diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
index 34894cb..4f563a6 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -117,16 +117,19 @@
       <!-- Dependency management inherited from top-level hyracks -->
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -152,11 +156,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>algebricks-data</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>algebricks-core</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -167,28 +173,34 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 9d4ac27..3f1e7cf 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index 71f7b44..71139f9 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,30 @@
     <artifactId>hyracks-control</artifactId>
     <version>0.3.8.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
-
   <properties>
     <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
     <sonar.sources>pom.xml,src/main/java,src/main/resources</sonar.sources>
   </properties>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies combine.children="append">
+            <ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>io.netty:netty-transport:*</ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependency>
+          </ignoredUsedUndeclaredDependencies>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>process-test-classes</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>analyze-only</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>  </plugins>
+  </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index 6bb86ef..4978e85 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 8ac7a12..fa668f0 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 90ea341..e4de6f2 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -56,41 +56,49 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -102,11 +110,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-client</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.e-movimento.tinytools</groupId>
@@ -122,31 +132,37 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -176,15 +192,18 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
index 7117fee..ab7c63c 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
@@ -191,27 +191,31 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
-      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index f1cdbf8..fbe7a5b 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index baa8e3a..acf238e 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -148,24 +148,29 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-nc-service</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpcore</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
       <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -180,10 +185,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index 148694d..54ee271 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-dataflow-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-dataflow-common-test/pom.xml
index 1fd0aed..467423a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-dataflow-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-dataflow-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -48,30 +48,36 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
index 800fcdd..56658f6 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -59,16 +60,19 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
index 038e346..fbb0589 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -49,21 +49,25 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -76,11 +80,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -91,10 +97,17 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
index f191a2b..3794e3d 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -86,67 +88,81 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
index cbae843..f949dee 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -48,45 +48,54 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
index 4be352f..3d6bd72 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -65,31 +66,37 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -111,14 +119,17 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
       <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
index 4db6a64..9e723ca 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -48,59 +48,76 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
index 718cb1b..6dd7aec 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -60,11 +61,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
@@ -77,11 +80,13 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
@@ -92,10 +97,23 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index 86561c6..e84dda0 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -44,37 +44,45 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
index d5289a1..5d88a9a 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.6.0</version>
+          <version>3.9.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
         <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
index 0601b2f..fe00a34 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/pom.xml
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
     <root.dir>${basedir}</root.dir>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <file.encoding>UTF-8</file.encoding>
-    <source.jdk.version>11</source.jdk.version>
-    <target.jdk.version>11</target.jdk.version>
+    <release.jdk.version>11</release.jdk.version>
     <javac.xlint.value>all</javac.xlint.value>
     <jvm.extraargs />
     <sonar.jacoco.reportPath>${env.PWD}/target/jacoco-merged.exec</sonar.jacoco.reportPath>
@@ -566,8 +565,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <source>${source.jdk.version}</source>
-          <target>${target.jdk.version}</target>
+          <release>${release.jdk.version}</release>
           <compilerArgument>-Xlint:${javac.xlint.value}</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
@@ -677,7 +675,7 @@
                   <version>[3.3.9,)</version>
                 </requireMavenVersion>
                 <requireJavaVersion>
-                  <version>[11,)</version>
+                  <version>[${release.jdk.version},)</version>
                 </requireJavaVersion>
               </rules>
             </configuration>
@@ -886,7 +884,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.1.2</version>
+          <version>3.6.0</version>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.doxia</groupId>