diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c860d379..36a5247e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <xmlunit1.version>1.6</xmlunit1.version>
         <xmlunit.version>2.7.0</xmlunit.version>
         <xom.version>1.3.7</xom.version>
-        <docs.resources.version>0.2.5</docs.resources.version>
+        <spring-asciidoctor-backends.version>0.0.3</spring-asciidoctor-backends.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -229,13 +229,6 @@
             <version>${woodstox.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.spring.docresources</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-doc-resources</artifactId>
-            <version>${docs.resources.version}</version>
-            <type>zip</type>
-            <optional>true</optional>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -530,27 +523,6 @@
             <build>
 
                 <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>unpack-doc-resources</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                                <inherited>false</inherited>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <includeGroupIds>io.spring.docresources</includeGroupIds>
-                                    <includeArtifactIds>spring-doc-resources</includeArtifactIds>
-                                    <includeTypes>zip</includeTypes>
-                                    <excludeTransitive>true</excludeTransitive>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/refdocs/</outputDirectory>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -577,17 +549,17 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
                         <artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.1.0</version>
+                        <version>2.2.2</version>
                         <dependencies>
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>asciidoctorj-pdf</artifactId>
-                                <version>1.5.4</version>
+                                <version>2.3.0</version>
                             </dependency>
                             <dependency>
-                                <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
-                                <artifactId>asciidoctorj-epub3</artifactId>
-                                <version>1.5.1</version>
+                                <groupId>io.spring.asciidoctor.backends</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>spring-asciidoctor-backends</artifactId>
+                                <version>${spring-asciidoctor-backends.version}</version>
                             </dependency>
                         </dependencies>
                         <executions>
@@ -599,14 +571,14 @@
                                     <goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
                                 </goals>
                                 <configuration>
-                                    <backend>html5</backend>
+                                    <backend>spring-html</backend>
                                     <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site/reference/html</outputDirectory>
                                     <sourceHighlighter>highlight.js</sourceHighlighter>
                                     <attributes>
                                         // these attributes are required to use the doc resources
                                         <docinfo>shared</docinfo>
                                         <stylesdir>css/</stylesdir>
-                                        <stylesheet>spring.css</stylesheet>
+                                        <stylesheet>site.css</stylesheet>
                                         <linkcss>true</linkcss>
                                         <icons>font</icons>
                                         <highlightjsdir>js/highlight</highlightjsdir>
@@ -630,19 +602,6 @@
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
 
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>epub</id>
-                                <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                                <inherited>false</inherited>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site/reference/epub</outputDirectory>
-                                    <backend>epub3</backend>
-                                    <sourceHighlighter>coderay</sourceHighlighter>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
                         </executions>
 
                         <configuration>
@@ -659,7 +618,6 @@
                                 <baseDir>${project.basedir}</baseDir>
                             </attributes>
                         </configuration>
-
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -760,6 +718,14 @@
     </profiles>
 
     <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>spring-release</id>
+            <name>Spring Releases</name>
+            <url>https://repo.spring.io/releases</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
         <repository>
             <id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
             <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>