diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
index 759eaf809e..5c3530ffb0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
index 2f2d8c4fc8..b6ed64e364 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
index 7a10710173..14aed183ef 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
index 226f83b18e..0032d5228c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
index 3d7de45b03..b3a1027b11 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
index 6649c4ddba..e9d0cd89f3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
index 46f22a2649..40fdf131b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
index 91dfd1b8f0..c40e0c6785 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
index cef97fa519..7e8be3e5dd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
index 2f54e645d6..31423e5147 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.thymeleaf</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index 22931643ec..618b3bfacd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->