diff --git a/examples/dictionaryclient/pom.xml b/examples/dictionaryclient/pom.xml
index 8667cd4..15f455f 100644
--- a/examples/dictionaryclient/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dictionaryclient/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
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+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/dictionaryclient2/pom.xml b/examples/dictionaryclient2/pom.xml
index 4a45b16..7301166 100644
--- a/examples/dictionaryclient2/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dictionaryclient2/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/dictionaryservice.itest/pom.xml b/examples/dictionaryservice.itest/pom.xml
index 07bef3a..a08bf07 100644
--- a/examples/dictionaryservice.itest/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dictionaryservice.itest/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/dictionaryservice/pom.xml b/examples/dictionaryservice/pom.xml
index bd10faf..afdf745 100644
--- a/examples/dictionaryservice/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dictionaryservice/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/eventlistener/pom.xml b/examples/eventlistener/pom.xml
index c58b4c3..21ed17c 100644
--- a/examples/eventlistener/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/eventlistener/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/frenchdictionary/pom.xml b/examples/frenchdictionary/pom.xml
index 744185d..5c044c1 100644
--- a/examples/frenchdictionary/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/frenchdictionary/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index a9e1684..06ba77c 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <relativePath>../pom/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/examples/spellcheckbinder/pom.xml b/examples/spellcheckbinder/pom.xml
index c84224d..25202b8 100644
--- a/examples/spellcheckbinder/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spellcheckbinder/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
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diff --git a/examples/spellcheckclient/pom.xml b/examples/spellcheckclient/pom.xml
index 31961ba..a3ae307 100644
--- a/examples/spellcheckclient/pom.xml
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@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
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diff --git a/examples/spellcheckscr/pom.xml b/examples/spellcheckscr/pom.xml
index b2f46cf..61b827b 100644
--- a/examples/spellcheckscr/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/spellcheckscr/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
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diff --git a/examples/spellcheckservice/pom.xml b/examples/spellcheckservice/pom.xml
index 03d432e..033adf0 100644
--- a/examples/spellcheckservice/pom.xml
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@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
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     <artifactId>felix</artifactId>
     <version>0.9.0-incubator-SNAPSHOT</version>
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