diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/core/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/core/pom.xml
index a403a59e84..287a331123 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/core/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+            <version>4.3.30.RELEASE</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
 </project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/pom.xml
index 7193b61ad7..3bae12e052 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>parent-project</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>parent-project</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
@@ -19,4 +20,13 @@
         <module>webapp</module>
     </modules>
 
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+                <version>5.3.16</version>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
 </project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/service/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/service/pom.xml
index ee51b51d1b..04cb1151e1 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/service/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/service/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/webapp/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/webapp/pom.xml
index d034d4e7d1..daaeca9394 100644
--- a/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/maven-simple/parent-project/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,24 @@
     <artifactId>webapp</artifactId>
     <name>webapp</name>
 
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+
     <parent>
         <artifactId>parent-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.2</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
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