diff --git a/standard-worker-container/pom.xml b/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
index e03311527..1a41e1cbe 100644
--- a/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
+++ b/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
@@ -41,22 +41,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-store-cs</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml b/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
index f43ec1468..51cdf4b9b 100644
--- a/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-api/pom.xml b/worker-api/pom.xml
index 699081507..d388c0930 100644
--- a/worker-api/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-api/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-archetype/pom.xml b/worker-archetype/pom.xml
index 5f6b8087b..24556e199 100644
--- a/worker-archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-archetype/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-archetype</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>maven-archetype</packaging>
 
     <parent>
diff --git a/worker-caf/pom.xml b/worker-caf/pom.xml
index 2847a1efd..64f29a244 100644
--- a/worker-caf/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-caf/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-caf</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-configs/pom.xml b/worker-configs/pom.xml
index 57863ea77..f87b8bf6a 100644
--- a/worker-configs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-configs/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-core/pom.xml b/worker-core/pom.xml
index 54743a84a..6ec062eac 100644
--- a/worker-core/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-core/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.cafapi.cipher</groupId>
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     	</dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-caf</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-example/pom.xml b/worker-example/pom.xml
index 2d7b2b73e..12de536ff 100644
--- a/worker-example/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-example/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-example-aggregator</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <description>Builds Worker-Example projects together from a handy top level project.</description> 
 
diff --git a/worker-example/worker-example-container/pom.xml b/worker-example/worker-example-container/pom.xml
index 6e6f5dd8e..5e6e662de 100644
--- a/worker-example/worker-example-container/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-example/worker-example-container/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-example-container</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     
     <parent>
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-example</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-example/worker-example-message-builder/pom.xml b/worker-example/worker-example-message-builder/pom.xml
index ebfee75a7..a5609dc4a 100644
--- a/worker-example/worker-example-message-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-example/worker-example-message-builder/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework.messagebuilder</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-example-message-builder</artifactId>
-
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-example-aggregator</artifactId>
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-example-shared</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hpe.caf.messagebuilder</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-example/worker-example-shared/pom.xml b/worker-example/worker-example-shared/pom.xml
index 8ebf35849..2f3ceabce 100644
--- a/worker-example/worker-example-shared/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-example/worker-example-shared/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-example-shared</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-example/worker-example/pom.xml b/worker-example/worker-example/pom.xml
index 42de159ab..04619a6ed 100644
--- a/worker-example/worker-example/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-example/worker-example/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-example</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-framework</artifactId>
-                <version>${project.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-example-shared</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-framework/pom.xml b/worker-framework/pom.xml
index 1a10a31ce..b6cd818c2 100644
--- a/worker-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-framework/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-framework</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <parent>
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.hpe.caf</groupId>
@@ -54,33 +55,33 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>standard-worker-container</artifactId>
                 <type>pom</type>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-caf</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-store-cs</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
@@ -91,17 +92,17 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-store-fs</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-testing-integration</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-testing-util</artifactId>
-                <version>${parent.version}</version>
+                <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml b/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
index 0f14f2c76..7aa05a512 100644
--- a/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -41,12 +42,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.rabbitmq</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-store-cs/pom.xml b/worker-store-cs/pom.xml
index 9b2260d70..63d0fdd53 100644
--- a/worker-store-cs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-cs/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-cs</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.cafapi.util</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-store-fs/pom.xml b/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
index 4aa303521..58a6c1397 100644
--- a/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-fs</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-store-s3/pom.xml b/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
index b5f39919b..9af301833 100644
--- a/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-s3</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.cafapi.util</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-testing-integration/pom.xml b/worker-testing-integration/pom.xml
index 039642f92..5ec642cee 100644
--- a/worker-testing-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-testing-integration/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-testing-integration</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -32,22 +33,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-testing-util</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
diff --git a/worker-testing-util/pom.xml b/worker-testing-util/pom.xml
index 4644e3ac9..090a00d95 100644
--- a/worker-testing-util/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-testing-util/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-testing-util</artifactId>
+    <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
@@ -36,22 +37,22 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
-            <version>${parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>