diff --git a/asterix-algebra/pom.xml b/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
index 2a5874b..dd5c774 100644
--- a/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-algebra/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
 
@@ -91,25 +91,25 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <scope>compile</scope>
                 </dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterix-app/pom.xml
index 9cf1788..a95df89 100644
--- a/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-app</artifactId>
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -155,49 +155,49 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-tools</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <type>test-jar</type>
                         <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <scope>compile</scope>
                 </dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                 	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                 	<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
-                	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                	<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 	<scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/asterix-aql/pom.xml b/asterix-aql/pom.xml
index bdb61eb..a448ed4 100644
--- a/asterix-aql/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-aql/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
 	<build>
@@ -118,19 +118,19 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-common/pom.xml b/asterix-common/pom.xml
index 67041dd..e3407d0 100644
--- a/asterix-common/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-common/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
 	<build>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-doc/pom.xml b/asterix-doc/pom.xml
index 9ec87d7..4db7e89 100644
--- a/asterix-doc/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-doc/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-    <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>asterix-doc</artifactId>
   <build>
diff --git a/asterix-events/pom.xml b/asterix-events/pom.xml
index 42fef89..5b37021 100644
--- a/asterix-events/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-events/pom.xml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   <parent>
           <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
           <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-          <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
   <artifactId>asterix-events</artifactId>
-  <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
    <dependency>
      <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
      <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-     <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+     <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
      <type>jar</type>
      <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
index 6c3012d..4b486e2 100644
--- a/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-external-data/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-installer/pom.xml b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
index bb78af6..171e5fe 100644
--- a/asterix-installer/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-installer/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <parent>
           <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
           <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-          <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>asterix-installer</artifactId>
 	<properties>
@@ -166,35 +166,35 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-events</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <type>test-jar</type>
                         <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-server</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<type>zip</type>
 			<classifier>binary-assembly</classifier>
 		</dependency>
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index d769c0d..12f3b60 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix-maven-plugins</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index 866f234..59d25e4 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/asterix-metadata/pom.xml b/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
index c0d265c..0380d9a 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-metadata</artifactId>
 
@@ -40,25 +40,25 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-external-data</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-om/pom.xml b/asterix-om/pom.xml
index 1153518..24049ce 100644
--- a/asterix-om/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-om/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
 
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
index d29e883..c36ba2c 100644
--- a/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-runtime</artifactId>
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	      	<plugin>
 	        	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 	        	<artifactId>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	        	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	        	<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	        	<configuration>
 	        	  	<grammarFile>src/main/resources/adm.grammar</grammarFile>
 	        	  	<outputDir>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/adm</outputDir>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-om</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-server/pom.xml b/asterix-server/pom.xml
index 9df494d..27f8ada 100644
--- a/asterix-server/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-server/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
     <artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
   		<artifactId>asterix-app</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml b/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
index 13eda82..a63fbf6 100755
--- a/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-test-framework/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-test-framework</artifactId>
 	<build>
diff --git a/asterix-tools/pom.xml b/asterix-tools/pom.xml
index ee9c8f0..c245294 100644
--- a/asterix-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-tools/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-tools</artifactId>
 
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-aql</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>asterix-algebra</artifactId>
-			<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
index 3268e3d..9693677 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-transactions/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
-		<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>asterix-transactions</artifactId>
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asterix-common</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                        <version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                         <type>jar</type>
                         <scope>compile</scope>
                 </dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a539e9..aa78608 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
 	<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>