diff --git a/spring-batch-geode/.gitignore b/spring-batch-geode/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d75620a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-geode/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.flattened-pom.xml
diff --git a/spring-batch-geode/pom.xml b/spring-batch-geode/pom.xml
index dd96c9f..5a1b023 100644
--- a/spring-batch-geode/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-geode/pom.xml
@@ -13,17 +13,25 @@
   ~ 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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-
+  -->
+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>2.7.18</version>
+        <relativePath/>
+    </parent>
+
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch.extensions</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-geode</artifactId>
     <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
     <name>Spring Batch Geode</name>
     <description>Spring Batch extension for Apache Geode</description>
     <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions/tree/main/spring-batch-geode</url>
-
+    <inceptionYear>2022</inceptionYear>
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache-2.0</name>
@@ -39,47 +47,24 @@
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-
-        <!-- Production dependencies-->
-        <spring.batch.version>4.3.7</spring.batch.version>
-        <spring-data-geode.version>2.7.5</spring-data-geode.version>
-
-        <!-- Test Dependencies -->
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.8.2</junit-jupiter.version>
-        <mockito.version>4.8.0</mockito.version>
-
-        <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+        <!-- Plugin versions overriding -->
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- Compile -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring.batch.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-data-geode</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring-data-geode.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- Test Dependencies -->
+        <!-- Test -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit-jupiter.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${mockito.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -95,10 +80,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
                     <compilerArgs>
                         <arg>-Xlint:all,deprecation</arg>
                     </compilerArgs>
@@ -120,7 +102,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -130,7 +111,34 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <flattenMode>ossrh</flattenMode>
+                            <pomElements>
+                                <developers>remove</developers> <!-- FIXME remove once the developers are defined -->
+                                <profiles>remove</profiles>
+                            </pomElements>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten-clean</id>
+                        <phase>clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>clean</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
 </project>