diff --git a/spring-boot/pom.xml b/spring-boot/pom.xml
index 2152a0a00d..b8ebd27e13 100644
--- a/spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@
     <name>spring-boot</name>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
     <description>This is simple boot application for Spring boot actuator test</description>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
         <artifactId>parent-boot-2</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
         <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../parent-boot-2</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
-
+      
         <!-- JUnit Jupiter dependencies -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -198,6 +199,16 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <delimiters>
+                        <delimiter>@</delimiter>
+                    </delimiters>
+                    <useDefaultDelimiters>false</useDefaultDelimiters>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
 
     </build>
@@ -251,6 +262,7 @@
         <graphql-java-tools.version>5.2.4</graphql-java-tools.version>
         <guava.version>18.0</guava.version>
         <git-commit-id-plugin.version>2.2.4</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
+        <resource.delimiter>@</resource.delimiter>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/Application.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/Application.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..405cec3eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/Application.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package com.baeldung.buildproperties;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.PropertySource;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+@ComponentScan(basePackages = "com.baeldung.buildproperties")
+@PropertySource("classpath:build.properties")
+//@PropertySource("classpath:build.yml")
+public class Application {
+    
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoService.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a0d27188e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.baeldung.buildproperties;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public class BuildInfoService {
+    @Value("${application-description}")
+    private String applicationDescription;
+    
+    @Value("${application-version}")
+    private String applicationVersion;
+
+    public String getApplicationDescription() {
+        return applicationDescription;
+    }
+
+    public String getApplicationVersion() {
+        return applicationVersion;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.properties b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1612b8086d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+application-description=@project.description@
+application-version=@project.version@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.yml b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..528d2e3440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/resources/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+application-description: ^project.description^
+application-version: ^project.version^
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoServiceIntegrationTest.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoServiceIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb056fe56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/com/baeldung/buildproperties/BuildInfoServiceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.baeldung.buildproperties;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
+
+@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
+@SpringBootTest(classes = Application.class)
+class BuildInfoServiceIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private BuildInfoService service;
+    
+    @Test
+    void whenGetApplicationDescription_thenSuccess() {
+        assertThat(service.getApplicationDescription(), Matchers.is("This is simple boot application for Spring boot actuator test"));
+        assertThat(service.getApplicationVersion(), Matchers.is("0.0.1-SNAPSHOT"));
+    }
+}