diff --git a/feign-eager-instantiation/pom.xml b/feign-eager-instantiation/pom.xml
index 6f1668a..21ca654 100644
--- a/feign-eager-instantiation/pom.xml
+++ b/feign-eager-instantiation/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <spring-cloud.version>Greenwich.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-                <version>Greenwich.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
diff --git a/vanilla/pom.xml b/vanilla/pom.xml
index fce156c..d14a949 100644
--- a/vanilla/pom.xml
+++ b/vanilla/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.cloud.sample</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sample-vanilla</artifactId>
-	<version>Greenwich.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>spring-cloud-sample-vanilla</name>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
-				<version>Greenwich.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+				<version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
+		<spring-cloud.version>Greenwich.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>