From f4a0913e79d25f3c442a13358fea0993e9ee8235 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: amit2103 <amit.pandey2103@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:40:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] [BAEL-15942] - POM Properties Cleanup

---
 apache-olingo/olingo2/pom.xml                 |  1 -
 aws/pom.xml                                   |  1 -
 core-groovy-2/pom.xml                         |  2 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml         |  1 -
 .../core-java-concurrency-advanced/pom.xml    |  1 -
 .../core-java-concurrency-basic/pom.xml       |  2 -
 .../core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml        |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml       |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop/pom.xml  |  6 --
 core-java-modules/core-java-lang/pom.xml      |  3 -
 .../core-java-networking/pom.xml              |  2 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-optional/pom.xml  |  6 +-
 core-java-modules/core-java-os/pom.xml        |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-perf/pom.xml      |  7 ---
 core-java-modules/core-java-security/pom.xml  |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml       |  1 -
 core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml           |  5 +-
 core-kotlin-io/pom.xml                        |  4 +-
 core-kotlin/pom.xml                           |  4 +-
 couchbase/pom.xml                             |  1 -
 disruptor/pom.xml                             |  1 -
 dozer/pom.xml                                 |  1 -
 flyway-cdi-extension/pom.xml                  |  1 -
 gson/pom.xml                                  |  1 -
 guava-collections/pom.xml                     |  1 -
 guava/pom.xml                                 |  1 -
 httpclient-simple/pom.xml                     |  2 -
 httpclient/pom.xml                            |  1 -
 hystrix/pom.xml                               |  1 -
 jackson-simple/pom.xml                        |  1 -
 jackson/pom.xml                               |  1 -
 java-collections-conversions/pom.xml          |  1 -
 java-collections-maps-2/pom.xml               |  1 -
 java-collections-maps/pom.xml                 |  1 -
 java-dates/pom.xml                            |  2 -
 java-ee-8-security-api/pom.xml                |  2 -
 java-numbers/pom.xml                          |  1 -
 java-streams/pom.xml                          |  1 -
 javax-servlets/pom.xml                        |  1 -
 jaxb/pom.xml                                  |  2 -
 jee-7/pom.xml                                 |  2 -
 jee-kotlin/pom.xml                            | 61 +++++++++----------
 jersey/pom.xml                                |  1 -
 jsf/pom.xml                                   |  3 -
 jws/pom.xml                                   |  1 -
 kotlin-libraries/pom.xml                      |  3 +-
 libraries-apache-commons/pom.xml              |  7 +--
 libraries-data/pom.xml                        |  1 -
 libraries-server/pom.xml                      |  3 +-
 libraries/pom.xml                             |  5 +-
 logging-modules/log-mdc/pom.xml               |  1 -
 maven/pom.xml                                 |  2 -
 parent-spring-4/pom.xml                       |  3 +-
 parent-spring-5/pom.xml                       |  3 +-
 patterns/design-patterns-2/pom.xml            |  1 -
 patterns/pom.xml                              |  1 -
 persistence-modules/deltaspike/pom.xml        |  1 -
 .../spring-hibernate-3/pom.xml                |  1 -
 .../spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml                |  1 -
 persistence-modules/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml |  1 -
 persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml        |  4 --
 .../spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml         |  1 -
 pom.xml                                       |  1 +
 resteasy/pom.xml                              |  1 -
 spring-5-webflux/pom.xml                      |  1 -
 spring-boot-angular/pom.xml                   |  4 --
 spring-cloud/spring-cloud-contract/pom.xml    |  1 -
 spring-core-2/pom.xml                         |  5 +-
 spring-core/pom.xml                           |  1 -
 spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml             |  1 -
 spring-exceptions/pom.xml                     |  2 -
 spring-jersey/pom.xml                         |  5 +-
 spring-jms/pom.xml                            |  1 -
 spring-jooq/pom.xml                           |  4 +-
 spring-katharsis/pom.xml                      |  1 -
 spring-mvc-forms-jsp/pom.xml                  |  1 -
 spring-mvc-simple/pom.xml                     |  6 +-
 spring-mvc-velocity/pom.xml                   |  1 -
 spring-mvc-webflow/pom.xml                    |  1 -
 spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml                        |  6 +-
 spring-rest-angular/pom.xml                   |  1 -
 spring-rest-full/pom.xml                      |  1 -
 spring-rest-query-language/pom.xml            |  1 -
 spring-rest-simple/pom.xml                    |  1 -
 spring-rest/pom.xml                           |  1 -
 spring-resttemplate/pom.xml                   |  1 -
 spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml            |  2 -
 spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml       |  2 -
 spring-security-mvc-jsonview/pom.xml          |  8 +--
 spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml             |  1 -
 .../pom.xml                                   |  7 +--
 spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml           |  1 -
 spring-security-mvc-socket/pom.xml            |  3 +-
 spring-security-react/pom.xml                 |  2 -
 spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml       |  1 -
 spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml           |  1 -
 spring-security-rest/pom.xml                  |  1 -
 spring-soap/pom.xml                           |  1 -
 spring-social-login/pom.xml                   |  4 --
 spring-static-resources/pom.xml               |  5 +-
 spring-userservice/pom.xml                    |  4 --
 spring-zuul/pom.xml                           |  4 --
 struts-2/pom.xml                              |  1 -
 tensorflow-java/pom.xml                       |  5 +-
 testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml        |  1 -
 .../load-testing-comparison/pom.xml           |  1 -
 testing-modules/mockito/pom.xml               |  1 -
 testing-modules/rest-assured/pom.xml          |  2 -
 testing-modules/rest-testing/pom.xml          |  4 --
 testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml        |  4 +-
 testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml       |  1 -
 vaadin/pom.xml                                |  1 -
 video-tutorials/jackson-annotations/pom.xml   |  4 --
 xml/pom.xml                                   |  6 --
 115 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 250 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apache-olingo/olingo2/pom.xml b/apache-olingo/olingo2/pom.xml
index e3647b9c57..24e7b4e0b2 100644
--- a/apache-olingo/olingo2/pom.xml
+++ b/apache-olingo/olingo2/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 		<olingo2.version>2.0.11</olingo2.version>
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/aws/pom.xml b/aws/pom.xml
index 560f9145f9..75d5aac1eb 100644
--- a/aws/pom.xml
+++ b/aws/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     </repositories>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
         <aws-lambda-java-events.version>1.3.0</aws-lambda-java-events.version>
         <aws-lambda-java-core.version>1.1.0</aws-lambda-java-core.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
diff --git a/core-groovy-2/pom.xml b/core-groovy-2/pom.xml
index 53b3e6a7ec..ba3fd0802b 100644
--- a/core-groovy-2/pom.xml
+++ b/core-groovy-2/pom.xml
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@
         <junit.platform.version>1.0.0</junit.platform.version>
         <hsqldb.version>2.4.0</hsqldb.version>
         <spock-core.version>1.1-groovy-2.4</spock-core.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <logback.version>1.2.3</logback.version>
         <groovy.version>2.5.7</groovy.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
index c09c970e07..28182e515b 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <collections-generic.version>4.01</collections-generic.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-advanced/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-advanced/pom.xml
index a3ac7aa88a..5d41909ed3 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-advanced/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-advanced/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <collections-generic.version>4.01</collections-generic.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-basic/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-basic/pom.xml
index aea4bef6a7..96b3ef76f7 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-basic/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-basic/pom.xml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
         <avaitility.version>1.7.0</avaitility.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
index 27aae4ea6c..ea3bbe44f3 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-concurrency-collections/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <collections-generic.version>4.01</collections-generic.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
index 44c703ee68..1a133d2cbe 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io/pom.xml
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.55</bouncycastle.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.10</commons-codec.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
index 6c700cd005..b1860322a6 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop/pom.xml
index c9bb3b3e5a..46003b132b 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang-oop/pom.xml
@@ -75,13 +75,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        
-        <!-- marshalling -->
-        <jackson.version>2.8.5</jackson.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.2</gson.version>
-
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj-core.version>3.10.0</assertj-core.version>
         <equalsverifier.version>3.0.3</equalsverifier.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang/pom.xml
index 45ccc8d0f5..8311636873 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-lang/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-lang/pom.xml
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <gson.version>2.8.2</gson.version>
-
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         
         <javax.mail.version>1.5.0-b01</javax.mail.version>
         
