diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 68cfe28..af67bd2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ replay_pid*
 
 .DS_Store
 .classpath
-.project
\ No newline at end of file
+.project
+bin/
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 5984229..b9b34c5 100755
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.apigee.apihub.config</groupId>
 			    <artifactId>apigee-apihub-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			    <version>1.0.0-beta.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>apigee-apihub-attributes</id>