diff --git a/.bowerrc b/.bowerrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dca141d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bowerrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "directory": "src/main/webapp/bower_components"
+}
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65f2293e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "spring-petclinic",
+  "authors": [
+    "ihabritane.faycal@gmail.com"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+   "bootstrap": "~2.3.0",
+   "jquery": "~2.0.3",
+   "jquery-ui": "~1.10.3"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 431193a4e..c07501e45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
         <mysql-driver.version>5.1.36</mysql-driver.version>
 
         <!-- Web dependencies -->
-        <webjars-bootstrap.version>2.3.0</webjars-bootstrap.version>
-        <webjars-jquery-ui.version>1.10.3</webjars-jquery-ui.version>
-        <webjars-jquery.version>2.0.3-1</webjars-jquery.version>
         <dandelion.version>1.1.1</dandelion.version>
         <dandelion.datatables.version>1.1.0</dandelion.datatables.version>
 
@@ -223,23 +220,7 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
-        <!-- Webjars (static dependencies distributed as JAR files) -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
-            <artifactId>bootstrap</artifactId>
-            <version>${webjars-bootstrap.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jquery-ui</artifactId>
-            <version>${webjars-jquery-ui.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jquery</artifactId>
-            <version>${webjars-jquery.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
+       
         <!-- Test Artifacts -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -408,6 +389,34 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
+    <profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>bower-install</id>
+			<build>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+					<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<phase>generate-sources</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>exec</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+					<configuration>
+						<executable>bower</executable>
+						<arguments>
+							<argument>install</argument>
+						</arguments>
+						<workingDirectory>${basedir}</workingDirectory>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		  </build>
+		</profile>
+   </profiles>
 
     <url>demopetclinic</url>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml b/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
index 641ea4408..aa4fcca58 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
         (see header.jsp for more details) -->
     <mvc:resources mapping="/resources/**" location="/resources/"/>
 
-    <!-- uses WebJars so Javascript and CSS libs can be declared as Maven dependencies (Bootstrap, jQuery...) -->
-    <mvc:resources mapping="/webjars/**" location="classpath:/META-INF/resources/webjars/"/>
-
     <mvc:view-controller path="/" view-name="welcome"/>
 
     <!-- serve static resources (*.html, ...) from src/main/webapp/
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/fragments/staticFiles.jsp b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/fragments/staticFiles.jsp
index add28329f..1a863f81b 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/fragments/staticFiles.jsp
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsp/fragments/staticFiles.jsp
@@ -9,25 +9,23 @@ PetClinic :: a Spring Framework demonstration
     <title>PetClinic :: a Spring Framework demonstration</title>
 
 
-    <spring:url value="/webjars/bootstrap/2.3.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" var="bootstrapCss"/>
+    <spring:url value="/bower_components/bootstrap/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css" var="bootstrapCss"/>
     <link href="${bootstrapCss}" rel="stylesheet"/>
 
     <spring:url value="/resources/css/petclinic.css" var="petclinicCss"/>
     <link href="${petclinicCss}" rel="stylesheet"/>
 
-    <spring:url value="/webjars/jquery/2.0.3/jquery.js" var="jQuery"/>
+    <spring:url value="/bower_components/jquery/jquery.js" var="jQuery"/>
     <script src="${jQuery}"></script>
 
     <!-- jquery-ui.js file is really big so we only load what we need instead of loading everything -->
-    <spring:url value="/webjars/jquery-ui/1.10.3/ui/jquery.ui.core.js" var="jQueryUiCore"/>
+    <spring:url value="/bower_components/query-ui/ui/jquery.ui.core.js" var="jQueryUiCore"/>
     <script src="${jQueryUiCore}"></script>
 
-    <spring:url value="/webjars/jquery-ui/1.10.3/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js" var="jQueryUiDatePicker"/>
+    <spring:url value="/bower_components/query-ui/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js" var="jQueryUiDatePicker"/>
     <script src="${jQueryUiDatePicker}"></script>
 
     <!-- jquery-ui.css file is not that big so we can afford to load it -->
-    <spring:url value="/webjars/jquery-ui/1.10.3/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" var="jQueryUiCss"/>
+    <spring:url value="/bower_components/query-ui/themes/base/jquery.ui.base.css" var="jQueryUiCss"/>
     <link href="${jQueryUiCss}" rel="stylesheet"></link>
 </head>
-
-
diff --git a/src/test/jmeter/petclinic_test_plan.jmx b/src/test/jmeter/petclinic_test_plan.jmx
index cd36ba08c..c62077024 100644
--- a/src/test/jmeter/petclinic_test_plan.jmx
+++ b/src/test/jmeter/petclinic_test_plan.jmx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
           <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.response_timeout"></stringProp>
           <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.protocol"></stringProp>
           <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.contentEncoding"></stringProp>
-          <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.path">${CONTEXT_WEB}/webjars/jquery/2.0.3/jquery.js</stringProp>
+          <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.path">${CONTEXT_WEB}/bower_components/jquery/jquery.js</stringProp>
           <stringProp name="HTTPSampler.method">GET</stringProp>
           <boolProp name="HTTPSampler.follow_redirects">true</boolProp>
           <boolProp name="HTTPSampler.auto_redirects">false</boolProp>