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     </dependencies>
diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index ca75068dd..632d290ef 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
     <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-    <version>4.17.7</version>
+    <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <scm>
         <url>scm:git:https://github.com/nosqlbench/nosqlbench.git</url>
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-        <tag>nosqlbench-4.17.7</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/nb-annotations/pom.xml b/nb-annotations/pom.xml
index c86db9a43..80c87ec5c 100644
--- a/nb-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/nb-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/nb-api/pom.xml b/nb-api/pom.xml
index aac90b444..173db4130 100644
--- a/nb-api/pom.xml
+++ b/nb-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
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+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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             <artifactId>nb-annotations</artifactId>
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         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/nb/pom.xml b/nb/pom.xml
index f56d8f490..bdda7fadc 100644
--- a/nb/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
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+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -24,109 +24,109 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-rest</artifactId>
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         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>engine-cli</artifactId>
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         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>engine-docs</artifactId>
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         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>engine-core</artifactId>
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         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>engine-extensions</artifactId>
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         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>nbr</artifactId>
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+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>driver-stdout</artifactId>
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+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-diag</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-tcp</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-http</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-jmx</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-mongodb</artifactId>
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+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>driver-pulsar</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-cockroachdb</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-jms</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>adapter-dynamodb</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>adapter-cqld4</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
                     <artifactId>driver-mongodb</artifactId>
-                    <version>4.17.7</version>
+                    <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
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diff --git a/nbr/pom.xml b/nbr/pom.xml
index b4d7e5a88..b535da8f6 100644
--- a/nbr/pom.xml
+++ b/nbr/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -24,37 +24,37 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-rest</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-docs</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-extensions</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-diag</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f87ebd1b..1a71becb4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
             scm:git:https://github.com/nosqlbench/nosqlbench.git
         </developerConnection>
         <url>scm:git:git@github.com:nosqlbench/nosqlbench.git</url>
-        <tag>nosqlbench-4.17.7</tag>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
diff --git a/virtdata-api/pom.xml b/virtdata-api/pom.xml
index 1fdc8a8eb..e640ea06b 100644
--- a/virtdata-api/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-api/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <artifactId>nb-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lang</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
index b9d66cb3a..99ebe95e1 100644
--- a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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diff --git a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
index 46f214768..9e9a7e269 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
index c1ccee926..e75c0047a 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
index 6a76ea205..089c0d7b9 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
index 1a5194fdd..f0f565fe3 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>4.17.7</version>
+        <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
-            <version>4.17.7</version>
+            <version>4.17.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml b/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
index 2c3c8492a..e5c5b5cf7 100644
--- a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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diff --git a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml b/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
index 4703f4ee1..0592d49aa 100644
--- a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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@@ -18,42 +18,42 @@
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