diff --git a/backend/controller/leases/testdata/java/leases/pom.xml b/backend/controller/leases/testdata/java/leases/pom.xml
index ff9711ab38..dd938866c6 100644
--- a/backend/controller/leases/testdata/java/leases/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/controller/leases/testdata/java/leases/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.block.ftl.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>leases</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <ftl.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</ftl.version>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
             <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/echo/pom.xml b/examples/kotlin/echo/pom.xml
index f4a3a46581..9fee587a75 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/echo/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/echo/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.block.ftl.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>echo</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <ftl.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</ftl.version>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
             <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/time/pom.xml b/examples/kotlin/time/pom.xml
index 92190cd367..a249eddc10 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/time/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/time/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.block.ftl.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>time</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <ftl.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</ftl.version>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
             <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/pom.xml b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/pom.xml
index db056f496e..e0cf812d51 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
         <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-deployment</artifactId>
     <name>Ftl Java Runtime - Deployment</name>
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/deployment/TopicsProcessor.java b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/deployment/TopicsProcessor.java
index 367393890a..5459411459 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/deployment/TopicsProcessor.java
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/deployment/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/deployment/TopicsProcessor.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TopicsBuildItem handleTopics(CombinedIndexBuildItem index, BuildProducer<Generat
                         + " with a concrete type parameter " + iface.name() + " does not extend this interface");
             }
 
-            String name = topicDefinition.value("name").asString();
+            String name = topicDefinition.value().asString();
             if (names.contains(name)) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Multiple topic definitions found for topic " + name);
             }
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/pom.xml b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 11c116b7c7..823f3a9336 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
         <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-integration-tests</artifactId>
     <name>Ftl Java Runtime - Integration Tests</name>
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/java/runtime/it/MyTopic.java b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/java/runtime/it/MyTopic.java
index f5b381f0da..0e5ef1e996 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/java/runtime/it/MyTopic.java
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/integration-tests/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/java/runtime/it/MyTopic.java
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 import xyz.block.ftl.TopicDefinition;
 
 @Export
-@TopicDefinition(name = "testTopic")
+@TopicDefinition(value = "testTopic")
 public interface MyTopic extends Topic<Person> {
 }
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/pom.xml b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/pom.xml
index 4ff40b3f4f..b4b63c22cc 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
     <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Ftl Java Runtime - Parent</name>
 
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/pom.xml b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/pom.xml
index 9ea5ec0c64..63b71e7c15 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
         <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime</artifactId>
     <name>Ftl Java Runtime - Runtime</name>
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/TopicDefinition.java b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/TopicDefinition.java
index a6482006d6..7647133cc0 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/TopicDefinition.java
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/TopicDefinition.java
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
      *
      * @return The name of the topic
      */
-    String name();
+    String value();
 
 }
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/runtime/FTLRecorder.java b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/runtime/FTLRecorder.java
index 5ee6413076..9b4b03f7b1 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/runtime/FTLRecorder.java
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/runtime/src/main/java/xyz/block/ftl/runtime/FTLRecorder.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public void registerVerb(String module, String verbName, String methodName, List
         //TODO: this sucks
         try {
             var method = verbHandlerClass.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, parameterTypes.toArray(new Class[0]));
+            method.setAccessible(true);
             var handlerInstance = Arc.container().instance(verbHandlerClass);
             Arc.container().instance(VerbRegistry.class).get().register(module, verbName, handlerInstance, method,
                     paramMappers, allowNullReturn);
diff --git a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/test-framework/pom.xml b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/test-framework/pom.xml
index c66028219f..df940f2032 100644
--- a/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/test-framework/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/ftl-runtime/test-framework/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
         <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>ftl-java-test-framework</artifactId>
     <name>Ftl Java Runtime - Test Framework</name>
diff --git a/java-runtime/testdata/java/javamodule/pom.xml b/java-runtime/testdata/java/javamodule/pom.xml
index 43d234296e..4027c0007e 100644
--- a/java-runtime/testdata/java/javamodule/pom.xml
+++ b/java-runtime/testdata/java/javamodule/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>xyz.block.ftl.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>javamodule</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <ftl.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</ftl.version>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xyz.block</groupId>
             <artifactId>ftl-java-runtime</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>