diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aec32bf..06d97d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 HELP.md
 .gradle
 build/
+bin/
 !gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 ### STS ###
diff --git a/adapters/buckpal-persistence/build.gradle b/adapters/buckpal-persistence/build.gradle
index 4981182..80459ee 100644
--- a/adapters/buckpal-persistence/build.gradle
+++ b/adapters/buckpal-persistence/build.gradle
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':common')
     implementation project(':buckpal-application')
 
-    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-
-    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
-    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
+    implementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa') {
+        exclude(module: 'spring-boot-starter')
+    }
 
     testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') {
         exclude group: 'junit' // excluding junit 4
diff --git a/adapters/buckpal-web/build.gradle b/adapters/buckpal-web/build.gradle
index 9dc8c51..9a48413 100644
--- a/adapters/buckpal-web/build.gradle
+++ b/adapters/buckpal-web/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':common')
     implementation project(':buckpal-application')
-    
-    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
-    
-    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
 
+    implementation 'org.springframework:spring-web'
+
+    testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
     testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') {
         exclude group: 'junit' // excluding junit 4
     }
diff --git a/buckpal-application/build.gradle b/buckpal-application/build.gradle
index 5050ce4..0b3c831 100644
--- a/buckpal-application/build.gradle
+++ b/buckpal-application/build.gradle
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':common')
 
-    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+    implementation 'org.springframework:spring-context'
 
-    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
+    implementation 'org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:6.1.3.Final'
+    implementation 'org.glassfish:javax.el:3.0.0'
 
     implementation 'javax.transaction:javax.transaction-api'
 
diff --git a/buckpal-configuration/build.gradle b/buckpal-configuration/build.gradle
index 31adf05..7b8b71b 100644
--- a/buckpal-configuration/build.gradle
+++ b/buckpal-configuration/build.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 plugins {
-    id "org.springframework.boot" version "2.1.9.RELEASE"
+    id "org.springframework.boot" version "2.2.6.RELEASE"
 }
 
 dependencies {
-
-    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
-    
     implementation project(':common')
     implementation project(':buckpal-application')
     implementation project(':adapters:buckpal-persistence')
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ab97ad2..7c3ee56 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.0.8.RELEASE"
+    id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.0.9.RELEASE"
 }
 
 subprojects {
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ subprojects {
         jcenter()
     }
 
+    dependencies {
+        compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+        annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+
+        testCompileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+        testAnnotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+    }
+
     dependencyManagement {
         imports {
-            mavenBom("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies:2.1.9.RELEASE")
+            mavenBom("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-dependencies:2.2.6.RELEASE")
         }
     }