diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 8e50df99383..9c61788a593 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
${basedir}/..
+ 1.8
spring-boot-gradle-tests
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index 2a56ffc3870..d77c6f55b9b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-
+
4.0.0
org.springframework.boot
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
${basedir}/..
+ 1.8
spring-boot-sample-actuator
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
index e219f6ebf08..320b94f9cce 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
index 4aba3c8b5e4..e4edda40014 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-jta-jndi/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
http://www.spring.io
- 1.7
${basedir}/../..
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
index e96dc1f047f..1d92d532d28 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7
/
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
index 655be0ae5a4..849629fbb8a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
/
- 1.7
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
index b3a608326b8..c394d83dc16 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-tomcat7-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
/
7.0.59
- 1.7
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
index 6ff960f4307..a6dc9b3c72f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-jsp/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7
/
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 47d8d140230..3dade1d797d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-static/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
http://www.spring.io
- 1.7
${basedir}/../..
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
index 17ff9a49637..53d5285f966 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-jetty/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
index 01a47ca2ee7..fa69d90100a 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
index 85c8cf8f143..bbdacfa25ab 100755
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-websocket-undertow/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
${basedir}/../..
- 1.7