diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven-example/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven-example/pom.xml
index 6d43cd0400..c7cd0826ee 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-maven-example/pom.xml
@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 		
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+		
 	<build>
 		<defaultGoal>deploy</defaultGoal>
 		<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName>
 		
 		<plugins>
+			<!-- The jOOQ code generator plugin -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.jooq</groupId>
 				<artifactId>jooq-codegen-maven</artifactId>
@@ -117,16 +122,101 @@
 							<packageName>org.jooq.util.maven.example</packageName>
 							<directory>target/generated-sources/jooq</directory>
 						</target>
-						<masterDataTables>
-							<masterDataTable>
-								<name>t_language</name>
-								<literal>cd</literal>
-								<description>description</description>
-							</masterDataTable>
-						</masterDataTables>
 					</generator>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			
+			<!-- Plugins used for Maven Central -->
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.1</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+						<phase>verify</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>sign</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<fork>true</fork>
+					<maxmem>512m</maxmem>
+					<meminitial>256m</meminitial>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
+					<debug>true</debug>
+					<debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.1.2</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>attach-sources</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+
+				<configuration>
+					<excludeResources>true</excludeResources>
+					<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.7</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>bundle-sources</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+				<configuration>
+					<maxmemory>512</maxmemory>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+					<show>protected</show>
+					<notree>true</notree>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+            
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.8</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
index 69b2a857ab..39e632da14 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,104 @@
 			<email>sander.plas@gmail.com</email>
 		</developer>
 	</developers>
+	
+	<build>
+		<defaultGoal>deploy</defaultGoal>
+		<finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName>
+
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.1</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+						<phase>verify</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>sign</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<fork>true</fork>
+					<maxmem>512m</maxmem>
+					<meminitial>256m</meminitial>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+					<source>1.6</source>
+					<target>1.6</target>
+					<debug>true</debug>
+					<debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.1.2</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>attach-sources</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+
+				<configuration>
+					<excludeResources>true</excludeResources>
+					<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.7</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>bundle-sources</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>jar</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+				<configuration>
+					<maxmemory>512</maxmemory>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+					<show>protected</show>
+					<notree>true</notree>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+            
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.8</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>