diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac8b0065..06a06fdd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 image: maven:3.6.1-jdk-8
 
 variables:
-    MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "--show-version"
+    MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: "--show-version -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=yyyy-MM-dd@HH:mm:ss,SSS"
     MAVEN_OPTS: "-Dmaven.repo.local=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.m2/repository -Djava.awt.headless=true"
 
 cache:
@@ -12,59 +12,106 @@ cache:
 
 include:
     - template: Code-Quality.gitlab-ci.yml
-  
- 
+
+
 stages:
     - build
     - test
     - package
     - deploy
-    
+
+
 build:
     stage: build
     script:
-        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install -f system/platform-core
-        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install -f system/rest-spring
-        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install -f connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-connector
-        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install -f connectors/kafka/kafka-connector
+        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install -f system/parent
+        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS clean compile install
     cache:
         key: $CI_PIPELINE_IID
         policy: push # this is the only job that needs to publish to the cache, therefore it is overriding the policy
         paths:
             - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/.m2/repository
-            
-test_and_coverage:
+
+
+############################
+# TEST
+
+.test_and_coverage:
     stage: test
-    script:
-        - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS test -f system/platform-core
-        - ls -la system/platform-core/target/surefire-reports
-        - cat system/platform-core/target/site/jacoco/index.html
-        - mv system/platform-core/target/site/jacoco jacoco
+    needs: ['build']
     coverage: '/Total.*?([0-9]{1,3})%/'
     artifacts:
         reports:
             junit:
-                - system/platform-core/target/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml
+                - $CI_PROJECT_DIR/**/target/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml
         paths:
             - jacoco
         expire_in: 30 days
 
- 
-javadoc: 
+
+# just test platform core
+# TODO: is it possible to generate coverage report across all modules?
+# The current coverage report is only for the platform core submodule
+platform_test:
+  extends: .test_and_coverage
+  script:
+      - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS test -f system/platform-core
+      - ls -la system/platform-core/target/surefire-reports
+      - cat system/platform-core/target/site/jacoco/index.html
+      - mv system/platform-core/target/site/jacoco jacoco
+
+
+# test all modules
+submodules_test:
+  extends: .test_and_coverage
+  script:
+      - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS test
+
+
+############################
+# Publish
+
+.publish:
+  stage: deploy
+  dependencies: ['build', 'submodules_test']
+  needs: ['build', 'submodules_test']
+
+snapshot:
+  extends: .publish
+  script:
+    - echo "Publish snapshot"
+    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS deploy -s .gitlab_maven_settings.xml -DskipTests
+
+release:
+  extends: .publish
+  script:
+    - echo "Publish release"
+    - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS deploy -s .gitlab_maven_settings.xml -DskipTests -Drevision=$CI_COMMIT_TAG
+  only:
+    - tags
+
+############################
+# JavaDoc
+
+javadoc:
     stage: package
-    script: 
+    dependencies:
+        - build
+    needs: ['build']
+    script:
         - mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS javadoc:javadoc -f system/platform-core
         - mv system/platform-core/target/site/apidocs apidocs
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - apidocs
         expire_in: 30 days
-        
+
 pages:
     stage: deploy
     dependencies:
-        - test_and_coverage
+        - platform_test
         - javadoc
+    needs: ['platform_test', 'javadoc']
     script:
         - mkdir -p public/coverage public/docs
         - mv jacoco/* public/coverage
@@ -73,4 +120,3 @@ pages:
         paths:
         - public
         expire_in: 90 days
- 
diff --git a/.gitlab_maven_settings.xml b/.gitlab_maven_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5465fb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab_maven_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!-- Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/maven_repository/index.html#create-maven-packages-with-gitlab-cicd-by-using-maven -->
+
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.1.0.xsd">
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+      <configuration>
+        <httpHeaders>
+          <property>
+            <name>Job-Token</name>
+            <value>${env.CI_JOB_TOKEN}</value>
+          </property>
+        </httpHeaders>
+      </configuration>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+</settings>
diff --git a/connectors/event-node/pom.xml b/connectors/event-node/pom.xml
index 6ef62d8d..91ebc021 100644
--- a/connectors/event-node/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/event-node/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>event-node</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Event Node - Platform-in-a-box</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-connector/pom.xml b/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-connector/pom.xml
index 6edb1a16..3e845b56 100644
--- a/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-connector/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Cloud connector for Hazelcast cluster</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.hazelcast/hazelcast-client -->
diff --git a/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-presence/pom.xml b/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-presence/pom.xml
index 0c1d226f..ee020956 100644
--- a/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-presence/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/hazelcast/hazelcast-presence/pom.xml
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
     <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>hazelcast-presence</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>hazelcast-presence-monitor</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/connectors/kafka/kafka-connector/pom.xml b/connectors/kafka/kafka-connector/pom.xml
index 54f1a83b..6c66bb7e 100644
--- a/connectors/kafka/kafka-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/kafka/kafka-connector/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Cloud connector for Kafka cluster</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/connectors/kafka/kafka-presence/pom.xml b/connectors/kafka/kafka-presence/pom.xml
index aea4429a..7ef92f3a 100644
--- a/connectors/kafka/kafka-presence/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/kafka/kafka-presence/pom.xml
@@ -5,17 +5,18 @@
     <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka-presence</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>kafka-presence-monitor</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/connectors/kafka/kafka-standalone/pom.xml b/connectors/kafka/kafka-standalone/pom.xml
index c0d41398..de5ef089 100644
--- a/connectors/kafka/kafka-standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/kafka/kafka-standalone/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>kafka-standalone</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Standalone kafka system for development</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.zookeeper/zookeeper -->
diff --git a/examples/lambda-example/pom.xml b/examples/lambda-example/pom.xml
index 49d03195..eff4ac4e 100644
--- a/examples/lambda-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/lambda-example/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>lambda-example</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Example for simple microservices executable</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,25 +40,25 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
              Not necessary if testing using Event Node.
 
