diff --git a/core-java-persistence/pom.xml b/core-java-persistence/pom.xml
index 0cb142c7b8..7279fd763b 100644
--- a/core-java-persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-persistence/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@
             <artifactId>c3p0</artifactId>
             <version>${c3p0.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${springframework.spring-web.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+            <version>${springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <finalName>core-java-persistence</finalName>
@@ -55,5 +65,7 @@
         <commons-dbcp2.version>2.4.0</commons-dbcp2.version>
         <HikariCP.version>3.2.0</HikariCP.version>
         <c3p0.version>0.9.5.2</c3p0.version>
+        <springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version>1.5.8.RELEASE</springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version>
+        <springframework.spring-web.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</springframework.spring-web.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessing.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessing.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessing.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessing.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/Employee.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/Employee.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/Employee.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/Employee.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/DatabaseConfiguration.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/DatabaseConfiguration.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/DatabaseConfiguration.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/DatabaseConfiguration.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/ExampleListener.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/ExampleListener.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/ExampleListener.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/ExampleListener.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/FilterExample.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/FilterExample.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/FilterExample.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/FilterExample.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowsetApplication.java b/core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowsetApplication.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowsetApplication.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowsetApplication.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessingLiveTest.java b/core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessingLiveTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessingLiveTest.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/BatchProcessingLiveTest.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/JdbcLiveTest.java b/core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/JdbcLiveTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/JdbcLiveTest.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/JdbcLiveTest.java
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowSetLiveTest.java b/core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowSetLiveTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowSetLiveTest.java
rename to core-java-persistence/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbcrowset/JdbcRowSetLiveTest.java
diff --git a/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java/pom.xml
index 3f44851f97..b4c9dd285f 100644
--- a/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
             <version>${springframework.spring-web.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-            <version>${springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
@@ -532,7 +527,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <springframework.spring-web.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</springframework.spring-web.version>
-        <springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version>1.5.8.RELEASE</springframework.boot.spring-boot-starter.version>
         
         <javamoney.moneta.version>1.1</javamoney.moneta.version>
         <h2database.version>1.4.197</h2database.version>