diff --git a/integration/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/integration/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index 8e065d5e..87c400ad 100755
--- a/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jcl-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -28,22 +28,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 2aa16da0..68c8619e 100755
--- a/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jul-to-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -31,23 +31,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}
-              </Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
index e7662a8e..77680924 100755
--- a/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-over-slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -37,22 +37,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>			
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 810eb0c5..c9e0d30a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,6 +177,25 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.3.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <manifest>
+              <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
+              <addDefaultSpecificationEntries>true</addDefaultSpecificationEntries>
+            </manifest>
+            <manifestEntries>
+              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
+              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
+              <Os-Name>${os.name}</Os-Name>
+              <Os-Arch>${os.arch}</Os-Arch>
+              <Os-Version>${os.version}</Os-Version>
+              <X-Compile-Source-JDK>${maven.compiler.source}</X-Compile-Source-JDK>
+              <X-Compile-Target-JDK>${maven.compiler.target}</X-Compile-Target-JDK>
+            </manifestEntries>
+            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+          </archive>
+          <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
  
       <plugin>
diff --git a/slf4j-android/pom.xml b/slf4j-android/pom.xml
index dd041614..d79d78e0 100644
--- a/slf4j-android/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-android/pom.xml
@@ -31,22 +31,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifestEntries>
-                            <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-                            <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-                            <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-                        </manifestEntries>
-                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                    </archive>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-api/pom.xml b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
index 415e58a3..2f2972dd 100755
--- a/slf4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-test-jar</id>
diff --git a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
index 085e3a58..d29b1e55 100755
--- a/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-ext/pom.xml
@@ -71,14 +71,10 @@
         <configuration>
           <archive>
             <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
               <Premain-Class>org.slf4j.agent.AgentPremain</Premain-Class>
               <!-- what is the proper way to specify the maven full name? /ravn -->
               <Boot-Class-Path>../../../../javassist/javassist/3.4.GA/javassist-3.4.GA.jar javassist-3.4.GA.jar javassist.jar</Boot-Class-Path>
             </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
index 24c50a79..343b3dc3 100755
--- a/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -29,22 +29,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
index 8eb85cc7..24011fea 100755
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/pom.xml
@@ -31,22 +31,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
index 95c50077..80881241 100755
--- a/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-log4j12/pom.xml
@@ -29,22 +29,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
index 9a6641b5..ab86287d 100755
--- a/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-migrator/pom.xml
@@ -16,17 +16,4 @@
   <name>SLF4J Migrator</name>
   <description>SLF4J Migrator</description>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
index 81a3aafc..32e307ee 100755
--- a/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-nop/pom.xml
@@ -24,22 +24,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
index acd477b8..aee855b8 100755
--- a/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/slf4j-simple/pom.xml
@@ -23,22 +23,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <archive>
-            <manifestEntries>
-              <Bundle-Version>${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}</Bundle-Version>
-              <Bundle-Description>${project.description}</Bundle-Description>
-              <Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
-            </manifestEntries>
-            <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-          </archive>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/slf4j-site/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/slf4j-site/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b