diff --git a/aerospike-batch-updater/pom.xml b/aerospike-batch-updater/pom.xml
index 45e3479..ac5b645 100644
--- a/aerospike-batch-updater/pom.xml
+++ b/aerospike-batch-updater/pom.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Batch updates on Aerospike</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <main.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.aerospike</groupId>
             <artifactId>aerospike-client</artifactId>
@@ -87,24 +82,5 @@
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>test-jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/aerospike-container/pom.xml b/aerospike-container/pom.xml
index ff5434b..62f9774 100644
--- a/aerospike-container/pom.xml
+++ b/aerospike-container/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,5 @@
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/aerospike-reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml b/aerospike-reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
index 4f1a364..e21ffd4 100644
--- a/aerospike-reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
+++ b/aerospike-reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Reactor batch updates on Aerospike</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <main.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -123,7 +119,5 @@
             <artifactId>blockhound</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/batch-updater/pom.xml b/batch-updater/pom.xml
index 923d7b1..13d8386 100644
--- a/batch-updater/pom.xml
+++ b/batch-updater/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Batch updates on NoSql DBs</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <main.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -70,22 +66,4 @@
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>test-jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b141293..cfbed95 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,30 +69,27 @@
         <aerospike-reactor-client.version>6.1.2</aerospike-reactor-client.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>
 
+        <reactor-core.version>3.2.12.RELEASE</reactor-core.version>
+
         <!-- Tests -->
         <testcontainers.version>1.19.1</testcontainers.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <assertj.version>3.9.0</assertj.version>
         <blockhound.version>1.0.8.RELEASE</blockhound.version>
 
-        <slf4j-log4j12.version>1.8.0-beta0</slf4j-log4j12.version>
-        <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <log4j.version>2.11.1</log4j.version>
         <awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
 
         <!-- Plugins -->
-        <jacoco-plugin.version>0.7.7.201606060606</jacoco-plugin.version>
-        <coveralls-plugin.version>4.1.0</coveralls-plugin.version>
-
-        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.5.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.3</versions-maven-plugin.version>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.3</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.1.1</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
-        <maven.source.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
-
-        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-        <maven-release-plugin.version>2.5.3</maven-release-plugin.version>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.11.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
+        <maven-jar-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-jar-plugin.version>
+        <maven.javadoc.plugin.version>3.6.0</maven.javadoc.plugin.version>
+        <maven.source.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.source.plugin.version>
+        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+
+        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
         <gitflow-incremental-builder.version>4.5.1</gitflow-incremental-builder.version>
 
         <!-- GPG -->
@@ -100,8 +97,6 @@
         <gpg.defaultKeyring>false</gpg.defaultKeyring>
         <gpg.useagent>true</gpg.useagent>
         <gpg.lockMode>never</gpg.lockMode>
-
-        <reactor-core.version>3.2.12.RELEASE</reactor-core.version>
     </properties>
 
 
@@ -212,13 +207,6 @@
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>${log4j.version}</version>
-                <scope>test</scope>
-            </dependency>
-
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
                 <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
@@ -241,8 +229,16 @@
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven-jar-plugin.version}</version>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>test-jar</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
@@ -265,17 +261,11 @@
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
 
-                <!-- Produce code coverage -->
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${jacoco-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-
                 <!-- Attach sources to release -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -286,21 +276,11 @@
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>
 
-                <!-- Submits coverage reports to Coveralls -->
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${coveralls-plugin.version}</version>
-                </plugin>
-
                 <!-- Attach Javadoc to release -->
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${maven.javadoc.plugin.version}</version>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <source>17</source>
-                    </configuration>
                     <executions>
                         <execution>
                             <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -309,45 +289,57 @@
                             </goals>
                         </execution>
                     </executions>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <source>17</source>
+                        <doclint>none</doclint>
+                        <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>io.github.gitflow-incremental-builder</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>gitflow-incremental-builder</artifactId>
+                    <version>${gitflow-incremental-builder.version}</version>
+                    <extensions>true</extensions>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <disableIfBranchMatches>develop</disableIfBranchMatches>
+                        <fetchReferenceBranch>true</fetchReferenceBranch>
+                        <referenceBranch>refs/remotes/origin/develop</referenceBranch>
+                        <buildUpstream>always</buildUpstream>
+                        <skipTestsForUpstreamModules>true</skipTestsForUpstreamModules>
+                        <buildUpstreamMode>impacted</buildUpstreamMode>
+                        <skipIfPathMatches>\.github[/\\].*|\.mvn[/\\].*|mvnw.*</skipIfPathMatches>
+                        <!-- Ignores Readme changes in parent or any submodule-->
+                        <excludePathsMatching>(.*[/\\])?README.adoc</excludePathsMatching>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
-
-            <!-- Compile -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!-- Attach Javadoc to release -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!-- Attach sources to release -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.github.gitflow-incremental-builder</groupId>
                 <artifactId>gitflow-incremental-builder</artifactId>
-                <version>${gitflow-incremental-builder.version}</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <disableIfBranchMatches>develop</disableIfBranchMatches>
-                    <fetchReferenceBranch>true</fetchReferenceBranch>
-                    <referenceBranch>refs/remotes/origin/develop</referenceBranch>
-                    <buildUpstream>always</buildUpstream>
-                    <skipTestsForUpstreamModules>true</skipTestsForUpstreamModules>
-                    <buildUpstreamMode>impacted</buildUpstreamMode>
-                    <skipIfPathMatches>\.github[/\\].*|\.mvn[/\\].*|mvnw.*</skipIfPathMatches>
-                    <!-- Ignores Readme changes in parent or any submodule-->
-                    <excludePathsMatching>(.*[/\\])?README.adoc</excludePathsMatching>
-                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
@@ -386,7 +378,4 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-
-
-
 </project>
diff --git a/reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml b/reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
index aee3baa..3e981f4 100644
--- a/reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
+++ b/reactor-batch-updater/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Reactor batch updates on NoSql DBs</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <main.basedir>${project.basedir}/..</main.basedir>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -80,24 +76,5 @@
             <artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>test-jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-
 </project>
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