diff --git a/apache-shiro/pom.xml b/apache-shiro/pom.xml
index 9e11f6948f..3a72804ab1 100644
--- a/apache-shiro/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-shiro/pom.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.2.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/cas/cas-secured-app/pom.xml b/cas/cas-secured-app/pom.xml
index 98213b2b78..22d1522fbe 100644
--- a/cas/cas-secured-app/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/cas-secured-app/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.13.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml b/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
index 67fed3f1a1..4e08741154 100644
--- a/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml b/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
index 7daa8f668e..a329df0f61 100644
--- a/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml b/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
index 42543b5be0..e80357e4e6 100644
--- a/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Spring MVC sample project</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0.M5</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-security/pom.xml b/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
index baca3bce85..a8d95060df 100644
--- a/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     <description>Spring Security Sample Project</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0.M6</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml b/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
index 49d35766e8..e67832e0d6 100644
--- a/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/mustache/pom.xml b/mustache/pom.xml
index 863027b845..6012c9a15a 100644
--- a/mustache/pom.xml
+++ b/mustache/pom.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
     <name>mustache</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
-        <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-4/pom.xml b/spring-4/pom.xml
index c8f821f1e7..d2632b5f55 100644
--- a/spring-4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-4/pom.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     <name>spring-4</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.10.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml b/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
index b907013b91..9388ee83c1 100644
--- a/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-5-reactive-client/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <description>spring 5 sample project about new features</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0.M7</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-activiti/pom.xml b/spring-activiti/pom.xml
index b15fc48d7c..1b9e831a29 100644
--- a/spring-activiti/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-activiti/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-jasypt/pom.xml b/spring-boot-jasypt/pom.xml
index 7767130a43..8b7a475824 100644
--- a/spring-boot-jasypt/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-jasypt/pom.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
index 3417043e91..61f949b820 100644
--- a/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-logging-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot Logging with Log4J2</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-mvc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-mvc/pom.xml
index 453a05d8e7..d0fce26bb5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 	<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.4.RELEASE</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+    </parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-vue/pom.xml b/spring-boot-vue/pom.xml
index 151fd293bb..d581b11d68 100644
--- a/spring-boot-vue/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-vue/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 	<description>Demo project for Spring Boot Vue project</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.2.RELEASE</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+    </parent>
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
index 0c7d4648c4..bd9fb45587 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
     <description>Demo Spring Cloud Config Client</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientApplicationTests.java b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientLiveTest.java
similarity index 84%
rename from spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientApplicationTests.java
rename to spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientLiveTest.java
index 3b361f385a..364368713a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-client/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudConfigClientLiveTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest
-public class SpringCloudConfigClientApplicationTests {
+public class SpringCloudConfigClientLiveTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void contextLoads() {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
index 122f7bbce3..194289ea1e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-bus/spring-cloud-config-server/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
     <description>Demo Spring Cloud Config Server</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-server/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-server/pom.xml
index 3b04985618..0133d65978 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-server/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-data-flow/data-flow-server/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.3.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
index c15387044a..773bf27fc2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-aws/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Spring Cloud AWS Examples</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-connectors-heroku/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-connectors-heroku/pom.xml
index e782052b29..875aa5ceaa 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-connectors-heroku/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-connectors-heroku/pom.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <version>1.4.4.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/pom.xml
index d4cd4d1856..f2d6308374 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/src/test/java/com/example/springoath2/Springoath2ApplicationTests.java b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/src/test/java/com/example/springoath2/Springoath2ApplicationTests.java
index 5fa51a61c3..ca89575ee0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/src/test/java/com/example/springoath2/Springoath2ApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-client/src/test/java/com/example/springoath2/Springoath2ApplicationTests.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
+import com.baeldung.CloudSite;
+
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
-@SpringBootTest
+@SpringBootTest(classes = CloudSite.class)
 public class Springoath2ApplicationTests {
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-resource/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-resource/pom.xml
index e1ed33b46d..0115259108 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-resource/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-resource/pom.xml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-server/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-server/pom.xml
index 4515ecd610..b4367935e3 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-server/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-security/auth-server/pom.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-starters/boot/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-starters/boot/pom.xml
index b5a465d846..bf725da5cf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-starters/boot/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-stream-starters/boot/pom.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     <name>twitterhdfs</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtaskbatch/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtaskbatch/pom.xml
index c86c092b2e..afe609288d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtaskbatch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtaskbatch/pom.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.10.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/pom.xml
index 0acd197c50..fdcbabdd51 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.10.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/src/main/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudTaskFinal/TaskSinkConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudTaskFinal/TaskSinkConfiguration.java
similarity index 100%
rename from spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/src/main/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudTaskFinal/TaskSinkConfiguration.java
rename to spring-cloud/spring-cloud-task/springcloudtasksink/src/test/java/com/baeldung/SpringCloudTaskFinal/TaskSinkConfiguration.java
diff --git a/spring-data-5-reactive/pom.xml b/spring-data-5-reactive/pom.xml
index 806eafa2d6..36ace53da2 100644
--- a/spring-data-5-reactive/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-5-reactive/pom.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-keyvalue/pom.xml b/spring-data-keyvalue/pom.xml
index e6be025cb4..6ab928303d 100644
--- a/spring-data-keyvalue/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-keyvalue/pom.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     <version>1.0</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.1.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-querydsl/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-querydsl/pom.xml
index 251eb2d9bb..55ff78f0cb 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-querydsl/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-querydsl/pom.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     <name>spring-data-rest-querydsl</name>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.9.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-mustache/pom.xml b/spring-mustache/pom.xml
index 3a53c63f8c..4e7a1ba5a3 100644
--- a/spring-mustache/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mustache/pom.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
     <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/>
-        <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-forms-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-forms-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index 429bf3a5d4..07c49766ee 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-forms-thymeleaf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-forms-thymeleaf/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <description>spring forms examples using thymeleaf</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-reactive-kotlin/pom.xml b/spring-reactive-kotlin/pom.xml
index 1425adc191..8eafe9f217 100644
--- a/spring-reactive-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-reactive-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 	<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.3.RELEASE</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+    </parent>
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/spring-rest-shell/pom.xml b/spring-rest-shell/pom.xml
index e591c16427..2f7d1c8933 100644
--- a/spring-rest-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-shell/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>A simple project to demonstrate Spring REST Shell features.</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml b/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
index f7981ee05c..f5ce46ade4 100644
--- a/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.jayway.restassured</groupId>
             <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
-            <version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+            <version>${jayway-rest-assured.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>20.0</guava.version>
-        <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
+        <jayway-rest-assured.version>2.9.0</jayway-rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.0</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-security-openid/pom.xml b/spring-security-openid/pom.xml
index 108636ca8e..9c498f3700 100644
--- a/spring-security-openid/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-openid/pom.xml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <description>Spring OpenID sample project</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.0.M7</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-vertx/pom.xml b/spring-vertx/pom.xml
index 339c72bcdf..4ba90b841e 100644
--- a/spring-vertx/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-vertx/pom.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
     <description>A demo project with vertx spring integration</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.3.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
-        <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/vaadin-spring/pom.xml b/vaadin-spring/pom.xml
index 3f411cc7a1..09f79f2676 100644
--- a/vaadin-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin-spring/pom.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
     <version>0.1.0</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>