diff --git a/apis/atmos/pom.xml b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
index 3ba1605..03e2d6e 100644
--- a/apis/atmos/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.atmos.endpoint>https://accesspoint.atmosonline.com</test.atmos.endpoint>
     <test.atmos.api-version>1.3.0</test.atmos.api-version>
-    <test.atmos.build-version></test.atmos.build-version>
+    <test.atmos.build-version />
     <test.atmos.identity>FIXME</test.atmos.identity>
     <test.atmos.credential>FIXME</test.atmos.credential>
 
diff --git a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
index 70814867..65f0d61 100644
--- a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudfiles.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles.endpoint>
     <test.cloudfiles.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles.api-version>
-    <test.cloudfiles.build-version></test.cloudfiles.build-version>
+    <test.cloudfiles.build-version />
     <test.cloudfiles.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudfiles.identity>
     <test.cloudfiles.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudfiles.credential>
     <jclouds.osgi.export>org.jclouds.cloudfiles*;version="${project.version}"</jclouds.osgi.export>
diff --git a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
index 48fcd6e..f2aeeca 100644
--- a/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
    <properties>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers.endpoint>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers.api-version>
-    <test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version>
+    <test.cloudloadbalancers.build-version />
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.identity>${test.rackspace.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers.identity>
     <test.cloudloadbalancers.credential>${test.rackspace.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers.credential>
 
diff --git a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
index 7628283..567ed96 100644
--- a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cloudwatch.endpoint>https://monitoring.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.cloudwatch.endpoint>
     <test.cloudwatch.api-version>2010-08-01</test.cloudwatch.api-version>
-    <test.cloudwatch.build-version></test.cloudwatch.build-version>
+    <test.cloudwatch.build-version />
     <test.cloudwatch.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.cloudwatch.identity>
     <test.cloudwatch.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.cloudwatch.credential>
 
diff --git a/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml
index c7657e4..4004151 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <test.openstack-keystone.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-keystone.endpoint>
     <!-- keystone version -->
     <test.openstack-keystone.api-version>2.0</test.openstack-keystone.api-version>
-    <test.openstack-keystone.build-version></test.openstack-keystone.build-version>
+    <test.openstack-keystone.build-version />
     <test.openstack-keystone.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-keystone.identity>
     <test.openstack-keystone.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-keystone.credential>
     <test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>passwordCredentials</test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>
diff --git a/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml
index 999fc05..445f625 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     <test.openstack-nova.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-nova.endpoint>
     <!-- keystone version -->
     <test.openstack-nova.api-version>1.1</test.openstack-nova.api-version>
-    <test.openstack-nova.build-version></test.openstack-nova.build-version>
+    <test.openstack-nova.build-version />
     <test.openstack-nova.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-nova.identity>
     <test.openstack-nova.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-nova.credential>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image-id></test.openstack-nova.image-id>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user></test.openstack-nova.image.login-user>
-    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo></test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo>
+    <test.openstack-nova.image-id />
+    <test.openstack-nova.image.login-user />
+    <test.openstack-nova.image.authenticate-sudo />
     <test.jclouds.openstack-nova.auto-allocate-floating-ips>false</test.jclouds.openstack-nova.auto-allocate-floating-ips>
     <test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>passwordCredentials</test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>
 
diff --git a/apis/s3/pom.xml b/apis/s3/pom.xml
index 3759c5e..8ca746f 100644
--- a/apis/s3/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/s3/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.s3.endpoint>https://s3.amazonaws.com</test.s3.endpoint>
     <test.s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.s3.api-version>
-    <test.s3.build-version></test.s3.build-version>
+    <test.s3.build-version />
     <test.s3.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.s3.identity>
     <test.s3.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.s3.credential>
 
diff --git a/apis/swift/pom.xml b/apis/swift/pom.xml
index 5b3cd14..c03cec4 100644
--- a/apis/swift/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/swift/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
     <test.swift.endpoint>http://localhost:11000</test.swift.endpoint>
     <test.swift.api-version>1.0</test.swift.api-version>
-    <test.swift.build-version></test.swift.build-version>
+    <test.swift.build-version />
     <test.swift.identity>test:tester</test.swift.identity>
     <test.swift.credential>testing</test.swift.credential>
 
diff --git a/apis/walrus/pom.xml b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
index 42b7201..203e206 100644
--- a/apis/walrus/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.walrus.endpoint>http://ecc.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Walrus</test.walrus.endpoint>
     <test.walrus.api-version>2006-03-01</test.walrus.api-version>
-    <test.walrus.build-version></test.walrus.build-version>
+    <test.walrus.build-version />
     <test.walrus.identity>${test.eucalyptus.identity}</test.walrus.identity>
     <test.walrus.credential>${test.eucalyptus.credential}</test.walrus.credential>
 