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-networking/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-networking/pom.xml
index 550ebdb4ff..e2ee7b2fcc 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-networking/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-networking/pom.xml
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <javax.mail.version>1.5.0-b01</javax.mail.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <springframework.spring-web.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</springframework.spring-web.version>
     </properties>	
 </project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-optional/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-optional/pom.xml
index f60e3ba03d..eb981c0907 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-optional/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-optional/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>${h2database.version}</version>
+            <version>${h2.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>${jackson.databind.version}</version>
+            <version>${jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,5 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <hibernate.core.version>5.4.0.Final</hibernate.core.version>
-        <h2database.version>1.4.197</h2database.version>
-        <jackson.databind.version>2.9.8</jackson.databind.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-os/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-os/pom.xml
index 85194b176e..f6c5ef04a5 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-os/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-os/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <collections-generic.version>4.01</collections-generic.version>
     
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/pom.xml
index f225a9554b..b9c9d30ac0 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-perf/pom.xml
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@
        
     </dependencies>
 
-    <properties>
-
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8.1</commons-lang3.version>
-      
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-security/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-security/pom.xml
index ed82a5209a..d3efb26fe8 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-security/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-security/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     <properties>
 
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8.1</commons-lang3.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.60</bouncycastle.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.11</commons-codec.version>
 
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
index da27564d96..ab5f945114 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-sun/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>23.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <bouncycastle.version>1.55</bouncycastle.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.10</commons-codec.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
index 2f33212c38..2a2cb3a6af 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>${h2database.version}</version>
+            <version>${h2.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- instrumentation -->
         <dependency>
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@
         <gson.version>2.8.2</gson.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
         <decimal4j.version>1.0.3</decimal4j.version>
         <unix4j.version>0.4</unix4j.version>
@@ -471,7 +469,6 @@
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         
         <javamoney.moneta.version>1.1</javamoney.moneta.version>
-        <h2database.version>1.4.197</h2database.version>
         <esapi.version>2.1.0.1</esapi.version>
         <jmh-core.version>1.19</jmh-core.version>
        
diff --git a/core-kotlin-io/pom.xml b/core-kotlin-io/pom.xml
index a0b688a223..78b36626d6 100644
--- a/core-kotlin-io/pom.xml
+++ b/core-kotlin-io/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <kotlin.version>1.3.30</kotlin.version>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit.jupiter.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
         <mockito.version>2.27.0</mockito.version>
         <byte-buddy.version>1.9.12</byte-buddy.version>
         <assertj.version>3.10.0</assertj.version>
diff --git a/core-kotlin/pom.xml b/core-kotlin/pom.xml
index 5de986b49e..e4d243360a 100644
--- a/core-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/core-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>${h2database.version}</version>
+            <version>${h2.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.kittinunf.fuel</groupId>
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@
 
