diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index abf494ea..cc97c3f2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ gemfire.range = "[6.5, 7.0)"
 # --------------------
 # Project wide version
 # --------------------
-springGemfireVersion=1.1.0.RELEASE
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+springGemfireVersion=1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
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diff --git a/maven.gradle b/maven.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 3707b53f..00000000
--- a/maven.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'maven'
-
-// Create a source jar for uploading
-task sourceJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: jar) {
-    classifier = 'sources'
-    from sourceSets.main.allSource
-}
-
-// Create a javadoc jar for uploading
-task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
-    classifier = 'javadoc'
-    from javadoc.destinationDir
-}
-
-artifacts {
-    archives sourceJar
-    archives javadocJar
-}
-
-// Configuration for SpringSource s3 maven deployer
-configurations {
-    deployerJars
-}
-dependencies {
-    deployerJars "org.springframework.build.aws:org.springframework.build.aws.maven:3.0.0.RELEASE"
-}
-
-// Remove the archive configuration from the runtime configuration, so that anything added to archives
-// (such as the source jar) is no longer included in the runtime classpath
-configurations.default.extendsFrom = [configurations.runtime] as Set
-// Add the main jar into the default configuration
-artifacts { 'default' jar }
-
-gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {graph ->
-    if (graph.hasTask(uploadArchives)) {
-        // check properties defined and fail early
-        s3AccessKey
-        s3SecretAccessKey
-    }
-}
-
-def deployer = null
-
-uploadArchives {
-    description = "Maven deploy of archives artifacts to SpringSource Maven repos" // url appended below
-    group = "Distribution"
-    // Maven deployment
-    def releaseRepositoryUrl = "file://${project.properties.mavenSyncRepoDir}"
-    def milestoneRepositoryUrl = 's3://maven.springframework.org/milestone'
-    def snapshotRepositoryUrl = 's3://maven.springframework.org/snapshot'
-
-    // add a configuration with a classpath that includes our s3 maven deployer
-    configurations { deployerJars }
-    dependencies {
-      deployerJars "org.springframework.build.aws:org.springframework.build.aws.maven:3.0.0.RELEASE"
-    }
-
-    deployer = repositories.mavenDeployer {
-        configuration = configurations.deployerJars
-        // releaseBuild
-        if (releaseBuild) {
-            logger.info("Deploying to local Maven repo " + releaseRepositoryUrl)
-            // "mavenSyncRepoDir" should be set in properties
-            repository(url: releaseRepositoryUrl)
-        } else {
-            s3credentials = [userName: project.properties.s3AccessKey, passphrase: project.properties.s3SecretAccessKey]
-            repository(url: milestoneRepositoryUrl) {
-                authentication(s3credentials)
-            }
-            snapshotRepository(url: snapshotRepositoryUrl) {
-                authentication(s3credentials)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    customizePom(deployer.pom)
-}
-
-install {
-    customizePom(repositories.mavenInstaller.pom)
-}
-
-def customizePom(pom) {
-    def optionalDeps = ['log4j','jsr250-api']
-
-    //pom.scopeMappings.addMapping(10, configurations.provided, 'provided')
-    pom.whenConfigured { p ->
-        // Remove test scope dependencies from published poms
-        p.dependencies = p.dependencies.findAll {it.scope != 'test'}
-
-        // Flag optional deps
-        def opDeps = configurations.testRuntime.allDependencies.findAll { gradleDep ->
-            gradleDep.asDynamicObject.hasProperty('optional') && gradleDep.optional
-        }
-
-        p.dependencies.findAll { dep ->
-            optionalDeps.contains(dep.artifactId) ||
-            dep.groupId.startsWith('org.slf4j') ||
-            opDeps.any { op ->
-                (dep.groupId == op.group && dep.artifactId == op.name)
-            }
-        }*.optional = true
-        
-        p.groupId = "org.springframework.data"
-    }
-
-    pom.project {
-        licenses {
-            license {
-                name 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
-                url 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
-                distribution 'repo'
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // similar to Spring's configuration
-        dependencies {
-            dependency {
-                artifactId = groupId = 'commons-logging'
-                scope = 'compile'
-                optional = 'true'
-                version = '1.1.1'
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/samples/hello-world/gradle.properties b/samples/hello-world/gradle.properties
index 965ffbed..048ae069 100644
--- a/samples/hello-world/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/hello-world/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 junitVersion = 4.8.1
 springVersion = 3.1.0.RELEASE
-version = 1.1.0.RELEASE
+version = 1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT