diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-api-server/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-api-server/pom.xml
index 417f7c4..409e881 100644
--- a/airavata-api/airavata-api-server/pom.xml
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     ANY ~ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-api-stubs/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-api-stubs/pom.xml
index 2b90e6d..2a4fca2 100644
--- a/airavata-api/airavata-api-stubs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-cpp-sdk/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-cpp-sdk/pom.xml
index 39dbfde..cbfeb70 100644
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-php-sdk/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-php-sdk/pom.xml
index 69879b8..e8873a5 100644
--- a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-php-sdk/pom.xml
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-python-sdk/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/airavata-python-sdk/pom.xml
index 2a577e0..9bd36d8 100644
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/java-client-samples/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/java-client-samples/pom.xml
index feee14c..ae6b28c 100644
--- a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/java-client-samples/pom.xml
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-client-sdks/pom.xml
index 42c1bcb..d79bed5 100644
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-data-models/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-data-models/pom.xml
index cf18efc..6f8921e 100644
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diff --git a/airavata-api/airavata-model-utils/pom.xml b/airavata-api/airavata-model-utils/pom.xml
index a6f6d8b..fe54d8d 100644
--- a/airavata-api/airavata-model-utils/pom.xml
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diff --git a/airavata-api/pom.xml b/airavata-api/pom.xml
index ff446dd..39e4006 100644
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diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 3140b3f..89eee1c 100644
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@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
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diff --git a/modules/commons/pom.xml b/modules/commons/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/configuration/client/pom.xml b/modules/configuration/client/pom.xml
index 1591524..d72efc1 100644
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diff --git a/modules/configuration/pom.xml b/modules/configuration/pom.xml
index 2317a76..e5c198e 100644
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diff --git a/modules/configuration/server/pom.xml b/modules/configuration/server/pom.xml
index c3d104c..71d81ce 100644
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diff --git a/modules/credential-store/credential-store-service/pom.xml b/modules/credential-store/credential-store-service/pom.xml
index d7a23da..3e384af 100644
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diff --git a/modules/credential-store/credential-store-stubs/pom.xml b/modules/credential-store/credential-store-stubs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/credential-store/pom.xml b/modules/credential-store/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/gfac/gfac-application-specific-handlers/pom.xml b/modules/gfac/gfac-application-specific-handlers/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/gfac/gfac-core/pom.xml b/modules/gfac/gfac-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/messaging/pom.xml b/modules/messaging/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/monitoring/pom.xml b/modules/monitoring/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/registry/pom.xml b/modules/registry/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/registry/registry-tools/registry-tool/pom.xml b/modules/registry/registry-tools/registry-tool/pom.xml
index e006551..cc3ce1b 100644
--- a/modules/registry/registry-tools/registry-tool/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/registry/registry-tools/registry-tool/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/security/pom.xml b/modules/security/pom.xml
index ffba9b8..157df4c 100644
--- a/modules/security/pom.xml
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/server/pom.xml b/modules/server/pom.xml
index d8f4419..4583d69 100644
--- a/modules/server/pom.xml
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/test-suite/multi-tenanted-airavata/pom.xml b/modules/test-suite/multi-tenanted-airavata/pom.xml
index 5853205..3a660b3 100644
--- a/modules/test-suite/multi-tenanted-airavata/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/test-suite/multi-tenanted-airavata/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/test-suite/pom.xml b/modules/test-suite/pom.xml
index c94c6fe..4e00db2 100644
--- a/modules/test-suite/pom.xml
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@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/modules/user-profile/pom.xml b/modules/user-profile/pom.xml
index eb0b326..4e11392 100644
--- a/modules/user-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/user-profile/pom.xml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
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+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <parent>
         <artifactId>airavata</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.airavata</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/modules/user-profile/user-profile-core/pom.xml b/modules/user-profile/user-profile-core/pom.xml
index f9ba644..bc59f40 100644
--- a/modules/user-profile/user-profile-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/user-profile/user-profile-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
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-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <parent>
         <artifactId>user-profile</artifactId>
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-        <version>0.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.16</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/modules/user-profile/user-profile-cpi/pom.xml b/modules/user-profile/user-profile-cpi/pom.xml
index 4dfada5..a492eda 100644
--- a/modules/user-profile/user-profile-cpi/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/user-profile/user-profile-cpi/pom.xml
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
 	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
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-<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <parent>
         <artifactId>user-profile</artifactId>
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+        <version>0.16</version>
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diff --git a/modules/workflow/pom.xml b/modules/workflow/pom.xml
index 783b78e..23d2fbb 100644
--- a/modules/workflow/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/workflow/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.airavata</groupId>
         <artifactId>airavata</artifactId>
-        <version>0.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
     <artifactId>workflow</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.16</version>
     <name>Airavata Workflow</name>
     <modules>
         <module>workflow-core</module>
diff --git a/modules/workflow/workflow-core/pom.xml b/modules/workflow/workflow-core/pom.xml
index d48bf84..232887e 100644
--- a/modules/workflow/workflow-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/workflow/workflow-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
 	License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS
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     <parent>
         <artifactId>workflow</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.apache.airavata</groupId>
-        <version>0.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.16</version>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>airavata-workflow-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc7e717..72d8cfc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Airavata</name>
-	<version>0.16-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>0.16</version>
 
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 	<inceptionYear>2011</inceptionYear>
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