     <properties>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8.1</commons-lang3.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.1.1</junit.platform.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>5.2.0</junit.vintage.version>
         <assertj.version>3.10.0</assertj.version>
-        <h2database.version>1.4.197</h2database.version>
         <fuel.version>1.15.0</fuel.version>
 		<kovenant.version>3.3.0</kovenant.version>
 		<injekt-core.version>1.16.1</injekt-core.version>
diff --git a/couchbase/pom.xml b/couchbase/pom.xml
index 31e6a53388..fc40749c61 100644
--- a/couchbase/pom.xml
+++ b/couchbase/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
     <properties>
         <couchbase.client.version>2.5.0</couchbase.client.version>
         <spring-framework.version>4.3.5.RELEASE</spring-framework.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/disruptor/pom.xml b/disruptor/pom.xml
index 296704f546..e1d78e7ed6 100644
--- a/disruptor/pom.xml
+++ b/disruptor/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <disruptor.version>3.3.6</disruptor.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <testng.version>6.10</testng.version>
diff --git a/dozer/pom.xml b/dozer/pom.xml
index 5720001acf..8234eb4c79 100644
--- a/dozer/pom.xml
+++ b/dozer/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <dozer.version>5.5.1</dozer.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/flyway-cdi-extension/pom.xml b/flyway-cdi-extension/pom.xml
index f9f951880e..e8b327e35f 100644
--- a/flyway-cdi-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/flyway-cdi-extension/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,5 @@
 		<flyway-core.version>5.1.4</flyway-core.version>
 		<tomcat-jdbc.version>8.5.33</tomcat-jdbc.version>
 		<javax.annotation-api.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation-api.version>
-		<h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/gson/pom.xml b/gson/pom.xml
index a21d783c39..9d2cf630d0 100644
--- a/gson/pom.xml
+++ b/gson/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         <!-- marshalling -->
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.9.6</joda-time.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/guava-collections/pom.xml b/guava-collections/pom.xml
index a717023156..ecda3c9595 100644
--- a/guava-collections/pom.xml
+++ b/guava-collections/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>24.0-jre</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
diff --git a/guava/pom.xml b/guava/pom.xml
index 1d37a79ab6..34eb7eafa6 100644
--- a/guava/pom.xml
+++ b/guava/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>24.0-jre</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
diff --git a/httpclient-simple/pom.xml b/httpclient-simple/pom.xml
index efcf0452e2..7dd54c8fc4 100644
--- a/httpclient-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient-simple/pom.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.10</commons-codec.version>
         <httpasyncclient.version>4.1.4</httpasyncclient.version>
         <!-- testing -->
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@
         <httpcore.version>4.4.11</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.8</httpclient.version> <!-- 4.3.6 --> <!-- 4.4-beta1 -->
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/httpclient/pom.xml b/httpclient/pom.xml
index def3a05816..8cd483cfc6 100644
--- a/httpclient/pom.xml
+++ b/httpclient/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-codec.version>1.10</commons-codec.version>
         <httpasyncclient.version>4.1.4</httpasyncclient.version>
         <!-- testing -->
diff --git a/hystrix/pom.xml b/hystrix/pom.xml
index 7bb3e98246..e08af2c40f 100644
--- a/hystrix/pom.xml
+++ b/hystrix/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         <hystrix-core.version>1.5.8</hystrix-core.version>
         <rxjava-core.version>0.20.7</rxjava-core.version>
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <hystrix-metrics-event-stream.version>1.5.8</hystrix-metrics-event-stream.version>
         <hystrix-dashboard.version>1.5.8</hystrix-dashboard.version>
diff --git a/jackson-simple/pom.xml b/jackson-simple/pom.xml
index 5023ad87b6..05c1ef4595 100644
--- a/jackson-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/jackson-simple/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8</commons-lang3.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.10</joda-time.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.2</commons-collections4.version>
diff --git a/jackson/pom.xml b/jackson/pom.xml
index 948248d255..8a083525a2 100644
--- a/jackson/pom.xml
+++ b/jackson/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8</commons-lang3.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.10</joda-time.version>
         <gson.version>2.8.5</gson.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.2</commons-collections4.version>
diff --git a/java-collections-conversions/pom.xml b/java-collections-conversions/pom.xml
index ee7221b25e..24d918d105 100644
--- a/java-collections-conversions/pom.xml
+++ b/java-collections-conversions/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/java-collections-maps-2/pom.xml b/java-collections-maps-2/pom.xml
index 5f27eaa2d8..e242a8655e 100644
--- a/java-collections-maps-2/pom.xml
+++ b/java-collections-maps-2/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
         <trove4j.version>3.0.2</trove4j.version>
         <fastutil.version>8.1.0</fastutil.version>
         <colt.version>1.2.0</colt.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.8.1</commons-lang3.version>
         <assertj.version>3.11.1</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/java-collections-maps/pom.xml b/java-collections-maps/pom.xml
index b5eba31437..83cc97a21e 100644
--- a/java-collections-maps/pom.xml
+++ b/java-collections-maps/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <collections-generic.version>4.01</collections-generic.version>
         <avaitility.version>1.7.0</avaitility.version>
diff --git a/java-dates/pom.xml b/java-dates/pom.xml
index d4f690d894..3fddf3f0f8 100644
--- a/java-dates/pom.xml
+++ b/java-dates/pom.xml
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <joda-time.version>2.10</joda-time.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
diff --git a/java-ee-8-security-api/pom.xml b/java-ee-8-security-api/pom.xml
index 9b8356714f..4d4e2ba3b3 100644
--- a/java-ee-8-security-api/pom.xml
+++ b/java-ee-8-security-api/pom.xml
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
         <javaee-version>8.0</javaee-version>
         <liberty-maven-plugin.version>2.3</liberty-maven-plugin.version>
         <openliberty-runtime.version>18.0.0.1</openliberty-runtime.version>
-        
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/java-numbers/pom.xml b/java-numbers/pom.xml
index daed356f66..ac3ca2680f 100644
--- a/java-numbers/pom.xml
+++ b/java-numbers/pom.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
     <properties>
         <commons-math3.version>3.6.1</commons-math3.version>
         <decimal4j.version>1.0.3</decimal4j.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
 
