diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 9c61788a59..8e50df9938 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-boot-gradle-tests</module>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index 7c8b54d111..e29c287398 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-boot-sample-actuator</module>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
index 320b94f9cc..e219f6ebf0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
index e4edda4001..4aba3c8b5e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
index 1d92d532d2..e96dc1f047 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>/</m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
index 849629fbb8..655be0ae5a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 		<m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>/</m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
index c394d83dc1..b3a608326b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 		<m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>/</m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>
 		<tomcat.version>7.0.59</tomcat.version>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
index a6dc9b3c72..6ff960f430 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>/</m2eclipse.wtp.contextRoot>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
index 3dade1d797..47d8d14023 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		<url>http://www.spring.io</url>
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
index 53d5285f96..17ff9a4963 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
index fa69d90100..01a47ca2ee 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
index bbdacfa25a..85c8cf8f14 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	</organization>
 	<properties>
 		<main.basedir>${basedir}/../..</main.basedir>
+		<java.version>1.7</java.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>