Merge pull request #318

This closes #318
diff --git a/Failing Tests.txt b/Failing Tests.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 37856f3..0000000
--- a/Failing Tests.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-
-  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
-  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-  The ASF 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.
-
--->
-
-List of tests I have observed to fail every now and then ... could use
-some investigation on why they are failing.
-
-connectors/mqtt:
-    MqttStreamsTestManual.testConnectRetryPub
-connectors/websocket
-    WebSocketClientTest.testSslPublicServer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/analytics/math3/pom.xml b/analytics/math3/pom.xml
index c287f99..552772c 100644
--- a/analytics/math3/pom.xml
+++ b/analytics/math3/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-analytics</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-analytics-math3</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -50,20 +49,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/analytics/pom.xml b/analytics/pom.xml
index a018ccc..58c35f1 100644
--- a/analytics/pom.xml
+++ b/analytics/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-analytics</artifactId>
diff --git a/analytics/sensors/pom.xml b/analytics/sensors/pom.xml
index a0931b9..3707220 100644
--- a/analytics/sensors/pom.xml
+++ b/analytics/sensors/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-analytics</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-analytics-sensors</artifactId>
@@ -39,26 +38,26 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/api/execution/pom.xml b/api/execution/pom.xml
index 1cd33cc..74b27b0 100644
--- a/api/execution/pom.xml
+++ b/api/execution/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
diff --git a/api/function/pom.xml b/api/function/pom.xml
index 84778c6..366bc3c 100644
--- a/api/function/pom.xml
+++ b/api/function/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/graph/pom.xml b/api/graph/pom.xml
index d430b82..3956fe5 100644
--- a/api/graph/pom.xml
+++ b/api/graph/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-graph</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-oplet</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/oplet/pom.xml b/api/oplet/pom.xml
index ae938e8..08e48e8 100644
--- a/api/oplet/pom.xml
+++ b/api/oplet/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-oplet</artifactId>
@@ -39,17 +38,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-window</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 6078d32..06517fe 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/api/topology/pom.xml b/api/topology/pom.xml
index 0f76748..eec89ee 100644
--- a/api/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/api/topology/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
@@ -39,22 +38,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-oplet</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/api/window/pom.xml b/api/window/pom.xml
index c3b2be7..f68ab67 100644
--- a/api/window/pom.xml
+++ b/api/window/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-api</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-api-window</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/apps/iot/pom.xml b/apps/iot/pom.xml
index 0142163..c921cb7 100644
--- a/apps/iot/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/iot/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-apps</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-apps-iot</artifactId>
@@ -35,23 +34,23 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/apps/pom.xml b/apps/pom.xml
index e0ea486..2319fa1 100644
--- a/apps/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-apps</artifactId>
diff --git a/apps/runtime/pom.xml b/apps/runtime/pom.xml
index 04a0fe2..001bfa6 100644
--- a/apps/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-apps</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-apps-runtime</artifactId>
@@ -35,24 +34,24 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jobregistry</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jmxcontrol</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/connectors/command/pom.xml b/connectors/command/pom.xml
index d7c54d4..cf3ea4c 100644
--- a/connectors/command/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/command/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-command</artifactId>
@@ -35,38 +34,38 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/common/pom.xml b/connectors/common/pom.xml
index 5125f73..aaa96e0 100644
--- a/connectors/common/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/common/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
@@ -39,26 +38,26 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/csv/pom.xml b/connectors/csv/pom.xml
index 812bea9..ce620d4 100644
--- a/connectors/csv/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/csv/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-csv</artifactId>
@@ -41,20 +40,20 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
       <type>test-jar</type>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/file/pom.xml b/connectors/file/pom.xml
index 2ad8f48..bf5d065 100644
--- a/connectors/file/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/file/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-file</artifactId>
@@ -39,43 +38,43 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-oplet</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/http/pom.xml b/connectors/http/pom.xml
index c3d6d43..4866693 100644
--- a/connectors/http/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/http/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-http</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
@@ -55,13 +54,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/iot/pom.xml b/connectors/iot/pom.xml