diff --git a/java-streams/pom.xml b/java-streams/pom.xml
index b0c56ecdf9..bd0123e01d 100644
--- a/java-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/java-streams/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <vavr.version>0.9.0</vavr.version>
         <protonpack.version>1.15</protonpack.version>
         <streamex.version>0.6.5</streamex.version>
diff --git a/javax-servlets/pom.xml b/javax-servlets/pom.xml
index e3d8a430d9..096b1bb229 100644
--- a/javax-servlets/pom.xml
+++ b/javax-servlets/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
         <assertj.version>3.9.1</assertj.version>
         <mockito.version>2.21.0</mockito.version>
         <commons-fileupload.version>1.3.3</commons-fileupload.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/jaxb/pom.xml b/jaxb/pom.xml
index 3ed6d9b21a..d575f12c7b 100644
--- a/jaxb/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxb/pom.xml
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <jaxb2-maven-plugin.version>2.3</jaxb2-maven-plugin.version>
         <istack-commons-runtime.version>3.0.2</istack-commons-runtime.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <lifecycle-mapping-plugin.version>1.0.0</lifecycle-mapping-plugin.version>
 
         <javax.activation.version>1.1</javax.activation.version>
diff --git a/jee-7/pom.xml b/jee-7/pom.xml
index d389b57cd5..9432801fd9 100644
--- a/jee-7/pom.xml
+++ b/jee-7/pom.xml
@@ -519,11 +519,9 @@
 		<tyrus.version>1.13</tyrus.version>
 		<jersey.version>2.25</jersey.version>
 		<arquillian-glassfish.version>1.0.0.Final</arquillian-glassfish.version>
-		<maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<org.springframework.security.version>4.2.3.RELEASE</org.springframework.security.version>
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<taglibs.standard.version>1.1.2</taglibs.standard.version>
-		<commons-io.version>2.4</commons-io.version>
 		<com.sun.faces.jsf.version>2.2.14</com.sun.faces.jsf.version>
 		<httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
 		<arquillian-drone-bom.version>2.0.1.Final</arquillian-drone-bom.version>
diff --git a/jee-kotlin/pom.xml b/jee-kotlin/pom.xml
index 963c03d0df..17163ba23c 100644
--- a/jee-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/jee-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -2,43 +2,16 @@
 <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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>jee-kotlin</artifactId>
+    <name>jee-kotlin</name>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+	
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
         <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
-    <artifactId>jee-kotlin</artifactId>
-    <name>jee-kotlin</name>
-    <packaging>war</packaging>
-
-    <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
-        <javaee-api.version>8.0</javaee-api.version>
-
-
-        <kotlin.version>1.3.41</kotlin.version>
-        <kotlin.code.style>official</kotlin.code.style>
-        <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
-
-
-        <wildfly.version>8.2.1.Final</wildfly.version>
-        <mvn-war-plugin.version>3.2.3</mvn-war-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
-
-        <arquillian_core.version>1.4.1.Final</arquillian_core.version>
-        <arquillian-drone-bom.version>2.0.1.Final</arquillian-drone-bom.version>
-        <arquillian-rest-client.version>1.0.0.Alpha4</arquillian-rest-client.version>
-
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-        <resteasy.version>3.8.0.Final</resteasy.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
-        <shrinkwrap.version>3.1.3</shrinkwrap.version>
-
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
@@ -134,7 +107,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${mvn-war-plugin.version}</version>
+                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <warSourceDirectory>webapp</warSourceDirectory>
                     <warName>kotlin</warName>
@@ -286,4 +259,28 @@
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+        <javaee-api.version>8.0</javaee-api.version>
+
+
+        <kotlin.version>1.3.41</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.code.style>official</kotlin.code.style>
+        <kotlin.compiler.incremental>true</kotlin.compiler.incremental>
+
+
+        <wildfly.version>8.2.1.Final</wildfly.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
+
+        <arquillian_core.version>1.4.1.Final</arquillian_core.version>
+        <arquillian-drone-bom.version>2.0.1.Final</arquillian-drone-bom.version>
+        <arquillian-rest-client.version>1.0.0.Alpha4</arquillian-rest-client.version>
+
+        <resteasy.version>3.8.0.Final</resteasy.version>
+        <shrinkwrap.version>3.1.3</shrinkwrap.version>
+
+    </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/jersey/pom.xml b/jersey/pom.xml
index a3adb4cf5a..708b36ce41 100644
--- a/jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/jersey/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>2.26</jersey.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/jsf/pom.xml b/jsf/pom.xml
index 19f1265250..31362a8809 100644
--- a/jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf/pom.xml
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@
         <com.sun.faces.version>2.2.14</com.sun.faces.version>
         <javax.el.version>3.0.0</javax.el.version>
 
