diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a89f2c09..b08fab2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,45 @@ The Spring Shell project provides an extensible interactive shell enviornment wi
 
 This is essentially a place holder README file until this project gets its sealegs.
 
+
+* Maven:
+
+~~~~~ xml
+<dependency>
+  <groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+  <artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
+  <version>${version}</version>
+</dependency> 
+
+<!-- used for nightly builds -->
+<repository>
+  <id>spring-maven-snapshot</id>
+  <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
+  <name>Springframework Maven SNAPSHOT Repository</name>
+  <url>http://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
+</repository> 
+
+<!-- used for milestone/rc releases -->
+<repository>
+  <id>spring-maven-milestone</id>
+  <name>Springframework Maven Milestone Repository</name>
+  <url>http://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+</repository>  
+~~~~~
+
+* Gradle: 
+
+~~~~~ groovy
+repositories {
+   mavenRepo name: "spring-snapshot", urls: "http://maven.springframework.org/snapshot"
+}
+
+dependencies {
+   compile "org.springframework.shell:spring-shell:${version}"
+}
+~~~~~
+current version is 1.0.0.SNAPSHOT
+
 # Building
 
 Spring Shell currently uses Maven as its build system.  The build been done using version 3.0.3 (r1075438; 2011-02-28 12:31:09-0500) and the plan is to switch to gradle.
@@ -13,9 +52,8 @@ To build Spring Shell, run
 # Running Example
 
     cd samples/helloworld
-    mvn validate 
     mvn package
-    java -jar target/helloworld-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+    java -jar target/helloworld-1.0.0.SNAPSHOT.jar
      
 # Contributing
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 891c7fd9..19fbfc37 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockitoVersion"
     testCompile "org.springframework:spring-test:$springVersion"
     testCompile("javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0") { optional = true }
+    testRuntime "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:$groovyVersion"
 
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cdf3bc6d..61e1fa0c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jansiVersion=1.6
 junitVersion = 4.7
 mockitoVersion = 1.8.5
 
+groovyVersion = 1.8.5
+
 # Manifest properties
 
 ## OSGi ranges
@@ -30,4 +32,4 @@ thrift.range = "[0.7, 0.8)"
 # --------------------
 # Project wide version
 # --------------------
-springShellVersion=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+springShellVersion=1.0.0.SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 85fd6cd6..72a9f397 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Shell</name>
 	<url>http://www.springframework.org</url>
diff --git a/samples/helloworld/gradle.properties b/samples/helloworld/gradle.properties
index b373393d..60ddbd0e 100644
--- a/samples/helloworld/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/helloworld/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 springVersion = 3.1.1.RELEASE
-springShellVersion=1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+springShellVersion=1.0.0.SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/helloworld/pom.xml b/samples/helloworld/pom.xml
index 5a71630d..ca0b4d25 100644
--- a/samples/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -4,25 +4,25 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.shell.samples</groupId>
 	<artifactId>helloworld</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.0.0.SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>helloworld</name>
 	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
 
 	<properties>
-		<spring.shell.version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</spring.shell.version>
+		<spring.shell.version>1.0.0.SNAPSHOT</spring.shell.version>
 		<jar.mainclass>org.springframework.shell.Bootstrap</jar.mainclass>
 	</properties>
-	
+
 	<dependencies>
-				
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring.shell.version}</version>
-		</dependency>		
-				
+		</dependency>
+
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -69,71 +69,32 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-               <execution>
-                  <id>install-spring-shell-core</id>
-                  <phase>validate</phase>
-                  <goals>
-                     <goal>install-file</goal>
-                  </goals>
-                  <configuration>
-                     <file>lib/spring-shell-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar</file>
-                     <groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
-                     <artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
-                     <version>${spring.shell.version}</version>
-                     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-                     <generatePom>true</generatePom>
-                  </configuration>
-               </execution>
-             </executions>
-             </plugin>
 		</plugins>
-		<pluginManagement>
-			<plugins>
-				<!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself.-->
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-					<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-					<version>1.0.0</version>
-					<configuration>
-						<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-							<pluginExecutions>
-								<pluginExecution>
-									<pluginExecutionFilter>
-										<groupId>
-											org.apache.maven.plugins
-										</groupId>
-										<artifactId>
-											maven-install-plugin
-										</artifactId>
-										<versionRange>
-											[2.3.1,)
-										</versionRange>
-										<goals>
-											<goal>install-file</goal>
-										</goals>
-									</pluginExecutionFilter>
-									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
-									</action>
-								</pluginExecution>
-							</pluginExecutions>
-						</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-					</configuration>
-				</plugin>
-			</plugins>
-		</pluginManagement>
+
 	</build>
 
-	<!-- jline 1.0.S2-B is here http://shrub.appspot.com/spring-roo-repository.springsource.org/release/net/sourceforge/jline/jline/1.0.S2-B/ -->
+
 	<repositories>
+		<!-- jline 1.0.S2-B is here http://shrub.appspot.com/spring-roo-repository.springsource.org/release/net/sourceforge/jline/jline/1.0.S2-B/ -->
 		<repository>
 			<id>spring-roo-repository</id>
 			<name>Spring Roo Maven Repository</name>
 			<url>http://spring-roo-repository.springsource.org/release</url>
 		</repository>
+
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-maven-snapshot</id>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+			<name>Springframework Maven SNAPSHOT Repository</name>
+			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/snapshot</url>
+		</repository>
+
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-maven-milestone</id>
+			<name>Springframework Maven Milestone Repository</name>
+			<url>http://maven.springframework.org/milestone</url>
+		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/helloworld/readme.txt b/samples/helloworld/readme.txt
index de2f24fd..08d0da1a 100644
--- a/samples/helloworld/readme.txt
+++ b/samples/helloworld/readme.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 Maven:
 
 1.Build the project
-  $>mvn validate
   $>mvn package
   
 2.run spring shell
-  $>java -jar target/helloworld-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
+  $>java -jar target/helloworld-1.0.0.SNAPSHOT.jar
   
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
+
   
 Gradle: