diff --git a/querydsl-apt/pom.xml b/querydsl-apt/pom.xml
index cbf956533..3b80afe82 100644
--- a/querydsl-apt/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-apt/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-collections/pom.xml b/querydsl-collections/pom.xml
index 469cf447f..7e43c1597 100644
--- a/querydsl-collections/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-collections/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-core/pom.xml b/querydsl-core/pom.xml
index 3bd6dae7d..acfab6def 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-hibernate-search/pom.xml b/querydsl-hibernate-search/pom.xml
index 2260b5c72..63fe9d10c 100644
--- a/querydsl-hibernate-search/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-hibernate-search/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-hql/pom.xml b/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
index 448b0fb5c..082e8cb45 100644
--- a/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-hql/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml b/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
index 32ffe42b2..84ba0cdfc 100644
--- a/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-jdoql/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-lucene/pom.xml b/querydsl-lucene/pom.xml
index 9538ebb5c..1392b2ed5 100644
--- a/querydsl-lucene/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-lucene/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java b/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
index cf84c7599..8939f2205 100644
--- a/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
+++ b/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializer.java
@@ -236,8 +236,10 @@ public class LuceneSerializer {
     public Query toQuery(Expr<?> expr) {
         if (expr instanceof Operation<?>) {
             return toQuery((Operation<?>) expr);
+        }else if (expr instanceof QueryElement){
+            return ((QueryElement)expr).getQuery();
         }
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("expr was not of type Operation");
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("expr was not of type Operation or QueryElement");
     }
 
     public Sort toSort(List<OrderSpecifier<?>> orderBys){
diff --git a/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/QueryElement.java b/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/QueryElement.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26ef4695b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querydsl-lucene/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/QueryElement.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.mysema.query.lucene;
+
+import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
+
+import com.mysema.query.types.Visitor;
+import com.mysema.query.types.expr.EBoolean;
+
+/**
+ * QueryElement wraps a lucene Query
+ * 
+ * @author tiwe
+ *
+ */
+public class QueryElement extends EBoolean{
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 470868107363840155L;
+
+    private final Query query;
+    
+    public QueryElement(Query query){
+        this.query = query;
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void accept(Visitor v) {
+        // ?!?
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        return o instanceof QueryElement && ((QueryElement)o).query.equals(query);
+    }
+
+    public Query getQuery() {
+        return query;
+    }
+    
+    
+
+}
diff --git a/querydsl-lucene/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializerTest.java b/querydsl-lucene/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializerTest.java
index f218b23c1..ff02766ce 100644
--- a/querydsl-lucene/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializerTest.java
+++ b/querydsl-lucene/src/test/java/com/mysema/query/lucene/LuceneSerializerTest.java
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ public class LuceneSerializerTest {
         assertEquals(expectedHits, docs.totalHits);
         assertEquals(expectedQuery, query.toString());
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void queryElement() throws Exception{
+        Query query1 = serializer.toQuery(author.like("Michael"));
+        Query query2 = serializer.toQuery(text.like("Text"));
+        
+        EBoolean query = EBoolean.anyOf(
+            new QueryElement(query1),
+            new QueryElement(query2)
+        );
+        testQuery(query, "author:michael text:text", 1);
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void like() throws Exception {
diff --git a/querydsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/querydsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6988bd0cc..cdb3b2eee 100644
--- a/querydsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
diff --git a/querydsl-root/pom.xml b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
index f751c09e0..bf22936b7 100644
--- a/querydsl-root/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-root/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
   <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-  <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.6.3</version>
   <name>Querydsl</name>
   <description>parent project for querydsl modules</description>
   <url>http://source.mysema.com/display/querydsl</url>
diff --git a/querydsl-sql/pom.xml b/querydsl-sql/pom.xml
index a7b83ee57..d7826cf7e 100644
--- a/querydsl-sql/pom.xml
+++ b/querydsl-sql/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>
     <artifactId>querydsl-root</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.3</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.mysema.querydsl</groupId>