diff --git a/feign/pom.xml b/feign/pom.xml
index 4b994be1f2..da3cbcb0fd 100644
--- a/feign/pom.xml
+++ b/feign/pom.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>io.github.openfeign</groupId>
-            <artifactId>feign-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${feign.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.github.openfeign</groupId>
             <artifactId>feign-okhttp</artifactId>
@@ -44,21 +39,8 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <build>
-        <pluginManagement>
-            <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${spring-boot-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
-    </build>
-
     <properties>
-        <feign.version>9.4.0</feign.version>
-        <spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>1.4.2.RELEASE</spring-boot-maven-plugin.version>
+        <feign.version>10.11</feign.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/feign/src/test/java/com/baeldung/feign/clients/BookClientLiveTest.java b/feign/src/test/java/com/baeldung/feign/clients/BookClientLiveTest.java
index bee440bd9e..6f6666de32 100644
--- a/feign/src/test/java/com/baeldung/feign/clients/BookClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/feign/src/test/java/com/baeldung/feign/clients/BookClientLiveTest.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import com.baeldung.feign.models.BookResource;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
  * Consumes https://github.com/Baeldung/spring-hypermedia-api
  */
 @Slf4j
-@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
 public class BookClientLiveTest {
     private BookClient bookClient;