diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
index 29ad3d6..b1784e3 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-common/pom.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,7 @@
   </licenses>
 
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
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-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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-          <fork>true</fork>
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-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
index e441bdd..6f847d0 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-compiler/pom.xml
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@
     </license>
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-
-  <build>
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-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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-  </build>
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
index e178484..5f35481 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-core/pom.xml
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@
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   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
index 4fa07fd..6fdf891 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-data/pom.xml
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@
     </license>
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-
-  <build>
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   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
index 7e0b0eb..a037db5 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-examples/piglet-example/pom.xml
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@
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         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>javacc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
index ed658d0..b074258 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-rewriter/pom.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,7 @@
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-  <build>
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+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
index 920a0eb..7f81f1e 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,7 @@
   </licenses>
 
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
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-          <target>1.7</target>
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-    </plugins>
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+
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
index 0d34303..dfa51a4 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/pom.xml
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
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-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-          <fork>true</fork>
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-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
index 154de5c..dfc7e12 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-api/pom.xml
@@ -36,20 +36,7 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
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-          <fork>true</fork>
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-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.json</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
index 2607c5a..445203b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-client/pom.xml
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@
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-			<plugin>
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 				<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
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 				<configuration>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
index 84404b3..862f2af 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
@@ -36,19 +36,7 @@
     </license>
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+
   <dependencies>
  <dependency>
  	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
index 09adabf..26d8e41 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-cc/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,7 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
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+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
index 46395e4..d3c9912 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-common/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  ! specific language governing permissions and limitations
  ! under the License.
  !-->
-
 <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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>hyracks-control-common</artifactId>
@@ -28,20 +27,7 @@
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+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
index 55f326e..56d7110 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-control/hyracks-control-nc/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,7 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <build>
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-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
index 3d8665f..8546bdb 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-data/hyracks-data-std/pom.xml
@@ -28,20 +28,7 @@
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+
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
index 71e1be9..c6e85cd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-common/pom.xml
@@ -36,20 +36,7 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
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+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
index 32152a9..805f993 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-hadoop/pom.xml
@@ -38,19 +38,7 @@
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   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
index 5ed986d..949ea38 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dataflow-std/pom.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,7 @@
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   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
index 4b46fdf..0d79370 100755
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-dist/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
  ! Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -46,21 +45,11 @@
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 				<version>2.5</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>copy-scripts</id>
-						<!-- here the phase you need -->
 						<phase>package</phase>
 						<goals>
 							<goal>copy-resources</goal>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
index fa5a015..c6bc25b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreeclient/pom.xml
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index a248c96..2aa1501 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/btree-example/btreehelper/pom.xml
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+
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5f49dd5..50060d0 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-integration-tests/pom.xml
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 		<artifactId>hyracks-examples</artifactId>
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-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
index 14ceabb..31ea235 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/hyracks-shutdown-test/pom.xml
@@ -127,15 +127,6 @@
       </plugin>
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       <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
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       <version>2.8.1</version>
       <executions>
@@ -152,7 +143,6 @@
   </build>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <!-- Dependency management inherited from top-level hyracks -->
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
index 4304414..3bf69e2 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textclient/pom.xml
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@
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         <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
index 6101f67..7da4977 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/texthelper/pom.xml
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-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
index f116638..c669f22 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/text-example/textserver/pom.xml
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       </plugin>
