diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8aae20d..57d2abc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ oc create -f .openshiftio/database.yaml
 
 Once the database is up and running, we can deploy the application using Dekorate:
 
-```
+```bash
 mvn clean verify -Popenshift -Ddekorate.deploy=true
 ```
 
+To deploy the application using a specific Spring Boot version use the `-Dspring-boot.version` switch.
+
+```bash
+mvn clean verify -Popenshift -Ddekorate.deploy=true -Dspring-boot.version=2.6.7
+```
+
 ## Deploying application on OpenShift using Helm
 
 First, make sure you have installed [the Helm command line](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) and connected/logged to a kubernetes cluster.
@@ -66,10 +72,18 @@ helm uninstall crud
 
 ## Running Tests on OpenShift using Dekorate
 
-```
+```bash
 ./run_tests_with_dekorate.sh
 ```
 
+Alternativelly, tests can be executed against a specific Spring Boot version by passing the
+version as a `-v` parameter.
+
+```bash
+./run_tests_with_dekorate.sh -v "2.6.7"
+```
+
+
 ## Running Tests on OpenShift using S2i from Source
 
 ```
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d3033c..05727bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,16 +16,11 @@
 -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>dev.snowdrop</groupId>
-    <artifactId>snowdrop-dependencies</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.12.Final</version>
-  </parent>
   <groupId>dev.snowdrop.example</groupId>
   <artifactId>crud</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.12-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <name>Spring Boot - CRUD Example</name>
-  <description>Spring Boot - CRUD Example</description>
+  <version>2.9.3</version>
+  <name>Dekorate - Spring Boot - CRUD Example</name>
+  <description>Dekorate - Spring Boot - CRUD Example</description>
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -33,6 +28,7 @@
     <maven-failsafe-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
     <postgresql.version>42.3.3</postgresql.version>
     <spring-boot.version>2.5.12</spring-boot.version>
+    <dekorate.version>2.9.3</dekorate.version>
   </properties>
   <licenses>
     <license>
@@ -76,6 +72,26 @@
       <url>https://maven.repository.redhat.com/earlyaccess/all/</url>
     </pluginRepository>
   </pluginRepositories>
+
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>io.dekorate</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dekorate-spring-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${dekorate.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -84,7 +100,44 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+          <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+    <!-- Hibernate Validator-->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hibernate.validator</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+      <version>6.0.22.Final-redhat-00002</version>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Hibernate -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
+      <version>5.3.24.Final-redhat-00001</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+          <artifactId>geronimo-jta_1.1_spec</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hibernate-entitymanager</artifactId>
+      <version>5.3.24.Final-redhat-00001</version>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.apache.geronimo.specs</groupId>
+          <artifactId>geronimo-jta_1.1_spec</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
@@ -131,6 +184,7 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+
   <build>
     <!-- Used only to replace ${db.name} in index.html with the corresponding Database name -->
     <resources>
@@ -151,13 +205,10 @@
       </testResource>
     </testResources>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
         <configuration/>
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -174,6 +225,7 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>local</id>
diff --git a/run_tests_with_dekorate.sh b/run_tests_with_dekorate.sh
index 9c8eda2..23df5a9 100755
--- a/run_tests_with_dekorate.sh
+++ b/run_tests_with_dekorate.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,17 @@ if [[ $(waitFor "my-database" "app") -eq 1 ]] ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+SB_VERSION_SWITCH=""
+
+while getopts v: option
+do
+    case "${option}"
+        in
+        v)SB_VERSION_SWITCH="-Dspring-boot.version=${OPTARG}";;
+    esac
+done
+
+echo "SB_VERSION_SWITCH: ${SB_VERSION_SWITCH}"
+
 # Run OpenShift Tests
-./mvnw -s .github/mvn-settings.xml clean verify -Popenshift,openshift-it
+eval "./mvnw -s .github/mvn-settings.xml clean verify -Popenshift,openshift-it ${SB_VERSION_SWITCH}"