diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index c12506a6..a9769774 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.data.gemfire</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-gemfire</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Spring GemFire Documentation</name>
    
   <build>
diff --git a/samples/hello-world/pom.xml b/samples/hello-world/pom.xml
index e098fbef..3468ff0f 100644
--- a/samples/hello-world/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/hello-world/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.springframework.data.gemfire.samples</groupId>
-    <version>1.0.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.data.gemfire.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>hello-world</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Spring GemFire - Hello World Sample</name>
   
   <description>A simple Hello World example illustrating the basic steps in configuring GemFire with Spring</description>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index ce5efb30..cded87e4 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.data.gemfire.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>samples</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Spring GemFire Samples</name>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <url>http://www.springframework.org/spring-gemfire</url>
@@ -63,7 +63,14 @@
       <version>${junit.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
-
+    <!--
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.gemstone.gemfire</groupId>
+      <artifactId>gemfire</artifactId>
+      <version>6.5.1.2</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    -->
   </dependencies>
   
   <build>