diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/.project b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/.project
index 4e057cd..fe36cd7 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/.project
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/.project
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Nature</nature>
 	</natures>
 </projectDescription>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.classpath b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.classpath
index f2cc5f7..53a91f6 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.classpath
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.classpath
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.maven.ide.eclipse.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
index 4f3af14..c6454b2 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/.project
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Nature</nature>
 	</natures>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.classpath b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.classpath
index 1f3c1ff..ae0926c 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.classpath
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.classpath
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.maven.ide.eclipse.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.project b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.project
index 04307d3..93f4f52 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.project
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/.project
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Nature</nature>
 	</natures>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.classpath b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.classpath
index 1f3c1ff..ae0926c 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.classpath
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.classpath
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.6"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.maven.ide.eclipse.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.project b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.project
index 19ce234..934c8b86 100644
--- a/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.project
+++ b/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/.project
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
 		<nature>org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Nature</nature>
 	</natures>