diff --git a/archetype/pom.xml b/archetype/pom.xml
index fea8fb8a..fa9a5e0b 100644
--- a/archetype/pom.xml
+++ b/archetype/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-ws-archetype</artifactId>
diff --git a/core-tiger/pom.xml b/core-tiger/pom.xml
index bde22989..c43f1ff1 100644
--- a/core-tiger/pom.xml
+++ b/core-tiger/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-ws-core-tiger</artifactId>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 57c94191..c92fb7fb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-ws-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/oxm-tiger/pom.xml b/oxm-tiger/pom.xml
index 14af5395..6dfee269 100644
--- a/oxm-tiger/pom.xml
+++ b/oxm-tiger/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-oxm-tiger</artifactId>
diff --git a/oxm/pom.xml b/oxm/pom.xml
index 8ca7a9ce..2bedf62b 100644
--- a/oxm/pom.xml
+++ b/oxm/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-oxm</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/airline/pom.xml b/samples/airline/pom.xml
index 4cfca523..580631d9 100644
--- a/samples/airline/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/airline/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>airline</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/echo/pom.xml b/samples/echo/pom.xml
index 8b3f8004..31485878 100644
--- a/samples/echo/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/echo/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>echo</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/mtom/pom.xml b/samples/mtom/pom.xml
index ba376535..e4c0e5f2 100644
--- a/samples/mtom/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/mtom/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
       <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
       <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <artifactId>mtom</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index e8c20765..894e6332 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/pox/pom.xml b/samples/pox/pom.xml
index 3d4282ec..adb137e9 100644
--- a/samples/pox/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pox/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>pox</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/stockquote/pom.xml b/samples/stockquote/pom.xml
index 70868d48..20a41033 100644
--- a/samples/stockquote/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/stockquote/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>stockquote</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
index 0410a009..64874995 100644
--- a/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-samples</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../samples/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>tutorial</artifactId>
diff --git a/security/pom.xml b/security/pom.xml
index c66e40df..c1aff450 100644
--- a/security/pom.xml
+++ b/security/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-ws-security</artifactId>
diff --git a/support/pom.xml b/support/pom.xml
index ae6e2c0c..beef8e76 100644
--- a/support/pom.xml
+++ b/support/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
diff --git a/xml/pom.xml b/xml/pom.xml
index 98378db8..0e202351 100644
--- a/xml/pom.xml
+++ b/xml/pom.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <artifactId>spring-ws-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.springframework.ws</groupId>
         <version>1.5.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>spring-xml</artifactId>