diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/PomUpdaterTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/PomUpdaterTests.java
index 6ff6c84a..236c624f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/PomUpdaterTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/PomUpdaterTests.java
@@ -115,6 +115,70 @@ public class PomUpdaterTests {
 			.containsEntry("spring-cloud-vault.version", "0.0.4.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void should_not_update_child_pom_when_project_is_not_on_the_versions_list() throws Exception {
+		File springCloudReleasePom = pom("/projects/spring-cloud-release");
+
+		then(this.pomUpdater.shouldProjectBeUpdated(springCloudReleasePom, this.versions)).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_update_child_pom_when_project_is_not_on_the_versions_list() throws Exception {
+		File springCloudSleuthPom = pom("/projects/spring-cloud-sleuth");
+
+		then(this.pomUpdater.shouldProjectBeUpdated(springCloudSleuthPom, this.versions)).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_not_update_the_child_model_if_no_changes_were_made() throws Exception {
+		File nonMatchingPom = pom("/projects/project");
+
+		ModelWrapper model = this.pomUpdater.updatePom(nonMatchingPom, this.versions);
+
+		then(model.dirty).isFalse();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_update_the_child_model_if_parent_is_matched_via_sc_build() throws Exception {
+		File matchingArtifactId = pom("/projects/project/children", "pom_matching_parent_v2.xml");
+
+		ModelWrapper model = this.pomUpdater.updatePom(matchingArtifactId, this.versions);
+
+		then(model.dirty).isTrue();
+		then(model.model.getParent().getVersion()).isEqualTo("0.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+		// the rest is the same
+		then(model.model.getProperties())
+				.containsEntry("spring-cloud-foo.version", "1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
+				.containsEntry("foo.version", "1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_update_the_child_model_if_parent_is_matched_via_sc_dependencies_parent() throws Exception {
+		File matchingArtifactId = pom("/projects/project/children", "pom_matching_parent.xml");
+
+		ModelWrapper model = this.pomUpdater.updatePom(matchingArtifactId, this.versions);
+
+		then(model.dirty).isTrue();
+		then(model.model.getParent().getVersion()).isEqualTo("0.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+		// the rest is the same
+		then(model.model.getProperties())
+			.containsEntry("spring-cloud-foo.version", "1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
+			.containsEntry("foo.version", "1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void should_update_the_child_model_if_properties_are_matched() throws Exception {
+		File matchingArtifactId = pom("/projects/project/children", "pom_matching_properties.xml");
+
+		ModelWrapper model = this.pomUpdater.updatePom(matchingArtifactId, this.versions);
+
+		then(model.dirty).isTrue();
+		then(model.model.getParent().getVersion()).isEqualTo("0.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+		then(model.model.getProperties())
+			.containsEntry("spring-cloud-sleuth.version", "0.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT")
+			.containsEntry("spring-cloud-vault.version", "0.0.4.BUILD-SNAPSHOT");
+	}
+
 	Set<Project> projects() {
 		Set<Project> projects = new HashSet<>();
 		projects.add(new Project("spring-cloud-sleuth", "0.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT"));
diff --git a/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom.xml b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..039b9bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~  Copyright 2013-2017 the original author or authors.
+  ~
+  ~  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+		 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>foo</artifactId>
+	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<name>foo</name>
+	<description>foo</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>parentGroup</groupId>
+		<artifactId>parentArtifactId</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<properties>
+		<spring-cloud-foo.version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-foo.version>
+		<foo.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</foo.version>
+	</properties>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_artifact.xml b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_artifact.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d53f5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_artifact.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~  Copyright 2013-2017 the original author or authors.
+  ~
+  ~  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+		 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-child</artifactId>
+	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<name>foo</name>
+	<description>foo</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>parentGroup</groupId>
+		<artifactId>parentArtifactId</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<properties>
+		<spring-cloud-foo.version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-foo.version>
+		<foo.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</foo.version>
+	</properties>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent.xml b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f64bd647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~  Copyright 2013-2017 the original author or authors.
+  ~
+  ~  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+		 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-child</artifactId>
+	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<name>foo</name>
+	<description>foo</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<properties>
+		<spring-cloud-foo.version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-foo.version>
+		<foo.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</foo.version>
+	</properties>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent_v2.xml b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent_v2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f64bd647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_parent_v2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~  Copyright 2013-2017 the original author or authors.
+  ~
+  ~  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+		 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-child</artifactId>
+	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<name>foo</name>
+	<description>foo</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<properties>
+		<spring-cloud-foo.version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-foo.version>
+		<foo.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</foo.version>
+	</properties>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_properties.xml b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_properties.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2be71c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/projects/project/children/pom_matching_properties.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~  Copyright 2013-2017 the original author or authors.
+  ~
+  ~  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~  limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+		 xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth-child</artifactId>
+	<version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<name>foo</name>
+	<description>foo</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-cloud-sleuth</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<properties>
+		<spring-cloud-sleuth.version>1.3.1.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-sleuth.version>
+		<spring-cloud-vault.version>1.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-vault.version>
+	</properties>
+</project>