diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
index 4cf741721..1f4cfbe3c 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<springplugin>1.2.0.RELEASE</springplugin>
 		<evoinflector>1.2.2</evoinflector>
+		<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 e5f2df7b2..5fa687836 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-hal-browser/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<browser.version>3325375</browser.version>
 		<json-editor.version>0.7.21</json-editor.version>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
index 657426c05..56a336e98 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<cassandra.version>2.0.9</cassandra.version>
 		<cassandraunit.version>2.0.2.1</cassandraunit.version>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>