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
-
         <primefaces.version>6.2</primefaces.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/jws/pom.xml b/jws/pom.xml
index 6bc790e7ee..5c19c887d3 100644
--- a/jws/pom.xml
+++ b/jws/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.0.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jnlp-jardiff.version>1.6.0</jnlp-jardiff.version>
         <jnlp-servlet.version>1.6.0</jnlp-servlet.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml b/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
index b75c77f358..e252329426 100644
--- a/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>${h2database.version}</version>
+            <version>${h2.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.arrow-kt/arrow-core -->
         <dependency>
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
         <junit.platform.version>1.1.1</junit.platform.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>5.2.0</junit.vintage.version>
         <assertj.version>3.10.0</assertj.version>
-        <h2database.version>1.4.197</h2database.version>
         <exposed.version>0.10.4</exposed.version>
         <mockk.version>1.9.3</mockk.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/libraries-apache-commons/pom.xml b/libraries-apache-commons/pom.xml
index cb5990df22..05d11d83fe 100644
--- a/libraries-apache-commons/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-apache-commons/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons-lang.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-io.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-chain</groupId>
@@ -87,13 +87,12 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang.version>3.6</commons-lang.version>
+        <commons-lang3.version>3.6</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-text.version>1.1</commons-text.version>
         <commons-beanutils.version>1.9.3</commons-beanutils.version>
         <commons-chain.version>1.2</commons-chain.version>
         <commons-csv.version>1.4</commons-csv.version>
         <assertj.version>3.6.2</assertj.version>
-        <commons.io.version>2.5</commons.io.version>
         <commons.dbutils.version>1.6</commons.dbutils.version>
         <commons.collections.version>4.1</commons.collections.version>
         <org.hamcrest.java-hamcrest.version>2.0.0.0</org.hamcrest.java-hamcrest.version>
diff --git a/libraries-data/pom.xml b/libraries-data/pom.xml
index 31aaaea951..88dcceafaa 100644
--- a/libraries-data/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-data/pom.xml
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@
         <gson.version>2.8.2</gson.version>
         <cache.version>1.1.0</cache.version>
         <flink.version>1.5.0</flink.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
         <awaitility.version>3.0.0</awaitility.version>
         <assertj.version>3.6.2</assertj.version>
         <hazelcast.version>3.8.4</hazelcast.version>
diff --git a/libraries-server/pom.xml b/libraries-server/pom.xml
index 72794729a5..9bed5e211b 100644
--- a/libraries-server/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries-server/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-io.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
     <properties>
         <assertj.version>3.6.2</assertj.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.3</httpclient.version>
-        <commons.io.version>2.5</commons.io.version>
         <jetty.version>9.4.8.v20171121</jetty.version>
         <netty.version>4.1.20.Final</netty.version>
         <commons.collections.version>4.1</commons.collections.version>
diff --git a/libraries/pom.xml b/libraries/pom.xml
index 8e787bdc22..e8ffde5f99 100644
--- a/libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons-lang.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-lang3.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@
         <crdt.version>0.1.0</crdt.version>
         <multiverse.version>0.7.0</multiverse.version>
         <cglib.version>3.2.7</cglib.version>
-        <commons-lang.version>3.6</commons-lang.version>
         <jasypt.version>1.9.2</jasypt.version>
         <javatuples.version>1.2</javatuples.version>
         <javaassist.version>3.21.0-GA</javaassist.version>
@@ -826,12 +825,10 @@
         <jsonassert.version>1.5.0</jsonassert.version>
         <javers.version>3.1.0</javers.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.3</httpclient.version>
-        <h2.version>1.4.196</h2.version>
         <jnats.version>1.0</jnats.version>
 
