diff --git a/activitytype-cql/pom.xml b/activitytype-cql/pom.xml
index f70e0719c..9195d51a5 100644
--- a/activitytype-cql/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-cql/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/activitytype-cqlverify/pom.xml b/activitytype-cqlverify/pom.xml
index d2701db21..6206b17e7 100644
--- a/activitytype-cqlverify/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-cqlverify/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
     <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-    <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
       <artifactId>activitytype-cql</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/activitytype-diag/pom.xml b/activitytype-diag/pom.xml
index 1ec6f8d99..24aa6587d 100644
--- a/activitytype-diag/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-diag/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/activitytype-http/pom.xml b/activitytype-http/pom.xml
index a85dea3b0..027b9ed6a 100644
--- a/activitytype-http/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-http/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- test scope only -->
diff --git a/activitytype-stdout/pom.xml b/activitytype-stdout/pom.xml
index 2cff6634a..4f6cfcd87 100644
--- a/activitytype-stdout/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-stdout/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- test scope only -->
diff --git a/activitytype-tcp/pom.xml b/activitytype-tcp/pom.xml
index 4f0276059..3b518d532 100644
--- a/activitytype-tcp/pom.xml
+++ b/activitytype-tcp/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-stdout</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- test scope only -->
diff --git a/docsys/pom.xml b/docsys/pom.xml
index 10ac3cf7b..1aab4b104 100644
--- a/docsys/pom.xml
+++ b/docsys/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>nb-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/driver-web/pom.xml b/driver-web/pom.xml
index 752a283f4..d6b8559f6 100644
--- a/driver-web/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-web/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
 
diff --git a/engine-api/pom.xml b/engine-api/pom.xml
index b47024ad2..845afc106 100644
--- a/engine-api/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>nb-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-userlibs</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/engine-cli/pom.xml b/engine-cli/pom.xml
index 0d2a08ed3..e56f124a7 100644
--- a/engine-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-cli/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
       <artifactId>engine-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
       <artifactId>engine-docker</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
 
diff --git a/engine-cli/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/cli/NBCLI.java b/engine-cli/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/cli/NBCLI.java
index fab1b332f..26e027f62 100644
--- a/engine-cli/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/cli/NBCLI.java
+++ b/engine-cli/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/cli/NBCLI.java
@@ -186,11 +186,9 @@ public class NBCLI {
             logger.info("Docker metrics is enabled. Docker must be installed for this to work");
             DockerMetricsManager dmh = new DockerMetricsManager();
             dmh.startMetrics();
-            String info = "Docker Containers are started, for grafana and prometheus, hit" +
-                "these urls in your browser: http://<host>:3000 and http://<host>:9090" +
-                "the default grafana creds are admin/admin";
-            logger.info(info);
-            System.out.println(info);
+            String warn = "Docker Containers are started, for grafana and prometheus, hit" +
+                "these urls in your browser: http://<host>:3000 and http://<host>:9090";
+            logger.warn(warn);
             if (reportGraphiteTo != null) {
                 logger.warn(String.format("Docker metrics are enabled (--docker-metrics)" +
                         " but graphite reporting (--report-graphite-to) is set to %s \n" +
diff --git a/engine-core/pom.xml b/engine-core/pom.xml
index 8edce6e7a..a78d5c87e 100644
--- a/engine-core/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/engine-docker/pom.xml b/engine-docker/pom.xml
index fd2dba3b8..5ea42a89d 100644
--- a/engine-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-docker/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-    <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerHelper.java b/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerHelper.java
index 98e261147..187ead0fc 100644
--- a/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerHelper.java
+++ b/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerHelper.java
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ public class DockerHelper {
             logger.info(String.format("Hupping config"));
 
             if (reload != null) {
-                post(reload, null, false, "reloading config");
+                try {
+                    post(reload, null, false, "reloading config");
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    logger.error(String.format("Unexpected config/state for docker container %s, consider removing the container", name));
+                }
             }
 
             return runningContainers.get(0);
diff --git a/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerMetricsManager.java b/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerMetricsManager.java
index a81c61add..c7409898e 100644
--- a/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerMetricsManager.java
+++ b/engine-docker/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/docker/DockerMetricsManager.java
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
         String name = "grafana";
         List<Integer> port = Arrays.asList(3000);
 
-        setupGrafanaFiles(ip);
+        boolean grafanaFilesExist = grafanaFilesExist();
+        if (!grafanaFilesExist) {
+            setupGrafanaFiles(ip);
+        }
 