index 0b69320..fee160f 100644
--- a/connectors/iot/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/iot/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iot</artifactId>
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/connectors/iotp/pom.xml b/connectors/iotp/pom.xml
index 8363648..5813c90 100644
--- a/connectors/iotp/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/iotp/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iotp</artifactId>
@@ -39,17 +38,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.ibm.messaging</groupId>
diff --git a/connectors/jdbc/pom.xml b/connectors/jdbc/pom.xml
index 94a5f90..cdd2cf6 100644
--- a/connectors/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-jdbc</artifactId>
@@ -65,38 +64,38 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/kafka/pom.xml b/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
index 07741ad..9f7bd27 100644
--- a/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/kafka/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-kafka</artifactId>
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
@@ -135,27 +134,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/mqtt/pom.xml b/connectors/mqtt/pom.xml
index e8698a6..2af1c89 100644
--- a/connectors/mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/mqtt/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-mqtt</artifactId>
@@ -68,17 +67,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.paho</groupId>
@@ -89,27 +88,27 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/pom.xml b/connectors/pom.xml
index 5771672..32197e5 100644
--- a/connectors/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
diff --git a/connectors/pubsub/pom.xml b/connectors/pubsub/pom.xml
index a460232..138c562 100644
--- a/connectors/pubsub/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/pubsub/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-pubsub</artifactId>
@@ -35,13 +34,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/connectors/serial/pom.xml b/connectors/serial/pom.xml
index bd8d6c7..2e0b0fc 100644
--- a/connectors/serial/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/serial/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-serial</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/connectors/websocket-base/pom.xml b/connectors/websocket-base/pom.xml
index 22c89cb..3e1b0a8 100644
--- a/connectors/websocket-base/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/websocket-base/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-base</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/connectors/websocket-jetty/pom.xml b/connectors/websocket-jetty/pom.xml
index 9ef272b..6bffee3 100644
--- a/connectors/websocket-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/websocket-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-jetty</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-misc</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
diff --git a/connectors/websocket-misc/pom.xml b/connectors/websocket-misc/pom.xml
index 0df4cc6..bf3ff91 100644
--- a/connectors/websocket-misc/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/websocket-misc/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-misc</artifactId>
diff --git a/connectors/websocket-server/pom.xml b/connectors/websocket-server/pom.xml
index be95149..e529418 100644
--- a/connectors/websocket-server/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/websocket-server/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-server</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-jetty</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.websocket</groupId>
diff --git a/connectors/websocket/pom.xml b/connectors/websocket/pom.xml
index 2a26cd6..fb8eb3f 100644
--- a/connectors/websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/websocket/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-connectors</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket</artifactId>
@@ -39,17 +38,17 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-misc</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-base</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.websocket</groupId>
@@ -84,34 +83,34 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-websocket-jetty</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/console/pom.xml b/console/pom.xml
index 7f03cb2..2b79fc0 100644
--- a/console/pom.xml
+++ b/console/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-console</artifactId>
diff --git a/console/server/pom.xml b/console/server/pom.xml
index c57b2cf..fbd0c53 100644
--- a/console/server/pom.xml
+++ b/console/server/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-console</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-console-server</artifactId>
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-console-servlets</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>war</type>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/console/servlets/pom.xml b/console/servlets/pom.xml
index 3ceeaec..50f14ba 100644
--- a/console/servlets/pom.xml
+++ b/console/servlets/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-console</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-console-servlets</artifactId>
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-streamscope</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
diff --git a/console/servlets/src/main/java/org/apache/edgent/console/servlets/ConsoleJobServlet.java b/console/servlets/src/main/java/org/apache/edgent/console/servlets/ConsoleJobServlet.java
index d1b1fb9..94bc913 100644
--- a/console/servlets/src/main/java/org/apache/edgent/console/servlets/ConsoleJobServlet.java
+++ b/console/servlets/src/main/java/org/apache/edgent/console/servlets/ConsoleJobServlet.java
@@ -50,32 +50,31 @@
         boolean jobsInfo = false;