diff --git a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
index 72a2961..3c91514 100644
--- a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.cdmi.endpoint>http://localhost:8080</test.cdmi.endpoint>
     <test.cdmi.api-version>1.0.1</test.cdmi.api-version>
-    <test.cdmi.build-version></test.cdmi.build-version>
+    <test.cdmi.build-version />
     <test.cdmi.identity>tenantId:IDENTITY</test.cdmi.identity>
     <test.cdmi.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.cdmi.credential>
     <jclouds.blobstore.httpstream.url>FIXME_HTTPURL</jclouds.blobstore.httpstream.url>
diff --git a/labs/joyent-sdc/pom.xml b/labs/joyent-sdc/pom.xml
index b7a0a54..4dd22ef 100644
--- a/labs/joyent-sdc/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/joyent-sdc/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.joyent-sdc.endpoint>https://api.joyentcloud.com</test.joyent-sdc.endpoint>
     <test.joyent-sdc.api-version>~6.5</test.joyent-sdc.api-version>
-    <test.joyent-sdc.build-version></test.joyent-sdc.build-version>
+    <test.joyent-sdc.build-version />
     <test.joyent-sdc.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.joyent-sdc.identity>
     <test.joyent-sdc.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.joyent-sdc.credential>
     <jclouds.osgi.export>org.jclouds.joyent.sdc.v6_5*;version="${project.version}"</jclouds.osgi.export>
diff --git a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
index aa172d8..b3f22fe 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <test.openstack-glance.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-glance.endpoint>
     <!-- keystone version -->
     <test.openstack-glance.api-version>1.0</test.openstack-glance.api-version>
-    <test.openstack-glance.build-version></test.openstack-glance.build-version>
+    <test.openstack-glance.build-version />
     <test.openstack-glance.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-glance.identity>
     <test.openstack-glance.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-glance.credential>
     <test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>passwordCredentials</test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>
diff --git a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
index 665e77e..71f2363 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <!-- keystone endpoint -->
     <test.openstack-swift.endpoint>http://localhost:5000</test.openstack-swift.endpoint>
     <test.openstack-swift.api-version>1.0</test.openstack-swift.api-version>
-    <test.openstack-swift.build-version></test.openstack-swift.build-version>
+    <test.openstack-swift.build-version />
     <test.openstack-swift.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.openstack-swift.identity>
     <test.openstack-swift.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIALS</test.openstack-swift.credential>
     <test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>passwordCredentials</test.jclouds.keystone.credential-type>
diff --git a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
index 6b2b01b..a7013fd 100644
--- a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.build-version>2.3</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.build-version>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.identity>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.credential>
-        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id></test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id>
+        <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.image-id />
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.vdc-email>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginUser>
         <test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>FIXME</test.savvis-symphonyvpdc.loginPassword>
diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
index 3e5a1af..01e75cb 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
   under the License.
 
 -->
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
index 609d635..4203bdb 100644
--- a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.endpoint>https://monitoring.us-east-1.amazonaws.com</test.aws-cloudwatch.endpoint>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.api-version>2010-08-01</test.aws-cloudwatch.api-version>
-        <test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version></test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version>
+        <test.aws-cloudwatch.build-version />
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-cloudwatch.identity>
         <test.aws-cloudwatch.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-cloudwatch.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
index df59d53..3ec4b38 100644
--- a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.aws.s3.blobstore.integration.AWSS3TestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.aws-s3.endpoint>https://s3.amazonaws.com</test.aws-s3.endpoint>
         <test.aws-s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.aws-s3.api-version>
-        <test.aws-s3.build-version></test.aws-s3.build-version>
+        <test.aws-s3.build-version />
         <test.aws-s3.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-s3.identity>
         <test.aws-s3.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-s3.credential>
         <test.blobstore.container-count>25</test.blobstore.container-count>
diff --git a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
index d069336..859ecea 100644
--- a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.azureblob.endpoint>https://${jclouds.identity}.blob.core.windows.net</test.azureblob.endpoint>
         <test.azureblob.api-version>2009-09-19</test.azureblob.api-version>
-        <test.azureblob.build-version></test.azureblob.build-version>
+        <test.azureblob.build-version />
         <test.azureblob.identity>${test.azure.identity}</test.azureblob.identity>
         <test.azureblob.credential>${test.azure.credential}</test.azureblob.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
index f55d07e..0e38472 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.endpoint>https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles-uk.endpoint>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles-uk.api-version>
-        <test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version></test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version>
+        <test.cloudfiles-uk.build-version />
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudfiles-uk.identity>
         <test.cloudfiles-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudfiles-uk.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
index 3bf2dfa..26d9b32 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <test.initializer>org.jclouds.rackspace.cloudfiles.blobstore.integration.CloudFilesUSTestInitializer</test.initializer>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudfiles-us.endpoint>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.api-version>1.0</test.cloudfiles-us.api-version>
-        <test.cloudfiles-us.build-version></test.cloudfiles-us.build-version>
+        <test.cloudfiles-us.build-version />
         <test.cloudfiles-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudfiles-us.identity>
         <test.cloudfiles-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudfiles-us.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
index c7be621..ef09884 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.endpoint>https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.endpoint>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.api-version>
-        <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version>
+        <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.build-version />
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.identity>${test.rackspace-uk.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.identity>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.credential>${test.rackspace-uk.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers-uk.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
index cc2e829..19e2d77 100644
--- a/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudloadbalancers-us/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.endpoint>https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.endpoint>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.api-version>1.0</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.api-version>
-        <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version></test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version>
+        <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.build-version />
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.identity>${test.rackspace-us.identity}</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.identity>
         <test.cloudloadbalancers-us.credential>${test.rackspace-us.credential}</test.cloudloadbalancers-us.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
index c2bf04a..1955d37 100644
--- a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.cloudonestorage.endpoint>https://cloudonestorage.peer1.com</test.cloudonestorage.endpoint>
         <test.cloudonestorage.api-version>1.3.0</test.cloudonestorage.api-version>
-        <test.cloudonestorage.build-version></test.cloudonestorage.build-version>
+        <test.cloudonestorage.build-version />
         <test.cloudonestorage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.cloudonestorage.identity>
         <test.cloudonestorage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.cloudonestorage.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
index ad10fef..b75965e 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
     <properties>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.endpoint>http://partnercloud.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Eucalyptus</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.endpoint>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.api-version>2010-06-15</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.api-version>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.build-version />
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.identity>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.credential>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.image-id />
         <!--  corresponds to image manifest and also virt + "-cluster" zone -->
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>kvm</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2.virtualization-type>
 