 
         <httpclient.version>4.5.3</httpclient.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
         <neuroph.version>2.92</neuroph.version>
         <serenity.version>1.9.26</serenity.version>
         <serenity.jbehave.version>1.41.0</serenity.jbehave.version>
diff --git a/logging-modules/log-mdc/pom.xml b/logging-modules/log-mdc/pom.xml
index ae658e034e..ce58f43e4e 100644
--- a/logging-modules/log-mdc/pom.xml
+++ b/logging-modules/log-mdc/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
         <log4j2.version>2.7</log4j2.version>
         <disruptor.version>3.3.6</disruptor.version>
         <jbosslogging.version>3.3.0.Final</jbosslogging.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.4</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index 96643d76f3..ef6e7b7d93 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <maven.resources.version>3.0.2</maven.resources.version>
         <maven.compiler.version>3.8.0</maven.compiler.version>
         <maven.surefire.version>2.22.0</maven.surefire.version>
@@ -310,6 +309,5 @@
         <resources.name>Baeldung</resources.name>
         <jetty.version>9.4.11.v20180605</jetty.version>
         <jersey.version>2.27</jersey.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parent-spring-4/pom.xml b/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
index d7eea44989..b08ead02d4 100644
--- a/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-spring-4/pom.xml
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>4.3.22.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.2</junit.jupiter.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/parent-spring-5/pom.xml b/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
index 84df8cf30a..f85924b801 100644
--- a/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
+++ b/parent-spring-5/pom.xml
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.2</junit.jupiter.version>
 		<spring-security.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/patterns/design-patterns-2/pom.xml b/patterns/design-patterns-2/pom.xml
index 5c3e70b046..392035ab84 100644
--- a/patterns/design-patterns-2/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/design-patterns-2/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <intellij.annotations.version>16.0.2</intellij.annotations.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/patterns/pom.xml b/patterns/pom.xml
index 875af67d55..2be9d2519e 100644
--- a/patterns/pom.xml
+++ b/patterns/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <jetty-maven-plugin.version>9.4.0.v20161208</jetty-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/deltaspike/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/deltaspike/pom.xml
index 4dcef07695..46e774edff 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/deltaspike/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/deltaspike/pom.xml
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@
         <war.plugin.version>2.6</war.plugin.version>
         <apt-maven-plugin.version>1.1.3</apt-maven-plugin.version>
         <jandex.version>1.2.5.Final-redhat-1</jandex.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-3/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-3/pom.xml
index ec35f35bb3..4349492370 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-3/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-3/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>8.5.8</tomcat-dbcp.version>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
index 16e55cb0c0..e27775c76f 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
index 4289c9c3d5..388e2ab27b 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5</httpclient.version>
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
index 0fdffad8db..0961cabaff 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <assertj.version>3.8.0</assertj.version>
-
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
index 1afacab164..d0b3f5fe29 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple/pom.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <assertj.version>3.8.0</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f40659bc16..bfd8adeb7a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@
 		<maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
 		<commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
 		<commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>
+		<commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 		<commons-cli.version>1.4</commons-cli.version>
 		<maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
 		<javax.servlet-api.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
diff --git a/resteasy/pom.xml b/resteasy/pom.xml
index ca4124abca..8aea8077f9 100644
--- a/resteasy/pom.xml
+++ b/resteasy/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <resteasy.version>3.0.19.Final</resteasy.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-5-webflux/pom.xml b/spring-5-webflux/pom.xml
index 6317723467..6887f01753 100644
--- a/spring-5-webflux/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-5-webflux/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
     </pluginRepositories>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.2.0.M3</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-angular/pom.xml b/spring-boot-angular/pom.xml
index 62a2701dd0..71c46cb7f5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-angular/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-angular/pom.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-    <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-    </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-contract/pom.xml b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-contract/pom.xml
index ea71891648..a7ee52e954 100644
--- a/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-contract/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-contract/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-cloud.version>2.1.1.RELEASE</spring-cloud.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.1.4.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-core-2/pom.xml b/spring-core-2/pom.xml
index bb4ca9701b..20cd900e00 100644
--- a/spring-core-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core-2/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <spring.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.0.2</junit.jupiter.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-core/pom.xml b/spring-core/pom.xml
index 75e9fd7131..7e5a9b3feb 100644
--- a/spring-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-core/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
         <mockito.spring.boot.version>1.4.4.RELEASE</mockito.spring.boot.version>
         <javax.inject.version>1</javax.inject.version>
         <guava.version>20.0</guava.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <commons.io.version>2.5</commons.io.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
         <mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
diff --git a/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
index eb0fdfea46..6f816986be 100644
--- a/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-dispatcher-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <tomcat8-maven-plugin.version>3.0-r1655215</tomcat8-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
index ff28ac89bb..45c80f2c9f 100644
--- a/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-exceptions/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <httpcore.version>4.4.5</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@
         <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
diff --git a/spring-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
index 5a12d27180..e053ee7b4b 100644
--- a/spring-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${servlet-api-version}</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -223,11 +223,10 @@
 
     <properties>
         <jersey.version>2.27</jersey.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.9</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.5</httpclient.version>
-        <servlet-api-version>4.0.0</servlet-api-version>
+        <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <wiremock.version>1.58</wiremock.version>
         <assertj-core.version>3.10.0</assertj-core.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
diff --git a/spring-jms/pom.xml b/spring-jms/pom.xml
index 2ed58c0c95..ea4af32216 100644
--- a/spring-jms/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jms/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     <properties>
         <springframework.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</springframework.version>
         <activemq.version>5.14.1</activemq.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-jooq/pom.xml b/spring-jooq/pom.xml
index 8bce500a86..8a1fa877da 100644
--- a/spring-jooq/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-jooq/pom.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
                         <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-                        <version>${com.h2database.version}</version>
+                        <version>${h2.version}</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <org.jooq.version>3.11.7</org.jooq.version>
-        <com.h2database.version>1.4.193</com.h2database.version>
-
         <lifecycle-mapping.version>1.0.0</lifecycle-mapping.version>
         <sql-maven-plugin.version>1.5</sql-maven-plugin.version>
         <properties-maven-plugin.version>1.0.0</properties-maven-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
index 74786e7926..18bf198948 100644
--- a/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-katharsis/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
         <katharsis.version>3.0.2</katharsis.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.10</reflections.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.7</commons-lang3.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/pom.xml
index 20912e71e5..5ce2d19414 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.0.10.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <fileupload.version>1.3.3</fileupload.version>
         <hibernate.version>5.2.5.Final</hibernate.version>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-simple/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-simple/pom.xml
index a767cf3c37..580a40e50b 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-simple/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-fileupload</artifactId>
-            <version>${fileupload.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-fileupload.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -162,18 +162,16 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>2.3.2-b02</javax.servlet.jsp-api.version>
         <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.0</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.0.10.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <deploy-path>enter-location-of-server</deploy-path>
-        <fileupload.version>1.3.2</fileupload.version>
+        <commons-fileupload.version>1.3.2</commons-fileupload.version>
         <org.thymeleaf-version>3.0.7.RELEASE</org.thymeleaf-version>
         <groovy.version>2.4.12</groovy.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.27-incubating</freemarker.version>
         <jade.version>1.2.5</jade.version>
-        <junit.platform.version>1.0.2</junit.platform.version>
         <rome.version>1.9.0</rome.version>
         <xstream.version>1.4.9</xstream.version>
         <scribejava.version>5.1.0</scribejava.version>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-velocity/pom.xml
index df19b67e8e..5954e48e8f 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
         <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
diff --git a/spring-mvc-webflow/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-webflow/pom.xml
index c8de990da0..219a2be689 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-webflow/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-webflow/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
index c978bdd983..9f7a24b358 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${javax.servlet.version}</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -129,17 +129,13 @@
 
