diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index 3deae35..be1e8e9 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-all</artifactId>
diff --git a/allblobstore/pom.xml b/allblobstore/pom.xml
index 02909cc..7498055 100644
--- a/allblobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/allblobstore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allblobstore</artifactId>
diff --git a/allcompute/pom.xml b/allcompute/pom.xml
index c1f25f2..6be075f 100644
--- a/allcompute/pom.xml
+++ b/allcompute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allcompute</artifactId>
diff --git a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
index 20fce4a..f76c98e 100644
--- a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allloadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/antcontrib/pom.xml b/antcontrib/pom.xml
index c4908b9..6ef35f9 100644
--- a/antcontrib/pom.xml
+++ b/antcontrib/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-antcontrib</artifactId>
diff --git a/apis/atmos/pom.xml b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
index 7e0ac8e..43d698e 100644
--- a/apis/atmos/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <test.initializer>org.jclouds.atmos.blobstore.integration.AtmosStorageTestInitializer</test.initializer>
     <test.atmos.endpoint>https://accesspoint.atmos.com</test.atmos.endpoint>
     <test.atmos.api-version>1.3.0</test.atmos.api-version>
-    <test.atmos.build-version></test.atmos.build-version>
+    <test.atmos.build-version />
     <test.atmos.identity>FIXME</test.atmos.identity>
     <test.atmos.credential>FIXME</test.atmos.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/byon/pom.xml b/apis/byon/pom.xml
index 80e0635..c431e26 100644
--- a/apis/byon/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/byon/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <test.byon.endpoint>file://c:/test.txt</test.byon.endpoint>
-    <test.byon.sudo-password></test.byon.sudo-password>
+    <test.byon.sudo-password />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
index 0ed32c7..0c092a9 100644
--- a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <test.initializer>org.jclouds.cloudfiles.blobstore.integration.CloudFilesTestInitializer</test.initializer>
     <test.cloudfiles.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles.endpoint>
     <test.cloudfiles.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles.api-version>
-    <test.cloudfiles.build-version></test.cloudfiles.build-version>
+    <test.cloudfiles.build-version />
     <test.cloudfiles.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudfiles.identity>
     <test.cloudfiles.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudfiles.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
index 2bebaef..521f2a5 100644
--- a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    <properties>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers.endpoint>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers.api-version>
-    <test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version>
+    <test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version />
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers.identity>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
index af85ccc..b3e3ac9 100644
--- a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudservers.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudservers.endpoint>
     <test.cloudservers.api-version>1.0</test.cloudservers.api-version>
-    <test.cloudservers.build-version></test.cloudservers.build-version>
+    <test.cloudservers.build-version />
     <test.cloudservers.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudservers.identity>
     <test.cloudservers.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudservers.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers.image-id></test.cloudservers.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers.image.login-user></test.cloudservers.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml b/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
index 8e20a40..ecb7037 100644
--- a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudsigma.endpoint>https://api.cloudsigma.com</test.cloudsigma.endpoint>
     <test.cloudsigma.api-version>1.0</test.cloudsigma.api-version>
-    <test.cloudsigma.build-version></test.cloudsigma.build-version>
+    <test.cloudsigma.build-version />
     <test.cloudsigma.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma.credential>
     <test.cloudsigma.image-id>f3c7c665-cd54-4a78-8fd2-7ec2f028cf29</test.cloudsigma.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
index 7cd593c..3b31164 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudstack.endpoint>http://localhost:8080/client/api</test.cloudstack.endpoint>
     <test.cloudstack.api-version>2.2.12</test.cloudstack.api-version>
-    <test.cloudstack.build-version></test.cloudstack.build-version>
+    <test.cloudstack.build-version />
     <test.cloudstack.identity>FIXME_apiKey</test.cloudstack.identity>
     <test.cloudstack.credential>FIXME_secretKey</test.cloudstack.credential>
-    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity></test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity>
-    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential></test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential>
-    <test.cloudstack.image-id></test.cloudstack.image-id>
-    <test.cloudstack.image.login-user></test.cloudstack.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminIdentity />
+    <test.cloudstack.domainAdminCredential />
+    <test.cloudstack.image-id />
+    <test.cloudstack.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudstack.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
index dd65e8b..499cc6b 100644
--- a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudwatch.endpoint>https://monitoring.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.cloudwatch.endpoint>
     <test.cloudwatch.api-version>2009-05-15</test.cloudwatch.api-version>
-    <test.cloudwatch.build-version></test.cloudwatch.build-version>
+    <test.cloudwatch.build-version />
     <test.cloudwatch.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.cloudwatch.identity>
     <test.cloudwatch.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.cloudwatch.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml b/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
index 8773dda..6b8c42e 100644
--- a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.deltacloud.endpoint>http://localhost:3001/api</test.deltacloud.endpoint>
     <test.deltacloud.api-version>0.3.0</test.deltacloud.api-version>
-    <test.deltacloud.build-version></test.deltacloud.build-version>
+    <test.deltacloud.build-version />
     <test.deltacloud.identity>mockuser</test.deltacloud.identity>
     <test.deltacloud.credential>mockpassword</test.deltacloud.credential>
-    <test.deltacloud.image-id></test.deltacloud.image-id>
-    <test.deltacloud.image.login-user></test.deltacloud.image.login-user>
-    <test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.deltacloud.image-id />
+    <test.deltacloud.image.login-user />
+    <test.deltacloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/ec2/pom.xml b/apis/ec2/pom.xml
index 24e64f9..b1fb687 100644
--- a/apis/ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.ec2.endpoint>https://ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.ec2.endpoint>
     <test.ec2.api-version>2010-06-15</test.ec2.api-version>
-    <test.ec2.build-version></test.ec2.build-version>
+    <test.ec2.build-version />
     <test.ec2.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.ec2.identity>
     <test.ec2.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.ec2.credential>
-    <test.ec2.image-id></test.ec2.image-id>
-    <test.ec2.image.login-user></test.ec2.image.login-user>
-    <test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo></test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.ec2.image-id />
+    <test.ec2.image.login-user />
+    <test.ec2.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml b/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
