diff --git a/eventuate-cdc-common-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-cdc-common-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index d000fb9b..f25f7580 100644
--- a/eventuate-cdc-common-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-cdc-common-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     api "io.eventuate.common:eventuate-common-spring-jdbc:$eventuateCommonVersion"
     api "junit:junit:4.11"
     api "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-cdc-data-producer-wrappers/build.gradle b/eventuate-cdc-data-producer-wrappers/build.gradle
index f22898fc..b95dfcfe 100644
--- a/eventuate-cdc-data-producer-wrappers/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-cdc-data-producer-wrappers/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation project(":eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-test-util")
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-cdc-service/build.gradle b/eventuate-cdc-service/build.gradle
index 724329f8..58b937be 100644
--- a/eventuate-cdc-service/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-cdc-service/build.gradle
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:$springBootVersion")
+        classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:$springBootPluginVersion")
     }
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:$springBootVersion"
-    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:$springBootVersion"
+    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
+    implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web"
     implementation project(":eventuate-cdc-connector-autoconfigure")
 
     implementation 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-jmx:0.12.0.RELEASE'
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-common/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-common/build.gradle
index 630dcde7..1455e111 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-common/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-common/build.gradle
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ apply plugin: 'java-library'
 dependencies {
     api project (":eventuate-cdc-data-producer-wrappers")
 
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:$springBootVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter"
     api 'org.apache.curator:curator-recipes:2.11.0'
     api "io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core:$dropwizardMetricsVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc"
     api 'io.micrometer:micrometer-core:1.1.1'
     api 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-jmx:1.1.1'
     api 'io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus:1.1.1'
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies {
     api 'com.microsoft.sqlserver:mssql-jdbc:7.2.1.jre8'
     api 'org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:2.3.0'
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
 }
 
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common/build.gradle
index 0ecb4d10..e994e71c 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
     api "io.eventuate.messaging.kafka:eventuate-messaging-kafka-spring-common:$eventuateMessagingKafkaVersion"
 
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index 23c2bafa..18cc94c6 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.common:eventuate-common-spring-jdbc:$eventuateCommonVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.common:eventuate-common-spring-id:$eventuateCommonVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-mysql-binlog/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-mysql-binlog/build.gradle
index 357825e5..221b9e65 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-mysql-binlog/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-mysql-binlog/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(":eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common")
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-polling/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-polling/build.gradle
index 3921d649..b31d5d0a 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-polling/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-polling/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(":eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-test-util")
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-postgres-wal/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-postgres-wal/build.gradle
index 67eef974..f9a1200c 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-postgres-wal/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-postgres-wal/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation project(":eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-db-log-test-common")
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-unified/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-unified/build.gradle
index 6b143759..7303b406 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-unified/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-unified/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
     testImplementation "com.h2database:h2:1.4.199"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-jdbc/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-jdbc/build.gradle
index 574504ff..25029d3f 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-jdbc/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-jdbc/build.gradle
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 apply plugin: 'java-library'
 
 dependencies {
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:$springBootVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc"
     api 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.21'
     api ('org.postgresql:postgresql:42.1.4') {
         exclude group: "org.slf4j", module: "slf4j-simple"
     }
     api group: 'com.microsoft.sqlserver', name: 'mssql-jdbc', version: '7.2.1.jre8'
 
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 
 }
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-migration/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-migration/build.gradle
index 008ce3df..c40e5485 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-migration/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-migration/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.messaging.kafka:eventuate-messaging-kafka-spring-common:$eventuateMessagingKafkaVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/build.gradle b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/build.gradle
index 327f4e99..21c5d67c 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apply plugin: 'java-library'
 
 dependencies {
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:$springBootVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-jdbc"
 }
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver.java b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver.java
index ca088568..766f72c2 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver.java
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver.java
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 package io.eventuate.local.testutil;
 
-import java.util.Set;
-
 public class DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver extends DefaultProfilesResolver {
-  @Override
-  public String[] resolve(Class<?> testClass) {
-    Set<String> activeProfiles = getDefaultProfiles();
-
-    activeProfiles.add("EventuatePolling");
 
