Imo, the only solution is to avoid boilerplate generators and the parent poms projects like spring boot use for things like pom files: you can look at the boile

Imo, the only solution is to avoid boilerplate generators and the parent poms projects like spring boot use for things like pom files: you can look at the boilerplate to get ideas for what might be necessary, but, if you’re starting a project, write the pom yourself. It’s a pain the first couple times, but it gets easier to know what you need.