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
index 54db912..da8bb6b 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.endpoint>http://partnercloud.eucalyptus.com:8773/services/Walrus</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.endpoint>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.api-version>2006-03-01</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.api-version>
-        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version></test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version>
+        <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.build-version />
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.identity>
         <test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3.credential>
         <test.blobstore.container-count>15</test.blobstore.container-count>
diff --git a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage/pom.xml b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage/pom.xml
index 4b6534d..387567b 100644
--- a/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/hpcloud-objectstorage/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.endpoint>https://region-a.geo-1.identity.hpcloudsvc.com:35357</test.hpcloud-objectstorage.endpoint>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.api-version>1.0</test.hpcloud-objectstorage.api-version>
-        <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.build-version></test.hpcloud-objectstorage.build-version>
+        <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.build-version />
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.hpcloud-objectstorage.identity>
         <test.hpcloud-objectstorage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.hpcloud-objectstorage.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
index ccb42dd..7874950 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-compute/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <properties>
     <test.ninefold-compute.endpoint>https://api.ninefold.com/compute/v1.0/</test.ninefold-compute.endpoint>
     <test.ninefold-compute.api-version>2.2.12</test.ninefold-compute.api-version>
-    <test.ninefold-compute.build-version></test.ninefold-compute.build-version>
+    <test.ninefold-compute.build-version />
     <test.ninefold-compute.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.ninefold-compute.identity>
     <test.ninefold-compute.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.ninefold-compute.credential>
     <test.ninefold-compute.image-id>1215</test.ninefold-compute.image-id>
diff --git a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
index dbed741..039a01b 100644
--- a/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/ninefold-storage/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.ninefold-storage.endpoint>http://onlinestorage.ninefold.com</test.ninefold-storage.endpoint>
         <test.ninefold-storage.api-version>1.4.0</test.ninefold-storage.api-version>
-        <test.ninefold-storage.build-version></test.ninefold-storage.build-version>
+        <test.ninefold-storage.build-version />
         <test.ninefold-storage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.ninefold-storage.identity>
         <test.ninefold-storage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.ninefold-storage.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
index 3e1ed7c..71d6f12 100644
--- a/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/synaptic-storage/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.synaptic-storage.endpoint>https://storage.synaptic.att.com</test.synaptic-storage.endpoint>
         <test.synaptic-storage.api-version>1.3.0</test.synaptic-storage.api-version>
-        <test.synaptic-storage.build-version></test.synaptic-storage.build-version>
+        <test.synaptic-storage.build-version />
         <test.synaptic-storage.identity>FIXME_IDENTITY</test.synaptic-storage.identity>
         <test.synaptic-storage.credential>FIXME_CREDENTIAL</test.synaptic-storage.credential>
 
diff --git a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
index 5760dd9..2e1853f 100644
--- a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
+++ b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <test.servermanager.identity>FIXME</test.servermanager.identity>
         <test.servermanager.endpoint>https://servermanager.com</test.servermanager.endpoint>
         <test.servermanager.api-version>1.0</test.servermanager.api-version>
-        <test.servermanager.build-version></test.servermanager.build-version>
+        <test.servermanager.build-version />
         <test.servermanager.identity>FIXME</test.servermanager.identity>
 
       <jclouds.osgi.export>org.jclouds.servermanager*;version="${project.version}"</jclouds.osgi.export>