         boolean jobGraph = false;
         for(Map.Entry<String,String[]> entry : parameterMap.entrySet()) {
-                if (entry.getKey().equals("jobsInfo")) {
+                if ("jobsInfo".equals(entry.getKey())) {
                         String[] vals = entry.getValue();
-                        if (vals[0].equals("true")) {
+                        if ("true".equals(vals[0])) {
                                 jobsInfo = true;
                         }
-                } else if (entry.getKey().equals("jobgraph")) {
+                } else if ("jobgraph".equals(entry.getKey())) {
                         String[] vals = entry.getValue();
-                        if (vals[0].equals("true")) {
+                        if ("true".equals(vals[0])) {
                                 jobGraph = true;
                         }
-                } else if (entry.getKey().equals("jobId")) {
+                } else if ("jobId".equals(entry.getKey())) {
                         String[] ids = entry.getValue();
                         if (ids.length == 1) {
                                 jobId = ids[0];
                         }
                 }
         }
-        
 
-        StringBuffer sbuf = new StringBuffer();
+        StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder();
         sbuf.append("*:interface=");
         sbuf.append(ObjectName.quote("org.apache.edgent.execution.mbeans.JobMXBean"));
         sbuf.append(",type=");
         sbuf.append(ObjectName.quote("job"));
         
-        if (!jobId.equals("")) {
+        if (!jobId.isEmpty()) {
         	sbuf.append(",id=");
         	sbuf.append(ObjectName.quote(jobId));
         } 
@@ -90,13 +89,16 @@
         String jsonString = "";
         if (jobsInfo) {
         	jsonString = JobUtil.getJobsInfo(jobObjName);
-        } else if (jobGraph && !(jobId.equals("")) && !(jobId.equals("undefined"))) {
+        } else if (jobGraph && !(jobId.isEmpty()) && !("undefined".equals(jobId))) {
             jsonString = JobUtil.getJobGraph(jobObjName);
         }
 
         response.setContentType("application/json");
         response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
-        response.getWriter().write(jsonString);
-        
+        try {
+            response.getWriter().write(jsonString);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new ServletException(e);
+        }
 	}		
 }
diff --git a/platforms/pom.xml b/platforms/pom.xml
index 889ab2d..1808912 100644
--- a/platforms/pom.xml
+++ b/platforms/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-platforms</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 362aba5..2a85f2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   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/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">
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
   <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Edgent</name>
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore/>
+                    <ignore />
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore/>
+                    <ignore />
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore/>
+                    <ignore />
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
               </pluginExecutions>
diff --git a/providers/development/pom.xml b/providers/development/pom.xml
index 49f313c..8bf9af6 100644
--- a/providers/development/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/development/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-providers-development</artifactId>
@@ -39,40 +38,40 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-console-server</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-metrics</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-streamscope</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jmxcontrol</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-streamscope</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/providers/direct/pom.xml b/providers/direct/pom.xml
index 06d3f6e..eab588a 100644
--- a/providers/direct/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/direct/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
@@ -68,51 +67,51 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-spi-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-spi-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-appservice</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-etiao</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jsoncontrol</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-metrics</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-metrics</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/providers/iot/pom.xml b/providers/iot/pom.xml
index 24df092..f341f90 100644
--- a/providers/iot/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/iot/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-providers</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-providers-iot</artifactId>
@@ -35,37 +34,37 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jsoncontrol</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-appservice</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-apps-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-apps-runtime</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/providers/pom.xml b/providers/pom.xml
index dea7865..a1b35e0 100644
--- a/providers/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-providers</artifactId>
diff --git a/runtime/appservice/pom.xml b/runtime/appservice/pom.xml
index 171c1d1..4126b89 100644
--- a/runtime/appservice/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/appservice/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime-appservice</artifactId>
