diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
index 20bc586..d87c17e 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
  <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>algebricks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
+  <properties>
+      <root.dir>${basedir}/../../..</root.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -110,12 +114,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>algebricks-compiler</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
           <artifactId>hyracks-util</artifactId>
-          <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
+          <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
       </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
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>