diff --git a/spring-boot-security/pom.xml b/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
index d5c7976ba2..b87189757a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-security/pom.xml
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <properties>
+        <start-class>com.baeldung.springbootsecurity.basic_auth.SpringBootSecurityApplication</start-class>
+    </properties>
+
 </project>