diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 38bc2c3c4e..798126d63f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -503,6 +503,12 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 				<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
 				<version>${httpclient.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
@@ -513,6 +519,12 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
 				<artifactId>httpasyncclient</artifactId>
 				<version>${httpasyncclient.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
@@ -558,6 +570,12 @@
 				<groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
 				<artifactId>velocity-tools</artifactId>
 				<version>${velocity-tools.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
@@ -678,6 +696,12 @@
 				<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
 				<artifactId>crash.connectors.ssh</artifactId>
 				<version>${crashub.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
@@ -976,6 +1000,16 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
 				<version>${spring-integration.version}</version>
+				<exclusions>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+						<artifactId>commons-logging-api</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
+				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.mobile</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/test/resources/build.gradle b/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/test/resources/build.gradle
index 6b5c3791ae..36e51e750b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/test/resources/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/src/test/resources/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.result.UnresolvedDependencyResult;
 
+buildscript {
+	repositories {
+		mavenLocal()
+	}
+	dependencies {
+		classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${project.bootVersion}")
+	}
+}
+
 repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
 	mavenCentral()
@@ -13,6 +22,8 @@ dependencies {
 	springBootStarter "org.springframework.boot:${project.starter}:${project.bootVersion}"
 }
 
+apply plugin: 'spring-boot'
+
 task checkCommonsLogging {
 	doFirst {
 		def commonsLogging = resolvedDependencies
@@ -46,4 +57,4 @@ def getResolvedDependencies() {
 		throw new GradleException("Resolution of ${project.starter} failed: ${unresolved}")
 	}
 	resolved
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
index 0e898456e9..4e4efd493b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator/pom.xml
@@ -20,17 +20,15 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-actuator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
index 882041a925..2a8f0dede4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-amqp/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -28,25 +32,13 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
index 7801b6e1c0..255c76eff9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-aop/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
@@ -26,25 +44,5 @@
 			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
index 7b4692b9d3..87189e62e9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-batch/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -32,25 +36,13 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
index f65245a3fc..19860a6d2b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch/pom.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -30,24 +34,12 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-elasticsearch</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
index a2c3bc9191..7baaa848dd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-gemfire/pom.xml
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.gemstone.gemfire</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gemfire</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -35,33 +39,19 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-gemfire</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<repositories>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
index f345d7fa8f..8724172695 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -18,43 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
-			<artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -65,22 +39,22 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-jpa</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-aspects</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 94895b8546..f4276c2e67 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mongo-java-driver</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -33,24 +37,12 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
index ae48801246..a9d2f695ba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +36,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -37,24 +45,20 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-rest-webmvc</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
index 946b99eb6c..7070dc7b31 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-data-solr/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId>
 			<artifactId>solr-solrj</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -31,32 +39,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-solr</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			 <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+			<artifactId>httpmime</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
index 0e529bcce6..4f3cdb02d3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-freemarker/pom.xml
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>
 			<artifactId>freemarker</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -33,14 +41,8 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
index 41a98cc39a..d1f31df30e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-groovy-templates/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
index d18710a2f1..cb48ad9608 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-hornetq/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -31,12 +35,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-jms</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hornetq</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
index 86bca4f7b8..b94000c6cd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-integration/pom.xml
@@ -18,59 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -78,59 +36,41 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-messaging</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-core</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-file</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-http</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging-api</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-ip</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.integration</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-stream</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
index 0ab3379e3d..bade0dd6b7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -18,39 +18,31 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tomcat-jdbc</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
index 96a315dcee..eebb0ebfa3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jetty-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -26,5 +30,15 @@
 			<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jetty-jsp</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
index 2e66362463..e94466fc0a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-mobile/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -41,12 +39,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.mobile</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-mobile-device</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
index a5eb0a1bcd..e3726ac5a6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-parent/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 				<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 				<version>${spring.version}</version>
 				<exclusions>
-					<!-- Starters use SLF4J -->
 					<exclusion>
 						<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
 						<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
index 18ae17d76e..85a92a9b91 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-redis/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -31,32 +39,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-data-redis</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>redis.clients</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml
index aaee33af47..b825a712c9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-remote-shell/pom.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,26 @@
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-			<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
@@ -29,21 +47,11 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
 			<artifactId>crash.connectors.ssh</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
 			<artifactId>crash.connectors.telnet</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
 					<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
@@ -52,6 +60,10 @@
 					<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 					<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
 				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
@@ -59,10 +71,6 @@
 			<groupId>org.crashub</groupId>
 			<artifactId>crash.embed.spring</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
 				<exclusion>
 					<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
 					<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -88,24 +96,8 @@
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+			<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-security/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-security/pom.xml
index 6078afaa76..fb9ad3c944 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-security/pom.xml
@@ -19,28 +19,20 @@
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -51,52 +43,22 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml
index 38fdbeac92..34c72e7e50 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-facebook/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -41,42 +39,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-config</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-core</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-social-facebook</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-social-facebook</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin/pom.xml
index 2bb6dd0060..303c7afd1f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-linkedin/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -41,42 +39,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-config</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-core</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-social-linkedin</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-social-linkedin</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml
index 6bfc4d04f5..8abc8a30bb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-social-twitter/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -41,42 +39,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-config</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-core</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-social-twitter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-social-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.social</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-social-twitter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
index 3ce1541898..7cc801e9f0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-test/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -44,5 +44,9 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index 3525e818ca..563fb5e9fb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
index 2895e024bc..8585ca14b0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tomcat-embed-core</artifactId>
@@ -30,5 +34,15 @@
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
 			<artifactId>tomcat-embed-logging-juli</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
index 4db24ae15b..c3f606589d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-velocity/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-beanutils</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-beanutils</artifactId>
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.velocity</groupId>
 			<artifactId>velocity-tools</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -47,22 +55,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
index 119eadb807..aa3d9d3eb6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-web/pom.xml
@@ -21,22 +21,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
@@ -48,7 +36,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -56,15 +44,13 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
index 6d1d2494c8..a176e0ffee 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-websocket/pom.xml
@@ -18,9 +18,17 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -31,12 +39,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-websocket</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index c50a8e8e71..4917bdf3ce 100644
--- a/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-					<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
@@ -38,10 +40,6 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
 			<artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>