diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 4e0c762..e3440cc 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-To view the release notes run
+To build Commons VFS run
 
-mvn changes:announcement-generate
+mvn clean install
 
-then view target/announcement/announcement.vm
+To build the distribution binaries run
+
+mvn -P apache-release clean install
+
+
diff --git a/dist/pom.xml b/dist/pom.xml
index 33c4d85..20fd594 100644
--- a/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/dist/pom.xml
@@ -88,37 +88,6 @@
           <version>${project.version}</version>
           <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
         </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-          <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-          <version>${project.version}</version>
-          <classifier>sources</classifier>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-          <version>${project.version}</version>
-          <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-          <version>${project.version}</version>
-          <classifier>tests</classifier>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-          <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-          <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-          <version>${project.version}</version>
-          <classifier>test-sources</classifier>
-        </dependency>
       </dependencies>
       <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/dist/src/assembly/src.xml b/dist/src/assembly/src.xml
index a1b4c44..a1a1e68 100644
--- a/dist/src/assembly/src.xml
+++ b/dist/src/assembly/src.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
       <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
       <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
       <excludes>
+        <exclude>**/sandbox/**</exclude>
         <!-- build output -->
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/).*${project.build.directory}.*]</exclude>
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?[^/]*\.iws]</exclude>
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?[^/]*\.ipr]</exclude>
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?[^/]*\.iml]</exclude>
-        <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?\.idea(/.*)?]</exclude>        
+        <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?\.idea(/.*)?]</exclude>
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?\.settings(/.*)?]</exclude>
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?\.externalToolBuilders(/.*)?]</exclude>
         <exclude>%regex[(?!((?!${project.build.directory}/)[^/]+/)*src/)(.*/)?\.deployables(/.*)?]</exclude>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dcd0d3b..b6fe323 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
   <modules>
     <module>core</module>
     <module>examples</module>
-    <module>sandbox</module>
     <module>dist</module>
   </modules>
 
@@ -405,6 +404,12 @@
   -->
   <profiles>
     <profile>
+      <id>include-sandbox</id>
+      <modules>
+        <module>sandbox</module>
+      </modules>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
       <id>relnotes</id>
       <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/sandbox/pom.xml b/sandbox/pom.xml
index 5b16fa3..04ae69d 100644
--- a/sandbox/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/pom.xml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
   <name>Commons VFS Sandbox</name>
   <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
   <artifactId>commons-vfs2-sandbox</artifactId>
-  <version>2.0</version>
+  <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <description>VFS is a Virtual File System library - Sandbox.</description>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-vfs2-project</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0</version>
+    <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>