diff --git a/njams-sdk-communication-cloud/pom.xml b/njams-sdk-communication-cloud/pom.xml
index d284d76eb..a7693996a 100644
--- a/njams-sdk-communication-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/njams-sdk-communication-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
     <groupId>com.faizsiegeln.njams</groupId>
     <artifactId>njams4-sdk-communication-cloud</artifactId>
     <name>njams4-sdk-communication-cloud</name>
+    <version>${sdk.version}</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
         <artifactId>njams4-sdk-root</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</version>
+        <version>dev</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
@@ -60,6 +61,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2.7</version>
+                <configuration>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- enable flattening -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten.clean</id>
+                        <phase>clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>clean</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/njams-sdk-sample-app/pom.xml b/njams-sdk-sample-app/pom.xml
index 52851eedf..f4945111d 100644
--- a/njams-sdk-sample-app/pom.xml
+++ b/njams-sdk-sample-app/pom.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
     <groupId>com.im.sdk</groupId>
     <artifactId>njams-sdk-sample-app</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <version>${sdk.version}</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
         <artifactId>njams4-sdk-root</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</version>
+        <version>dev</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/njams-sdk-sample-client/pom.xml b/njams-sdk-sample-client/pom.xml
index 2bd6b36f7..8c43491a1 100644
--- a/njams-sdk-sample-client/pom.xml
+++ b/njams-sdk-sample-client/pom.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
     <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
     <artifactId>njams4-sdk-sample-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <version>${sdk.version}</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
         <artifactId>njams4-sdk-root</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</version>
+        <version>dev</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/njams-sdk/pom.xml b/njams-sdk/pom.xml
index 5adbd302c..d5d6fb4bc 100644
--- a/njams-sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/njams-sdk/pom.xml
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>com.faizsiegeln.njams</groupId>
-    <artifactId>njams4-sdk</artifactId>
-    <name>njams4-sdk</name>
-
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
         <artifactId>njams4-sdk-root</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</version>
+        <version>dev</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <groupId>com.faizsiegeln.njams</groupId>
+    <artifactId>njams4-sdk</artifactId>
+    <name>njams4-sdk</name>
+    <version>${sdk.version}</version>
+
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>checkstyle</id>
@@ -319,6 +320,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2.7</version>
+                <configuration>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- enable flattening -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten.clean</id>
+                        <phase>clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>clean</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0eeee4430..870272960 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.faizsiegeln</groupId>
     <artifactId>njams4-sdk-root</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</version>
+    <version>dev</version>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>njams4-sdk-root</name>
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Sane default when no revision property is passed in from the commandline -->
         <!--        <revision>0-SNAPSHOT</revision>-->
+        <sdk.version>4.2.2-SNAPSHOT${changelist}</sdk.version>
         <changelist></changelist>
         <sonar.java.coveragePlugin>jacoco</sonar.java.coveragePlugin>
         <sonar.dynamicAnalysis>reuseReports</sonar.dynamicAnalysis>
@@ -178,6 +179,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2.7</version>
+                <configuration>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- enable flattening -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten.clean</id>
+                        <phase>clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>clean</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>