diff --git a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/pom.xml
index 845436d4e0..eee5b27396 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/pom.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.baeldung.spring.cloud</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-starters</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>spring-cloud-stream-starters</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/twitterhdfs/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/twitterhdfs/pom.xml
index 73d6e62d37..7fe9f6a380 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/twitterhdfs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-modules/spring-cloud-stream-starters/twitterhdfs/pom.xml
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.13.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <groupId>com.baeldung.spring.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-starters</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -74,6 +73,10 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
+        <!-- downgrading the version as twitterstream and hdfs starter apps does not support later versions  -->
+        <spring-boot.version>2.1.13.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
+        <!-- downgrading the version as twitterstream and hdfs starter apps does not support later versions  -->
+        <spring-cloud-dependencies.version>Greenwich.SR6</spring-cloud-dependencies.version>
         <spring-cloud-starter-stream.version>2.1.2.RELEASE</spring-cloud-starter-stream.version>
         <!-- used only in dependency management to force this version, not included as a direct dependency -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>