index d6631ba..d3aa955 100644
--- a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.elasticstack.endpoint>https://api.lon-p.elastichosts.com</test.elasticstack.endpoint>
     <test.elasticstack.api-version>1.0</test.elasticstack.api-version>
-    <test.elasticstack.build-version></test.elasticstack.build-version>
+    <test.elasticstack.build-version />
     <test.elasticstack.identity>FIXME</test.elasticstack.identity>
     <test.elasticstack.credential>FIXME</test.elasticstack.credential>
     <test.elasticstack.image-id>38df0986-4d85-4b76-b502-3878ffc80161</test.elasticstack.image-id>
-    <test.elasticstack.image.login-user></test.elasticstack.image.login-user>
-    <test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo></test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.elasticstack.image.login-user />
+    <test.elasticstack.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml b/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
index a040cf3..09786fb 100644
--- a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.eucalyptus.endpoint>http://ecc.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Eucalyptus</test.eucalyptus.endpoint>
     <test.eucalyptus.api-version>2010-06-15</test.eucalyptus.api-version>
-    <test.eucalyptus.build-version></test.eucalyptus.build-version>
+    <test.eucalyptus.build-version />
     <test.eucalyptus.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus.identity>
     <test.eucalyptus.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus.credential>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image-id></test.eucalyptus.image-id>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image.login-user></test.eucalyptus.image.login-user>
-    <test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo></test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.eucalyptus.image-id />
+    <test.eucalyptus.image.login-user />
+    <test.eucalyptus.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml b/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
index 6ac7d6d..5de305f 100644
--- a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/nova/pom.xml b/apis/nova/pom.xml
index 501c7c9..08fc27f 100644
--- a/apis/nova/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/nova/pom.xml
@@ -1,153 +1,153 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-
-  Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
-  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-  distributed with this work for additional information
-  regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
-  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-  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>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-    <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
-  </parent>
-  <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
-  <artifactId>nova</artifactId>
-  <name>jcloud nova api</name>
-  <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Nova</description>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-  <properties>
-    <test.nova.endpoint>http://localhost:8773/services/Cloud</test.nova.endpoint>
-    <test.nova.api-version>1.1</test.nova.api-version>
-    <test.nova.build-version></test.nova.build-version>
-    <test.nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.nova.identity>
-    <test.nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.nova.credential>
-    <test.nova.image-id></test.nova.image-id>
-    <test.nova.image.login-user></test.nova.image.login-user>
-    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo></test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
-    <test.ssh.keyfile.public></test.ssh.keyfile.public>
-    <test.ssh.keyfile.private></test.ssh.keyfile.private>
-  </properties>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
-      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
-      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-  
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>live</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>integration</id>
-                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>test</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <systemPropertyVariables>
-                    <test.nova.endpoint>${test.nova.endpoint}</test.nova.endpoint>
-                    <test.nova.api-version>${test.nova.api-version}</test.nova.api-version>
-                    <test.nova.build-version>${test.nova.build-version}</test.nova.build-version>
-                    <test.nova.identity>${test.nova.identity}</test.nova.identity>
-                    <test.nova.credential>${test.nova.credential}</test.nova.credential>
-                    <test.nova.image-id>${test.nova.image-id}</test.nova.image-id>
-                    <test.nova.image.login-user>${test.nova.image.login-user}</test.nova.image.login-user>
-                    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>${test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo}</test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
-                    <test.ssh.keyfile.public>${test.ssh.keyfile.public}</test.ssh.keyfile.public>
-                    <test.ssh.keyfile.private>${test.ssh.keyfile.private}</test.ssh.keyfile.private>
-                  </systemPropertyVariables>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>  
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <instructions>
-            <Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>org.jclouds.openstack.nova.*;version="${project.version}"</Export-Package>
-            <Import-Package>            
-       			org.jclouds.compute.internal;version="${project.version}",
-       			org.jclouds.rest.internal;version="${project.version}",
-       			org.jclouds.*;version="${project.version}",
- 				*
-			</Import-Package>
-          </instructions>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-
-</project>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+  Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+  distributed with this work for additional information
+  regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+  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>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+    <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
+    <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+  <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
+  <artifactId>nova</artifactId>
+  <name>jcloud nova api</name>
+  <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Nova</description>
+  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+  <properties>
+    <test.nova.endpoint>http://localhost:8773/services/Cloud</test.nova.endpoint>
+    <test.nova.api-version>1.1</test.nova.api-version>
+    <test.nova.build-version />
+    <test.nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.nova.identity>
+    <test.nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.nova.credential>
+    <test.nova.image-id />
+    <test.nova.image.login-user />
+    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo />
+    <test.ssh.keyfile.public />
+    <test.ssh.keyfile.private />
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
+      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
+      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-log4j</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>live</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>integration</id>
+                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>test</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <systemPropertyVariables>
+                    <test.nova.endpoint>${test.nova.endpoint}</test.nova.endpoint>
+                    <test.nova.api-version>${test.nova.api-version}</test.nova.api-version>
+                    <test.nova.build-version>${test.nova.build-version}</test.nova.build-version>
+                    <test.nova.identity>${test.nova.identity}</test.nova.identity>
+                    <test.nova.credential>${test.nova.credential}</test.nova.credential>
+                    <test.nova.image-id>${test.nova.image-id}</test.nova.image-id>