         <!-- various -->
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.0.10.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-        <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
-        <javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
         <javax.el.version>3.0.1-b08</javax.el.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <geoip2.version>2.8.0</geoip2.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-rest-angular/pom.xml b/spring-rest-angular/pom.xml
index 5240ae24e7..69becfb4ae 100644
--- a/spring-rest-angular/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-angular/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <start-class>org.baeldung.web.main.Application</start-class>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-rest-full/pom.xml b/spring-rest-full/pom.xml
index a85393b7a8..5bc3a70ed5 100644
--- a/spring-rest-full/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-full/pom.xml
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <javassist.version>3.25.0-GA</javassist.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
diff --git a/spring-rest-query-language/pom.xml b/spring-rest-query-language/pom.xml
index 70fea91f31..7ee658d8ba 100644
--- a/spring-rest-query-language/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-query-language/pom.xml
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@
 		
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.7.0</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
diff --git a/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml b/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
index d301957eb9..263e451c62 100644
--- a/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest-simple/pom.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@
         <kryo.version>4.0.0</kryo.version>
         <protobuf-java-format.version>1.4</protobuf-java-format.version>
         <protobuf-java.version>3.1.0</protobuf-java.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <xstream.version>1.4.9</xstream.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
diff --git a/spring-rest/pom.xml b/spring-rest/pom.xml
index 99bdd7646d..670bac9805 100644
--- a/spring-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rest/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@
         <kryo.version>4.0.0</kryo.version>
         <protobuf-java-format.version>1.4</protobuf-java-format.version>
         <protobuf-java.version>3.1.0</protobuf-java.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>20.0</guava.version>
diff --git a/spring-resttemplate/pom.xml b/spring-resttemplate/pom.xml
index 06d4eed9fc..ae5cfed4c9 100644
--- a/spring-resttemplate/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-resttemplate/pom.xml
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <xstream.version>1.4.9</xstream.version>
 
         <!-- util -->
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
index 4e932f3245..3bae514bc1 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-custom/pom.xml
@@ -194,10 +194,8 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
 
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
index cf1de1730d..0baaea15ef 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-digest-auth/pom.xml
@@ -196,13 +196,11 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <httpcore.version>4.4.5</httpcore.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-jsonview/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-jsonview/pom.xml
index 8fa7b4ffb5..a7f668ae8b 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-jsonview/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-jsonview/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${javax.servlet.version}</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <!-- various -->
-        <javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
-        <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
-
-        <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <json-path.version>2.4.0</json-path.version>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
index 02ed0e36f2..1ca11bc1ab 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-login/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
index 5e987dcb77..2f7989d573 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-persisted-remember-me/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${javax.servlet.version}</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -200,15 +200,10 @@
         <!-- persistence -->
         <postgresql.version>9.4.1212</postgresql.version>
 
-        <!-- various -->
-        <javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
-        <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
-
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
         <spring-boot.version>1.5.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
index 276f651436..b55ce70517 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-session/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
         <codahale.metrics.version>3.0.2</codahale.metrics.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-mvc-socket/pom.xml b/spring-security-mvc-socket/pom.xml
index f1d28355fd..f799a7fa9f 100644
--- a/spring-security-mvc-socket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-mvc-socket/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>${h2database.version}</version>
+            <version>${h2.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Websockets -->
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
         <hibernate-core.version>5.2.10.Final</hibernate-core.version>
         <spring-security.version>4.2.3.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.11.3.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
-        <h2database.version>1.4.196</h2database.version>
         <logback-classic.version>1.2.3</logback-classic.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-react/pom.xml b/spring-security-react/pom.xml
index c7b7c85be8..40c284af7f 100644
--- a/spring-security-react/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-react/pom.xml
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>
         <frontend-maven-plugin.version>1.6</frontend-maven-plugin.version>
         <jetty.version>9.4.11.v20180605</jetty.version>
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
index 8a90247386..78bab83db5 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-basic-auth/pom.xml
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.6.1</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
index 2180b917e5..4bab9b9d95 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest-custom/pom.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-logging.version>1.2</commons-logging.version>
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
diff --git a/spring-security-rest/pom.xml b/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
index af38c1ffef..a66909a68e 100644
--- a/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security-rest/pom.xml
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>26.0-jre</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-fileupload.version>1.3.2</commons-fileupload.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
diff --git a/spring-soap/pom.xml b/spring-soap/pom.xml
index 16f19b681f..e155a0f6b2 100644
--- a/spring-soap/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-soap/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.1.2.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/spring-social-login/pom.xml b/spring-social-login/pom.xml
index e948c908d4..655e885568 100644
--- a/spring-social-login/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-social-login/pom.xml
@@ -94,8 +94,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
-    <properties>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.3.2</commons-lang3.version>
-    </properties>
-
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-static-resources/pom.xml b/spring-static-resources/pom.xml
index 84519a37c1..b8068814ba 100644
--- a/spring-static-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-static-resources/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
+            <version>${commons-io.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         
         <dependency>
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@
 
