diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18cc9e06..5bcc2250 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -235,6 +235,39 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.0.0</version>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<configuration>
+					<updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
+					<flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
+					<pomElements>
+						<parent>expand</parent>
+						<distributionManagement>remove</distributionManagement>
+						<repositories>remove</repositories>
+					</pomElements>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<!-- enable flattening -->
+					<execution>
+						<id>flatten</id>
+						<phase>process-resources</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>flatten</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+					<!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+					<execution>
+						<id>flatten.clean</id>
+						<phase>clean</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>clean</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
index 3e79c3fc..9f2b387a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/pom.xml
@@ -218,5 +218,40 @@
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.0.0</version>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<configuration>
+					<updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
+					<flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
+					<pomElements>
+						<parent>expand</parent>
+						<distributionManagement>remove</distributionManagement>
+						<repositories>remove</repositories>
+					</pomElements>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<!-- enable flattening -->
+					<execution>
+						<id>flatten</id>
+						<phase>process-resources</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>flatten</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+					<!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+					<execution>
+						<id>flatten.clean</id>
+						<phase>clean</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>clean</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>