diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
index 0fb0042b9..392cdc4d7 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 		<springplugin>1.2.0.RELEASE</springplugin>
 		<evoinflector>1.2.2</evoinflector>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.rest.core</java-module-name>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
index 44c8a05fa..044b89d10 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		<browser.version>ad9b865</browser.version>
 		<json-editor.version>0.7.21</json-editor.version>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.rest.hal.browser</java-module-name>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
index dc82d564e..3c2e1c396 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		<cassandra.version>2.0.9</cassandra.version>
 		<cassandraunit.version>2.0.2.1</cassandraunit.version>
 		<java-module-name>spring.data.rest.webmvc</java-module-name>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>