diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3b81ca759..e677a4b900 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	<inceptionYear>2016</inceptionYear>
 
 	<properties>
-		<spring-boot.version>2.0.0.M2</spring-boot.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-boot.version>
 		<checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
 		<spring-cloud-build.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-build.version>
 		<spring-cloud-zookeeper.version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-zookeeper.version>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
index 69e4006bea..ba695f2378 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
index 714246fb9f..d32d8adad0 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildscript {
 // end::repos[]
 	dependencies {
 		classpath 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0-beta-1'
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 		classpath "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin:${findProperty('verifierVersion') ?: verifierVersion}"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/build.gradle
index 2def17c1a2..222e26cbba 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/pom.xml
index d1172a5c1a..4b7c52dba8 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-sink/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/build.gradle
index 6005e37441..c4a3608c97 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 		classpath "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin:${findProperty('verifierVersion') ?: verifierVersion}"
 		classpath "com.jayway.restassured:rest-assured:2.9.0"
 		classpath "com.jayway.restassured:spring-mock-mvc:2.9.0"
diff --git a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/pom.xml
index 9ebbd3b831..cdb3bfca32 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/messaging/stream-source/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-client/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-client/build.gradle
index f2efeca44f..3db8de8ac6 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-client/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-client/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-server/build.gradle
index 707a4faf62..64690c9519 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/pact/pact-http-server/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
 		maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/release" }
 	}
 	dependencies {
-		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.M2"
+		classpath "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"
 		classpath "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin:${findProperty('verifierVersion') ?: verifierVersion}"
 		//tag::pact_dependency[]
 		classpath "org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-spec-pact:${findProperty('verifierVersion') ?: verifierVersion}"
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-jetty/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-jetty/pom.xml
index 494ce62730..ebc082e8dd 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
index 2fbb0769f0..2b9a3384a4 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-native/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
index 765a7cc3de..56e8b368a9 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
index be03ae1215..f6c5f3b013 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-undertow-ssl/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml b/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
index 4d0b704645..709dcaf885 100644
--- a/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/wiremock-undertow/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.0.0.M2</version>
+		<version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>