I know this might not be the correct place to ask,...

# spring

[Francisco Ripoli]

I know this might not be the correct place to ask, but does anyone know why spring decided to stop publishing their spring-boot-parent pom?

spring-boot-parent
The spring-boot-parent module is no longer published. It provides dependency management for internal dependencies used, for example, in Spring Boot's own tests. If you were using spring-boot-parent, replace it with dependency management of your own that meets your application's needs.

[Sam]

I guess it comes down to preferring composition over inheritance. When you apply spring-boot-dependencies as a BOM, it doesn't have to hijack your entire POM hierarchy.

[hho]

spring-boot-parent is, as the message says, only a Spring-internal artifact.
You can still use spring-boot-starter-parent if you want start just a new project with Spring Boot settings. That's the one for external consumption.

[Jacob]

I recommend using the parent, not the bom (spring- boot- dependencies) . Let's say you want to override your Jackson version or similar. With the parent it can be done in one property. With the bom it will be a lot more work

[Francisco Ripoli]

perfect, thanks all!