+                    <test.nova.image.login-user>${test.nova.image.login-user}</test.nova.image.login-user>
+                    <test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>${test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo}</test.nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
+                    <test.ssh.keyfile.public>${test.ssh.keyfile.public}</test.ssh.keyfile.public>
+                    <test.ssh.keyfile.private>${test.ssh.keyfile.private}</test.ssh.keyfile.private>
+                  </systemPropertyVariables>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>  
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <instructions>
+            <Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
+            <Export-Package>org.jclouds.openstack.nova.*;version="${project.version}"</Export-Package>
+            <Import-Package>            
+       			org.jclouds.compute.internal;version="${project.version}",
+       			org.jclouds.rest.internal;version="${project.version}",
+       			org.jclouds.*;version="${project.version}",
+ 				*
+			</Import-Package>
+          </instructions>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/apis/pom.xml b/apis/pom.xml
index 386c11e..9e81ced 100644
--- a/apis/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/s3/pom.xml b/apis/s3/pom.xml
index 4f9f2d1..7e6f324 100644
--- a/apis/s3/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <test.initializer>org.jclouds.s3.blobstore.integration.S3TestInitializer</test.initializer>
     <test.s3.endpoint>https://s3.amazonaws.com</test.s3.endpoint>
     <test.s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.s3.api-version>
-    <test.s3.build-version></test.s3.build-version>
+    <test.s3.build-version />
     <test.s3.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.s3.identity>
     <test.s3.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.s3.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/swift/pom.xml b/apis/swift/pom.xml
index 0a00444..f4f16a6 100644
--- a/apis/swift/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/swift/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <test.initializer>org.jclouds.openstack.swift.blobstore.integration.SwiftTestInitializer</test.initializer>
     <test.swift.endpoint>http://localhost:11000</test.swift.endpoint>
     <test.swift.api-version>1.0</test.swift.api-version>
-    <test.swift.build-version></test.swift.build-version>
+    <test.swift.build-version />
     <test.swift.identity>test:tester</test.swift.identity>
     <test.swift.credential>testing</test.swift.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/apis/vcloud/pom.xml b/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
index 746b5fa..105c4c7 100644
--- a/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.vcloud.endpoint>FIXME</test.vcloud.endpoint>
     <test.vcloud.api-version>1.0</test.vcloud.api-version>
-    <test.vcloud.build-version></test.vcloud.build-version>
+    <test.vcloud.build-version />
     <test.vcloud.identity>FIXME</test.vcloud.identity>
     <test.vcloud.credential>FIXME</test.vcloud.credential>
-    <test.vcloud.image-id></test.vcloud.image-id>
-    <test.vcloud.image.login-user></test.vcloud.image.login-user>
-    <test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.vcloud.image-id />
+    <test.vcloud.image.login-user />
+    <test.vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/apis/walrus/pom.xml b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
index b21cbb1..84f575c 100644
--- a/apis/walrus/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <test.initializer>org.jclouds.walrus.blobstore.WalrusTestInitializer</test.initializer>
     <test.walrus.endpoint>http://ecc.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Walrus</test.walrus.endpoint>
     <test.walrus.api-version>2006-03-01</test.walrus.api-version>
-    <test.walrus.build-version></test.walrus.build-version>
+    <test.walrus.build-version />
     <test.walrus.identity>${test.eucalyptus.identity}</test.walrus.identity>
     <test.walrus.credential>${test.eucalyptus.credential}</test.walrus.credential>
   </properties>
diff --git a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
index a6d64aa..6f9182d 100644
--- a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-compute-service-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index 33b4dad..4a06269 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-archetypes</artifactId>
diff --git a/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
index 6c61525..98cc7cd 100644
--- a/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-rest-client-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/assemblies/pom.xml b/assemblies/pom.xml
index cf1af5c..9cfa2a0 100644
--- a/assemblies/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>    
     <artifactId>jclouds-assemblies</artifactId>
diff --git a/blobstore/pom.xml b/blobstore/pom.xml
index 7fad7bf..c9040a0 100644
--- a/blobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/blobstore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-blobstore</artifactId>
diff --git a/common/aws/pom.xml b/common/aws/pom.xml
index 591bcdb..c6c055d 100644
--- a/common/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/common/aws/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/azure/pom.xml b/common/azure/pom.xml
index ac9438d..b380864 100644
--- a/common/azure/pom.xml
+++ b/common/azure/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/openstack/pom.xml b/common/openstack/pom.xml
index d37bb63..1caf1da 100644
--- a/common/openstack/pom.xml
+++ b/common/openstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 1cb5c43..a6d91d0 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
diff --git a/common/trmk/pom.xml b/common/trmk/pom.xml
index 9de25cb..ed2e175 100644
--- a/common/trmk/pom.xml
+++ b/common/trmk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index 50aa3fe..e5e230e 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
+++ b/compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b3f3122..205912c 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
index 371b275..70eb414 100644
--- a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
index 6b4f741..e8e02c1 100644
--- a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
index eeb6b42..508e2ef 100644
--- a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index 058e60e..f5da39d 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>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/joda/pom.xml b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
index e0d948c..3a098a5 100644
--- a/drivers/joda/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
index 1e795bf..5f88fa0 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
index 54b9c9b..d17bbc3 100644
--- a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/netty/pom.xml b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
index 8ac11e4..dfbd509 100644
--- a/drivers/netty/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 7f89b62..975078d 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-drivers-project</artifactId>
diff --git a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
index 4b6d034..18fb2d6 100644
--- a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
index b195b57..0ad5b40 100644
--- a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/openstack-nova/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-nova/pom.xml
index 0b7c9ef..96a7a17 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-nova/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/openstack-nova/pom.xml
@@ -1,157 +1,157 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!--
-
-  Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
-  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-  distributed with this work for additional information
-  regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
-  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-  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>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-    <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
-  </parent>
-  <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
