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+## Parent Boot 1
+
+This is a parent module for all projects using Spring Boot 1.
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>parent-boot-1</name>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <description>Parent for all Spring Boot 1.x modules</description>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.ossez</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parent-modules</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>
+            <artifactId>rest-assured</artifactId>
+            <version>${rest-assured.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <mainClass>${start-class}</mainClass>
+                        <!-- this is necessary as we're not using the Boot parent -->
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+    </build>
+
+    <properties>
+        <rest-assured.version>3.1.0</rest-assured.version>
+        <spring-boot.version>1.5.22.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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