diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/pom.xml b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/pom.xml
index 124fead..44c94d9 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/pom.xml
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.8</version>
+        <version>2.7.8</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.spring</groupId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>scdf-app-customer</description>
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.2</spring-cloud.version>
+        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.5</spring-cloud.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
                     <image>
                         <name>springcloudstream/${project.artifactId}:${project.version}</name>
                     </image>
+                    <pullPolicy>IF_NOT_PRESENT</pullPolicy>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/src/main/resources/application.properties b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 3184315..0ca4a29 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-customer/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,12 @@ spring.application.name=customer
 logging.level.root=info
 logging.level.io.spring=debug
 logging.level.org.springframework.cloud=debug
-logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
\ No newline at end of file
+logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
+logging.level.io.fabric8=debug
+
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupProbeScheme=TCP
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbeDelay=30
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePeriod=5
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePort=${server.port}
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.livenessHttpProbeDelay=1
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.readinessHttpProbeDelay=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/pom.xml b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/pom.xml
index 25552af..af95b43 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/pom.xml
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.8</version>
+        <version>2.7.8</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.spring</groupId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>scdf-app-kitchen</description>
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.2</spring-cloud.version>
+        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.5</spring-cloud.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
                     <image>
                         <name>springcloudstream/${project.artifactId}:${project.version}</name>
                     </image>
+                    <pullPolicy>IF_NOT_PRESENT</pullPolicy>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/src/main/resources/application.properties b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 6289a67..8287fe2 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-kitchen/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ spring.application.name=restaurant
 logging.level.root=info
 logging.level.io.spring=debug
 logging.level.org.springframework.cloud=debug
-logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
\ No newline at end of file
+logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
+logging.level.io.fabric8=debug
+
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupProbeScheme=TCP
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbeDelay=30
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePeriod=5
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePort=${server.port}
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.livenessHttpProbeDelay=1
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.readinessHttpProbeDelay=1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/pom.xml b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/pom.xml
index 8a6b139..086f1b2 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/pom.xml
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.8</version>
+        <version>2.7.8</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.spring</groupId>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <description>SCDF Stream App Waitron</description>
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.3-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud.version>
+        <spring-cloud.version>2021.0.5</spring-cloud.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
                     <image>
                         <name>springcloudstream/${project.artifactId}:${project.version}</name>
                     </image>
+                    <pullPolicy>IF_NOT_PRESENT</pullPolicy>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/src/main/resources/application.properties b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 35eee54..de44d09 100644
--- a/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/restaurant-stream-apps/scdf-app-waitron/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ spring.application.name=waitron
 logging.level.root=info
 logging.level.io.spring=debug
 logging.level.org.springframework.cloud=debug
-logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
\ No newline at end of file
+logging.level.com.rabbitmq.client=debug
+logging.level.io.fabric8=debug
+
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupProbeScheme=TCP
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbeDelay=30
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePeriod=5
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.startupTcpProbePort=${server.port}
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.livenessHttpProbeDelay=1
+spring.cloud.deployer.kubernetes.readinessHttpProbeDelay=1
\ No newline at end of file