-  <artifactId>openstack-nova</artifactId>
-  <name>jcloud openstack-nova api</name>
-  <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Nova</description>
-  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-
-  <properties>
-    <!-- keystone endpoint -->
-    <test.openstack-nova.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-nova.endpoint>
-    <!-- keystone version -->
-    <test.openstack-nova.api-version>1.1</test.openstack-nova.api-version>
-    <test.openstack-nova.build-version></test.openstack-nova.build-version>
-    <test.openstack-nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-nova.identity>
-    <test.openstack-nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-nova.credential>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image-id></test.openstack-nova.image-id>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user></test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo></test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
-  </properties>
-
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
-      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
-      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <type>test-jar</type>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
-      <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
-      <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>0.9.29</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-  
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>live</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>integration</id>
-                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>test</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <systemPropertyVariables>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.endpoint>${test.openstack-nova.endpoint}</test.openstack-nova.endpoint>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.api-version>${test.openstack-nova.api-version}</test.openstack-nova.api-version>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.build-version>${test.openstack-nova.build-version}</test.openstack-nova.build-version>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.identity>${test.openstack-nova.identity}</test.openstack-nova.identity>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.credential>${test.openstack-nova.credential}</test.openstack-nova.credential>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.image-id>${test.openstack-nova.image-id}</test.openstack-nova.image-id>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>${test.openstack-nova.image.login-user}</test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>
-                    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>${test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo}</test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
-                  </systemPropertyVariables>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
-
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>  
-        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <instructions>
-            <Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
-            <Export-Package>org.jclouds.openstack.nova.v1_1.*;version="${project.version}"</Export-Package>
-            <Import-Package>            
-                        org.jclouds.compute.internal;version="${project.version}",
-                        org.jclouds.rest.internal;version="${project.version}",
-                        org.jclouds.*;version="${project.version}",
-                                *
-                        </Import-Package>
-          </instructions>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-
-</project>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+
+  Licensed to jclouds, Inc. (jclouds) under one or more
+  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+  distributed with this work for additional information
+  regarding copyright ownership.  jclouds licenses this file
+  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+  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>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+    <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
+    <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
+  </parent>
+  <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
+  <artifactId>openstack-nova</artifactId>
+  <name>jcloud openstack-nova api</name>
+  <description>jclouds components to access an implementation of OpenStack Nova</description>
+  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
+
+  <properties>
+    <!-- keystone endpoint -->
+    <test.openstack-nova.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-nova.endpoint>
+    <!-- keystone version -->
+    <test.openstack-nova.api-version>1.1</test.openstack-nova.api-version>
+    <test.openstack-nova.build-version />
+    <test.openstack-nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-nova.identity>
+    <test.openstack-nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-nova.credential>
+    <test.openstack-nova.image-id />
+    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user />
+    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo />
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
+      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-core</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.common</groupId>
+      <artifactId>openstack-common</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-compute</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <type>test-jar</type>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-sshj</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.jclouds.driver</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jclouds-slf4j</artifactId>
+      <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.29</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+  
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>live</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>integration</id>
+                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>test</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <systemPropertyVariables>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.endpoint>${test.openstack-nova.endpoint}</test.openstack-nova.endpoint>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.api-version>${test.openstack-nova.api-version}</test.openstack-nova.api-version>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.build-version>${test.openstack-nova.build-version}</test.openstack-nova.build-version>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.identity>${test.openstack-nova.identity}</test.openstack-nova.identity>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.credential>${test.openstack-nova.credential}</test.openstack-nova.credential>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.image-id>${test.openstack-nova.image-id}</test.openstack-nova.image-id>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>${test.openstack-nova.image.login-user}</test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>
+                    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>${test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo}</test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
+                  </systemPropertyVariables>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>  
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <instructions>
+            <Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
+            <Export-Package>org.jclouds.openstack.nova.v1_1.*;version="${project.version}"</Export-Package>
+            <Import-Package>            
+                        org.jclouds.compute.internal;version="${project.version}",
+                        org.jclouds.rest.internal;version="${project.version}",
+                        org.jclouds.*;version="${project.version}",
+                                *
+                        </Import-Package>
+          </instructions>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/labs/pom.xml b/labs/pom.xml
index 71c2192..bb2c2ad 100644
--- a/labs/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
