diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
index 6807f76..727a13e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-ipc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
index 991ce2a..14b0ef0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-cli/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-cli</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-cli</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 854a009..7e23cd3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
  <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-net</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
  <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-comm</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
index c3583699..e319032 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
  <dependency>
  	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
  	<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
- 	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+ 	<version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-net</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
  </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index d644673..b24715c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-control</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index ce1298e..ce60454 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
   <name>hyracks-control-common</name>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-control</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
index c44cec9..044b7a5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-control</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -32,19 +32,19 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-net</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-comm</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <reporting>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
index 13ebf41..c456c87 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
index 8f5f04e..6b15f02 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-data</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   	<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  	<version>0.2.3</version>
   </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
index db4d8e9..15c37ad 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index 1a2950b..9fabdf3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
index f5135f8..2cf0748 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 2cf0fdc..c717dec 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
index 58a4b1c..d5a4e61 100755
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>hyracks-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
index 7aedd57..dd5c909 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-documentation/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeapp/pom.xml
index 792cedd..345d9dc 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeapp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>btree-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
   		<artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index f941a5b..d34e3a5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
@@ -6,26 +6,26 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>btree-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
   		<artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index eb651ce..c67a603 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -6,32 +6,32 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>btree-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
index 0ff4fc3..4790e95 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
   <artifactId>btree-example</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>btree-example</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
index 4cf9745..ca8885d 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatapp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-compat-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       <plugin>
       	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
       	<artifactId>hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      	<version>0.2.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-server/target/hyracks-server-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
           <hyracksCLIHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-cli/target/hyracks-cli-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksCLIHome>
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@
      <dependency>
         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.compat</groupId>
         <artifactId>hadoopcompathelper</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.3</version>
         <scope>compile</scope>
      </dependency>
      <dependency>
         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.compat</groupId>
   	    <artifactId>hadoopcompatclient</artifactId>
-  	    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  	    <version>0.2.3</version>
   	    <type>jar</type>
   	    <scope>test</scope>
      </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
index f52536c..5ddce93 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompatclient/pom.xml
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-compat-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.compat</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hadoopcompathelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
index c397a72..cda256b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/hadoopcompathelper/pom.xml
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>hadoop-compat-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/pom.xml
index 16787ca..f2dbeac 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hadoop-compat-example/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
          <artifactId>hyracks-hadoop-compat</artifactId>
-         <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+         <version>0.2.3</version>
          <type>jar</type>
          <scope>compile</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5e7b5c9..ccfd430 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -34,63 +34,63 @@
   	<dependency>
         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
         <artifactId>hyracks-client</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.3</version>
         <type>jar</type>
         <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
index 551e2be..cb125dd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
index 0476bb3..6ad6178 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
index 945df0b..a988a20 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textapp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>text-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       <plugin>
       	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
       	<artifactId>hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      	<version>0.2.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-server/target/hyracks-server-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
           <hyracksCLIHome>${basedir}/../../../hyracks-cli/target/hyracks-cli-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksCLIHome>
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text</groupId>
   		<artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text</groupId>
   		<artifactId>textclient</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 4aace73..7324405 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>text-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples.text</groupId>
   		<artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index bcb280c..379230a 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -7,26 +7,26 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>text-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
index 9951792..51a52c9 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchapp/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchapp/pom.xml
index 76eb257..f95acc0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchapp/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchapp/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>tpch-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
         <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-        <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.2.3</version>
         <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     	<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-    	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    	<version>0.2.3</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index 4e0d9f0..27eb1e0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>tpch-example</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
index 87aaaa7..5439085 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hadoop-compat/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-hadoop-compat</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-hadoop-compat</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     	<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-hadoop</artifactId>
-    	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    	<version>0.2.3</version>
     	<type>jar</type>
     	<scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
index 9092655..a76f1dd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2</artifactId>
 	<name>hyracks-hdfs-0.20.2</name>
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<build>
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
index 8b7ecf0..2457128 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1</artifactId>
 	<name>hyracks-hdfs-0.23.1</name>
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.3</version>
 	</parent>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
index a28c698a..d49fdc3 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs-core</artifactId>
 	<name>hyracks-hdfs-core</name>
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>hyracks-hdfs</artifactId>
 		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
-		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>0.2.3</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<build>
@@ -180,31 +178,31 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-			<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			<version>0.2.3</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
index 5ed76e9..e12b79f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index 6f5e09f..1bb866b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index a8fc29e..c76217c 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index d9223ba..d186f98 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index fb486df..9cdd369 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
index e0fc40a..7456d06 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
index f251d51..d635d21 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-btree</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,28 +29,28 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
index dbc4f41d..836c4de 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-common/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-common</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,28 +29,28 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
index 5fe2d96..e6b968f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,28 +29,28 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</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-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>    
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
index 6c2d734..5639bdd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-rtree/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>  	
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
index 3360097..9071ade 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-common</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
index 89233c9..a758ee5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-test-support</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -29,33 +29,33 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
index d0bb883..7799857 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree-test</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-btree-test</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
index 59c8c46..d071000 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex-test</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-invertedindex</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
index 7b1a3f3..ab24b44 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>test</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index 8e429f9..2acc26b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-storage-common-test</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <name>hyracks-storage-common-test</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-storage-common</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-  		<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  		<version>0.2.3</version>
   		<type>jar</type>
   		<scope>compile</scope>
   	</dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
index 054ec68..68fe7c5 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks-tests</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hyracks-tests</name>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <modules>
diff --git a/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks/pom.xml
index b699542..485a3b7 100644
--- a/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
   <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.3</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>hyracks</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <jvm.extraargs/>
+    <jvm.extraargs />
   </properties>
 
   <build>