diff --git a/java/hello-world/pom.xml b/java/hello-world/pom.xml
index b89f30765..c72a83801 100644
--- a/java/hello-world/pom.xml
+++ b/java/hello-world/pom.xml
@@ -55,38 +55,38 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>autoscaling</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>ec2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>s3</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>sns</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>sqs</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
           <artifactId>sns-subscriptions</artifactId>
-          <version>1.14.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+          <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/java/hello-world/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/HelloJavaStack.java b/java/hello-world/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/HelloJavaStack.java
index 439e17d7d..b63fab649 100644
--- a/java/hello-world/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/HelloJavaStack.java
+++ b/java/hello-world/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/HelloJavaStack.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Stack;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Construct;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.services.autoscaling.AutoScalingGroupProps;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.AmazonLinuxImage;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.InstanceType;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.Vpc;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class HelloJavaStack extends Stack {
     public HelloJavaStack(final Construct parent, final String name) {
         super(parent, name);
 
-        Vpc vpc = new Vpc(this, "VPC");
+        Vpc vpc = Vpc.Builder.create(this, "VPC").build();
 
         MyAutoScalingGroupProps autoScalingGroupProps = new MyAutoScalingGroupProps();
         autoScalingGroupProps.vpc = vpc;
@@ -43,11 +42,11 @@ static class MyAutoScalingGroup extends Construct {
         MyAutoScalingGroup(final Construct parent, final String name, final MyAutoScalingGroupProps props) {
             super(parent, name);
 
-            new AutoScalingGroup(this, "Compute", AutoScalingGroupProps.builder()
+            AutoScalingGroup.Builder.create(this, "Compute")
                 .instanceType(new InstanceType("t2.micro"))
                 .machineImage(new AmazonLinuxImage())
                 .vpc(props.vpc)
-                .build());
+                .build();
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/java/lambda-cron/pom.xml b/java/lambda-cron/pom.xml
index b9d7e832b..5d5716c17 100644
--- a/java/lambda-cron/pom.xml
+++ b/java/lambda-cron/pom.xml
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>core</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>lambda</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
             <artifactId>events-targets</artifactId>
-            <version>1.12.0.DEVPREVIEW</version>
+            <version>[1.17.0.DEVPREVIEW, 2)</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
diff --git a/java/lambda-cron/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/LambdaCronStack.java b/java/lambda-cron/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/LambdaCronStack.java
index 2808040d1..50fb6ae41 100644
--- a/java/lambda-cron/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/LambdaCronStack.java
+++ b/java/lambda-cron/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/LambdaCronStack.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.lambda.Code;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.lambda.Runtime;
 import software.amazon.awscdk.services.lambda.SingletonFunction;
-import software.amazon.awscdk.services.lambda.SingletonFunctionProps;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
@@ -21,25 +20,21 @@ class LambdaCronStack extends Stack {
     public LambdaCronStack(final Construct parent, final String name) {
         super(parent, name);
 
-        SingletonFunction lambdaFunction = new SingletonFunction(this, "cdk-lambda-cron",
-                SingletonFunctionProps.builder()
-                        .description("Lambda which prints \"I'm running\"")
-                        .code(Code.fromInline(
-                                "def main(event, context):\n" +
-                                        "    print(\"I'm running!\")\n"))
-                        .handler("index.main")
-                        .timeout(Duration.seconds(300))
-                        .runtime(Runtime.PYTHON_2_7)
-                        .uuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
-                        .build()
-        );
+        SingletonFunction lambdaFunction = SingletonFunction.Builder.create(this, "cdk-lambda-cron")
+                .description("Lambda which prints \"I'm running\"")
+                .code(Code.fromInline(
+                        "def main(event, context):\n" +
+                                "    print(\"I'm running!\")\n"))
+                .handler("index.main")
+                .timeout(Duration.seconds(300))
+                .runtime(Runtime.PYTHON_2_7)
+                .uuid(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
+                .build();
 
-        Rule rule = new Rule(this, "cdk-lambda-cron-rule",
-                RuleProps.builder()
-                        .description("Run every day at 6PM UTC")
-                        .schedule(Schedule.expression("cron(0 18 ? * MON-FRI *)"))
-                        .build()
-        );
+        Rule rule = Rule.Builder.create(this, "cdk-lambda-cron-rule")
+                .description("Run every day at 6PM UTC")
+                .schedule(Schedule.expression("cron(0 18 ? * MON-FRI *)"))
+                .build();
 
         rule.addTarget(new LambdaFunction(lambdaFunction));
     }