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
index ddcc983..cd45536 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-examples/tpch-example/tpchclient/pom.xml
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@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
index 3ba806e..b484049 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-1.x/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
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  ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
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index 1ec9c85..87cd2b4 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-2.x/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
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  ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
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index 170ef5b..9365359 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/hyracks-hdfs-core/pom.xml
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@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@
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index 1bfafbb..e08e0cd 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-hdfs/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
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  ! Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
index 3ee9653..3fc6013 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-ipc/pom.xml
@@ -37,23 +37,9 @@
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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 1a8c356..853aea7 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-maven-plugins/hyracks-virtualcluster-maven-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
index c5e7f6b..ee5774f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-net/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-server/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
index 425dd76..a704a66 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter/pom.xml
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index e9db163..cf14c3b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-btree/pom.xml
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index 3082815..727da41 100644
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index d879c53..bf6fc5b 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common/pom.xml
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index 34e6122..af70253 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-invertedindex/pom.xml
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index 0de2d02..e1c09c0 100644
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index e970772..8d558e4 100644
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index 493e428..f0ec043 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-test-support/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
index 05da1ad..8147640 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-bloomfilter-test/pom.xml
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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 6e38949..de5b47f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-btree-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
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--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-btree-test/pom.xml
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--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-common-test/pom.xml
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--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-lsm-rtree-test/pom.xml
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   <dependencies>  	
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
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 682cbe4..18f9e9e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-am-rtree-test/pom.xml
@@ -28,20 +28,7 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-          <fork>true</fork>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
index 119c972..fcfed4f 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/pom.xml
@@ -28,20 +28,7 @@
     <version>0.2.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-          <fork>true</fork>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
index c695e41..de38d2e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-am/pom.xml
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
index b4015bc..55c682e 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-client/pom.xml
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
index 2dae061..b018477 100644
--- a/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-yarn/hyracks-yarn-common/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,7 @@
     <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.2</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.7</source>
-          <target>1.7</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
+
   <dependencies>
   <dependency>
   	<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
diff --git a/hyracks/pom.xml b/hyracks/pom.xml
index 6ed530a..86b1551 100644
--- a/hyracks/pom.xml
+++ b/hyracks/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
  ! Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
  ! or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
@@ -96,6 +95,5 @@
     <module>hyracks-maven-plugins</module>
     <module>hyracks-hdfs</module>
     <module>hyracks-dist</module>
-    <!--module>hyracks-yarn</module -->
   </modules>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e4aeec..8f00aac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     <jvm.extraargs />
     <!-- Definition of tests in various categories which may be excluded -->
     <hanging.pregelix.tests>**/pregelix/**/FailureRecovery*.java</hanging.pregelix.tests>
+    <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
     <hivesterix.perf.tests>**/hivesterix/perf/PerfTestSuite.java</hivesterix.perf.tests>
     <global.test.includes>**/*TestSuite.java,**/*Test.java</global.test.includes>
     <global.test.excludes>**/Abstract*.java,${hanging.pregelix.tests},${hivesterix.perf.tests}</global.test.excludes>
@@ -190,7 +191,42 @@
           <excludes>
             <exclude>${global.test.excludes},${test.excludes}</exclude>
           </excludes>
-	</configuration>
+   </configuration>
+   </plugin>
+   <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <!-- We override the configuration plugin to override the descriptor to use for building
+            the source release zip. Specifically, we would like to control the inclusions/exclusions.
+            For example, we exclude the KEYS file from the zip -->
+          <executions>
+              <execution>
+                  <!-- Use this id to match the id mentioned in the assembly plugin configuration in
+                    the apache parent POM under the apache-release profile -->
+                  <id>source-release-assembly</id>
+                  <phase>package</phase>
+                  <goals>
+                      <goal>single</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                  <!-- combine.self should be override to replace the configuration in the parent POM -->
+                  <configuration combine.self="override">
+                      <runOnlyAtExecutionRoot>true</runOnlyAtExecutionRoot>
+                      <descriptors>
+                          <descriptor>src/main/assembly/source.xml</descriptor>
+                      </descriptors>
+                  </configuration>
+              </execution>
+          </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.1</version>
+            <configuration>
+               <source>${jdk.version}</source>
+               <target>${jdk.version}</target>
+               <compilerArgument>-Xlint:all</compilerArgument>
+            </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
@@ -242,6 +278,33 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+        <id>java6</id>
+        <activation>
+            <jdk>1.6</jdk>
+        </activation>
+         <properties>
+            <jdk.version>1.6</jdk.version>
+         </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+        <id>java7</id>
+        <activation>
+            <jdk>1.7</jdk>
+        </activation>
+         <properties>
+            <jdk.version>1.7</jdk.version>
+         </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+        <id>java8</id>
+        <activation>
+            <jdk>1.8</jdk>
+        </activation>
+         <properties>
+            <jdk.version>1.8</jdk.version>
+         </properties>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <repositories>