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 7a7ce27..6de637b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks-maven-plugins</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index 9c3edb0..6231de1 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.2.16-incubating</version>
   </parent>
 
   <licenses>