diff --git a/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml b/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
index f9493a9992..96508eb15e 100644
--- a/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-thymeleaf/pom.xml
@@ -5,26 +5,6 @@
     <artifactId>spring-thymeleaf</artifactId>
     <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
-    <properties>
-        <java-version>1.7</java-version>
-        <!-- spring -->
-        <org.springframework-version>4.3.3.RELEASE</org.springframework-version>
-        <javax.servlet-version>3.0.1</javax.servlet-version>
-        <!-- logging -->
-        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.12</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
-        <!-- thymeleaf -->
-        <org.thymeleaf-version>2.1.4.RELEASE</org.thymeleaf-version>
-        <!-- validation -->
-        <javax.validation-version>1.1.0.Final</javax.validation-version>
-        <org.hibernate-version>5.1.2.Final</org.hibernate-version>
-
-        <!-- Maven plugins -->
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
-    </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Spring -->
@@ -68,7 +48,6 @@
             <version>${org.thymeleaf-version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Logging -->
-        <!-- logging -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -135,6 +114,7 @@
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
@@ -186,4 +166,26 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <java-version>1.8</java-version>
+        <!-- spring -->
+        <org.springframework-version>4.3.3.RELEASE</org.springframework-version>
+        <javax.servlet-version>3.0.1</javax.servlet-version>
+        <!-- logging -->
+        <org.slf4j.version>1.7.12</org.slf4j.version>
+        <logback.version>1.1.3</logback.version>
+        <!-- thymeleaf -->
+        <org.thymeleaf-version>2.1.4.RELEASE</org.thymeleaf-version>
+        <!-- validation -->
+        <javax.validation-version>1.1.0.Final</javax.validation-version>
+        <org.hibernate-version>5.1.2.Final</org.hibernate-version>
+
+        <!-- Maven plugins -->
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <cargo-maven2-plugin.version>1.4.18</cargo-maven2-plugin.version>
+    </properties>
+
 </project>