         <!-- Maven plugins -->
         <yuicompressor-maven-plugin.version>1.5.1</yuicompressor-maven-plugin.version>
-
-        <!-- commons.io -->
-        <commons.io.version>2.5</commons.io.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-userservice/pom.xml b/spring-userservice/pom.xml
index e6e8553c80..cd61dfbf27 100644
--- a/spring-userservice/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-userservice/pom.xml
@@ -234,11 +234,7 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <xml-apis.version>1.4.01</xml-apis.version>
-
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-zuul/pom.xml b/spring-zuul/pom.xml
index fbbbdddbf7..a613f51c3f 100644
--- a/spring-zuul/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-zuul/pom.xml
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- Spring -->
         <spring-cloud.version>2.1.0.RELEASE</spring-cloud.version>
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
-        <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/struts-2/pom.xml b/struts-2/pom.xml
index 7de688ff2c..1f7d6876d5 100644
--- a/struts-2/pom.xml
+++ b/struts-2/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
         <struts2.version>2.5.5</struts2.version>
         <struts2-convention-plugin.version>2.5.8</struts2-convention-plugin.version>
         <spring.version>4.3.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tensorflow-java/pom.xml b/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
index f9abde737c..84d2f6cf21 100644
--- a/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
+++ b/tensorflow-java/pom.xml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-			<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+			<version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-			<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+			<version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<tensorflow.version>1.12.0</tensorflow.version>
-		<junit.jupiter.version>5.4.0</junit.jupiter.version>
 	</properties>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
index f72c14ee65..68a0ceeee7 100644
--- a/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/junit-5-basics/pom.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
         <junit.vintage.version>5.4.2</junit.vintage.version>
         <junit-platform.version>1.2.0</junit-platform.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit-jupiter.version>
-        <h2.version>1.4.196</h2.version>
         <spring.version>5.0.6.RELEASE</spring.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
index 44014e96ab..2c53657481 100644
--- a/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/load-testing-comparison/pom.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
         <jmeter.version>5.0</jmeter.version>
         <grinder.version>3.11</grinder.version>
         <spring.boot.version>2.0.5.RELEASE</spring.boot.version>
-        <h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version>
     </properties>
     
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/mockito/pom.xml b/testing-modules/mockito/pom.xml
index 19dbaa0dc1..7b6d6e7735 100644
--- a/testing-modules/mockito/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/mockito/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
     	<spring-data.version>2.0.9.RELEASE</spring-data.version>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
         <powermock.version>1.7.0</powermock.version>
diff --git a/testing-modules/rest-assured/pom.xml b/testing-modules/rest-assured/pom.xml
index 4ed10f0641..eb85c6c8be 100644
--- a/testing-modules/rest-assured/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/rest-assured/pom.xml
@@ -194,14 +194,12 @@
 
     <properties>
         <guava.version>18.0</guava.version>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
         <jackson-coreutils.version>1.8</jackson-coreutils.version>
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
         <servlet-api.version>2.5</servlet-api.version>
         <javax.mail.version>1.4.7</javax.mail.version>
         <jetty.version>9.4.0.v20161208</jetty.version>
 
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
         <commons-collections.version>3.2.2</commons-collections.version>
 
         <httpcore.version>4.4.5</httpcore.version>
diff --git a/testing-modules/rest-testing/pom.xml b/testing-modules/rest-testing/pom.xml
index 6dad3be117..a1995ce9ff 100644
--- a/testing-modules/rest-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/rest-testing/pom.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
 
         <!-- testing -->
         <rest-assured.version>2.9.0</rest-assured.version>
@@ -163,9 +162,6 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.5.2</httpclient.version>
 
         <jbehave.version>4.1</jbehave.version>
-
-        <!-- maven plugins -->
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml b/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
index f4d7b5dc66..6f2700e2df 100644
--- a/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/spring-testing/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${servlet.api.version}</version>
+            <version>${javax.servlet-api.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.4.0</junit.jupiter.version>
         <spring.version>5.1.4.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <servlet.api.version>4.0.1</servlet.api.version>
+        <javax.servlet-api.version>4.0.1</javax.servlet-api.version>
         <javax.persistence.version>2.1.1</javax.persistence.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
index 7ee002ea8b..292af2051a 100644
--- a/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
+++ b/testing-modules/test-containers/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.1.0</junit.jupiter.version>
         <junit.platform.version>1.0.1</junit.platform.version>
         <junit.vintage.version>4.12.1</junit.vintage.version>
         <log4j2.version>2.8.2</log4j2.version>
diff --git a/vaadin/pom.xml b/vaadin/pom.xml
index 089ebe67c1..e3d882bbda 100644
--- a/vaadin/pom.xml
+++ b/vaadin/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <vaadin.widgetset.mode>local</vaadin.widgetset.mode>
         <vaadin.theme>mytheme</vaadin.theme>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-war-plugin.version>
         <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-clean-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/video-tutorials/jackson-annotations/pom.xml b/video-tutorials/jackson-annotations/pom.xml
index 2492951d1a..200ca7577f 100644
--- a/video-tutorials/jackson-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/video-tutorials/jackson-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@
         <gson.version>2.8.0</gson.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
 
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
-
         <!-- testing -->
         <rest-assured.version>3.0.1</rest-assured.version>
         <rest-assured-json-schema-validator.version>3.0.0</rest-assured-json-schema-validator.version>
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index e9b89c71fc..123875b1d9 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -249,18 +249,12 @@
         <dom4j.version>1.6.1</dom4j.version>
         <jaxen.version>1.1.6</jaxen.version>
         <jdom2.version>2.0.6</jdom2.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.5</commons-io.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.1</commons-collections4.version>
         <jibx-version>1.2.4.5</jibx-version>
         <jaxb-api.version>2.1</jaxb-api.version>
         <jaxp-api.version>1.4.2</jaxp-api.version>
         <stax-api.version>1.0-2</stax-api.version>
 
-        <!-- util -->
-        <commons-lang3.version>3.5</commons-lang3.version>
-        <commons-lang.version>2.4</commons-lang.version>
-        <java-version>1.8</java-version>
-
         <!-- maven plugins -->
         <maven-jibx-plugin.version>1.3.1</maven-jibx-plugin.version>
     </properties>