index dd9e87a..2af8873 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/loadbalancer/pom.xml b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
index 1283483..ec3fa2e 100644
--- a/loadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a6bea4..6e8eba8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-multi</artifactId>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 0c0c958..8dd7abe 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>jclouds Project</name>
     <url>http://www.jclouds.org</url>
diff --git a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
index 3e96c84..6454d80 100644
--- a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.endpoint>https://monitoring.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.aws-cloudwatch.endpoint>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.api-version>2009-05-15</test.aws-cloudwatch.api-version>
-        <test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version></test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version>
+        <test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version />
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-cloudwatch.identity>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-cloudwatch.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
index 65f12a8..31fea36 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.aws-ec2.endpoint>https://ec2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.aws-ec2.endpoint>
     <test.aws-ec2.api-version>2011-05-15</test.aws-ec2.api-version>
-    <test.aws-ec2.build-version></test.aws-ec2.build-version>
+    <test.aws-ec2.build-version />
     <test.aws-ec2.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-ec2.identity>
     <test.aws-ec2.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-ec2.credential>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image-id></test.aws-ec2.image-id>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image.login-user></test.aws-ec2.image.login-user>
-    <test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo></test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.aws-ec2.image-id />
+    <test.aws-ec2.image.login-user />
+    <test.aws-ec2.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
index 9e42a8a..03a1935 100644
--- a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.aws.s3.blobstore.integration.AWSS3TestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.aws-s3.endpoint>https://s3.amazonaws.com</test.aws-s3.endpoint>
         <test.aws-s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.aws-s3.api-version>
-        <test.aws-s3.build-version></test.aws-s3.build-version>
+        <test.aws-s3.build-version />
         <test.aws-s3.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-s3.identity>
         <test.aws-s3.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-s3.credential>
         <test.blobstore.container-count>25</test.blobstore.container-count>
diff --git a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
index 51ca74b..e5834e1 100644
--- a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.azureblob.blobstore.integration.AzureBlobTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.azureblob.endpoint>https://${jclouds.identity}.blob.core.windows.net</test.azureblob.endpoint>
         <test.azureblob.api-version>2009-09-19</test.azureblob.api-version>
-        <test.azureblob.build-version></test.azureblob.build-version>
+        <test.azureblob.build-version />
         <test.azureblob.identity>${test.azure.identity}</test.azureblob.identity>
         <test.azureblob.credential>${test.azure.credential}</test.azureblob.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
index d61135e..cbfc27c 100644
--- a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.build-version>1.0.0.285979</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.build-version>
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.identity>
     <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.credential>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user>
-    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo></test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image-id />
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.login-user />
+    <test.bluelock-vcloud-zone01.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
index f0cd94f..3d835dc 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.rackspace.cloudfiles.blobstore.integration.CloudFilesUKTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.endpoint>https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles-uk.endpoint>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles-uk.api-version>
-        <test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version></test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version>
+        <test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version />
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudfiles-uk.identity>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudfiles-uk.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
index 60c67ca..b0e79d8 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.rackspace.cloudfiles.blobstore.integration.CloudFilesUSTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles-us.endpoint>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles-us.api-version>
-        <test.cloudfiles-us.build-version></test.cloudfiles-us.build-version>
+        <test.cloudfiles-us.build-version />
         <test.cloudfiles-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudfiles-us.identity>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudfiles-us.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
index ad598b8..a0b3938 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.endpoint>https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.endpoint>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.api-version>
-        <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version>
+        <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version />
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.identity>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
index a7412f1..1620897 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.endpoint>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.api-version>
-        <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version>
+        <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version />
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.identity>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
index 4a18ae8..29a89c2 100644
--- a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.cloudonestorage.blobstore.integration.CloudOneStorageTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.cloudonestorage.endpoint>https://cloudonestorage.peer1.com</test.cloudonestorage.endpoint>
         <test.cloudonestorage.api-version>1.3.0</test.cloudonestorage.api-version>
-        <test.cloudonestorage.build-version></test.cloudonestorage.build-version>
+        <test.cloudonestorage.build-version />
         <test.cloudonestorage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.cloudonestorage.identity>
         <test.cloudonestorage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.cloudonestorage.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
index d814a3f..6122de1 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudservers-uk.endpoint>https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudservers-uk.endpoint>
     <test.cloudservers-uk.api-version>1.0</test.cloudservers-uk.api-version>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.build-version></test.cloudservers-uk.build-version>
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.build-version />
     <test.cloudservers-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudservers-uk.identity>
     <test.cloudservers-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudservers-uk.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image-id></test.cloudservers-uk.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user></test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers-uk.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
