diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
index 4563b8ed3..7e39fa10d 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb-cross-store/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<jpa>2.0.0</jpa>
 		<hibernate>3.6.10.Final</hibernate>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index fa616d3d0..a230adf53 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<objenesis>1.3</objenesis>
 		<equalsverifier>1.5</equalsverifier>
+		<project.root>${basedir}/..</project.root>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>