diff --git a/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure.gradle b/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure.gradle
index 0228b7fe..47aea3f9 100644
--- a/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure.gradle
+++ b/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure/geode-spring-boot-autoconfigure.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
+
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
-apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
 apply from: IDE_GRADLE
 
 description = "Spring Boot for Apache Geode Auto-Configuration"
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ repositories {
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot" }
 }
 
+dependencyManagement {
+	imports {
+		mavenBom SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES
+	}
+}
+
 dependencies {
 
 	compile project(":geode-spring-boot")
diff --git a/geode-spring-boot/geode-spring-boot.gradle b/geode-spring-boot/geode-spring-boot.gradle
index 66f2793f..62a92385 100644
--- a/geode-spring-boot/geode-spring-boot.gradle
+++ b/geode-spring-boot/geode-spring-boot.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin
+
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-module'
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'
-apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
 apply from: IDE_GRADLE
 
 description = "Spring Boot for Apache Geode"
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ repositories {
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot" }
 }
 
+dependencyManagement {
+	imports {
+		mavenBom SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES
+	}
+}
+
 dependencies {
 
 	compile "org.springframework:spring-context-support"