diff --git a/spring-cucumber/pom.xml b/spring-cucumber/pom.xml
index b493962a75..644ddff1d8 100644
--- a/spring-cucumber/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cucumber/pom.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,15 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>1.4.2.RELEASE</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-		<cucumber.java.version>1.2.4</cucumber.java.version>
+		<cucumber.java.version>1.2.5</cucumber.java.version>
+		<commons-io.version>1.3.2</commons-io.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -68,14 +69,11 @@
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-		    <version>1.3.2</version>
+		    <version>${commons-io.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-
         
 	</dependencies>
 
-
-
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
@@ -130,6 +128,5 @@
 			</build>
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
-	
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
index 5c1a42b8bd..ef664fef79 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -11,19 +11,20 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        
-		<org.springframework.version>4.2.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-        
+
+		<org.springframework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
 		<org.springframework.data.version>1.3.2.RELEASE</org.springframework.data.version>
-        
-		<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
-		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.12</org.slf4j.version>
-		<logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
+
+		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
+		<logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
 		<cassandra-driver-core.version>2.1.5</cassandra-driver-core.version>
 		<cassandra-unit-spring.version>2.1.9.2</cassandra-unit-spring.version>
-		<cassandra-unit-shaded>2.1.9.2</cassandra-unit-shaded>
+		<cassandra-unit-shaded.version>2.1.9.2</cassandra-unit-shaded.version>
 		<hector-core.version>2.0-0</hector-core.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>        
+		<guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit-dep</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
 			<version>${junit.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.cassandraunit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>cassandra-unit-shaded</artifactId>
-			<version>${cassandra-unit-shaded}</version>
+			<version>${cassandra-unit-shaded.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -103,58 +104,58 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-		             <plugin>
-		                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-		                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-		                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-		                <configuration>
-		                    <excludes>
-		                        <exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
-		                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
-		                    </excludes>
-		                </configuration>
-		            </plugin>
-		        </plugins>
-		    </build>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+						<exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>integration</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>test</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <excludes>
-                                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
-                                    </excludes>
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <systemPropertyVariables>
-                                <test.mime>json</test.mime>
-                            </systemPropertyVariables>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>integration</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<phase>integration-test</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>test</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<excludes>
+										<exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+									</excludes>
+									<includes>
+										<include>**/*IntegrationTest.java</include>
+									</includes>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+						<configuration>
+							<systemPropertyVariables>
+								<test.mime>json</test.mime>
+							</systemPropertyVariables>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-data-couchbase-2/pom.xml b/spring-data-couchbase-2/pom.xml
index 6716f82246..9284234638 100644
--- a/spring-data-couchbase-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-couchbase-2/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-<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">
+<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>org.baeldung</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-couchbase-2</artifactId>
 	<version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<name>spring-data-couchbase-2</name>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-  
+
 	<dependencies>
-	
+
 		<!-- Spring Context and Couchbase Peristence -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@
 			<version>${spring-framework.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-		    <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
-		    <artifactId>spring-data-couchbase</artifactId>
-		    <version>${spring-data-couchbase.version}</version>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-data-couchbase</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring-data-couchbase.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Hibernate JSR-303 Bean Validation -->
@@ -45,21 +46,21 @@
 			<version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>${logback.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+			<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+			<version>${logback.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+			<version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Test-Scoped Dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -74,43 +75,44 @@
 			<version>${junit.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>	
+	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<source>1.7</source>
-					<target>1.7</target>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
-	                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-		                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-		                <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
-		                <configuration>
-		                    <excludes>
-		                        <exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
-		                        <exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
-		                    </excludes>
-		                </configuration>
-		            </plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<excludes>
+						<exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+						<exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+					</excludes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
+		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<spring-framework.version>4.2.4.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
-		<spring-data-couchbase.version>2.1.1.RELEASE</spring-data-couchbase.version>
-		<hibernate-validator.version>5.2.4.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-		<joda-time.version>2.9.2</joda-time.version>
-		<logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
-		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.12</org.slf4j.version>
-		<junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
-                          <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>        
+		<spring-framework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
+		<spring-data-couchbase.version>2.1.5.RELEASE</spring-data-couchbase.version>
+		<hibernate-validator.version>5.3.3.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+		<joda-time.version>2.9.6</joda-time.version>
+		<logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+		<org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
+		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
-	
+
 </project>