              For convenience, both Kafka and Hazelcast connectors are added so
-             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source. 
+             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source.
 
 	         For production, please select only one cloud connector to reduce memory footprint. -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/examples/rest-example/pom.xml b/examples/rest-example/pom.xml
index 23701570..3d684df5 100644
--- a/examples/rest-example/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/rest-example/pom.xml
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@
 
     <groupId>com.accenture</groupId>
     <artifactId>rest-example</artifactId>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>REST example application</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -38,25 +39,25 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
              Not necessary if testing using Event Node.
 
              For convenience, both Kafka and Hazelcast connectors are added so
-             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source. 
+             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source.
 
 	         For production, please select only one cloud connector to reduce memory footprint. -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Tomcat servlet API and implementation are fetched from the rest-spring library.
              For WAR deployment, add tomcat dependency with "provided" scope here -->
diff --git a/extensions/api-playground/pom.xml b/extensions/api-playground/pom.xml
index edd9c6c1..7a314f01 100644
--- a/extensions/api-playground/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/api-playground/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>api-playground</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>API playground using OpenAPI</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/extensions/distributed-tracer/pom.xml b/extensions/distributed-tracer/pom.xml
index c9d1eaa2..4a9a8b3d 100644
--- a/extensions/distributed-tracer/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/distributed-tracer/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>distributed-tracer</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Distributed trace processor example</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/extensions/rest-automation-app/pom.xml b/extensions/rest-automation-app/pom.xml
index a504faa5..e8712397 100644
--- a/extensions/rest-automation-app/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/rest-automation-app/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>rest-automation-app</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>REST automation application</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,13 +40,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-automation</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/extensions/rest-automation-lib/pom.xml b/extensions/rest-automation-lib/pom.xml
index 49434510..b54bc2ce 100644
--- a/extensions/rest-automation-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/rest-automation-lib/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>rest-automation</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>REST automation library</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -54,13 +55,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/extensions/simple-scheduler/pom.xml b/extensions/simple-scheduler/pom.xml
index 845e0a47..12882901 100644
--- a/extensions/simple-scheduler/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/simple-scheduler/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>simple-scheduler</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Simple Scheduler</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -28,10 +29,6 @@
             <id>central</id>
             <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
         </repository>
-<!--        <repository>-->
-<!--            <id>your-repo</id>-->
-<!--            <url>https://your_repo_here/artifactory/libs-release</url>-->
-<!--        </repository>-->
     </repositories>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
@@ -52,12 +49,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.quartz-scheduler/quartz -->
diff --git a/extensions/websocket-notification/pom.xml b/extensions/websocket-notification/pom.xml
index 98c550ff..3176b2fa 100644
--- a/extensions/websocket-notification/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/websocket-notification/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>websocket-notification</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>WebSocket notification example</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/language-packs/language-connector/pom.xml b/language-packs/language-connector/pom.xml
index 0edd67c7..966b9966 100644
--- a/language-packs/language-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/language-packs/language-connector/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <artifactId>language-connector</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Language Connector for Python and others</name>
 
