diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index da051df2..597a1f25 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
+    <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>7</version>
+  </parent>
+
   <groupId>com.google.budoux</groupId>
   <artifactId>budoux</artifactId>
   <version>0.5.1</version>