diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/batch-job/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/batch-job/pom.xml
index 391077f9..099220c2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/batch-job/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/batch-job/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 	<name>Batch Job Sample Application</name>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-core</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-batch</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/partitioned-batch-job/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/partitioned-batch-job/pom.xml
index 005e1e1e..f3a2a79d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/partitioned-batch-job/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/partitioned-batch-job/pom.xml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 	<description>Sample of using the DeployerPartitionHandler</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-batch</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-deployer-local</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.M1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
index b2b471b3..68e81351 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/README.adoc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ like the log sink using the following:
 
 [source,shell,indent=2]
 ----
-$ java -jar <PATH_TO_LOG_SINK_JAR>/log-sink-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT-exec.jar --server.port=9090 --spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.destination=task-events
+$ java -jar <PATH_TO_LOG_SINK_JAR>/log-sink-rabbit-1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT.jar --server.port=9090 --spring.cloud.stream.bindings.input.destination=task-events
 ----
 
 == Dependencies:
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/pom.xml
index 0574c8ac..c79f72ed 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/task-events/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 	<description>Demo of publishing task events to Spring Cloud Streams</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -31,16 +31,19 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-core</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-stream</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-stream-rabbit</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
index 421b5066..58dd878b 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 	<description>Task processor sample application</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -27,28 +27,25 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-stream</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-stream-rabbit</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-test-support</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/tasksink/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/tasksink/pom.xml
index 8eee826f..1ee18ecf 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/tasksink/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/tasksink/pom.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 	<description>Task sink sample project</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -30,19 +30,23 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-deployer-local</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.M1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-stream</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-stream-rabbit</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-test-support</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/timestamp/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/timestamp/pom.xml
index a6dbfd4c..dcbcbab5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/timestamp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/timestamp/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 	<description>Spring Cloud Timestamp Task</description>
 
 	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-samples</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-task-core</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>