     <parent>
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -32,32 +33,47 @@
         <!--            <id>your-repo</id>-->
         <!--            <url>https://your_repo_here/artifactory/libs-release</url>-->
         <!--        </repository>-->
+        <repository>
+          <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+          <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+        </repository>
     </repositories>
 
+    <distributionManagement>
+      <repository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </repository>
+      <snapshotRepository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- select your cloud connector (hazelcast-connector or kafka-connector).
              Not necessary if testing using Event Node.
 
              For convenience, both Kafka and Hazelcast connectors are added so
-             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source. 
+             you can select the connector from command line without recompiling from source.
 
 	         For production, please select only one cloud connector to reduce memory footprint. -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>kafka-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>hazelcast-connector</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc9ac52a..78bb86bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@
     <groupId>com.accenture.mercury</groupId>
     <artifactId>parent-mercury</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>1.0.0</version>
+
+    <!-- Dynamic Versioning  -->
+    <!-- Using ${revision} allows the version number to be overriden
+    by using the `-Drevision=...` flag.
+    (e.g. mvn package -DskipTests -Drevision=1.12.66 ) -->
+    <version>${revision}</version>
+    <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+    </properties>
+
     <name>Parent Mercury</name>
     <modules>
         <!-- Libraries -->
@@ -29,5 +38,16 @@
         <module>examples/lambda-example</module>
         <module>examples/rest-example</module>
     </modules>
-</project>
 
+    <!-- Configure releases to GitLab Maven Registry -->
+    <distributionManagement>
+      <repository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </repository>
+      <snapshotRepository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+</project>
diff --git a/system/parent/pom.xml b/system/parent/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..106db189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/parent/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+    <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <relativePath/>
+    </parent>
+
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+          <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+          <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
+    <distributionManagement>
+      <repository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </repository>
+      <snapshotRepository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/system/platform-core/pom.xml b/system/platform-core/pom.xml
index 32f4d67b..aa4161e4 100644
--- a/system/platform-core/pom.xml
+++ b/system/platform-core/pom.xml
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <name>Mercury core library</name>
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
     <!-- Use Spring Boot as a parent to fetch the correct Spring Framework modules -->
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
@@ -30,8 +31,23 @@
         <!--            <id>your-repo</id>-->
         <!--            <url>https://your_repo_here/artifactory/libs-release</url>-->
         <!--        </repository>-->
+        <repository>
+          <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+          <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+        </repository>
     </repositories>
 
+    <distributionManagement>
+      <repository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </repository>
+      <snapshotRepository>
+        <id>gitlab-maven</id>
+        <url>${env.CI_SERVER_URL}/api/v4/projects/${env.CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/maven</url>
+      </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
 
         <!-- We are using Spring Context as a class path scanner -->
diff --git a/system/rest-spring/pom.xml b/system/rest-spring/pom.xml
index 33896e8d..cf8bf2d2 100644
--- a/system/rest-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/system/rest-spring/pom.xml
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@
 
     <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>rest-spring</artifactId>
-    <version>1.12.65</version>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>rest-spring</name>
     <description>Preconfigured spring boot with proper serializers, exception handlers and loaders</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.3.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mercury-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
+        <revision>1.12-SNAPSHOT</revision>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <hazelcast.version>4.0.1</hazelcast.version>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
@@ -30,10 +31,6 @@
             <id>central</id>
             <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
         </repository>
-        <!--        <repository>-->
-        <!--            <id>your-repo</id>-->
-        <!--            <url>https://your_repo_here/artifactory/libs-release</url>-->
-        <!--        </repository>-->
     </repositories>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.platformlambda</groupId>
             <artifactId>platform-core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.65</version>
+            <version>1.12-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.jboss.resteasy/resteasy-jaxrs -->
         <!-- DO NOT import resteasy-servlet-initializer because RestLoader will do the initialization -->