"/>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java"/>
-	<classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/J2SE-1.5">
-		<accessrules>
-			<accessrule kind="accessible" pattern="sun/misc/Signal*"/>
-		</accessrules>
-	</classpathentry>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.maven.ide.eclipse.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
-</classpath>
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 580f45e9..a614e889 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 target
 dist
+.settings
+.project
+.classpath
diff --git a/.project b/.project
deleted file mode 100644
index 45f423b7..00000000
--- a/.project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>samskivert</name>
-	<comment></comment>
-	<projects>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Nature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index d0addff3..00000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#Thu Dec 09 14:25:45 PST 2010
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.5
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.5
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.5
diff --git a/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs b/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6473c483..00000000
--- a/.settings/org.maven.ide.eclipse.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#Thu Dec 09 14:25:22 PST 2010
-activeProfiles=
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-fullBuildGoals=process-test-resources
-resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
-resourceFilterGoals=process-resources resources\:testResources
-skipCompilerPlugin=true
-version=1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cfe578e..90516701 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
     <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5</version>
+    <version>7</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -184,6 +184,36 @@
         <version>2.5</version>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <!-- Tell m2eclipse to ignore the enforcer plugin from our parent. Otherwise it warns
+               about not being able to run it. -->
+          <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
+          <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
+          <version>1.0.0</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+              <pluginExecutions>
+                <pluginExecution>
+                  <pluginExecutionFilter>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <versionRange>[1.0,)</versionRange>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>enforce</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </pluginExecutionFilter>
+                  <action>
+                    <ignore></ignore>
+                  </action>
+                </pluginExecution>
+              </pluginExecutions>
+            </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 
   <profiles>