diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
index 759eaf809e9..5c3530ffb06 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-batch/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-batch</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
index 2f2d8c4fc86..b6ed64e3647 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
index 7a107101733..14aed183efd 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-integration/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-integration</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
index 226f83b18ed..0032d5228cf 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
index 3d7de45b03a..b3a1027b111 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-profile/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
index 6649c4ddbac..e9d0cd89f30 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-simple/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
index 46f22a2649e..40fdf131b45 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
index 91dfd1b8f02..c40e0c67857 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-traditional/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
index cef97fa519b..7e8be3e5dd5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
index 2f54e645d69..31423e5147e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-ui/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.thymeleaf</groupId>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
index 22931643ece..618b3bfacd3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- This dependency is just for our integration testing, your app would
 			not need it -->