diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
index 1c59986b54d..759eaf809e9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
+			not need it -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<classifier>tests</classifier>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
index fb6a89e01d8..3d7de45b03a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 			<artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
+			not need it -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<classifier>tests</classifier>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
index cc53d28de64..6649c4ddbac 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
+			not need it -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<classifier>tests</classifier>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index 8e4f982986d..22931643ece 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
+			not need it -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>