diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 554b4d7..6b8aef7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<project
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<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>
 
     <name>SAMOA</name>
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
     <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <organization>
         <name>Yahoo! Labs</name>
@@ -132,12 +130,19 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                 <version>2.4.2</version>
-                 <configuration>
-                   <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
-                 </configuration>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.4.2</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.8.1</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
diff --git a/samoa-api/pom.xml b/samoa-api/pom.xml
index b4cd439..b187bbf 100644
--- a/samoa-api/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-api/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<project
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<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>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
         <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/samoa-instances/pom.xml b/samoa-instances/pom.xml
index fc6090f..47131c3 100644
--- a/samoa-instances/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-instances/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<project
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<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>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -32,6 +30,6 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
         <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 </project>
diff --git a/samoa-local/pom.xml b/samoa-local/pom.xml
index 8bccb9d..505e547 100644
--- a/samoa-local/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-local/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<project
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<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>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
         <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/samoa-s4/pom.xml b/samoa-s4/pom.xml
index 32f8207..0539c43 100644
--- a/samoa-s4/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-s4/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<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>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
         <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/samoa-storm/pom.xml b/samoa-storm/pom.xml
index 340e1e8..c3898ad 100644
--- a/samoa-storm/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-storm/pom.xml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   limitations under the License.
   #L%
   -->
-<project
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
-    xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+<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>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.yahoo.labs.samoa</groupId>
         <artifactId>samoa</artifactId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <repositories>