diff --git a/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml b/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
index 4e08741154..1f0b5b2a65 100644
--- a/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/remote-debugging/pom.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>org.springframework.boot</artifactId>
+        <groupId>spring-boot-starter-parent</groupId>
+        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
+        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml b/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
index a329df0f61..d1a5832d66 100644
--- a/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-boot-app/pom.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>org.springframework.boot</artifactId>
+        <groupId>spring-boot-starter-parent</groupId>
+        <version>1.5.3.RELEASE</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml b/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
index e80357e4e6..d24f17a4fb 100644
--- a/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <description>Spring MVC sample project</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>org.springframework.boot</artifactId>
+        <groupId>spring-boot-starter-parent</groupId>
+        <version>2.0.0.M5</version>
+        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/spring-security/pom.xml b/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
index a8d95060df..4c408b0c39 100644
--- a/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/spring-security/pom.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     <description>Spring Security Sample Project</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>org.springframework.boot</artifactId>
+        <groupId>spring-boot-starter-parent</groupId>
+        <version>2.0.0.M6</version>
+        <relativePath />
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml b/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
index e67832e0d6..b613378f0c 100644
--- a/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
+++ b/guest/webservices/spring-rest-service/pom.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <artifactId>parent-boot-1</artifactId>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
-        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>../../../parent-boot-1</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>org.springframework.boot</artifactId>
+        <groupId>spring-boot-starter-parent</groupId>
+        <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>