index a3ae4ba..cfbec3b 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudservers-us.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudservers-us.endpoint>
     <test.cloudservers-us.api-version>1.0</test.cloudservers-us.api-version>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.build-version></test.cloudservers-us.build-version>
+    <test.cloudservers-us.build-version />
     <test.cloudservers-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudservers-us.identity>
     <test.cloudservers-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudservers-us.credential>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image-id></test.cloudservers-us.image-id>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user></test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image-id />
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudservers-us.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
index ba70d4c..456bfc3 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.endpoint>https://api.lvs.cloudsigma.com</test.cloudsigma-lvs.endpoint>
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.api-version>1.0</test.cloudsigma-lvs.api-version>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.build-version></test.cloudsigma-lvs.build-version>
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.build-version />
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-lvs.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma-lvs.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-lvs.credential>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image-id />
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma-lvs.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
index 14fa196..9778f92 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.endpoint>https://api.zrh.cloudsigma.com</test.cloudsigma-zrh.endpoint>
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.api-version>1.0</test.cloudsigma-zrh.api-version>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.build-version></test.cloudsigma-zrh.build-version>
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.build-version />
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.identity>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-zrh.identity>
     <test.cloudsigma-zrh.credential>FIXME</test.cloudsigma-zrh.credential>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user>
-    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo></test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image-id />
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.login-user />
+    <test.cloudsigma-zrh.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
index 53f32dc..0ac62cf 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.endpoint>https://api.lax-p.elastichosts.com</test.elastichosts-lax-p.endpoint>
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.api-version>2.0</test.elastichosts-lax-p.api-version>
-        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.build-version></test.elastichosts-lax-p.build-version>
+        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.build-version />
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lax-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lax-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lax-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lax-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
index 66a480a..6591332 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.endpoint>https://api.lon-b.elastichosts.com</test.elastichosts-lon-b.endpoint>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.api-version>2.0</test.elastichosts-lon-b.api-version>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.build-version></test.elastichosts-lon-b.build-version>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.build-version />
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lon-b.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-b.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lon-b.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id></test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-b.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
index f2e8148..1688dc9 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.endpoint>https://api.lon-p.elastichosts.com</test.elastichosts-lon-p.endpoint>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.api-version>2.0</test.elastichosts-lon-p.api-version>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.build-version></test.elastichosts-lon-p.build-version>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.build-version />
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-lon-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-lon-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-lon-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-lon-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
index 2b711df..17604a8 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.endpoint>https://api.sat-p.elastichosts.com</test.elastichosts-sat-p.endpoint>
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.api-version>2.0</test.elastichosts-sat-p.api-version>
-        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.build-version></test.elastichosts-sat-p.build-version>
+        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.build-version />
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-sat-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-sat-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-sat-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-sat-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
index 2875130..d3f82c9 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.endpoint>https://api.tor-p.elastichosts.com</test.elastichosts-tor-p.endpoint>
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.api-version>2.0</test.elastichosts-tor-p.api-version>
-        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.build-version></test.elastichosts-tor-p.build-version>
+        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.build-version />
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.elastichosts-tor-p.identity>
         <test.elastichosts-tor-p.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.elastichosts-tor-p.credential>
-        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id></test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id>
+        <test.elastichosts-tor-p.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
index 99fc1ea..e27e658 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.endpoint>http://partnercloud.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Eucalyptus</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.endpoint>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.api-version>2010-06-15</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.api-version>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version />
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id />
         <!--  corresponds to image manifest and also virt + "-cluster" zone -->
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>kvm</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
index e4c9b3d..fa5e8f1 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.epc.blobstore.EucalyptusPartnerCloudWalrusTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.endpoint>http://partnercloud.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Walrus</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.endpoint>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.api-version>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version />
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.identity>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.credential>
         <test.blobstore.container-count>15</test.blobstore.container-count>
diff --git a/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml b/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
index 59e30f2..3c109ed 100644
