diff --git a/cache-tests/pom.xml b/cache-tests/pom.xml
index c5dfae3..227d7ec 100644
--- a/cache-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/cache-tests/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.cache</groupId>
             <artifactId>test-domain</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+            <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/cache-tests/src/test/java/javax/cache/configuration/ConfigurationTest.java b/cache-tests/src/test/java/javax/cache/configuration/ConfigurationTest.java
index ed1f9f9..7fc0be9 100644
--- a/cache-tests/src/test/java/javax/cache/configuration/ConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/cache-tests/src/test/java/javax/cache/configuration/ConfigurationTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,54 @@ public void testValidateFromBasicConfigurationRetrievedFromCache() {
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests use of default constructor and generics.
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalAccessException
+   * @throws InstantiationException
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testDefaultConstructor() throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
+    try {
+      MutableConfiguration<String, String> configuration = new MutableConfiguration<String, String>();
+
+      assertEquals(Object.class, configuration.getKeyType());
+      assertEquals(Object.class, configuration.getValueType());
+
+      Class<String> keyType = configuration.getKeyType();
+      String s = keyType.newInstance();
+    } catch (ClassCastException e) {
+      //expected
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests use of default constructor and generics, this time setting the desired type
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalAccessException
+   * @throws InstantiationException
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testDefaultConstructorWithSetTypes() throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
+      MutableConfiguration<String, String> configuration = new MutableConfiguration<String, String>().setTypes(String.class, String.class);
+      Class<String> keyType = configuration.getKeyType();
+      String s = keyType.newInstance();
+      //no exception. This sets the types.
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests use of default constructor and generics, this time setting the desired type using the constructor
+   *
+   * @throws IllegalAccessException
+   * @throws InstantiationException
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testDefaultConstructorWithTypeConstructor() throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
+    MutableConfiguration<String, String> configuration = new MutableConfiguration<String, String>(String.class, String.class);
+    Class<String> keyType = configuration.getKeyType();
+    String s = keyType.newInstance();
+    //no exception. This sets the types.
+  }
 
   /**
    * Ensure a cache's config isn't changed by its configuration object after construction.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d10367..933bbf4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <!-- Common Properties -->
     <properties>
-        <jcache.version>1.0.0</jcache.version>
+        <jcache.version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</jcache.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>