diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
index ba8649e..0476bb3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
   <artifactId>text-example</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>text-example</name>
 
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
index 8ac69d8..27dc508 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text</groupId>
   <artifactId>textapp</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>textapp</name>
 
   <parent>
@@ -144,6 +143,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <source>1.6</source>
           <target>1.6</target>
+          <fork>true</fork>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 901f1fb2..796c95c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text</groupId>
   <artifactId>textclient</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>textclient</name>
 
   <parent>
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <source>1.6</source>
           <target>1.6</target>
+          <fork>true</fork>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index 8e32c8c..121c785 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <source>1.6</source>
           <target>1.6</target>
+          <fork>true</fork>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>