--- a/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/go2cloud-jhb1/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.endpoint>http://api.jhb1.go2cloud.co.za</test.go2cloud-jhb1.endpoint>
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.api-version>2.0</test.go2cloud-jhb1.api-version>
-        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.build-version></test.go2cloud-jhb1.build-version>
+        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.build-version />
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.go2cloud-jhb1.identity>
         <test.go2cloud-jhb1.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.go2cloud-jhb1.credential>
-        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id></test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id>
+        <test.go2cloud-jhb1.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/gogrid/pom.xml b/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
index 451d158..1fdd9d7 100644
--- a/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/gogrid/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.gogrid.endpoint>https://api.gogrid.com/api</test.gogrid.endpoint>
         <test.gogrid.api-version>1.5</test.gogrid.api-version>
-        <test.gogrid.build-version></test.gogrid.build-version>
+        <test.gogrid.build-version />
         <test.gogrid.identity>FIXME</test.gogrid.identity>
         <test.gogrid.credential>FIXME</test.gogrid.credential>
-        <test.gogrid.image-id></test.gogrid.image-id>
+        <test.gogrid.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml b/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
index 880dd64..f6a2e72 100644
--- a/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/greenhousedata-element-vcloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.build-version>1.5.0.464915</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.build-version>
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.identity>
         <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.credential>
-        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id></test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id>
-        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.login-user></test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.login-user>
-        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image-id />
+        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.login-user />
+        <test.greenhousedata-element-vcloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
index 0f0d480..eca6d18 100644
--- a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.hpcloud.objectstorage.lvs.blobstore.integration.HPCloudObjectStorageLasVegasTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.endpoint>https://region-a.geo-1.objects.hpcloudsvc.com/auth</test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.endpoint>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.api-version>1.0</test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.api-version>
-        <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.build-version></test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.build-version>
+        <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.build-version />
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.identity>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.hpcloud-objectstorage-lvs.credential>        
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
index a27a768..4182bc5 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.ninefold-compute.endpoint>https://api.ninefold.com/compute/v1.0/</test.ninefold-compute.endpoint>
     <test.ninefold-compute.api-version>2.2.12</test.ninefold-compute.api-version>
-    <test.ninefold-compute.build-version></test.ninefold-compute.build-version>
+    <test.ninefold-compute.build-version />
     <test.ninefold-compute.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.ninefold-compute.identity>
     <test.ninefold-compute.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.ninefold-compute.credential>
     <test.ninefold-compute.image-id>1215</test.ninefold-compute.image-id>
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
index e008f23..1cffb12 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.ninefold.storage.blobstore.integration.NinefoldStorageTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.ninefold-storage.endpoint>http://onlinestorage.ninefold.com</test.ninefold-storage.endpoint>
         <test.ninefold-storage.api-version>1.4.0</test.ninefold-storage.api-version>
-        <test.ninefold-storage.build-version></test.ninefold-storage.build-version>
+        <test.ninefold-storage.build-version />
         <test.ninefold-storage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.ninefold-storage.identity>
         <test.ninefold-storage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.ninefold-storage.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml b/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
index aa47dd3..9cac35a 100644
--- a/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/openhosting-east1/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.openhosting-east1.endpoint>https://api.east1.openhosting.com</test.openhosting-east1.endpoint>
         <test.openhosting-east1.api-version>2.0</test.openhosting-east1.api-version>
-        <test.openhosting-east1.build-version></test.openhosting-east1.build-version>
+        <test.openhosting-east1.build-version />
         <test.openhosting-east1.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openhosting-east1.identity>
         <test.openhosting-east1.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.openhosting-east1.credential>
-        <test.openhosting-east1.image-id></test.openhosting-east1.image-id>
+        <test.openhosting-east1.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index 6ec4558..f0ace61 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml b/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
index e84096b..d6b483b 100644
--- a/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/rimuhosting/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
     <properties>
         <test.rimuhosting.endpoint>https://api.rimuhosting.com/r</test.rimuhosting.endpoint>
         <test.rimuhosting.api-version>1.0</test.rimuhosting.api-version>
-        <test.rimuhosting.build-version></test.rimuhosting.build-version>
+        <test.rimuhosting.build-version />
         <test.rimuhosting.identity>FIXME</test.rimuhosting.identity>
-        <test.rimuhosting.image-id></test.rimuhosting.image-id>
+        <test.rimuhosting.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml b/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
index 69311b4..853e33a 100644
--- a/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.endpoint>https://api.symphonyvpdc.savvis.net/vpdc</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.endpoint>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.api-version>1.0</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.api-version>
-        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.build-version></test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.build-version>
+        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.build-version />
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>
-        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id></test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id>
+        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id />
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>
diff --git a/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml b/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
index 436a6b8..730ed0a 100644
--- a/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/serverlove-z1-man/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.endpoint>https://api.z1-man.serverlove.com</test.serverlove-z1-man.endpoint>
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.api-version>1.0</test.serverlove-z1-man.api-version>
-        <test.serverlove-z1-man.build-version></test.serverlove-z1-man.build-version>
+        <test.serverlove-z1-man.build-version />
