diff --git a/spring-batch-excel/.gitignore b/spring-batch-excel/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d75620ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-excel/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.flattened-pom.xml
diff --git a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
index 58eb2dad..24eac4c0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-  ~ Copyright 2006-2021 the original author or authors.
+  ~ Copyright 2006-2024 the original author or authors.
   ~
   ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,65 +14,50 @@
   ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   ~ limitations under the License.
   --><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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>3.4.1</version>
+        <relativePath/>
+    </parent>
+
     <groupId>org.springframework.batch.extensions</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-batch-excel</artifactId>
-    <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-	<name>Spring Batch Excel</name>
-	<description>Spring Batch extension for Microsoft Excel</description>
-	<url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions/tree/main/spring-batch-excel</url>
-
-	<licenses>
-		<license>
-			<name>Apache 2.0</name>
-			<url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
-			<distribution>repo</distribution>
-		</license>
-	</licenses>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
-	<scm>
-		<url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions</url>
-		<connection>git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions.git</connection>
-		<developerConnection>git@github.com:spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions.git</developerConnection>
-	</scm>
+    <name>Spring Batch Excel</name>
+    <description>Spring Batch extension for Microsoft Excel</description>
+    <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions/tree/main/spring-batch-excel</url>
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>Apache 2.0</name>
+            <url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+            <distribution>repo</distribution>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
 
-    <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <id>mdeinum</id>
+            <name>Marten Deinum</name>
+            <email>marten@deinum.biz</email>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
 
-        <java.version>17</java.version>
+    <scm>
+        <url>https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions</url>
+        <connection>git://github.com/spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions.git</connection>
+        <developerConnection>git@github.com:spring-projects/spring-batch-extensions.git</developerConnection>
+    </scm>
 
-        <spring.batch.version>5.1.2</spring.batch.version>
+    <properties>
         <poi.version>5.3.0</poi.version>
-
-		<!-- Test Dependencies -->
-		<assertj.version>3.26.3</assertj.version>
-		<junit.jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-		<slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
-		<mockito.version>5.12.0</mockito.version>
     </properties>
 
-	<developers>
-		<developer>
-			<id>mdeinum</id>
-			<name>Marten Deinum</name>
-			<email>marten@deinum.biz</email>
-		</developer>
-	</developers>
-
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring.batch.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-batch-infrastructure</artifactId>
-            <version>${spring.batch.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
+        <!-- Compile -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
             <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
@@ -85,32 +70,31 @@
             <version>${poi.version}</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- Test Dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-batch-core</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- Test -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <version>${mockito.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
-			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-			<version>${assertj.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
-			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-nop</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -118,20 +102,15 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.10.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>${java.version}</source>
-                    <target>${java.version}</target>
-					<parameters>true</parameters>
-					<compilerArgs>
-						<arg>-Xlint:all,deprecation </arg>
-					</compilerArgs>
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:all,deprecation</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.4.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>
@@ -144,7 +123,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -154,48 +132,64 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.2.0</version>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
-						<artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
-						<version>9.3</version>
-					</dependency>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
-						<artifactId>spring-javaformat-checkstyle</artifactId>
-						<version>0.0.42</version>
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>checkstyle-validation</id>
-						<phase>validate</phase>
-						<inherited>true</inherited>
-						<configuration>
-							<configLocation>io/spring/javaformat/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
-							<includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
-						</configuration>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>check</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0-M7</version>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.0-M7</version>
-			</plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.6.0</version>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+                        <version>9.3</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spring-javaformat-checkstyle</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.0.43</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>checkstyle-validation</id>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <inherited>true</inherited>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <configLocation>io/spring/javaformat/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+                            <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <flattenMode>ossrh</flattenMode>
+                            <pomElements>
+                                <profiles>remove</profiles>
+                            </pomElements>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten-clean</id>
+                        <phase>clean</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>clean</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
 </project>