diff --git a/pregelix/pom.xml b/pregelix/pom.xml
index 9533215..0d2bdba 100644
--- a/pregelix/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3</version>
+  <version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>pregelix</name>
 
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
index c9dd13f..b8bfce9 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 		<dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
                         <artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-core</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.2.3</version>
+                        <version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <type>jar</type>
                         <scope>compile</scope>
                 </dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
index 7c3067a4..576758b 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 
@@ -194,84 +194,84 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-integration-tests</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
index 2ab38b9..eeaa6c9 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std-base/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
     		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-    		<version>0.2.3</version>
+    		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   	</parent>
 
 
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index f123bb9..889c876 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 
@@ -73,77 +73,77 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow-std-base</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-core</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
index 27aceff..ffc000b 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dataflow/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 
@@ -73,68 +73,68 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow-std-base</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
index 82dea23..e9aef12 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-dist/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>pregelix-dist</artifactId>
 	<name>pregelix-dist</name>
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-core</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-example</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
index a563965..beefee2 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-example/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-		<version>0.2.3</version>
+		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<build>
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-core</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml b/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
index 6590e49..bce7b12 100644
--- a/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/pregelix/pregelix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<parent>
     		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     		<artifactId>pregelix</artifactId>
-    		<version>0.2.3</version>
+    		<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   	</parent>
 
 
@@ -73,82 +73,82 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>pregelix-dataflow</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3</version>
+			<version>0.2.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>