diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fffe72..b757b59 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+# Created by http://gitignore.io
+
+### IntelliJ ###
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+.idea/
+
+### Maven ###
 target/
-pom.xml.tag
-pom.xml.releaseBackup
-pom.xml.versionsBackup
-pom.xml.next
-release.properties
-dependency-reduced-pom.xml
-buildNumber.properties
+
+.java-version
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa8d890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+language: java
+
+sudo: false
+
+jdk:
+  - oraclejdk8
+
+script: mvn clean verify
+
+after_success:
+  - mvn coveralls:report
+
+notifications:
+  email:
+    on_failure: change
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 8f71f43..d559c9f 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
                         http://www.apache.org/licenses/
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
    APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
 
       To apply the Apache License to your work, attach the following
-      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "{}"
+      boilerplate notice, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]"
       replaced with your own identifying information. (Don't include
       the brackets!)  The text should be enclosed in the appropriate
       comment syntax for the file format. We also recommend that a
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
       same "printed page" as the copyright notice for easier
       identification within third-party archives.
 
-   Copyright {yyyy} {name of copyright owner}
+   Copyright [2015] [Zalando SE]
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -198,5 +199,4 @@
    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-
+   limitations under the License.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a2d6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Willi Schönborn <willi.schoenborn@zalando.de>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7978d22..b0694db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,34 @@
-# null-problemo
+# Null Problemo
+
+[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/travis/zalando/null-problemo.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/zalando/null-problemo)
+[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/zalando/null-problemo.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/zalando/null-problemo)
+[![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/zalando/null-problemo.svg)](https://github.com/zalando/null-problemo/releases)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.zalando/null-problemo.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.zalando/null-problemo)
+
+## Dependency
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
+    <artifactId>null-problemo</artifactId>
+    <version>${null-problemo.version}</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+## License
+
+Copyright [2015] Zalando SE
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eab034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         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>
+
+    <prerequisites>
+        <maven>3.0.4</maven>
+    </prerequisites>
+
+    <groupId>org.zalando</groupId>
+    <artifactId>null-problemo</artifactId>
+    <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <name>Null Problemo</name>
+    <description>TODO</description>
+    <url>https://github.com/zalando/null-problemo</url>
+
+    <organization>
+        <name>Zalando SE</name>
+    </organization>
+
+    <inceptionYear>2015</inceptionYear>
+
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+            <distribution>repo</distribution>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <name>Willi Schönborn</name>
+            <email>willi.schoenborn@zalando.de</email>
+            <organization>Zalando SE</organization>
+            <organizationUrl>https://tech.zalando.com/</organizationUrl>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+
+    <scm>
+        <url>https://github.com/zalando/null-problemo</url>
+        <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:zalando/null-problemo.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:zalando/null-problemo.git</developerConnection>
+    </scm>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
+        <spring.version>4.1.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.6.0-rc2</jackson.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.gag</groupId>
+            <artifactId>gag</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+            <version>18.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hamcrest-all</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hobsoft.hamcrest</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hamcrest-compose</artifactId>
+            <version>0.1.0</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+            <version>1.10.19</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-module-parameter-names</artifactId>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.6</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.8</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>update-file-header</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <phase>process-sources</phase>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <licenseName>apache_v2</licenseName>
+                    <processStartTag>&#8291;&#8203;</processStartTag>
+                    <processEndTag>&#8203;&#8291;</processEndTag>
+                    <sectionDelimiter>&#8291;&#8291;</sectionDelimiter>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/*.json</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <compilerArg>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArg>
+                        <compilerArg>-Werror</compilerArg>
+                        <compilerArg>-parameters</compilerArg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.16</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <parallel>classesAndMethods</parallel>
+                    <threadCount>1</threadCount>
+                    <perCoreThreadCount>true</perCoreThreadCount>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.7.5.201505241946</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>prepare-agent</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>report</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>report</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>check</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <rule>
+                                    <element>CLASS</element>
+                                    <limits>
+                                        <limit>
+                                            <counter>LINE</counter>
+                                            <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+                                            <minimum>1.0</minimum>
+                                        </limit>
+                                        <limit>
+                                            <counter>BRANCH</counter>
+                                            <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+                                            <minimum>1.0</minimum>
+                                        </limit>
+                                    </limits>
+                                </rule>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+                <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.2</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <generateBackupPoms>false</generateBackupPoms>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.9.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+                    <tag>${project.version}</tag>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+        </repository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.2.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.9.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6.5</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9ab2e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+mvn scm:check-local-modification
+
+# release
+mvn versions:set
+git add pom.xml
+git commit
+mvn clean deploy -P release
+mvn scm:tag
+
+# next development version
+mvn versions:set
+git add pom.xml
+git commit