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.serverlove-z1-man.identity>
         <test.serverlove-z1-man.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.serverlove-z1-man.credential>
-        <test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id></test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id>
+        <test.serverlove-z1-man.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml b/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
index bcc4dc1..0622687 100644
--- a/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/skalicloud-sdg-my/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.endpoint>https://api.sdg-my.skalicloud.com</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.endpoint>
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.api-version>1.0</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.api-version>
-        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.build-version></test.skalicloud-sdg-my.build-version>
+        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.build-version />
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.identity>
         <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.skalicloud-sdg-my.credential>
-        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id></test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id>
+        <test.skalicloud-sdg-my.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/slicehost/pom.xml b/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
index 627c73f..1da7da6 100644
--- a/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/slicehost/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
     <properties>
         <test.slicehost.endpoint>https://api.slicehost.com</test.slicehost.endpoint>
         <test.slicehost.api-version>1.4.1.1</test.slicehost.api-version>
-        <test.slicehost.build-version></test.slicehost.build-version>
+        <test.slicehost.build-version />
         <test.slicehost.identity>FIXME</test.slicehost.identity>
-        <test.slicehost.image-id></test.slicehost.image-id>
+        <test.slicehost.image-id />
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/softlayer/pom.xml b/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
index 00c7d0e..532aea9 100644
--- a/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/softlayer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
   <properties>
     <test.softlayer.endpoint>https://api.softlayer.com/rest</test.softlayer.endpoint>
     <test.softlayer.api-version>3</test.softlayer.api-version>
-    <test.softlayer.build-version></test.softlayer.build-version>
+    <test.softlayer.build-version />
     <test.softlayer.identity>FIXME</test.softlayer.identity>
     <test.softlayer.credential>FIXME</test.softlayer.credential>
-    <test.softlayer.image-id></test.softlayer.image-id>
-    <test.softlayer.image.login-user></test.softlayer.image.login-user>
-    <test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo></test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.softlayer.image-id />
+    <test.softlayer.image.login-user />
+    <test.softlayer.image.authenticate-sudo />
   </properties>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml b/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
index 4872c02..f2d1694 100644
--- a/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/stratogen-vcloud-mycloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.build-version>1.5.0.464915</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.build-version>
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.identity>
         <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.credential>
-        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id></test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id>
-        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.login-user></test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.login-user>
-        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.authenticate-sudo></test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.authenticate-sudo>
+        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image-id />
+        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.login-user />
+        <test.stratogen-vcloud-mycloud.image.authenticate-sudo />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
index 8d289db..fde46ba 100644
--- a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.synaptic.storage.blobstore.integration.SynapticStorageTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.synaptic-storage.endpoint>https://storage.synaptic.att.com</test.synaptic-storage.endpoint>
         <test.synaptic-storage.api-version>1.3.0</test.synaptic-storage.api-version>
-        <test.synaptic-storage.build-version></test.synaptic-storage.build-version>
+        <test.synaptic-storage.build-version />
         <test.synaptic-storage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.synaptic-storage.identity>
         <test.synaptic-storage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.synaptic-storage.credential>
     </properties>
diff --git a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
index 2f225fc..ad3e436 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
         <test.trmk-ecloud.endpoint>https://services.enterprisecloud.terremark.com/api</test.trmk-ecloud.endpoint>
         <test.trmk-ecloud.datacenter>MIA</test.trmk-ecloud.datacenter>
         <test.trmk-ecloud.api-version>0.8b-ext2.8</test.trmk-ecloud.api-version>
-        <test.trmk-ecloud.build-version></test.trmk-ecloud.build-version>
+        <test.trmk-ecloud.build-version />
         <test.trmk-ecloud.identity>FIXME</test.trmk-ecloud.identity>
         <test.trmk-ecloud.credential>FIXME</test.trmk-ecloud.credential>
-        <test.trmk-ecloud.image-id></test.trmk-ecloud.image-id>
+        <test.trmk-ecloud.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
index e7df226..1f650bb 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.endpoint>https://services.vcloudexpress.terremark.com/api</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.endpoint>
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.api-version>0.8a-ext1.6</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.api-version>
-        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.build-version></test.trmk-vcloudexpress.build-version>
+        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.build-version />
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.identity>FIXME</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.identity>
         <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.credential>FIXME</test.trmk-vcloudexpress.credential>
-        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id></test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id>
+        <test.trmk-vcloudexpress.image-id />
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/resources/pom.xml b/resources/pom.xml
index b318f94..4388fef 100644
--- a/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/resources/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>    
     <artifactId>jclouds-resources</artifactId>
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
index 47a2176..076b3b9 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
+++ b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-scriptbuilder</artifactId>
diff --git a/skeletons/pom.xml b/skeletons/pom.xml
index ca16ee4..ed95053 100644
--- a/skeletons/pom.xml
+++ b/skeletons/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
index 518cd52..1a8b367 100644
--- a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.4.0-rc.1</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.servermanager.identity>FIXME</test.servermanager.identity>
         <test.servermanager.endpoint>https://servermanager.com</test.servermanager.endpoint>
         <test.servermanager.api-version>1.0</test.servermanager.api-version>
-        <test.servermanager.build-version></test.servermanager.build-version>
+        <test.servermanager.build-version />
         <test.servermanager.identity>FIXME</test.servermanager.identity>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>