diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bb9981..2fa2303 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,87 +1,129 @@
 <?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> 
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
-    <artifactId>jackson-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.7</version>
-  </parent>
-  <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
-  <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-avro</artifactId>
-  <name>Jackson-dataformat-Avro</name>
-  <version>2.7.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-  <description>Support for reading and writing AVRO-encoded data via Jackson
+<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>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson</groupId>
+		<artifactId>jackson-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.7</version>
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
+	<artifactId>jackson-dataformat-avro</artifactId>
+	<name>Jackson-dataformat-Avro</name>
+	<version>2.7.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>bundle</packaging>
+	<description>Support for reading and writing AVRO-encoded data via Jackson
 abstractions.
   </description>
-  <url>http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonExtensionAVRO</url>
-  <scm>
-    <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro.git</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro.git</developerConnection>
-    <url>http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro</url>    
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
-  </scm>
+	<url>http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonExtensionAVRO</url>
+	<scm>
+		<connection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro.git</connection>
+		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro.git</developerConnection>
+		<url>http://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-dataformat-avro</url>
+		<tag>HEAD</tag>
+	</scm>
 
-  <properties>
-    <version.jackson.core>2.7.1</version.jackson.core>
+	<properties>
+		<version.jackson.core>2.7.1</version.jackson.core>
 
-    <!-- Generate PackageVersion.java into this directory. -->
-    <packageVersion.dir>com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro</packageVersion.dir>
-    <packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.avro</packageVersion.package>
-  </properties>
+		<!-- Generate PackageVersion.java into this directory. -->
+		<packageVersion.dir>com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro</packageVersion.dir>
+		<packageVersion.package>${project.groupId}.avro</packageVersion.package>
+	</properties>
 
-  <dependencies>
-    <!-- Extends Jackson core; uses avro libs for parsing, generation -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${version.jackson.core}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <!--  Hmmh. Need databind for Avro Schema generation... -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>${version.jackson.core}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
-      <artifactId>avro</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.7</version>
-    </dependency>
+	<dependencies>
+		<!-- Extends Jackson core; uses avro libs for parsing, generation -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${version.jackson.core}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<!-- Hmmh. Need databind for Avro Schema generation... -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+			<version>${version.jackson.core}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+			<artifactId>avro</artifactId>
+			<version>1.7.7</version>
+		</dependency>
 
-     <!-- and for testing we need annotations -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
+		<!-- and for testing we need annotations -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin> <!-- prevent build fail due to known failing tests (if any) -->
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-<!--
-        <version>${version.plugin.surefire}</version>
--->
-        <version>${version.plugin.surefire}</version>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <excludes>
-            <exclude>com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro/failing/*.java</exclude>
-          </excludes>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin><!-- Inherited from oss-base. Generate PackageVersion.java.-->
-        <groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
-        <artifactId>replacer</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>process-packageVersion</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>add-sources</id>
+						<phase>generate-sources</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>add-source</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<sources>
+								<source>target/generated-sources</source>
+							</sources>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
+				<artifactId>avro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.7.4</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>schemas</id>
+						<phase>generate-sources</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>schema</goal>
+							<goal>protocol</goal>
+							<goal>idl-protocol</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<excludes>
+								<exclude>**/mapred/tether/**</exclude>
+							</excludes>
+							<testSourceDirectory>src/test/resources/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro</testSourceDirectory>
+							<testOutputDirectory>target/generated-sources</testOutputDirectory>
+							<fieldVisibility>private</fieldVisibility>
+							<stringType>String</stringType>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin> <!-- prevent build fail due to known failing tests (if any) -->
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<!-- <version>${version.plugin.surefire}</version> -->
+				<version>${version.plugin.surefire}</version>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro/failing/*.java</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin><!-- Inherited from oss-base. Generate PackageVersion.java. -->
+				<groupId>com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin</groupId>
+				<artifactId>replacer</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>process-packageVersion</id>
+						<phase>generate-sources</phase>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro/Issue35Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro/Issue35Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b02f84d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/avro/Issue35Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.avro;
+
+import com.demonstration.Event;
+import com.demonstration.EventID;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+public class Issue35Test extends AvroTestBase {
+
+    public void testWriteBidResponse() throws JsonProcessingException {
+        Event event = new Event();
+        event.setPlayerCount(100);
+        EventID id = new EventID();
+        id.setFirst(10);
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper(new AvroFactory());
+        byte[] bytes = mapper.writer(new AvroSchema(Event.SCHEMA$)).writeValueAsBytes(event);
+        assertNotNull(bytes);
+    }
+}