diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index 408068a..453354b 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
       <artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
index 235d633..9364294 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
@@ -36,25 +36,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
index 4ac9ed3..23400e1 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeserver/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
   <artifactId>btreeserver</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>btreeserver</name>
 
   <parent>
@@ -76,20 +75,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks.examples.btree</groupId>
       <artifactId>btreehelper</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 52d1612..08ab78d 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -46,75 +46,75 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-btree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-rtree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-test-support</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-client</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
index f8ffe7d..711c183 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <configuration>
               <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/target/hyracks-shutdown-test-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
               <jvmOptions>${jvm.extraargs}</jvmOptions>
@@ -175,27 +175,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>textclient</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 0b311c0..d73fe86 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index e5f6d9f..f85b264 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
index 0a37307..aec77a3 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
             <artifactId>hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
             <configuration>
               <hyracksServerHome>${basedir}/target/textserver-${project.version}-binary-assembly</hyracksServerHome>
               <jvmOptions>${jvm.extraargs}</jvmOptions>
@@ -174,27 +174,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>texthelper</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>textclient</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index 9885764..fd5f4d5 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
index cd89e44..18e00db 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchserver/pom.xml
@@ -75,25 +75,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-dataflow-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-data-std</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-cc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
       <artifactId>hyracks-control-nc</artifactId>
-      <version>0.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>