diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
index aa004ae..d68c3df 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
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 </project>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
index ef3b38f..6d4dd50 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
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 </project>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
index fe46290..1fa484d 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
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   <dependency>
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   	<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
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   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   	<artifactId>algebricks-runtime</artifactId>
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   <dependency>
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   	<artifactId>algebricks-common</artifactId>
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
index 0cf2dcc..57a79b4 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
index 3f03863..e390dbb 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
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   <build>
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml
index 2115680..74de535 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml
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index 239e531..137ed03 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
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 </project>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
index 3b615d9..f36c47d 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
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index fa8a5d7..c38651a 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
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diff --git a/algebricks/pom.xml b/algebricks/pom.xml
index 87c77e7..087c870 100644
--- a/algebricks/pom.xml
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index 7400dc5..3fd5f45 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
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   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 36575a3..1a4d913 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
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 		<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
index ec9c899..51ad160 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
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index 5fa14af..b97556b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
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   <build>
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   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index a073e7b..6212a3e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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   <build>
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   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
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   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
index 09bac57..4fdc2bb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
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   <build>
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   	</dependency>
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   <reporting>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
index 2d7db09..97a3e91 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
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index cb9482c..e65272e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
index 368b709..953d68d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
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index cd102e6..2decf3c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
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   	<dependency>
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   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
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    	<dependency>
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   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
index 57de011..0e34434 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
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   <licenses>
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@
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   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-2.x</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 		<type>jar</type>
 		<scope>compile</scope>
 	</dependency>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 75f056b..e179c36 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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   <licenses>
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@
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   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
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+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <dependency>
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   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
index 2796dec..ed93184 100755
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
index 228c1f0..58656b3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index 6353aae..39d77ae 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
@@ -25,26 +25,26 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
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+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
   		<artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index a6aa53b..7d0925d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -25,32 +25,32 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
index 917e6d7..eaa5e70 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
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   <artifactId>btreeserver</artifactId>
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+  <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   <name>btreeserver</name>
 
   <parent>
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+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -82,20 +82,20 @@
   	<dependency>
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   		<artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
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+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
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+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
index a14843e..995bc95 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 4a51b8a..15d662c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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 			<scope>compile</scope>
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 		<dependency>
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 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
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 			<scope>compile</scope>
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 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
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 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
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 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
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 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
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 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
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 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
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+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
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 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 		</dependency>
   	    <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-client</artifactId>
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+            <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
index 03f5867..45bfa34 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
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           <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/target/hyracks-shutdown-test-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
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       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
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     <dependency>
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     <dependency>
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       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
index e3e39d4..fd65e9c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
index 69dee4e..2db4297 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index b420b2f..4b61751 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index dbe3e7c..caccbcf 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -25,26 +25,26 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
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   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
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   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
index 1c58c91..721c82c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
index f4e8c47..580ed2a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
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   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index 77075a6..ffae4eb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
index 0c26b8d..02fc503 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -81,25 +81,25 @@
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         <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
         <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     	<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-    	<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    	<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
     </dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
index 5dc7225..8206f33 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<build>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
index aeb9037..198d96e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
index f81f2bf..0ca2b97 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<build>
@@ -211,31 +211,31 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index ebf0872..a30c7f0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index 37947ba..a856a6e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 75440d0..90a2361 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index be2f765..dde013a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index f984aa1..c808427 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index 65663d9..49e1ea0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
index 8d566fc..9a06166 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index 7a32a1a..f392c64 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -56,28 +56,28 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
         <dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
index 06ae17e..9edd595 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -56,28 +56,28 @@
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   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
index 6e95906..0a63822 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@
     <dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency> 
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency> 
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
index c23160d..69eb861 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
index cacd09c..2705733 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
 		<dependency>
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 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 	    </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
index 5bab649..8d61806 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@
   	<dependency>
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   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
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+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  		
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
index 62632c4..413ac2b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
index d14813a..82e4796 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
index c687413..33929f8 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -60,33 +60,33 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
index 8c9ebe4..d353b09 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
index 0733574..774667a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
index 476c2c3..7ecaf47 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
index 2504c4c..85df20d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
index 44ea0c9..199c092 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
 		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
index fe7abc9..05e473f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
index f627faf..b455078 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index 8f027f7..ed0f8a9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
index 614c20e..03ee80d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
diff --git a/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks/pom.xml
index aa1ae28..a7548c9 100644
--- a/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hyracks</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>fullstack</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd00fb4..07e37c1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>fullstack</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hyracks-ecosystem-full-stack</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>LATEST</version>
+    <version>17</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/apache/incubator-asterixdb-hyracks</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://fulliautomatix.ics.uci.edu:29418/hyracks</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/incubator-asterixdb-hyracks</url>
+    <tag>fullstack-0.2.16-incubating</tag>
   </scm>