         List<String> volumeDescList = Arrays.asList(
             userHome + "/.nosqlbench/grafana:/var/lib/grafana:rw"
@@ -80,7 +83,9 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
 
         logger.info("grafana container started, http listening");
 
-        configureGrafana();
+        if (!grafanaFilesExist) {
+            configureGrafana();
+        }
     }
 
     private void startPrometheus(String ip) {
@@ -91,7 +96,9 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
         String name = "prom";
         List<Integer> port = Arrays.asList(9090);
 
-        setupPromFiles(ip);
+        if (!promFilesExist()) {
+            setupPromFiles(ip);
+        }
 
         List<String> volumeDescList = Arrays.asList(
             //cwd+"/docker-metrics/prometheus:/prometheus",
@@ -170,6 +177,9 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
                 "/prometheus");
 
         Set<PosixFilePermission> perms = new HashSet<>();
+        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_READ);
+        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE);
+        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_EXECUTE);
         perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_READ);
         perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_WRITE);
         perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OTHERS_EXECUTE);
@@ -215,6 +225,24 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean grafanaFilesExist() {
+        File nosqlbenchDir = new File(userHome, "/.nosqlbench/");
+        boolean exists = nosqlbenchDir.exists();
+        if (exists) {
+            File grafana = new File(userHome, "/.nosqlbench/grafana");
+            exists = grafana.exists();
+        }
+        return exists;
+    }
+    private boolean promFilesExist() {
+        File nosqlbenchDir = new File(userHome, "/.nosqlbench/");
+        boolean exists = nosqlbenchDir.exists();
+        if (exists) {
+            File prom = new File(userHome, "/.nosqlbench/grafana");
+            exists = prom.exists();
+        }
+        return exists;
+    }
 
     private void setupGrafanaFiles(String ip) {
 
@@ -243,6 +271,7 @@ public class DockerMetricsManager {
     private void configureGrafana() {
         post("http://localhost:3000/api/dashboards/db", "docker/dashboards/analysis.json", true, "load analysis dashboard");
         post("http://localhost:3000/api/datasources", "docker/datasources/prometheus-datasource.yaml", true, "configure data source");
+        logger.warn("default grafana creds are admin/admin");
     }
 
 
diff --git a/engine-docs/pom.xml b/engine-docs/pom.xml
index bd6f02115..7fe78aa45 100644
--- a/engine-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-docs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-    <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
       <artifactId>docsys</artifactId>
-      <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/engine-extensions/pom.xml b/engine-extensions/pom.xml
index a9e6340d4..c95944221 100644
--- a/engine-extensions/pom.xml
+++ b/engine-extensions/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 8cf0750aa..3d6e77f48 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
     <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
-    <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/nb-annotations/pom.xml b/nb-annotations/pom.xml
index 503549bb2..fb77cfa52 100644
--- a/nb-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/nb-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/nb-api/pom.xml b/nb-api/pom.xml
index 5ca1aeabc..0984a6385 100644
--- a/nb-api/pom.xml
+++ b/nb-api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>nb-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/nb/pom.xml b/nb/pom.xml
index 8f69a0f8d..26f8b1dcd 100644
--- a/nb/pom.xml
+++ b/nb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -24,31 +24,31 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>driver-web</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-cli</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-docs</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>engine-extensions</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
 <!--        <dependency>-->
@@ -60,37 +60,37 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-stdout</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-diag</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-tcp</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-http</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-cql</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>activitytype-cqlverify</artifactId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 765dcc59d..63ba843ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>mvn-defaults</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-        <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/virtdata-api/pom.xml b/virtdata-api/pom.xml
index b7e6c5d39..97fe2ccf5 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>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <artifactId>nb-api</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lang</artifactId>
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diff --git a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
index 435376c5a..0dfe19f48 100644
--- a/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lang/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
index a12304fba..3888a1102 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-basics/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
index be33630c4..91c78c8be 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-curves4/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
index c63e7929d..25c89af8e 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-random/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-basics</artifactId>
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
index 17e54faaf..c802b9457 100644
--- a/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
+++ b/virtdata-lib-realer/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml b/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
index d561d104f..fd5c20388 100644
--- a/virtdata-realdata/pom.xml
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml b/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
index 619347567..f7feb6792 100644
--- a/virtdata-userlibs/pom.xml
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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+        <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../mvn-defaults</relativePath>
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@@ -17,32 +17,32 @@
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-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
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             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-realer</artifactId>
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <dependency>
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <dependency>
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             <groupId>io.nosqlbench</groupId>
-            <version>3.12.96-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <artifactId>virtdata-lib-curves4</artifactId>
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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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+            <version>3.12.97-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
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