diff --git a/spring-boot-bootstrap/pom.xml b/spring-boot-bootstrap/pom.xml
index 697a139eb5..9da37a3261 100644
--- a/spring-boot-bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@
         <version>1.5.3.RELEASE</version>
         <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
+	
+    <!-- add dependency management if you have a different parent pom
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5.5.RELEASE</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5.6.RELEASE</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+    -->
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>