-    return convertProfilesToArray(activeProfiles);
+  public DefaultAndPollingProfilesResolver() {
+    super("EventuatePolling");
   }
 }
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver.java b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver.java
index 5bbe578d..51b075b0 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver.java
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver.java
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 package io.eventuate.local.testutil;
 
-import java.util.Set;
-
 public class DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver extends DefaultProfilesResolver {
-  @Override
-  public String[] resolve(Class<?> testClass) {
-    Set<String> activeProfiles = getDefaultProfiles();
-
-    activeProfiles.add("postgres");
-
-    return convertProfilesToArray(activeProfiles);
+  public DefaultAndPostgresProfilesResolver() {
+    super("postgres");
   }
 }
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver.java b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver.java
index 29d0300e..d82c9eb2 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver.java
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver.java
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 package io.eventuate.local.testutil;
 
-import java.util.Set;
-
 public class DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver extends DefaultProfilesResolver {
-  @Override
-  public String[] resolve(Class<?> testClass) {
-    Set<String> activeProfiles = getDefaultProfiles();
-
-    activeProfiles.add("PostgresWal");
-    activeProfiles.add("postgres");
-
-    return convertProfilesToArray(activeProfiles);
+  public DefaultAndPostgresWalProfilesResolver() {
+    super("PostgresWal", "postgres");
   }
 }
diff --git a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultProfilesResolver.java b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultProfilesResolver.java
index 48dfd0b2..9da8548b 100644
--- a/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultProfilesResolver.java
+++ b/eventuate-local-java-test-util/src/main/java/io/eventuate/local/testutil/DefaultProfilesResolver.java
@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@
 
 import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfilesResolver;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+
 public class DefaultProfilesResolver implements ActiveProfilesResolver {
+  private List<String> additionalProfiles;
+
+  public DefaultProfilesResolver(String... additionalProfiles) {
+    this.additionalProfiles = asList(additionalProfiles);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String[] resolve(Class<?> testClass) {
-
     Set<String> activeProfiles = getDefaultProfiles();
 
-    activeProfiles.add("postgres");
-    activeProfiles.add("PostgresWal");
+    activeProfiles.addAll(this.additionalProfiles);
 
     return convertProfilesToArray(activeProfiles);
   }
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ protected Set<String> getDefaultProfiles() {
 
     if (springProfilesActive == null) return new HashSet<>();
 
-    return new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(springProfilesActive.split(",")));
+    return new HashSet<>(asList(springProfilesActive.split(",")));
   }
 
   protected String[] convertProfilesToArray(Set<String> profiles) {
diff --git a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-activemq-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-activemq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index 511fa7b6..a2636b5f 100644
--- a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-activemq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-activemq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.messaging.activemq:eventuate-messaging-activemq-spring-consumer:$eventuateMessagingActiveMQVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-kafka-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-kafka-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index 9a5d5a96..f64032b4 100644
--- a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-kafka-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-kafka-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.messaging.kafka:eventuate-messaging-kafka-spring-consumer:$eventuateMessagingKafkaVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-rabbitmq-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-rabbitmq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index e3398c7b..a80942c2 100644
--- a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-rabbitmq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-rabbitmq-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.messaging.rabbitmq:eventuate-messaging-rabbitmq-spring-consumer:$eventuateMessagingRabbitMQVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-redis-e2e-tests/build.gradle b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-redis-e2e-tests/build.gradle
index 159a44b3..1a5c840b 100644
--- a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-redis-e2e-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector-redis-e2e-tests/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.messaging.redis:eventuate-messaging-redis-spring-common:$eventuateMessagingRedisVersion"
     testImplementation "io.eventuate.util:eventuate-util-test:$eventuateUtilVersion"
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.11"
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }
 
 test {
diff --git a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector/build.gradle b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector/build.gradle
index 927a3539..4acf0601 100644
--- a/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector/build.gradle
+++ b/eventuate-tram-cdc-connector/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
     api "io.eventuate.messaging.kafka:eventuate-messaging-kafka-spring-common:$eventuateMessagingKafkaVersion"
 
     api project(":eventuate-local-java-cdc-connector-unified:")
-    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:$springBootVersion"
+    api "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web"
 
-    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:$springBootVersion"
+    testImplementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
 }