diff --git a/gemfire-spring-boot-starter/gemfire-spring-boot-starter.gradle b/gemfire-spring-boot-starter/gemfire-spring-boot-starter.gradle
index 4f9629eb..4ae96b91 100644
--- a/gemfire-spring-boot-starter/gemfire-spring-boot-starter.gradle
+++ b/gemfire-spring-boot-starter/gemfire-spring-boot-starter.gradle
@@ -1,15 +1,32 @@
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
+
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
+apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
 
 apply from: IDE_GRADLE
 
-description = "Spring Boot for Pivotal GemFire"
+description = "Spring Boot Starter for Pivotal GemFire"
+
+dependencyManagement {
+	imports {
+		mavenBom SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES
+	}
+}
 
 dependencies {
 
+	compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter") {
+		exclude group: "org.springframework.boot", module: "spring-boot-starter-logging"
+	}
+
 	compile(project(':geode-spring-boot')) {
 		exclude group: "org.springframework.data", module: "spring-data-geode"
 	}
 
+	compile(project(':geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure')) {
+		exclude group: "org.springframework.data", module: "spring-data-geode"
+	}
+
 	compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-gemfire"
 
 }