diff --git a/examples/global-web-fabric/src/main/java/brooklyn/demo/ReadMe.java b/examples/global-web-fabric/src/main/java/brooklyn/demo/ReadMe.java
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+package brooklyn.demo;
+
+public class ReadMe {
+
+/* This class exists only so that javadoc is generated and artifacts can be staged at sonatype for deployment to maven central.
+ * See: https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide
+ *
+ * (The actual examples are in other classes in this package / project.) */
+
+}
diff --git a/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/src/main/java/brooklyn/extras/whirr/ReadMe.java b/examples/hadoop-and-whirr/src/main/java/brooklyn/extras/whirr/ReadMe.java
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+package brooklyn.extras.whirr;
+
+public class ReadMe {
+
+/* This class exists only so that javadoc is generated and artifacts can be staged at sonatype for deployment to maven central.
+ * See: https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide
+ *
+ * (The actual examples are in other classes in this package / project.) */
+
+}