diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-blank/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-blank/pom.xml
index 458b339b7..17f1b97c1 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-blank/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-blank/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/pom.xml
index d82094e29..a942a9917 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
@@ -12,14 +13,27 @@
 
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/</developerConnection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/
+        </developerConnection>
         <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-convention/</url>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-       <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
+        <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/pom.xml
index 16fdb2a88..fd57f479d 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-    <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+        <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>struts2-archetype-dbportlet</artifactId>
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/</developerConnection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/
+        </developerConnection>
         <url>svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-dbportlet/</url>
     </scm>
 
@@ -20,6 +22,18 @@
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
index c18dc1ad0..3803b1459 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -1,46 +1,60 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-    <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+        <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
 
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>struts2-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <name>Struts 2 Archetypes - Plugin</name>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>struts2-archetype-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <name>Struts 2 Archetypes - Plugin</name>
 
     <scm>
-       <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/</connection>
-       <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/</developerConnection>
-       <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/</url>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/
+        </developerConnection>
+        <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-plugin/</url>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
-  <profiles>
-  <profile>
-   <id>release</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                <phase>verify</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>sign</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/pom.xml
index 8f7b52cd4..b866bd525 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
         <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@
 
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/</connection>
-        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/</developerConnection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/
+        </developerConnection>
         <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-portlet/</url>
     </scm>
 
@@ -21,6 +23,18 @@
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
diff --git a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml
index ac3eeb156..3d799d6d7 100644
--- a/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/pom.xml
@@ -1,49 +1,63 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
-    <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
-    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/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">
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
+        <artifactId>struts2-archetypes</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
 
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>struts2-archetype-starter</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <name>Struts 2 Archetypes - Starter</name>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>struts2-archetype-starter</artifactId>
+    <version>2.3.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <name>Struts 2 Archetypes - Starter</name>
 
     <scm>
-       <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/</connection>
-       <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/</developerConnection>
-       <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/</url>
+        <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/
+        </developerConnection>
+        <url>http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/struts/struts2/trunk/archetypes/struts2-archetype-starter/</url>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
     </properties>
 
-  <profiles>
-  <profile>
-   <id>release</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                <phase>verify</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>sign</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
+    <build>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>**/pom.xml</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+    </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 
 </project>