@@ -35,19 +34,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Just needed to make sure it is scheduled before this module in the reactor -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-test-appservice-applications</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/runtime/etiao/pom.xml b/runtime/etiao/pom.xml
index 2a67a36..5c3c429 100644
--- a/runtime/etiao/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/etiao/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime-etiao</artifactId>
@@ -39,23 +38,23 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-spi-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/runtime/jmxcontrol/pom.xml b/runtime/jmxcontrol/pom.xml
index efc794f..99781d3 100644
--- a/runtime/jmxcontrol/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/jmxcontrol/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jmxcontrol</artifactId>
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/runtime/jobregistry/pom.xml b/runtime/jobregistry/pom.xml
index 8b7fc5f..d8b8d06 100644
--- a/runtime/jobregistry/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/jobregistry/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jobregistry</artifactId>
@@ -35,12 +34,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/runtime/jsoncontrol/pom.xml b/runtime/jsoncontrol/pom.xml
index db8fa1f..ae081fd 100644
--- a/runtime/jsoncontrol/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/jsoncontrol/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jsoncontrol</artifactId>
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-function</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index c945d1c..b6604f1 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-runtime</artifactId>
diff --git a/spi/graph/pom.xml b/spi/graph/pom.xml
index c7e9746..b479b9a 100644
--- a/spi/graph/pom.xml
+++ b/spi/graph/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-spi</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-spi-graph</artifactId>
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-execution</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-graph</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/spi/pom.xml b/spi/pom.xml
index c4f4ae1..10c2316 100644
--- a/spi/pom.xml
+++ b/spi/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-spi</artifactId>
diff --git a/spi/topology/pom.xml b/spi/topology/pom.xml
index 436438c..ad413bb 100644
--- a/spi/topology/pom.xml
+++ b/spi/topology/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-spi</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-spi-topology</artifactId>
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/test/appservice-applications/pom.xml b/test/appservice-applications/pom.xml
index c0ee845..87d8818 100644
--- a/test/appservice-applications/pom.xml
+++ b/test/appservice-applications/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-test</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-test-appservice-applications</artifactId>
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/test/fvtiot/pom.xml b/test/fvtiot/pom.xml
index ff11c85..7a11a04 100644
--- a/test/fvtiot/pom.xml
+++ b/test/fvtiot/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-test</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-test-fvtiot</artifactId>
@@ -64,38 +63,38 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-connectors-pubsub</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-runtime-jsoncontrol</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-direct</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-apps-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-apps-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-iot</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/test/pom.xml b/test/pom.xml
index e877b0d..03afcf1 100644
--- a/test/pom.xml
+++ b/test/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/test/svt/pom.xml b/test/svt/pom.xml
index 1343433..fc5bc26 100644
--- a/test/svt/pom.xml
+++ b/test/svt/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-test</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-test-svt</artifactId>
@@ -39,22 +38,22 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-console-server</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-utils-metrics</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-providers-development</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/utils/metrics/pom.xml b/utils/metrics/pom.xml
index 10bb606..2449243 100644
--- a/utils/metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/metrics/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-utils-metrics</artifactId>
@@ -39,14 +38,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- TODO: This is only required because of a dependency to TopologyAbstractTest -> Would suggest to move test-util stutt into a dedicated test-utils artifact -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
index 4d78ced..06b154f 100644
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-utils</artifactId>
diff --git a/utils/streamscope/pom.xml b/utils/streamscope/pom.xml
index c59e842..819aae5 100644
--- a/utils/streamscope/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/streamscope/pom.xml
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
   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/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">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.edgent</groupId>
     <artifactId>edgent-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>edgent-utils-streamscope</artifactId>
@@ -35,14 +34,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- TODO: This is only required because of a dependency to TopologyAbstractTest -> Would suggest to move test-util stutt into a dedicated test-utils artifact -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${edgent.runtime.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>edgent-api-topology</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>