diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 4459c48b7..46338813a 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -129,23 +129,9 @@ the `.mvn` configuration, so if you find you have to do it to make a
 build succeed, please raise a ticket to get the settings added to
 source control.
 
-For hints on how to build the project look in `.travis.yml` if there
-is one. There should be a "script" and maybe "install" command. Also
-look at the "services" section to see if any services need to be
-running locally (e.g. mongo or rabbit).  Ignore the git-related bits
-that you might find in "before_install" since they're related to setting git
-credentials and you already have those.
+The projects that require middleware (i.e. Redis) for testing generally
+require that a local instance of [Docker](https://www.docker.com/get-started) is installed and running.
 
-The projects that require middleware generally include a
-`docker-compose.yml`, so consider using
-https://docs.docker.com/compose/[Docker Compose] to run the middeware servers
-in Docker containers. See the README in the
-https://github.com/spring-cloud-samples/scripts[scripts demo
-repository] for specific instructions about the common cases of mongo,
-rabbit and redis.
-
-NOTE: If all else fails, build with the command from `.travis.yml` (usually
-`./mvnw install`).
 
 === Documentation
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-multi/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-multi/pom.xml
index 1ef87ed15..b71aaac3c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-multi/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-multi/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-javax/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-javax/pom.xml
index 3698e914d..721ca3c4e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-javax/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-javax/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-scf/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-scf/pom.xml
index 2f9d5964a..0b6f7a08d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-scf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp-with-scf/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp/pom.xml
index 00e13cca7..dc7180ae6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootapp/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar-multi/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar-multi/pom.xml
index 3ebb44168..a72e39a73 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar-multi/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar-multi/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar/pom.xml
index 9daaef0ba..6a945ae75 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjar/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjarnostart/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjarnostart/pom.xml
index 700e45397..d065723b6 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjarnostart/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-deployer/src/it/bootjarnostart/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-functional-sample-aws/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-functional-sample-aws/pom.xml
index 997e53cec..5cea3c211 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-functional-sample-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-functional-sample-aws/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom-bean/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom-bean/pom.xml
index f8ae0cdfc..7719ca050 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom-bean/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom-bean/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>io.spring.sample</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom/pom.xml
index 7d534b32f..b915b654d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-custom/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>io.spring.sample</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-routing/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-routing/pom.xml
index 70051aaea..57a9d0348 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-routing/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws-routing/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws/pom.xml
index 6c2febe00..708be331d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-aws/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-azure/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-azure/pom.xml
index 2d2b3725f..dcbd960a7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-azure/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-azure/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.6.0-M3</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-rsocket/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-rsocket/pom.xml
index 207994fef..760ed60bd 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-rsocket/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-rsocket/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-stream/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-stream/pom.xml
index 7028b2403..6843ff211 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-stream/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent-stream/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent/pom.xml
index 1df22340a..b172d1885 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-cloudevent/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-compiler/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-compiler/pom.xml
index 3a6afdcfd..dcf1e3f38 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-compiler/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-compiler/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
index 2b1735cb0..8d569cd20 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/pom.xml
index cf5491a8f..da1a9d1fc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-http/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-kotlin-web/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-kotlin-web/pom.xml
index 90a241f56..3977a7ca5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-kotlin-web/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-kotlin-web/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pof/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pof/pom.xml
index 782d6bc9f..d90cf31fe 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pof/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pof/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pojo/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
index e7735f2f6..6a6ea84a9 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-pojo/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-spring-integration/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-spring-integration/pom.xml
index d04a165d4..4161ebea2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-spring-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-spring-integration/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath />
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-supplier-exporter/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-supplier-exporter/pom.xml
index 3511fa12d..eabf7d2fb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-supplier-exporter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-supplier-exporter/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-task/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-task/pom.xml
index 147b89090..c53badfb7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-task/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-task/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/pom.xml
index 3d2d5c997..8c391344b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.4.7</version>
+		<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>