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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.springframework.geode</groupId>
+	<artifactId>spring-geode-samples-parent</artifactId>
+	<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+	<name>Spring Geode Samples Parent</name>
+	<description>Parent Maven POM for Spring Geode Samples.</description>
+
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
+			<name>Spring libs-snapshot Repository</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-plugins</id>
+			<name>Spring Plugins Repository</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
+
+	<dependencyManagement>
+		<dependencies>
+
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.geode</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-geode-starter</artifactId>
+				<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			</dependency>
+
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.geode</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-geode-starter-logging</artifactId>
+				<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			</dependency>
+
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.geode</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-geode-starter-test</artifactId>
+				<version>1.3.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+			</dependency>
+
+		</dependencies>
+	</dependencyManagement>
+
+	<dependencies>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+					<artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.0.0</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>initialize</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>read-project-properties</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<files>
+								<file>../../../gradle.properties</file>
+							</files>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+</project>