diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ec28729d26e5e60f1171846ac966ae8e402799b..bdb2cb602d07aa6e71a1b5c1ebcb273974a17198 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
 		<version>2.2.6.RELEASE</version>
+        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>