diff --git a/artifact/project.xml b/artifact/project.xml
index bad5e106..e0d18de9 100644
--- a/artifact/project.xml
+++ b/artifact/project.xml
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@
  */
  -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
-  <extend xmlns="">../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
-  <pomVersion xmlns="">3</pomVersion>
-  <id xmlns="">maven-artifact-plugin</id>
-  <name xmlns="">Maven Artifact Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion xmlns="">1.7</currentVersion>
-  <description xmlns="">Tools to manage artifacts and deployment. *WARNING*: This version of the artifact-plugin requires Maven 1.1. People using Maven 1.0 should NOT use this version of the plugin.</description>
-  <shortDescription xmlns="">Tools to manage artifacts and deployment</shortDescription>
-  <url xmlns="">http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/plugins/artifact/</url>
-  <issueTrackingUrl xmlns="">http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPARTIFACT</issueTrackingUrl>
-  <siteDirectory xmlns="">/www/maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/plugins/artifact/</siteDirectory>
-  <repository xmlns="">
+  <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
+  <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
+  <id>maven-artifact-plugin</id>
+  <name>Maven Artifact Plugin</name>
+  <currentVersion>1.7</currentVersion>
+  <description>Tools to manage artifacts and deployment. *WARNING*: This version of the artifact-plugin requires Maven 1.1. People using Maven 1.0 should NOT use this version of the plugin.</description>
+  <shortDescription>Tools to manage artifacts and deployment</shortDescription>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/plugins/artifact/</url>
+  <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPARTIFACT</issueTrackingUrl>
+  <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/maven-1.x/reference/plugins/artifact/</siteDirectory>
+  <repository>
     <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/artifact/</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/artifact/</developerConnection>
     <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/maven/maven-1/plugins/trunk/artifact/</url>
   </repository>
-  <versions xmlns="">
+  <versions>
     <version>
       <id>1.1</id>
       <name>1.1</name>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       <tag>maven-artifact-plugin-1.7</tag>
     </version>
   </versions>
-  <developers xmlns="">
+  <developers>
     <developer>
       <name>Brett Porter</name>
       <id>brett</id>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
       </roles>
     </developer>
   </developers>
-  <dependencies xmlns="">
+  <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
       </properties>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-  <build xmlns="">
+  <build>
     <unitTestSourceDirectory>src/test/java</unitTestSourceDirectory>
     <unitTest>
       <resources>