diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
index 23fbe741ed..e50f524076 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@
 			<version>${spring-cloud-build.version}</version>
 			<type>pom</type>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot.experimental</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-thin-layout</artifactId>
+			<version>${thin-jar.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot.experimental</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-thin-launcher</artifactId>
+			<version>${thin-jar.version}</version>
+			<classifier>exec</classifier>
+		</dependency>
 
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03c3099be9..818c7b8a88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 		<jacoco-maven-plugin.version>0.8.5</jacoco-maven-plugin.version>
 		<exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 		<InMemoryJavaCompiler.version>1.3.0</InMemoryJavaCompiler.version>
+		<thin-jar.version>1.0.27.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
 
 		<contract.kotlin.version>1.5.20</contract.kotlin.version>
 		<commons-beanutils.version>1.9.4</commons-beanutils.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
index 84d517d579..2cc938a36f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Boot</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Boot</description>
-	<properties>
-		<thin-jar.version>1.0.27.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
-	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>