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diff --git a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
index b89c5e3..114e276 100644
--- a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index 0de4ea0..6aefd08 100644
--- a/drivers/gae/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/joda/pom.xml b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
index 20e1ccb..a3481e4 100644
--- a/drivers/joda/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
index c311cdd..730c016 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
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diff --git a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
index 2c6db55..dda2cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/netty/pom.xml b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
index b52819d..ba79105 100644
--- a/drivers/netty/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index bc476ec..1bf301a 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
index 9204a6d..f413af6 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
index f3c5509..fcb6435 100644
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diff --git a/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml b/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
index cb05801..3b05d1c 100644
--- a/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/aws-iam/pom.xml b/labs/aws-iam/pom.xml
index 69cb894..bcc691e 100644
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diff --git a/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml b/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml
index e23ea1d..4a723f5 100644
--- a/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml b/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
index b19600c..37db7d0 100644
--- a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml b/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
index e59dd96..63af31a 100644
--- a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
index 568a206..e54df95 100644
--- a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml b/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
index c653d99..7977d60 100644
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diff --git a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml b/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
index e62c7da..9deaba1 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/dynect/pom.xml b/labs/dynect/pom.xml
index 739097b..7e60c92 100644
--- a/labs/dynect/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/elb/pom.xml b/labs/elb/pom.xml
index b5e6c61..fae01aa 100644
--- a/labs/elb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
index 7823da1..c766a5e 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
index 149ec5f..1458d8d 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
index a047874..09fff80 100644
--- a/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/google-compute/pom.xml b/labs/google-compute/pom.xml
index f2d54bd..dc9d127 100644
--- a/labs/google-compute/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-        <jclouds.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</jclouds.version>
+        <jclouds.version>1.6.0-alpha.4</jclouds.version>
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diff --git a/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml b/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml
index e65bdc8..31fa1bb 100644
--- a/labs/greenqloud-compute/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml b/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml
index d9aa3d0..784f9218 100644
--- a/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/iam/pom.xml b/labs/iam/pom.xml
index 3e24fce..f38c276 100644
--- a/labs/iam/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/labs/jenkins/pom.xml b/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
index 9396e77..51935bc 100644
--- a/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml b/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
index 2bc66cd..f3f517d 100644
--- a/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml b/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
index 4986684..7ab0c29 100644
--- a/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/nodepool/pom.xml b/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
index 7d4f42c..921ebe8 100644
--- a/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/labs/oauth/pom.xml b/labs/oauth/pom.xml
index b00c031..9455f6f 100644
--- a/labs/oauth/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <description>jclouds components to access OAuth</description>
 
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-        <jclouds.version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</jclouds.version>
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diff --git a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
index 0468a08..1428ade 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/openstack-quantum/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
index 56bac9b..01dad08 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
index 1a411e0..4b646b3 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml b/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml
index ebc93a9..e0be3a5 100644
--- a/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/pom.xml b/labs/pom.xml
index f9997c9..fe744fc 100644
--- a/labs/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.0-alpha.4</version>
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diff --git a/labs/rds/pom.xml b/labs/rds/pom.xml
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--- a/labs/rds/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
index 83d50a0..3d88b7e 100644
--- a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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