diff --git a/parent-boot-1/pom.xml b/parent-boot-1/pom.xml
index c61b791ef3..171806390d 100644
--- a/parent-boot-1/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-boot-1/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 					<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 					<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<mainClass>${start-class}</mainClass>
+						<!-- this is necessary as we're not using the Boot parent -->
+					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
index 4cb805131a..fffdd3567d 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-dynamodb/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-data-dynamodb</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>spring-data-dynamodb</name>
     <description>This is simple boot application for Spring boot dynamodb test</description>
@@ -85,8 +83,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>${httpclient.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+            </dependency>
         <!-- ================================================== -->
         <!-- DynamoDBLocal dependencies -->
         <!-- ================================================== -->
diff --git a/spring-aop/pom.xml b/spring-aop/pom.xml
index b9b97eb076..368f3ada14 100644
--- a/spring-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-aop/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <name>spring-aop</name>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
index 6933845173..6f672555d1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
@@ -1,64 +1,64 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <groupId>com.baeldung.spring.cloud</groupId>
-    <artifactId>spring-cloud-aws</artifactId>
-    <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <name>Spring Cloud AWS</name>
-    <description>Spring Cloud AWS Examples</description>
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<groupId>com.baeldung.spring.cloud</groupId>
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-aws</artifactId>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+	<name>Spring Cloud AWS</name>
+	<description>Spring Cloud AWS Examples</description>
 
-    <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
-    </parent>
+	<parent>
+		<artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+		<groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+		<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
+	</parent>
 
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws-jdbc</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws-messaging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws-jdbc</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-aws-messaging</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
+			<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
 
-    <dependencyManagement>
-        <dependencies>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-                <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
-                <type>pom</type>
-                <scope>import</scope>
-            </dependency>
-        </dependencies>
-    </dependencyManagement>
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-cloud-aws</artifactId>
+				<version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
+				<type>pom</type>
+				<scope>import</scope>
+			</dependency>
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
 
-    <properties>
-        <start-class>com.baeldung.spring.cloud.aws.SpringCloudAwsApplication</start-class>
-        <spring-cloud.version>Dalston.SR4</spring-cloud.version>
-    </properties>
+	<properties>
+		<start-class>com.baeldung.spring.cloud.aws.SpringCloudAwsApplication</start-class>
+		<spring-cloud.version>Dalston.SR4</spring-cloud.version>
+	</properties>
 </project>