diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/lib/Main.ts
index c691bc936..68c369e38 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/lib/Main.ts
@@ -21,25 +21,6 @@ const DEBUG_ARG = '-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,susp
     //   - we launch the Java project directly from the classes folder produced by Eclipse JDT compiler
     //   - we add DEBUG_ARG to the launch so that remote debugger can attach on port 8000
 
-function getClasspath(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext):string {
-    if (DEBUG) {
-        try {
-            let projectDir = context.extensionPath;
-            let classpathFile = Path.resolve(projectDir, "classpath.txt");
-            //TODO: async read?
-            let classpath = FS.readFileSync(classpathFile, 'utf8');
-            classpath =  Path.resolve(projectDir, 'target/classes') + ':' + classpath;
-            return classpath;
-        } catch (e) {
-            //Expected if you classpath.txt file isn't packaged. So this means we are running in packaged mode.    
-            VSCode.window.showInformationMessage('classpath file not found, so disabling DEBUG mode '+e);
-            //Nasty! Be careful, this assumes 'getClasspath' is called before computing debug args.
-            DEBUG = false;
-        }
-    }
-    return Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, "out", "fat-jar.jar");
-}
-
 /** Called when extension is activated */
 export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
     let javaExecutablePath = findJavaExecutable('java');
@@ -101,11 +82,13 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                             cwd: VSCode.workspace.rootPath 
                         };
                         let child: ChildProcess.ChildProcess;
-                        let classpath = getClasspath(context);
+                        // let classpath = getClasspath(context);
+                        let projectDir = context.extensionPath;
+                        let fatJar = Path.resolve(projectDir, 'target/vscode-application-properties-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar');
                         let args = [
                             '-Dserver.port=' + port,
-                            '-cp', classpath, 
-                            'org.springframework.ide.vscode.application.properties.Main'
+                            '-jar',
+                            fatJar,
                         ];
                         if (DEBUG) {
                             args.unshift(DEBUG_ARG);
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/pom.xml b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/pom.xml
index 6c1c36028..7bea98059 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-properties/pom.xml
@@ -109,27 +109,13 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- Configure fat jar -->
 			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<outputFile>${project.basedir}/out/fat-jar.jar</outputFile>
-					<filters>
-						<filter>
-							<artifact>*:*</artifact>
-							<excludes>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
-							</excludes>
-						</filter>
-					</filters>
-				</configuration>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
-						<phase>package</phase>
 						<goals>
-							<goal>shade</goal>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
 						</goals>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/lib/Main.ts
index 314d81ba9..d4f68d415 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/lib/Main.ts
@@ -21,25 +21,6 @@ const DEBUG_ARG = '-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,susp
     //   - we launch the Java project directly from the classes folder produced by Eclipse JDT compiler
     //   - we add DEBUG_ARG to the launch so that remote debugger can attach on port 8000
 
-function getClasspath(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext):string {
-    if (DEBUG) {
-        try {
-            let projectDir = context.extensionPath;
-            let classpathFile = Path.resolve(projectDir, "classpath.txt");
-            //TODO: async read?
-            let classpath = FS.readFileSync(classpathFile, 'utf8');
-            classpath =  Path.resolve(projectDir, 'target/classes') + ':' + classpath;
-            return classpath;
-        } catch (e) {
-            //Expected if you classpath.txt file isn't packaged. So this means we are running in packaged mode.    
-            VSCode.window.showInformationMessage('classpath file not found, so disabling DEBUG mode '+e);
-            //Nasty! Be careful, this assumes 'getClasspath' is called before computing debug args.
-            DEBUG = false;
-        }
-    }
-    return Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, "out", "fat-jar.jar");
-}
-
 /** Called when extension is activated */
 export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
     let javaExecutablePath = findJavaExecutable('java');
@@ -99,11 +80,11 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                             cwd: VSCode.workspace.rootPath 
                         };
                         let child: ChildProcess.ChildProcess;
-                        let classpath = getClasspath(context);
+                        let fatJarFile = Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, 'target/vscode-application-yaml-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar');
                         let args = [
                             '-Dserver.port=' + port,
-                            '-cp', classpath, 
-                            'org.springframework.ide.vscode.application.yaml.Main'
+                            '-jar',
+                            fatJarFile,
                         ];
                         if (DEBUG) {
                             args.unshift(DEBUG_ARG);
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/pom.xml b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/pom.xml
index 914637c73..693238086 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/pom.xml
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-application-yaml/pom.xml
@@ -121,27 +121,13 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- Configure fat jar -->
 			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<outputFile>${project.basedir}/out/fat-jar.jar</outputFile>
-					<filters>
-						<filter>
-							<artifact>*:*</artifact>
-							<excludes>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
-							</excludes>
-						</filter>
-					</filters>
-				</configuration>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
-						<phase>package</phase>
 						<goals>
-							<goal>shade</goal>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
 						</goals>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
index d83227beb..c30406ad8 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/lib/Main.ts
@@ -21,25 +21,6 @@ const DEBUG_ARG = '-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000,susp
     //   - we launch the Java project directly from the classes folder produced by Eclipse JDT compiler
     //   - we add DEBUG_ARG to the launch so that remote debugger can attach on port 8000
 
-function getClasspath(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext):string {
-    if (DEBUG) {
-        try {
-            let projectDir = context.extensionPath;
-            let classpathFile = Path.resolve(projectDir, "classpath.txt");
-            //TODO: async read?
-            let classpath = FS.readFileSync(classpathFile, 'utf8');
-            classpath =  Path.resolve(projectDir, 'target/classes') + ':' + classpath;
-            return classpath;
-        } catch (e) {
-            //Expected if you classpath.txt file isn't packaged. So this means we are running in packaged mode.    
-            VSCode.window.showInformationMessage('classpath file not found, so disabling DEBUG mode '+e);
-            //Nasty! Be careful, this assumes 'getClasspath' is called before computing debug args.
-            DEBUG = false;
-        }
-    }
-    return Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, "out", "fat-jar.jar");
-}
-
 /** Called when extension is activated */
 export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
     VSCode.window.showInformationMessage("Activating manifet.yml extension");
@@ -100,11 +81,11 @@ export function activate(context: VSCode.ExtensionContext) {
                             cwd: VSCode.workspace.rootPath 
                         };
                         let child: ChildProcess.ChildProcess;
-                        let classpath = getClasspath(context);
+                        let fatJarFile = Path.resolve(context.extensionPath, 'target/vscode-manifest-yaml-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar');
                         let args = [
                             '-Dserver.port=' + port,
-                            '-cp', classpath, 
-                            'org.springframework.ide.vscode.manifest.yaml.Main'
+                            '-jar',
+                            fatJarFile,
                         ];
                         if (DEBUG) {
                             args.unshift(DEBUG_ARG);
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/pom.xml b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/pom.xml
index de178b687..646bc6353 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/pom.xml
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/pom.xml
@@ -82,27 +82,13 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<!-- Configure fat jar -->
 			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.4.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<outputFile>${project.basedir}/out/fat-jar.jar</outputFile>
-					<filters>
-						<filter>
-							<artifact>*:*</artifact>
-							<excludes>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
-								<exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
-							</excludes>
-						</filter>
-					</filters>
-				</configuration>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4.1.RELEASE</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
-						<phase>package</phase>
 						<goals>
-							<goal>shade</goal>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
 						</goals>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>