Merge branch 'release-0.2.17' into master

Change-Id: I8fcf41c009f9faf51bc8bccc0c3c7217b7769147
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml
index 968db33..5a1cd27 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/pom.xml
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>algebricks-core</artifactId>
-            <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>algebricks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
 
   <modules>
     <module>piglet-example</module>