diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fdf1721..735a797 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <!-- configuration bits for cutting a release candidate -->
     <commons.release.version>${project.version}</commons.release.version>
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
-    <powermock.version>1.6.6</powermock.version>
+    <powermock.version>1.7.0</powermock.version>
     <commons.pmd-plugin.version>3.7</commons.pmd-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- only show issues of the current version -->
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.objenesis</groupId>
+      <artifactId>objenesis</artifactId>
+      <version>2.6</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
       <version>4.12</version>
@@ -170,6 +175,10 @@
       <name>BELUGA BEHR</name>
     </contributor>
     <contributor>
+	<name>Simon Spero</name>
+	<email>sesuncedu@gmail.com</email>
+    </contributor>
+    <contributor>
       <name>Michael Hausegger</name>
       <email>hausegger.michael@googlemail.com</email>
     </contributor>
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@
             <quiet>true</quiet>
             <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
             <encoding>${commons.encoding}</encoding>
-            <docEncoding>${commons.docEncoding}</docEncoding>
+            <docencoding>${commons.docEncoding}</docencoding>
             <linksource>true</linksource>
             <links>
               <link>${commons.javadoc.java.link}</link>
@@ -227,9 +236,22 @@
               <exclude>src/test/resources/**</exclude>
               <exclude>.pmd</exclude>
               <exclude>.projectile</exclude>
+              <exclude>.mvn/**</exclude>
             </excludes>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+          <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <failOnServiceError>false</failOnServiceError>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.3.0</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
@@ -305,7 +327,7 @@
           <quiet>true</quiet>
           <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
           <encoding>${commons.encoding}</encoding>
-          <docEncoding>${commons.docEncoding}</docEncoding>
+          <docencoding>${commons.docEncoding}</docencoding>
           <linksource>true</linksource>
           <links>
             <link>${commons.javadoc.java.link}</link>
@@ -394,6 +416,18 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>java9</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>9</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.release>9</maven.compiler.release>
+        <commons.jacoco.version>0.7.9</commons.jacoco.version>
+        <animal.sniffer.skip>true</animal.sniffer.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
   </profiles>
 
 </project>