diff --git a/spring-batch-db-examples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-db-examples/pom.xml
index 6713311..52597a9 100644
--- a/spring-batch-db-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-db-examples/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <h2.version>2.4.240</h2.version>
         <spring.boot.version>3.5.8</spring.boot.version>
         <spring.batch.version>5.2.4</spring.batch.version>
-        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.14.1</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <maven.plugin.version>3.14.1</maven.plugin.version>
         <instancio.version>5.5.1</instancio.version>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.14</jacoco.version>
     </properties>
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.compiler.plugin.version}</version>
+                <version>${maven.plugin.version}</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<annotationProcessorPaths>
 						<path>
diff --git a/spring-multimodule-example/.gitignore b/spring-multimodule-example/.gitignore
index c487cab..d11a0da 100644
--- a/spring-multimodule-example/.gitignore
+++ b/spring-multimodule-example/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+target/
+**/target/
+
 !**/src/main/**/target/
 !**/src/test/**/target/
 !**/.idea
diff --git a/spring-multimodule-example/pom.xml b/spring-multimodule-example/pom.xml
index 9f1f74e..5fbe513 100644
--- a/spring-multimodule-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-multimodule-example/pom.xml
@@ -25,16 +25,5 @@
       <module>module-b-example</module>
     </modules>
 
-    <dependencies>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-            <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
-    </dependencies>
-
 </project>
 
diff --git a/spring-wolf-example/pom.xml b/spring-wolf-example/pom.xml
index e9a2c2c..52f915a 100644
--- a/spring-wolf-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-wolf-example/pom.xml
@@ -19,43 +19,51 @@
 
     <properties>
 		<java.version>21</java.version>
-	</properties>
+        <spring.boot.version>3.5.8</spring.boot.version>
+        <maven.plugin.version>3.14.1</maven.plugin.version>
+        <spring.cloud.kafka>5.0.0</spring.cloud.kafka>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.42</lombok.version>
+        <springwolf.version>1.20.0</springwolf.version>
+    </properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+            <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-stream-kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.0</version>
+            <version>${spring.cloud.kafka}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>
+            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.springwolf</groupId>
             <artifactId>springwolf-ui</artifactId>
-            <version>1.20.0</version>
+            <version>${springwolf.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.springwolf</groupId>
             <artifactId>springwolf-kafka</artifactId>
-            <version>1.20.0</version>
+            <version>${springwolf.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
@@ -63,31 +71,25 @@
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<annotationProcessorPaths>
-						<path>
-							<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-							<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-						</path>
-					</annotationProcessorPaths>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<configuration>
-					<excludes>
-						<exclude>
-							<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-							<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-						</exclude>
-					</excludes>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                        <path>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                        </path>
+                    </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring.boot.version}</version>
+            </plugin>
 
 		</plugins>
 	</build>