diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 949f29d..4611c36 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>uk.co.neviyn</groupId>
-    <artifactId>observationdatabase</artifactId>
-    <version>PRE-ALPHA</version>
+    <artifactId>backend</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
-    <name>observationdatabase</name>
+    <name>backend</name>
     <description>Training observation database</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.0.5.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <groupId>uk.co.neviyn</groupId>
+        <artifactId>Observations</artifactId>
+        <version>${revision}</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
@@ -24,8 +21,23 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <kotlin.version>1.2.71</kotlin.version>
+        <kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>1.8</kotlin.compiler.jvmTarget>
+        <spring.version>2.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
     </properties>
 
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <!-- Import dependency management from Spring Boot -->
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -84,16 +96,33 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
-        <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDirectory>
+        <sourceDirectory>src/main/kotlin</sourceDirectory>
         <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</testSourceDirectory>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring.version}</version>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>compile</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>test-compile</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>test-compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
                 <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+                <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <args>
                         <arg>-Xjsr305=strict</arg>
@@ -117,42 +146,42 @@
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
-            <executions>
-                <execution>
-                    <id>copy Vue.js frontend content</id>
-                    <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-                    <goals>
-                        <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-                    </goals>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <outputDirectory>src/main/resources/static</outputDirectory>
-                        <overwrite>true</overwrite>
-                        <resources>
-                            <resource>
-                                <directory>../frontend/target/dist</directory>
-                                <excludes>
-                                    <exclude>**/*.map</exclude>
-                                </excludes>
-                            </resource>
-                        </resources>
-                    </configuration>
-                </execution>
-            </executions>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
-            <configuration>
-                <filesets>
-                    <fileset>
-                        <directory>src/main/resources/static</directory>
-                        <followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
-                    </fileset>
-                </filesets>
-            </configuration>
-        </plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy Vue.js frontend content</id>
+                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>src/main/resources/static</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>../frontend/target/dist</directory>
+                                    <excludes>
+                                        <exclude>**/*.map</exclude>
+                                    </excludes>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <filesets>
+                        <fileset>
+                            <directory>src/main/resources/static</directory>
+                            <followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
+                        </fileset>
+                    </filesets>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/frontend/pom.xml b/frontend/pom.xml
index ac8f9f4..c56981d 100644
--- a/frontend/pom.xml
+++ b/frontend/pom.xml
@@ -2,85 +2,87 @@
 <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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-  <parent>
-	<groupId>uk.co.neviyn</groupId>
-	<artifactId>Observations</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>uk.co.neviyn</groupId>
+        <artifactId>Observations</artifactId>
+        <version>${revision}</version>
+    </parent>
 
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>frontend</artifactId>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <artifactId>frontend</artifactId>
+    <name>frontend</name>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
-        <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2</version>
-        <executions>
-          <!-- Install our node and npm version to run npm/node scripts-->
-          <execution>
-            <id>install node and npm</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <nodeVersion>v10.9.0</nodeVersion>
-              <npmVersion>6.4.1</npmVersion>
-              <nodeDownloadRoot>https://nodejs.org/dist/</nodeDownloadRoot>
-              <npmDownloadRoot>http://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/</npmDownloadRoot>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
+                <artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.2</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <!-- Install our node and npm version to run npm/node scripts-->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>install node and npm</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <nodeVersion>v10.9.0</nodeVersion>
+                            <npmVersion>6.4.1</npmVersion>
+                            <nodeDownloadRoot>https://nodejs.org/dist/</nodeDownloadRoot>
+                            <npmDownloadRoot>http://registry.npmjs.org/npm/-/</npmDownloadRoot>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
 
-          <!-- Set NPM Registry -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>npm set registry</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>npm</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <arguments>config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org</arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
+                    <!-- Set NPM Registry -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>npm set registry</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
 
-          <!-- Set SSL privilege -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>npm set non-strict ssl</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>npm</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <!-- Optional configuration which provides for running any npm command -->
-            <configuration>
-              <arguments>config set strict-ssl false</arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
+                    <!-- Set SSL privilege -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>npm set non-strict ssl</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <!-- Optional configuration which provides for running any npm command -->
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>config set strict-ssl false</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
 
-          <!-- Install all project dependencies -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>npm install</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>npm</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <!-- optional: default phase is "generate-resources" -->
-            <phase>generate-resources</phase>
-            <!-- Optional configuration which provides for running any npm command -->
-            <configuration>
-              <arguments>install</arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
+                    <!-- Install all project dependencies -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>npm install</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <!-- optional: default phase is "generate-resources" -->
+                        <phase>generate-resources</phase>
+                        <!-- Optional configuration which provides for running any npm command -->
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>install</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
 
-          <!-- Build and minify static files -->
-          <execution>
-            <id>npm run build</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>npm</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <arguments>run build</arguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+                    <!-- Build and minify static files -->
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>npm run build</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>npm</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <arguments>run build</arguments>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 635774c..d165e1e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>uk.co.neviyn</groupId>
 	<artifactId>Observations</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>${revision}</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Observations</name>
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 
     <properties>
         <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
+	<revision>ALPHA-1</revision>
     </properties>
 	
 	<modules>
         <module>frontend</module>
         <module>backend</module>
     </modules>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>