diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.project
index 35631c242..d4c1612e5 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-language-server/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.project
index 39cbff524..d948b6f75 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.project b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.project
index 795368cac..087af01c6 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-yaml/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.project b/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.project
index a03ca7c45..324b31115 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.project
+++ b/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.project
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 			<arguments>
 			</arguments>
 		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.validation.springbootbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
 	</buildSpec>
 	<natures>
 		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs b/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a12794d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/headless-services/commons/language-server-test-harness/.settings/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+boot.validation.initialized=true
+eclipse.preferences.version=1