diff --git a/changelog.adoc b/changelog.adoc
index ee14ad1..37b7816 100644
--- a/changelog.adoc
+++ b/changelog.adoc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 * Health check timeouts can now be configured in `java.time.Duration` format. The timeouts can still be configured using
   millisecond values (`long`) as well to stay compatible with old configurations.
+* Dependency versions are now managed by `spring-boot-dependencies`.
+  (https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafka-health-check/issues/17[ISSUE-17])
 
 == Version 1.2.0
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d07e54c..e37261c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 	<description>A kafka health check for spring boot actuator</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/deviceinsight/kafka-health-check</url>
 
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+		<version>2.3.8.RELEASE</version>
+		<relativePath />
+	</parent>
+
 	<properties>
 		<!-- Java -->
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -23,69 +30,52 @@
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 
 		<!-- Versions -->
-		<spring-boot.version>2.1.10.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
-		<spring.kafka.version>2.2.4.RELEASE</spring.kafka.version>
-		<caffeine.version>2.7.0</caffeine.version>
-		<awaitility.version>3.1.6</awaitility.version>
-		<junit.jupiter.version>5.4.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-		<assertj-core.version>3.11.1</assertj-core.version>
-		<guava.version>28.1-jre</guava.version>
+		<guava.version>30.1-jre</guava.version>
 
-		<maven-source-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 		<nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 		<maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-		<maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
-		<gitflow-maven-plugin.version>1.12.0</gitflow-maven-plugin.version>
+		<gitflow-maven-plugin.version>1.15.1</gitflow-maven-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-kafka</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring.kafka.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.github.ben-manes.caffeine</groupId>
 			<artifactId>caffeine</artifactId>
-			<version>${caffeine.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-			<version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${assertj-core.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-test</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
-			<version>${spring.kafka.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
 			<artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
-			<version>${awaitility.version}</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -176,7 +166,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -190,7 +179,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>attach-javadocs</id>